2000 Rugby League World Cup final

none 2000 Rugby League World Cup final 100px AustraliaAUS 30px New ZealandNZL 30px ARL NZRL AUS Australia 16 NZL Kiwis 16 6 34 40 0 12 12 25 November 2000 Old Trafford Manchester, England Man of the Match Australian National Anthem New Zealand National Anthem Stuart Cummings (England) 44,329 Sky Sports (United Kingdom) Nine Network (Australia) Eddie Hemmings (Sky) Mike Stephenson (Sky) Andrew Voss (Nine) Phil Gould (Nine) Peter Sterling (Nine) Rugby League World Cup final 1995 2008 The 2000 Rugby League World Cup final was the conclusive game of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup tournament and was played between Australia and New Zealand on November 25, 2000, at Old Trafford, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The men's final was held one day after the final of the inaugural 2000 Women's Rugby League World Cup. Background 2000 Rugby League World Cup The 2000 Rugby League World Cup was the twelfth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since its inauguration in 1954, and the first since the 1995 tournament. The tournament was held in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France from 28 October, culminating in the final between Australia and New Zealand on 25 November. thumb|left|Old Trafford in Manchester hosted the World Cup final Australia Scores and results list Australia's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Attendance Stage ENG 22 2 28 October Twickenham Stadium, London 33,758 Group Stage FIJ 66 8 1 November Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead 4,197 Group Stage RUS 110 4 4 November The Boulevard, Hull 3,044 Group Stage SAM 66 10 11 November Vicarage Road, Watford 5,404 Quarter-final WAL 46 22 19 November McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield 8,114 Semi-final Australia were undefeated going into the final. Their 110–4 win over Russia set a new world record test match score. New Zealand Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Attendance Stage Lebanon 64 0 29 October Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester 2,496 Group Stage COK 84 10 2 November Madejski Stadium, Reading 3,982 Group Stage WAL 58 18 5 November Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 17,612 Group Stage FRA 56 4 12 November The Jungle, Castleford 5,158 Quarter-final ENG 49 6 18 November Reebok Stadium, Bolton 16,032 Semi-final Like Australia, New Zealand were also undefeated going into the Final Summary In a high-scoring final at Old Trafford, the Kangaroos overwhelmed their Trans-Tasman opponents. Wendell Sailor scored two tries and Mat Rogers had a near-perfect afternoon with the boot as the Australians ran out 40–12 winners and were crowned world champions for a sixth successive time. Match details New Zealand second rower Stephen Kearney became the most capped forward in New Zealand test match history playing in his 36th test. #eeeeee 2000 Rugby League World Cup Final Saturday, 25 November 15:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) AUS NZL 4012 6–0 34–12 Report 7Sailor 66 69Gidley 26Hindmarsh 46Lockyer 53Fittler 74 Barrett 76 6Rogers (6/7) 2 Vainikolo 50 Carroll 57 2 H. Paul (2/2) Old Trafford, Manchesterhttp://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/world-cup-2000/final/australia-vs-new-zealand.html Australia vs. New Zealand - Rugby League Project Rugby League Project 7 May 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110153/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/world-cup-2000/final/australia-vs-new-zealand.html 4 March 2016 dmy-all 44,329 Stuart Cummings England 16 Gerry Kershaw Wendell Sailor Australia 16 _kangaroos _kangaroos1 _kangaroos _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia _whiteborder _kiwis2008 _whiteborder _white_hoops 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 New Zealand n center Australia gold #023E00 gold New Zealand silver black white 17 ns n Chris Anderson Darren Lockyer Mat Rogers Adam MacDougall Matt Gidley Wendell Sailor Brad Fittler (c) Brett Kimmorley Shane Webcke Andrew Johns Robbie Kearns Gorden Tallis Bryan Fletcher Scott Hill Trent Barrett Nathan Hindmarsh Darren Britt Jason Stevens Frank Endacott Richie Barnett Nigel Vagana Tonie Carroll Willie Talau Lesley Vainikolo Henry Paul Stacey Jones Craig Smith Richard Swain Quentin Pongia Matt Rua Stephen Kearney Ruben Wiki Robbie Paul Joe Vagana Nathan Cayless Logan Swann RLP First half Australia stepped on the gas from the kick-off, tearing into New Zealand at every opportunity. But the Kiwi defence stood firm, although they almost conceded after 22 minutes. Sailor looked to have scored the first try of the game after a burst down the right wing only for video referee Gerry Kershaw to rule that Stephen Kearney had prevented the Brisbane Broncos player from grounding the ball. The look of disbelief on Sailor's face was there for everyone to see, but he clearly did not let the decision affect his game. Three minutes later, his grubber kick was pounced on by Matt Gidley, who beat Kearney to the touch down. Rogers, assuming the kicking duties in place of the injured Ryan Girdler, landed the conversion to open up a 6–0 lead. New Zealand had few opportunities to go on the offensive, although they finished the first half strongly. But it was the favourites Australia who looked in control and deservedly went into the break in front. Second half The start of the second half was held up by the appearance of a male streaker. When play finally got under way, the tackles were just as ferocious as ever, neither side giving an inch. However Australia gained the edge when Brad Fittler split the defence with a pass to Nathan Hindmarsh, who scored from close range, bringing the score to 10–0. Rogers converted to make it 12–0. New Zealand were not about to throw in the towel and hit back almost immediately. Lesley Vainikolo pounced on a loose ball to dive over on 49 minutes, although the decision was again made by the video referee. When Henry Paul landed the conversion, the deficit was back down to six points. Soon after, Australian Halfback, Brett Kimmorley, made a break down the right before feeding the ball inside to fullback Darren Lockyer, who crossed for another try. Burke David Hello Sailor; Australia 40 New Zealand 12 Sunday Mirror, The MGN Ltd 26 November 2000 Rogers' third successful kick made it 18–6 to the defending champions. However, the Kiwis quickly struck back when Tonie Carroll beat several Australian defenders to score. Henry Paul's conversion made it 18–12. New Zealand then made several crucial errors and Australia were able to capitalise. Sailor grabbed two tries in the space of five minutes to take his tally for the tournament to 10. The first of them came on 63 minutes courtesy of a reverse pass from Gidley. Rogers missed the second of the two quick conversions. Skipper Fittler then breached the New Zealand defence on 73 minutes to score his first try of the final which was converted by Rogers. Substitute Trent Barrett then finished the scoring, with a try that was converted by Rogers. References Category:Rugby League World Cup finals World Final World Category:Sport in Trafford 2000