Australia 42–8 Fiji — Group B, 2021 Rugby League World Cup

15 Oct 2022 · AMT Headingley Stadium, Leeds, England · Attendance: 13,366

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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Group B, 2021 Rugby League World Cup: Australia 42–8 Fiji, at AMT Headingley Stadium, Leeds, England on 15 Oct 2022.

Scoring timeline

4′	Fiji — try, Valemei · Wakeham missed
16′	Australia — try, Nanai · Holmes kicked
24′	Australia — try, Addo-Carr · Holmes kicked
35′	Australia — try, Crichton · Holmes kicked
44′	Australia — try, Mitchell · Holmes kicked
54′	Australia — try, Grant · Holmes kicked
61′	Australia — try, Tedesco · Holmes kicked
68′	Australia — try, Addo-Carr · Holmes kicked
76′	Fiji — try, Turuva · Wakeham 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: Nanai 16'; Addo-Carr (2) 24', 68'; Crichton 35'; Mitchell 44'; Grant 54'; Tedesco 61' Goals: Holmes (7/7) 16', 25', 36', 45', 54', 61', 68'
Fiji	Tries: Valemei 4'; Turuva 76' Goals: Wakeham (0/2)

Teams

Australia			Fiji
1	James Tedesco (c)	Fullback	Sunia Turuva	1
9	Josh Addo-Carr	Wing	Mitieli Vulikijapani	5
8	Latrell Mitchell	Centre	Kevin Naiqama (c)	4
4	Valentine Holmes	Centre	Semi Valemei	19
23	Murray Taulagi	Wing	Maika Sivo	2
7	Cameron Munster	Stand off/Five eighth	Sitiveni Moceidreke	6
2	Daly Cherry-Evans	Scrum half/Half back	Brandon Wakeham	7
18	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui	Prop forward	King Vuniyayawa	17
3	Ben Hunt	Hooker	Apisai Koroisau	9
5	Jake Trbojevic	Prop forward	Tui Kamikamica	13
17	Angus Crichton	Second row	Viliame Kikau	12
22	Jeremiah Nanai	Second row	Siua Wong	22
11	Cameron Murray	Loose forward/Lock forward	Lamar Manuel-Liolevave	16
Substitutes
20	Harry Grant		Penioni Tagituimua	14
16	Reuben Cotter		Jowasa Drodrolagi	23
13	Patrick Carrigan		Ben Nakubuwai	10
17	Jack Wighton		Taniela Sadrugu	11

Mal Meninga		Coach	Wise Kativerata

Match officials

Kick-off	19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Referee	Chris Kendall (England)
Touch judges	Wyatt Raymond (Australia), Darian Furner (Australia)
Player of the match	Cameron Munster (Australia)

Previous World Cup meetings

1995 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 66–0 Fiji
2000 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 66–8 Fiji
2008 Rugby League World Cup (Semi-final): Australia 52–0 Fiji
2013 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 34–2 Fiji
2013 Rugby League World Cup (Semi-final): Australia 64–0 Fiji
2017 Rugby League World Cup (Semi-final): Australia 54–6 Fiji

Sources

← 2021 Rugby League World Cup — full match archive

← 2021 Rugby League World Cup