# 2016 Rugby League Four Nations

The 2016 Rugby League Four Nations tournament (known as the 2016 Ladbrokes Four Nations, for sponsorship purposes) was the fifth staging of the Rugby League Four Nations tournament and was played in England in October and November. The series was contested by Australia, England, New Zealand and Scotland, who qualified for their first Four Nations by winning the 2014 European Cup. The final was played on 20 November, with Australia winning its third tournament, defeating New Zealand.

## Background

The 2016 tournament is the fifth Four Nations series to be planned before the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, with the venues rotating between Europe and the South Pacific.
In addition to automatic inclusions Australia, England and New Zealand, Scotland qualified for the tournament by defeating France in the final of the 2014 European Cup.
England have previously co-hosted tournaments with other European nations and the Rugby Football League (RFL) planned to take a game up into Scotland but backed down and decided to take games to other venues.
The redeveloped 54,074 capacity Anfield Stadium hosted the Four Nations Final. This was the first time in 19 years the venue had held a rugby league match. Three rugby league games have been played at Anfield before. The final was the first ever international rugby league match held at the venue.

## Teams

| Country | Previous appearances in tournament | Continent |
| Australia | 4 (2009*, 2010, 2011*, 2014) | Oceania |
| England | 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014) | Europe |
| New Zealand | 4 (2009, 2010*, 2011, 2014*) | Oceania |
| Scotland | 0 (Debut) | Europe |
* Denotes winner of tournament event.

## Venues

The games were played at the following venues in England. The tournament final was played at Anfield.
| Liverpool | London | Coventry |
| Anfield | London Stadium | Ricoh Arena |
| Capacity: 54,074 | Capacity: 66,000 | Capacity: 32,609 |
| Huddersfield | Hull | Workington |
| John Smith's Stadium | KC Lightstream Stadium | Derwent Park |
| Capacity: 24,500 | Capacity: 12,225 | Capacity: 10,000 |
| LondonHuddersfieldHullLiverpoolWorkingtonCoventry |||

## Officiating

| Referees | Touch judges | Video Referees |
| Ben Cummins | James Child | Bernard Sutton |
| Robert Hicks | Joe Cobb | Ben Thaler |
| Gerard Sutton | Mick Craven | |
| Ben Thaler | Anthony Elliot | |
| | Chris Kendall | |

## Pre-tournament matches

Before the series, Australia and New Zealand organised to play the first ever International rugby league test-match in Perth, Scotland took on a Cumbrian rugby league team and England took on France in Avignon.

### Australia vs New Zealand

* Saturday, 15 October 5:15pm (AWST)
| Australia | 26–6 | New Zealand |
| Tries: Inglis (15', 68') 2 D Boyd (9') 1 Holmes (44') 1 Cordner (78') 1 Goals: Thurston 3/5 (45', 69', 79') | 1st: 8 – 6 2nd: 18 – 0 Report | Tries: 1 (21') Proctor Goals: 1/1 Luke (22') |
* nib Stadium, Perth Attendance: 20,283 Referee: Matt Cecchin Player of the Match: Greg Inglis
| Australia | New Zealand |
| FB | 1 | Darius Boyd |
| RW | 2 | Blake Ferguson |
| RC | 3 | Greg Inglis |
| LC | 4 | Josh Dugan |
| LW | 5 | Valentine Holmes |
| FE | 6 | Johnathan Thurston |
| HB | 7 | Cooper Cronk |
| PR | 8 | Matt Scott |
| HK | 9 | Cameron Smith (c) |
| PR | 10 | Shannon Boyd |
| SR | 11 | Boyd Cordner |
| SR | 12 | Matt Gillett |
| LK | 13 | Trent Merrin |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | David Klemmer |
| IC | 15 | Michael Morgan |
| IC | 16 | Tyson Frizell |
| IC | 17 | Sam Thaiday |
| Coach: ||
| Mal Meninga ||
| FB | 1 | Jordan Kahu |
| RW | 2 | Jason Nightingale |
| RC | 3 | Solomone Kata |
| LC | 4 | Shaun Kenny-Dowall |
| LW | 5 | Jordan Rapana |
| FE | 6 | Thomas Leuluai |
| HB | 7 | Shaun Johnson |
| PR | 8 | Jesse Bromwich (c) |
| HK | 9 | Issac Luke |
| PR | 10 | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves |
| SR | 11 | Kevin Proctor |
| SR | 12 | Tohu Harris |
| LK | 13 | Jason Taumalolo |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | Lewis Brown |
| IC | 15 | Martin Taupau |
| IC | 16 | Manu Ma'u |
| IC | 17 | Adam Blair |
| Coach: ||
| David Kidwell ||

