Ireland 36–12 Italy — Inter-group, 2017 Rugby League World Cup
29 Oct 2017 · Barlow Park, Cairns, Australia · Attendance: 9,216
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Inter-group, 2017 Rugby League World Cup: Ireland 36–12 Italy, at Barlow Park, Cairns, Australia on 29 Oct 2017.
Scorers
| Ireland | Tries: Kay (2); King; Amor; Morgan; McCarthy-Scarsbrook Goals: Finn (6/7) |
| Italy | Tries: Castellaro; Milone Goals: Mantellato (2/2) |
Teams
| Ireland | Italy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Grix | Fullback | James Tedesco | 1 |
| 2 | Shannon McDonnell | Wing | Mason Cerruto | 2 |
| 3 | Ed Chamberlain | Centre | Justin Castellaro | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Morgan | Centre | Nathan Milone | 4 |
| 5 | Liam Kay | Wing | Josh Mantellato | 5 |
| 6 | Api Pewhairangi | Stand off/Five eighth | Ryan Ghietti | 6 |
| 7 | Liam Finn (c) | Scrum half/Half back | Jack Johns | 7 |
| 8 | Brad Singleton | Prop forward | Paul Vaughan | 8 |
| 9 | Mike McIlorum | Hooker | Colin Wilkie | 9 |
| 10 | Kyle Amor | Prop forward | Daniel Alvaro | 10 |
| 11 | Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook | Second row | Joel Riethmuller | 11 |
| 12 | Oliver Roberts | Second row | Mark Minichiello (c) | 12 |
| 13 | George King | Loose forward/Lock forward | Nathan Brown | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Tyrone McCarthy | Brenden Santi | 14 | |
| 15 | James Hasson | Shannon Wakeman | 15 | |
| 16 | Joe Philbin | Jayden Walker | 16 | |
| 17 | Anthony Mullally | Joey Tramontana | 17 | |
| Mark Aston | Coach | Cameron Ciraldo | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Grant Atkins (Australia) |
| Touch judges | Liam Moore — single-sourced, Robert Hicks — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Not confirmed to Tier-1 standard |
Match report
Ireland beat Italy 36-12 at Cairns in an inter-group fixture, Liam Kay scoring twice. Italy's starting side changed on the day after five-eighth Terry Campese withdrew with a recurring calf injury; the lineup shown reflects the team that actually played.
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)