Australia v Cook Islands

Rugby League World CupGroup stage Round 3

Full time

Australia

66–6

Cook Islands

Match events

AustraliaCook Islands

Jack Bostock×3Tom Trbojevic×3T. Fa'asuamaleaui20', 54'Kotoni Staggs26'Reece Walsh30'Jacob Preston51'Harry Grant77'

Tries

R. Ngatikaura8'

Reece Walsh×3C. Munster×5Ethan Strange 79' (9/12)

Conversions

Valentine Holmes 10' (1/1)

28Half time6

Team stats

53%Possession47%

66%30/45Completion Rate78%29/37

2038All Run Metres1143

13Line Breaks1

279Tackles Made310

15Errors12

4Penalties Conceded2

Most Tackles: Harry Grant (Australia) 43 | Mason Teague (Cook Islands) 46
Most Run Metres: Jack Bostock (Australia) 238 | KL Iro (Cook Islands) 127
Most Line Breaks: Reece Walsh (Australia) 2 | Rua Ngatikaura (Cook Islands) 1
Most Fantasy Points: Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (Australia) 83 | Mason Teague (Cook Islands) 53
Try scorers: Jack Bostock (Australia) 3, Tom Trbojevic (Australia) 3, Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (Australia) 2, Reece Walsh (Australia) 1, Kotoni Staggs (Australia) 1, Harry Grant (Australia) 1
Most points: Jack Bostock (Australia) 12, Tom Trbojevic (Australia) 12, (Australia) 10

1st half

Kick off
TryJack Bostock
2'4–0
8'4–4
TryRua Ngatikaura
10'4–6
ConversionValentine Holmes
TryTom Trbojevic
17'8–6

2nd half

Video refereeVideo referee: No Try
43'
TryJack Bostock
44'32–6
ConversionCameron Munster
46'34–6
TryTom Trbojevic
47'38–6
TryJacob Preston
51'

Scoring progression

Australia aheadCook Islands ahead

Team stats

AustraliaCook Islands

53%Possession %47%
66% (30/45)Completion rate78% (29/37)
2038All run metres1143
574Post contact metres383
13Line breaks1
41Tackle breaks29
433Kicking metres550
279Tackles made310

Key leaders

Run metres

Tackles

Line breaks

Tackle breaks

Points

Try assists

Post-contact metres

NRL Fantasy

Player stats

Player
2Jack BostockWinger	80	238	2	0	2	2	0	3	12	62	17	48	0	0	114	14	67	24	0	0	0
1Reece WalshFullback	80	175	4	0	2	1	0	1	10	69	12	12	5	3	27	118	100	26	3/4	4	1
15Keaon KoloamatangiInterchange	45	170	13	1	0	4	1	0	0	38	15	56	0	0	55	0	93	16	0	0	0
10Tino Fa'asuamaleauiProp	54	167	33	4	2	11	0	2	8	83	14	55	0	0	33	0	89	16	0	1	1
5Tom TrbojevicWinger	80	161	0	0	1	5	0	3	12	62	14	44	1	1	21	0	0	16	0	0	0
11Jacob Preston2nd Row	80	152	26	1	2	4	2	1	4	80	12	32	1	1	3	0	90	15	0	0	0
7Tom DeardenHalfback	80	136	22	2	1	4	0	0	0	59	12	38	2	1	0	61	92	37	0	0	1
4Bradman BestCentre	80	127	8	0	0	4	0	0	0	41	11	52	1	1	3	0	89	12	0	0	0
6Cameron MunsterFive-Eighth	80	126	19	2	1	1	2	0	10	61	10	27	1	1	0	155	86	53	5/7	1	0
3Kotoni StaggsCentre	80	93	9	1	1	1	0	1	4	28	11	26	0	0	0	0	82	12	0	1	0
13Isaah YeoLock	44	90	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	9	38	0	0	0	0	92	13	0	2	0
17Reuben CotterInterchange	26	89	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	7	42	0	0	0	0	87	7	0	0	0
8Patrick CarriganProp	35	88	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	8	37	0	0	32	0	90	9	0	1	0
9Harry GrantHooker	80	83	43	7	1	2	0	1	4	55	8	15	0	1	0	84	81	107	0	1	1
12Liam Martin2nd Row	70	79	26	5	0	2	1	0	0	25	11	27	0	0	0	0	81	13	0	2	0
14Ethan StrangeInterchange	36	47	13	3	0	0	0	0	2	20	7	12	1	1	0	0	81	11	1/1	0	0
18Lindsay SmithInterchange	10	11	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	6	0	0	0	0	100	4	0	2	0
19James TedescoReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22David FifitaReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tap a column to sort. Bold is the team's best. Mins minutes played · Run m all run metres · Tkl tackles made · Miss missed tackles · LB line breaks · TB tackle breaks · Off offloads · Tries tries · Pts points · Fan nrl fantasy points · Runs all runs · PCM post-contact metres

Highlights

0:14Rua Ngatikaura Trynrl.com 0:15Tom Trbojevic Trynrl.com 0:15Tino Fa'asuamaleaui Trynrl.com 0:15Kotoni Staggs Trynrl.com 0:15Reece Walsh Trynrl.com 0:15Jack Bostock 2nd Trynrl.com

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

Match reportRugby League World Cup: Australia crush Cook Islands 66-6 to top Pool AAustralia beat Cook Islands 66-6 in Townsville to win Pool A and reach the Rugby League World Cup semi-finals, with a fullback call looming.Mogaz Masr1 Nov

Match reportReece Walsh powers Kangaroos past nervous start to demolish Cook IslandsReece Walsh starred as Australia overcame a nervous start to comprehensively beat the Cook Islands 66-6 in front of 19,172 fans in Townsville.The Cairns Post1 Nov

Match reportKangaroos top Rugby League World Cup Pool A with 66-6 win over Cook Islands

Where to watch

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