### Cumbria Select XIII vs Scotland

The Cumbria Select XIII was a Cumbrian-based team selected by retiring Barrow Raiders player Liam Harrison. The Cumbrian side featured Scottish internationals Oliver Wilkes and Shane Toal.
* Friday, 21 October
| Cumbria Select XIII | 16–48 | Scotland |
| Tries: Fleming (37', 45') 2 Fieldhouse (26') 1 Goals: Hankinson 2/3 (27', 38') | Report | Tries: 2 (3', 22') Scott 1 (16') C Phillips 1 (19') Mariano 1 (33') Brierley 1 (58') Walker 1 (69') Cassel 1 (78') Tierney Goals: 5/8 Brierley (4', 17', 34', 59', 80') |
* Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness Attendance: 1,048
| Cumbria XIII | Scotland |
| FB | 1 | Ryan Fieldhouse |
| RW | 2 | Eze Harper |
| RC | 3 | Chris Hankinson |
| LC | 4 | Chris Fleming |
| LW | 5 | Shane Toal |
| FE | 6 | Jamie Dallimore |
| HB | 7 | Liam Finch |
| PR | 10 | Oliver Wilkes |
| HK | 9 | Karl Ashall |
| PR | 8 | Joe Bullock |
| SR | 11 | Liam Harrison (c) |
| SR | 12 | Bradd Crellin |
| LK | 13 | Daniel Toal |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | Dan Abram |
| IC | 15 | Brad Marwood |
| IC | 16 | Matty Holmes |
| IC | 17 | Andrew Dawson |
| IC | 18 | Brad Brennan |
| IC | 19 | Matty While |
| IC | 20 | Luke Cresswell |
| IC | 21 | Ethan Kelly |
| Coach: ||
| Liam Harrison ||
| FB | 1 | Matty Russell |
| RW | 2 | Lewis Tierney |
| RC | 3 | Ben Hellewell |
| LC | 4 | Tyler Cassel |
| LW | 5 | David Scott |
| FE | 6 | Danny Addy |
| HB | 7 | Ryan Brierley |
| PR | 8 | Adam Walker |
| HK | 9 | Liam Hood |
| PR | 10 | Frankie Mariano |
| SR | 11 | Brett Phillips |
| SR | 12 | Dale Ferguson |
| LK | 13 | Ben Kavanagh |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | Callum Phillips |
| IC | 15 | Sam Brooks |
| IC | 16 | Sheldon Powe-Hobbs |
| IC | 17 | Billy McConnachie |
| IC | 18 | Kieran Moran |
| IC | 19 | Ryan Maneely |
| Coach: ||
| Steve McCormack ||

