Australia 46–0 Samoa — Quarter-final, 2017 Rugby League World Cup
17 Nov 2017 · Darwin Stadium, Darwin, Australia · Attendance: 13,473
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Quarter-final, 2017 Rugby League World Cup: Australia 46–0 Samoa, at Darwin Stadium, Darwin, Australia on 17 Nov 2017.
Scoring timeline
| 9′ | Australia — try, Holmes · Smith kicked |
| 17′ | Australia — try, Holmes · Smith kicked |
| 24′ | Australia — try, Slater · Smith kicked |
| 31′ | Australia — try, Morgan · Smith kicked |
| 36′ | Australia — try, Morgan · Smith kicked |
| 51′ | Australia — try, Holmes · Smith kicked |
| 57′ | Australia — try, Holmes · Smith kicked |
| 74′ | Australia — try, Holmes · Smith missed |
Tries in order scored, with the conversion kicked/missed alongside each one where our source data lets us match a kicker to that specific try. Sources don't record exact minutes for missed kicks, so misses are matched by elimination (attempts left over once every made kick is accounted for), not sequenced by time. Standalone penalty goals are shown separately below, not attached to a try.
Scorers
| Australia | Tries: Holmes (5) 9', 17', 51', 57', 74'; Morgan (2) 31', 36'; Slater 24' Goals: Smith (7/8) 10', 19', 26', 33', 38', 53', 58' |
| Samoa | No scorers recorded. |
This result sent Australia into the Semi-final against Fiji.
Teams
| Australia | Samoa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Slater | Fullback | Young Tonumaipea | 1 |
| 2 | Dane Gagai | Wing | Matthew Wright | 2 |
| 3 | Will Chambers | Centre | Ricky Leutele | 3 |
| 4 | Josh Dugan | Centre | Joey Leilua | 4 |
| 5 | Valentine Holmes | Wing | Tim Lafai | 5 |
| 6 | Michael Morgan | Stand off/Five eighth | Jarome Luai | 6 |
| 7 | Cooper Cronk | Scrum half/Half back | Ben Roberts | 7 |
| 8 | Aaron Woods | Prop forward | Junior Paulo | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith (c) | Hooker | Jazz Tevaga | 9 |
| 10 | David Klemmer | Prop forward | Bunty Afoa | 10 |
| 11 | Boyd Cordner | Second row | Josh Papalii | 11 |
| 12 | Matt Gillett | Second row | Frank Pritchard (c) | 12 |
| 13 | Josh McGuire | Loose forward/Lock forward | Leeson Ah Mau | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Wade Graham | Fa'amanu Brown | 14 | |
| 15 | Jordan McLean | Herman Ese'ese | 15 | |
| 16 | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | Suaia Matagi | 16 | |
| 17 | Tyson Frizell | Joseph Paulo | 17 | |
| Mal Meninga | Coach | Matt Parish | ||
Match officials
| Kick-off | 19:00 ACST (UTC+9:30) |
| Referee | Phil Bentham (England) |
| Player of the match | Valentine Holmes (Australia) |
Match report
Samoa's #10/#15 prop assignment (Bunty Afoa vs Herman Ese'ese) is a genuine source conflict between the rugbyleagueproject.org match page and pre-match team-list reporting, possibly reflecting a late change confirmed "an hour before kickoff" — shown here as Afoa starting per the match-day source, flagged as not fully certain.
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)