Remembering the performance of Jermaine McGillvary in 2017 World Cup

After announcing his international retirement, we take a look at the performances of Jermaine McGillvary in the 2017 World Cup.

McGillvary announced his retirement on Wednesday after an impressive 12 tries in 17 games. He said afterwards that the 2017 World Cup was the pinnacle of his career.

He had caught the eye for England during the Four Nations, scoring at least one try in every game. However, he could not help England into the final, they finished third behind Australia and New Zealand after defeats against both.

He was one of the first choices on the wing at the time. McGillvary would play every game at that World Cup as England would reach the final.

The first game of that World Cup saw England given the unenviable task of facing World champions Australia in Melbourne for the opening match of the tournament.

McGillvary would score the opening try after just five minutes. But tries from Matt Gillett, Billy Slater and Josh Dugan secured an opening win for Australia in front of their home crowd.

After that baptism of fire to the latest World Cup, England then faced Lebanon, where McGillvary again started on the wing.

Kallum Watkins’ early try was cancelled out by Nick Kassis, before McGillvary would register his second try of the tournament. Further tries from Ryan Hall, Ben Currie and Tom Burgess earned England their first win.

However, McGillvary would face a nervous wait to see if he could play against France in the next match. Lebanon captain Robbie Farah had accused him of biting. But he was cleared by a disciplinary panel.

England would then face France to confirm their place in the Quarter-Finals of the World Cup. Wayne Bennett’s men would score five tries in the first half thanks to Gareth Widdop, Stefan