### France vs England

* Saturday, 22 October 6:30pm (CET)
| France | 6–40 | England |
| Tries: Pélissier (19') 1 Goals: Gigot 1/1 (20') | Report | Tries: 2 (26', 40') Hall 1 (30') Clark 1 (35') T Burgess 1 (68') Brown 1 (71') McGillvary 1 (76') Widdop Goals: 6/7 Widdop (27', 31', 36', 69', 72', 77') |
* Parc des Sports, Avignon Attendance: 14,276 Referee: Phil Bentham
| France | England |
| FB | 1 | Tony Gigot |
| RW | 2 | Mathias Pala |
| RC | 3 | Benjamin Garcia |
| LC | 4 | Vincent Duport |
| LW | 5 | Olivier Arnaud |
| SO | 6 | Stanislas Robin |
| SH | 7 | William Barthau |
| PR | 8 | Romain Navarrete |
| HK | 9 | Alrix Da Costa |
| PR | 10 | Rémi Casty (c) |
| SR | 11 | Mickaël Simon |
| SR | 12 | Benjamin Jullien |
| LF | 13 | Julian Bousquet |
| Substitutions: ||
| BE | 14 | Éloi Pélissier |
| BE | 15 | Mickaël Goudemand |
| BE | 16 | Gadwin Springer |
| BE | 17 | Kevin Larroyer |
| Coach: ||
| Aurélien Cologni ||
| FB | 1 | Jonny Lomax |
| RW | 2 | Jermaine McGillvary |
| RC | 3 | Kallum Watkins |
| LC | 4 | Mark Percival |
| LW | 5 | Ryan Hall |
| SO | 6 | Gareth Widdop |
| SH | 7 | Luke Gale |
| PR | 8 | James Graham (c) |
| HK | 9 | Josh Hodgson |
| PR | 10 | Scott Taylor |
| SR | 11 | Elliott Whitehead |
| SR | 12 | Michael Cooper |
| LF | 13 | Tom Burgess |
| Substitutions: ||
| BE | 14 | George Burgess |
| BE | 15 | Kevin Brown |
| BE | 16 | Stefan Ratchford |
| BE | 17 | Daryl Clark |
| Coach: ||
| Wayne Bennett ||

## Results
### Standings

2016 Four Nations :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 38 | +66 | 6 | Qualification for Final |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 3 | Qualification for Final |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 65 | +7 | 2 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 110 | −68 | 1 | |
* By holding New Zealand to an 18–18 draw in the third round, Scotland became the first 'fourth nation' to score a championship point in the history of the tournament.

