Barrie McDermott was a late inclusion in the Ireland line-up

Russia (4) 12
Tries: Baskakov, Iliassov, Ovchinnikos

Ireland (26) 50
Tries: Cantillon (2), Littler (2), Dodd (2), Bridge (2)
Goals: Bridge (7)

Ireland notched nine tries as they claimed a comfortable victory over Russia in their opening 2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifier in Moscow.

Phil Cantillon, Stuart Littler and Chris Bridge scored two tries each while Gavin Dodd notched a hat-trick.

Valentin Baskakov, Robert Iliassov and Roman Ovchinnikos scored tries for the outclassed home team, who trailed 26-4 at half-time.

Assistant-coach Barrie McDermott was a late inclusion in the Ireland line-up.

Ireland's next match is against Lebanon in Dublin on 5 November.