2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup final

See also: 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup

The 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup final was a rugby league match which determined the winner of the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup. It was played between reigning champions Australia and their rivals New Zealand on 2 December 2017 at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane, immediately before the final of the concurrent men's competition.^[1] It was the third consecutive time that the two sides played in the World Cup final.

2017 (2017) Women's Rugby League World Cup final
Brisbane Stadium hosted the match
Australia New Zealand (ARL) (NZRL) 23 16
1 2 Total AUS 12 11 23 NZL 10 6 16
Date	2 December 2017
Stadium	Brisbane Stadium
Location	Brisbane, Australia
Woman of the Match	Ali Brigginshaw
Referee	Adam Gee (Australia)
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	7mate (Australia)
Commentators	David Tapp (Lead caller) Andrew Ryan (Expert comments) Renee Gartner (Sideline reporter)
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Australia emerged victorious, winning the match 23–16 and earning their second World Cup win.

Route to the final

Both teams had little difficulty reaching the final, each winning their group matches and semi-final by large margins.

See also: 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup

Australia		Round	New Zealand
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Cook Islands	58–4	Match 1	Canada	50–4
England	38–0	Match 2	Papua New Guinea	38–0
Canada	88–0	Match 3	Cook Islands	76–0
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Australia 3 3 0 0 184 4 +180 6 England 3 1 0 2 52 68 -16 2 Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 26 150 -124 2		Final standing	Team Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts New Zealand 3 3 0 0 164 4 +160 6 Canada 3 1 0 2 26 146 -120 2 Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 16 96 -80 0
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Canada	58–6	Semi-finals	England	52–4

Match

Summary

First half

• Kelly 8' Try Moran conversion
• Hireme 12' Try (Converted Nati)
• Hireme 20' Try (Conversion missed by Nati)
• Moran 35' scores for Australia on the back of her own kick-chase, and converts

Second half

• Walton scores 56'. (Moran Converts)
• Ballinger receives medical attention (59')
• McGregor scores for new Zealand (69') (Converted by Nati)

Details

2 December 2017 15:45 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	23 – 16	New Zealand
Tries: Isabelle Kelly (8' 53') 2 Caitlin Moran (36') 1 Elianna Walton (57') 1 Goals: Caitlin Moran 3/4 (9', 37', 58') Field Goals: Caitlin Moran (80') 1	1st: 12 – 10 2nd: 11 – 6 Report	Tries: 2 (12' 20') Honey Hireme 1 (69') Raecene McGregor Goals: 2/3 Kimiora Nati (14', 70')

Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane Referee: Adam Gee

FB 1 Nakia Davis-Welsh WG 2 Karina Brown CE 3 Corban McGregor CE 4 Isabelle Kelly WG 5 Chelsea Baker FE 6 Ali Brigginshaw HB 7 Caitlin Moran PR 8 Steph Hancock HK 9 Brittany Breayley PR 10 Heather Ballinger SR 11 Renae Kunst (c) SR 12 Kezie Apps LK 13 Simaima Taufa Substitutes: IC 14 Elianna Walton IC 15 Ruan Sims IC 16 Lavina O'Mealey IC 17 Zahara Temara Coach: Brad Donald

FB 1 Apii Nicholls-Pualau WG 2 Atawhai Tupaea CE 3 Maitua Feterika CE 4 Shontelle Woodman WG 5 Honey Hireme FE 6 Raecene McGregor HB 7 Kimiora Nati PR 8 Lilieta Maumau HK 9 Krystal Rota PR 10 Aieshaleigh Smalley SR 11 Teuila Fotu-Moala SR 12 Hilda Peters LK 13 Laura Mariu (c) Substitutes: IC 14 Nita Maynard IC 15 Krystal Murray IC 16 Ngatokortoru Arakua IC 17 Amber Kani Coach: Tony Benson

Touch judges: Robert Hicks (England) Michael Wise (Australia) Video referee: Shayne Hayne (Australia)

Statistics

Australia New Zealand Tries 4 3 Conversions (attempts) 3 (4) 2 (3) Penalty goals (attempts) 0 (0) 0 (0) Field goals (attempts) 1 (1) 0 (0) Possession Possession 54% 46% Total sets 42 35 Completed sets 33 27 Completion rate 79% 77% Attacking All runs 160 149 All run metres 1424 1262 Line breaks 4 5 Offloads 6 6 Defending Kick metres 264 412 40/20 0 0 Tackles 274 288 Missed tackles 46 37 Goal line dropouts 0 0 Try saves 3 0 Discipline Penalties conceded 7 11 Errors 10 10 Send offs 0 0 Sin bins 0 0 Reference: Jillaroos vs Ferns - NRL Match Centre

Australia: Most tries: 2 – Isabelle Kelly Most goals: 3 – Caitlin Moran Most field goals: 1 – Caitlin Moran Most try assists: 2 – Ali Brigginshaw Most runs: 15 – Corban McGregor, Simaima Taufa Most running metres: 154 – Kezie Apps Most tackles: 43 – Simaima Taufa Most missed tackles: 5 – Chelsea Baker, Simaima Taufa Most line breaks: 1 – Nakia Davis-Welsh, Caitlin Moran, Zahara Temara, Elianna Walton New Zealand: Most tries: 1 – Honey Hireme, Raecene McGregor Most goals: 2 – Kimoira Nati Most field goals: 0 – Most try assists: 2 – Raecene McGregor Most runs: 15 – Laura Mariu Most running metres: 130 – Laura Mariu Most tackles: 40 – Krystal Rota Most missed tackles: 5 – Nita Maynard, Hilda Peters Most line breaks: 2 – Honey Hireme