### Round 1

* Friday, 28 October 8:00pm (UTC)
| Australia | 54–12 | Scotland |
| Tries: Cronk (10', 15') 2 Mansour (26', 35') 2 Ferguson (6') 1 Maloney (13') 1 Dugan (44') 1 Frizell (66') 1 Morgan (69') 1 Trbojevic (79') 1 Goals: Maloney 7/10 (11', 14', 16', 45', 67', 70', 80') | 1st: 30 – 6 2nd: 24 – 6 Report | Tries: 1 (39') Brierley 1 (59') Kavanagh Goals: 2/2 Brough (40', 60') |
* KC Lightstream Stadium, Hull Attendance: 5,337 Referee: Ben Thaler Player of the Match: Matt Moylan
| Australia | Scotland |
| FB | 1 | Matt Moylan |
| RW | 2 | Josh Mansour |
| RC | 3 | Justin O'Neill |
| LC | 4 | Josh Dugan |
| LW | 5 | Blake Ferguson |
| FE | 6 | James Maloney |
| HB | 7 | Cooper Cronk |
| PR | 8 | Aaron Woods |
| HK | 9 | Cameron Smith (c) |
| PR | 10 | David Klemmer |
| SR | 11 | Sam Thaiday |
| SR | 12 | Tyson Frizell |
| LK | 13 | Jake Trbojevic |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | Jake Friend |
| IC | 15 | Shannon Boyd |
| IC | 16 | Trent Merrin |
| IC | 17 | Michael Morgan |
| Coach: ||
| Mal Meninga ||
| FB | 1 | Lachlan Coote |
| RW | 2 | Lewis Tierney |
| RC | 3 | Euan Aitken |
| LC | 4 | Kane Linnett |
| LW | 5 | Matty Russell |
| FE | 6 | Danny Brough (c) |
| HB | 7 | Ryan Brierley |
| PR | 8 | Adam Walker |
| HK | 9 | Liam Hood |
| PR | 10 | Luke Douglas |
| SR | 11 | Danny Addy |
| SR | 12 | Dale Ferguson |
| LK | 13 | Ben Kavanagh |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | Ben Hellewell |
| IC | 15 | Sheldon Powe-Hobbs |
| IC | 16 | Sam Brooks |
| IC | 17 | Billy McConnachie |
| Coach: ||
| Steve McCormack ||
Touch Judges: Jack Smith Mick Craven Video Referee: Bernard Sutton Reserve Referee: Gerard Sutton
* Saturday, 29 October 2:30pm (UTC)
| England | 16–17 | New Zealand |
| Tries: McGillvary (48') 1 Hall (61') 1 Goals: Widdop 4/4 (3' pen, 11' pen, 49', 62') | 1st: 4 – 6 2nd: 12 – 11 Report | Tries: 2 (35', 56') Rapana 1 (42') Johnson Goals: 2/4 Kahu (31' pen, 43') Field Goals: 1 (65') Johnson |
* John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 24,070 Referee: Robert Hicks Player of the Match: Shaun Johnson
| England | New Zealand |
| FB | 1 | Jonny Lomax |
| RW | 2 | Jermaine McGillvary |
| RC | 3 | Kallum Watkins |
| LC | 4 | Dan Sarginson |
| LW | 5 | Ryan Hall |
| SO | 6 | Gareth Widdop |
| SH | 7 | Luke Gale |
| PR | 8 | Chris Hill |
| HK | 9 | Josh Hodgson |
| PR | 10 | James Graham |
| SR | 11 | Elliott Whitehead |
| SR | 12 | John Bateman |
| LF | 13 | Sam Burgess (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| BE | 14 | Tom Burgess |
| BE | 15 | George Burgess |
| BE | 16 | Michael Cooper |
| BE | 17 | Daryl Clark |
| Coach: ||
| Wayne Bennett ||
| FB | 1 | Jordan Kahu |
| RW | 2 | Jason Nightingale |
| RC | 3 | Solomone Kata |
| LC | 4 | Shaun Kenny-Dowall |
| LW | 5 | Jordan Rapana |
| FE | 6 | Thomas Leuluai |
| HB | 7 | Shaun Johnson |
| PR | 8 | Jesse Bromwich (c) |
| HK | 9 | Issac Luke |
| PR | 10 | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves |
| SR | 11 | Kevin Proctor |
| SR | 12 | Tohu Harris |
| LK | 13 | Jason Taumalolo |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | Lewis Brown |
| IC | 15 | Martin Taupau |
| IC | 16 | Manu Ma'u |
| IC | 17 | Adam Blair |
| Coach: ||
| David Kidwell ||
Touch Judges: James Child Anthony Elliott Video Referee: Bernard Sutton Reserve Referee: Ben Cummins

