England 36–6 Papua New Guinea — Quarter-final, 2017 Rugby League World Cup
19 Nov 2017 · AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia · Attendance: 10,563
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Quarter-final, 2017 Rugby League World Cup: England 36–6 Papua New Guinea, at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia on 19 Nov 2017.
Scoring timeline
| 13′ | England — try, McGillvary · Widdop missed |
| 20′ | England — try, McGillvary · Widdop missed |
| 33′ | England — try, Walmsley · Widdop kicked |
| 56′ | England — try, Currie · Widdop kicked |
| 60′ | Papua New Guinea — try, Lo · Martin kicked |
| 68′ | England — try, Watkins · Widdop kicked |
| 72′ | England — try, Watkins · Widdop missed |
| 79′ | England — try, Hall · Widdop kicked |
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
| England | Tries: McGillvary (2) 13', 20'; Watkins (2) 68', 72'; Walmsley 33'; Currie 56'; Hall 79' Goals: Widdop (4/7) 34', 57', 69', 80' |
| Papua New Guinea | Tries: Lo 60' Goals: Martin (1/1) 61' |
This result sent England into the Semi-final against Tonga.
Teams
| England | Papua New Guinea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gareth Widdop | Fullback | David Mead (c) | 1 |
| 2 | Jermaine McGillvary | Wing | Justin Olam | 2 |
| 3 | Kallum Watkins | Centre | Kato Ottio | 3 |
| 4 | John Bateman | Centre | Nene Macdonald | 4 |
| 5 | Ryan Hall | Wing | Garry Lo | 5 |
| 6 | Kevin Brown | Stand off/Five eighth | Ase Boas | 6 |
| 7 | Luke Gale | Scrum half/Half back | Watson Boas | 7 |
| 8 | Chris Hill | Prop forward | Moses Meninga | 8 |
| 9 | Josh Hodgson | Hooker | James Segeyaro | 9 |
| 10 | James Graham | Prop forward | Luke Page | 10 |
| 11 | Sam Burgess | Second row | Rhyse Martin | 11 |
| 12 | Elliott Whitehead | Second row | Willie Minoga | 12 |
| 13 | Sean O'Loughlin (c) | Loose forward/Lock forward | Paul Aiton | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Alex Walmsley | Kurt Baptiste | 14 | |
| 15 | Thomas Burgess | Stargroth Amean | 15 | |
| 16 | Ben Currie | Stanton Albert | 16 | |
| 17 | James Roby | Rod Griffin | 17 | |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | Michael Marum | ||
Match officials
| Kick-off | 16:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) |
| Referee | James Child (England) |
| Touch judges | Chris Butler (Australia), Mark Craven (England) |
| Player of the match | Jermaine McGillvary (England) |
Previous World Cup meetings
- 2008 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): England 32–22 Papua New Guinea
- 2021 Rugby League World Cup (Quarter-final): England 46–6 Papua New Guinea
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)