Fiji 38–10 Italy — Group D, 2017 Rugby League World Cup
10 Nov 2017 · Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia · Attendance: 6,733
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group D, 2017 Rugby League World Cup: Fiji 38–10 Italy, at Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia on 10 Nov 2017.
Scorers
| Fiji | Tries: Vunivalu (3); Naiqama; Raiwalui; Wiliame; Montoya Goals: Koroisau (3/4); Milne (2/3) |
| Italy | Tries: Mantellato; Milone Goals: Mantellato (1/2) |
Teams
| Fiji | Italy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Naiqama (c) | Fullback | Mason Cerruto | 1 |
| 2 | Suliasi Vunivalu | Wing | Richard Lepori — squad-inclusion disputed, see context | 2 |
| 3 | Taane Milne | Centre | Christophe Calegari | 3 |
| 4 | Akuila Uate | Centre | Nathan Milone | 4 |
| 5 | Marcelo Montoya | Wing | Josh Mantellato | 5 |
| 6 | Jarryd Hayne | Stand off/Five eighth | James Tedesco | 6 |
| 7 | Henry Raiwalui | Scrum half/Half back | Terry Campese | 7 |
| 8 | Ashton Sims | Prop forward | Paul Vaughan | 8 |
| 9 | Apisai Koroisau | Hooker | Joey Tramontana | 9 |
| 10 | Eloni Vunakece | Prop forward | Daniel Alvaro | 10 |
| 11 | Viliame Kikau | Second row | Jayden Walker | 11 |
| 12 | Brayden Wiliame | Second row | Mark Minichiello (c) | 12 |
| 13 | Tui Kamikamica | Loose forward/Lock forward | Nathan Brown | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 15 | Jacob Saifiti | Brenden Santi | 15 | |
| 16 | Junior Roqica | Shannon Wakeman | 16 | |
| 17 | Ben Nakubuwai | Joel Riethmuller | 17 | |
| 18 | James Storer | 4th player unconfirmed | Bench | |
| Mick Potter | Coach | Cameron Ciraldo | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Robert Hicks (England) |
| Touch judges | Michael Wise — single-sourced, Liam Moore — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Not confirmed to Tier-1 standard |
Match report
Fiji closed out Group D with a 38-10 win over Italy at Canberra, Suliasi Vunivalu scoring a hat-trick. Italy's starting XIII is disputed between sources — Richard Lepori has said in his own words he was drafted in for this match after injuries, which supports the lineup shown here over an alternate pre-match team-sheet without him.
Previous World Cup meetings
Sources
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup final — Wikipedia
- Rugby League World Cup: Australia beat England 6-0 to retain trophy — BBC Sport
- Famous Fixtures: Australia v England | 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final — rugby-league.com
- Australia 6-0 England: Kangaroos win Rugby League World Cup — Sky Sports
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final Team Lists & Officials — League Unlimited
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup — Wikipedia (full group/knockout results)