### Round 2

* Saturday, 5 November 5:30pm (BST)
| England | 38–12 | Scotland |
| Tries: Whitehead (27', 36') 2 Percival (50') 1 Hall (54') 1 McGillvary (58') 1 Gale (64') 1 Farrell (80') 1 Goals: Gale 5/7 (28', 37', 55', 65', 80') | 1st: 12 – 8 2nd: 26 – 4 Report | Tries: 1 (6') Linnett 1 (24') Russell 1 (70') Ferguson Goals: 0/3 Brough Sin Bin: Brough 58' to 68' |
* Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 21,009 Referee: Gerard Sutton Player of the Match: George Williams
| England | Scotland |
| FB | 1 | Jonny Lomax |
| RW | 2 | Jermaine McGillvary |
| RC | 3 | Kallum Watkins |
| LC | 4 | Mark Percival |
| LW | 5 | Ryan Hall |
| SO | 6 | George Williams |
| SH | 7 | Luke Gale |
| PR | 8 | Chris Hill |
| HK | 9 | Josh Hodgson |
| PR | 10 | Scott Taylor |
| SR | 11 | Liam Farrell |
| SR | 12 | Elliott Whitehead |
| LF | 13 | Sam Burgess (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| BE | 14 | Tom Burgess |
| BE | 15 | George Burgess |
| BE | 16 | Michael Cooper |
| BE | 17 | Daryl Clark |
| Coach: ||
| Wayne Bennett ||
| FB | 1 | Lachlan Coote |
| RW | 2 | Lewis Tierney |
| RC | 3 | Euan Aitken |
| LC | 4 | Kane Linnett |
| LW | 5 | Matty Russell |
| FE | 6 | Danny Brough (c) |
| HB | 7 | Danny Addy |
| PR | 8 | Adam Walker |
| HK | 9 | Liam Hood |
| PR | 10 | Luke Douglas |
| SR | 11 | Ben Hellewell |
| SR | 12 | Dale Ferguson |
| LK | 13 | Ben Kavanagh |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | Tyler Cassel |
| IC | 15 | Frankie Mariano |
| IC | 16 | Callum Phillips |
| IC | 17 | Sam Brooks |
| Coach: ||
| Steve McCormack ||
Touch Judges: Mick Craven Chris Kendall Video Referee: Ben Thaler Reserve Referee: Robert Hicks
* Saturday, 5 November 8:00pm (BST)
| New Zealand | 8–14 | Australia |
| Tries: Kata (49') 1 Rapana (77') 1 Goals: Johnson 0/2 | 1st: 0 – 10 2nd: 8 – 4 Report | Tries: 1 (10') Ferguson 1 (15') Thurston Goals: 3/4 Thurston (16', 55' pen, 71' pen) |
* Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 21,009 Referee: Ben Cummins Player of the Match: Blake Ferguson
| New Zealand | Australia |
| FB | 1 | Jordan Kahu |
| RW | 2 | Gerard Beale |
| RC | 3 | Solomone Kata |
| LC | 4 | Shaun Kenny-Dowall |
| LW | 5 | Jordan Rapana |
| FE | 6 | Thomas Leuluai |
| HB | 7 | Shaun Johnson |
| PR | 8 | Jesse Bromwich (c) |
| HK | 9 | Issac Luke |
| PR | 17 | Greg Eastwood |
| SR | 11 | Kevin Proctor |
| SR | 12 | Tohu Harris |
| LK | 13 | Jason Taumalolo |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 10 | Adam Blair |
| IC | 14 | Lewis Brown |
| IC | 15 | Martin Taupau |
| IC | 16 | Manu Ma'u |
| Coach: ||
| David Kidwell ||
| FB | 1 | Darius Boyd |
| RW | 2 | Valentine Holmes |
| RC | 3 | Greg Inglis |
| LC | 4 | Justin O'Neill |
| LW | 5 | Blake Ferguson |
| FE | 6 | Michael Morgan |
| HB | 7 | Johnathan Thurston |
| PR | 8 | Matt Scott |
| HK | 9 | Cameron Smith (c) |
| PR | 10 | Aaron Woods |
| SR | 11 | Boyd Cordner |
| SR | 12 | Matt Gillett |
| LK | 13 | Trent Merrin |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | Shannon Boyd |
| IC | 15 | James Maloney |
| IC | 16 | David Klemmer |
| IC | 17 | Sam Thaiday |
| Coach: ||
| Mal Meninga ||
Touch Judges: Anthony Elliott Joe Cobb Video Referee: Bernard Sutton Reserve Referee: Robert Hicks

### Round 3

* Friday, 11 November 8:00pm (BST)
| New Zealand | 18–18 | Scotland |
| Tries: Fusitu'a (24', 55') 2 Beale (73', 76') 2 Goals: Luke 1/4 (25') | 1st: 6 – 4 2nd: 12 – 14 Report | Tries: 1 (27') Tierney 1 (67') Hellewelll 1 (79') Aitken Goals: 3/4 Brough (68', 70' pen, 80') |
* Derwent Park, Workington Attendance: 6,628 Referee: Ben Cummins Player of the Match: Shaun Johnson
| New Zealand | Scotland |
| FB | 1 | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak |
| RW | 2 | Jason Nightingale |
| RC | 3 | Solomone Kata |
| LC | 4 | Gerard Beale |
| LW | 5 | David Fusitu'a |
| FE | 6 | Thomas Leuluai |
| HB | 7 | Shaun Johnson |
| PR | 8 | Jesse Bromwich (c) |
| HK | 9 | Issac Luke |
| PR | 10 | Adam Blair |
| SR | 11 | Manu Ma'u |
| SR | 12 | Tohu Harris |
| LK | 13 | Greg Eastwood |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | Te Maire Martin |
| IC | 15 | Martin Taupau |
| IC | 16 | James Fisher-Harris |
| IC | 17 | Joseph Tapine |
| Coach: ||
| David Kidwell ||
| FB | 1 | Lachlan Coote |
| RW | 2 | Lewis Tierney |
| RC | 3 | Euan Aitken |
| LC | 4 | Kane Linnett |
| LW | 5 | Matty Russell |
| FE | 7 | Danny Addy |
| HB | 18 | Danny Brough (c) |
| PR | 8 | Adam Walker |
| HK | 9 | Liam Hood |
| PR | 10 | Luke Douglas |
| SR | 11 | Ben Hellewell |
| SR | 12 | Dale Ferguson |
| LK | 13 | Ben Kavanagh |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | Ryan Brierley |
| IC | 15 | Frankie Mariano |
| IC | 16 | Callum Phillips |
| IC | 17 | Billy McConnachie |
| Coach: ||
| Steve McCormack ||
Touch Judges: James Child Chris Kendall Video Referee: Ben Thaler Reserve Referee: Gerard Sutton
* Sunday, 13 November 2:00pm (BST)
| England | 18–36 | Australia |
| Tries: McGillvary (26') 1 Widdop (67') 1 Hall (76') 1 Goals: Widdop 3/4 (12' pen, 68', 77') | 1st: 6 – 10 2nd: 12 – 26 Report | Tries: 1 (36') Ferguson 1 (47') Inglis 1 (57') Scott 1 (59') Dugan 1 (72') Gillett 1 (79') Holmes Goals: 6/8 Thurston (18' pen, 37', 40' pen, 49', 58', 60') |
* London Stadium, London Attendance: 35,569 Referee: Robert Hicks Player of the Match: Cooper Cronk
| England | Australia |
| FB | 1 | Jonny Lomax |
| RW | 2 | Jermaine McGillvary |
| RC | 3 | Kallum Watkins |
| LC | 4 | Mark Percival |
| LW | 5 | Ryan Hall |
| SO | 6 | Kevin Brown |
| SH | 7 | Gareth Widdop |
| PR | 8 | Chris Hill |
| HK | 9 | Josh Hodgson |
| PR | 10 | James Graham |
| SR | 11 | John Bateman |
| SR | 12 | Elliott Whitehead |
| LF | 13 | Sam Burgess (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| BE | 14 | Tom Burgess |
| BE | 15 | George Burgess |
| BE | 16 | Michael Cooper |
| BE | 17 | George Williams |
| Coach: ||
| Wayne Bennett ||
| FB | 1 | Darius Boyd |
| RW | 2 | Valentine Holmes |
| RC | 3 | Greg Inglis |
| LC | 4 | Josh Dugan |
| LW | 5 | Blake Ferguson |
| FE | 6 | Johnathan Thurston |
| HB | 7 | Cooper Cronk |
| PR | 8 | Matt Scott |
| HK | 9 | Cameron Smith (c) |
| PR | 10 | Aaron Woods |
| SR | 11 | Boyd Cordner |
| SR | 12 | Matt Gillett |
| LK | 13 | Trent Merrin |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | David Klemmer |
| IC | 15 | Michael Morgan |
| IC | 16 | Tyson Frizell |
| IC | 17 | Sam Thaiday |
| Coach: ||
| Mal Meninga ||
The match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 3:30pm BST, however on 22 September the RFL changed the kick-off time to 2:00pm BST.
Touch Judges: Anthony Elliott Mick Craven Video Referee: Bernard Sutton Reserve Referee: Ben Cummins

### Final

* Sunday, 20 November 2:30pm (BST)
| Australia | 34–8 | New Zealand |
| Tries: Dugan (10', 24') 2 Ferguson (3') 1 Merrin (21') 1 D Boyd (45') 1 Cordner (74') 1 Goals: 5/8 Thurston (4', 18' pen, 22', 29' pen, 75') | 1st: 24 – 0 2nd: 10 – 8 Report | Tries: 2 (56', 69') Kahu Goals: |
* Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 40,042 Referee: Ben Cummins Player of the Match: Darius Boyd
| Australia | New Zealand |
| FB | 1 | Darius Boyd |
| RW | 2 | Blake Ferguson |
| RC | 3 | Greg Inglis |
| LC | 4 | Josh Dugan |
| LW | 5 | Valentine Holmes |
| FE | 6 | Johnathan Thurston |
| HB | 7 | Cooper Cronk |
| PR | 8 | Matt Scott |
| HK | 9 | Cameron Smith (c) |
| PR | 10 | Aaron Woods |
| SR | 11 | Boyd Cordner |
| SR | 12 | Matt Gillett |
| LK | 13 | Trent Merrin |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | Michael Morgan |
| IC | 15 | David Klemmer |
| IC | 16 | Tyson Frizell |
| IC | 17 | Shannon Boyd |
| Coach: ||
| Mal Meninga ||
| FB | 1 | Jordan Kahu |
| RW | 2 | David Fusitu'a |
| RC | 3 | Solomone Kata |
| LC | 4 | Shaun Kenny-Dowall |
| LW | 5 | Jordan Rapana |
| FE | 6 | Tohu Harris |
| HB | 7 | Shaun Johnson |
| PR | 8 | Jesse Bromwich (c) |
| HK | 9 | Issac Luke |
| PR | 10 | Adam Blair |
| SR | 11 | Kevin Proctor |
| SR | 12 | Manu Ma'u |
| LK | 13 | Jason Taumalolo |
| Interchange: ||
| IC | 14 | Lewis Brown |
| IC | 15 | Martin Taupau |
| IC | 16 | Greg Eastwood |
| IC | 17 | Joseph Tapine |
| Coach: ||
| David Kidwell ||

## Player statistics

Top point scorers :
| | Player | Team | T | G | FG | Pts |
| 1 | Johnathan Thurston | Australia | 1 | 14 | 0 | 32 |
| 2 | James Maloney | Australia | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Gareth Widdop | England | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Josh Dugan | Australia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Blake Ferguson | Australia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Top try scorers :
| | Player | Team | T |
| 1 | Josh Dugan | Australia | 4 |
| 1 | Blake Ferguson | Australia | 4 |
| 3 | Jordan Rapana | New Zealand | 3 |
| 3 | Ryan Hall | England | 3 |
| 3 | Jermaine McGillvary | England | 3 |

### Player of the Tournament

* Cooper Cronk

## Broadcasting

Premier Sports was the host broadcaster for every match of the tournament.
| Country | Broadcaster | Matches |
| England | Premier Sports | Every match live |
| England | BBC | Every England match, Australia v New Zealand, and the final live |
| Australia | Nine Network | Every match live |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | Every match live |
| France | beIN Sports | Every match live |