2013 Rugby League World Cup Group B is one of the four groups in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. The group comprises New Zealand, France, Papua New Guinea and Samoa.
| Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | Pts | |
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 New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 146 | 34 | +112 | 6 |
 Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 4 |
 France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 78 | –63 | 2 |
 Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 103 | –81 | 0 |
All times are local – UTC+0/GMT in English venues. UTC+1/CET in French venues. UTC+0/WET in Irish venues. UTC+0/GMT in Welsh venues.
27 October 2013 16:00 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8–9 | France |
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| Try: MacDonald 17' m Abavu 42' m Goal: Mead (0/3) | Report [1] | Try: Bosc 6' c Goal: Bosc (2/2) 7', 60' Drop Goal: Barthau (1/1) 64' |
MS3 Craven Park, Hull Attendance: 7,481 Referee: Ben Cummins (Australia) Player of the Match: William Barthau (France) |
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27 October 2013 18:00 |
| New Zealand | 42–24 | Samoa |
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| Try: Hoffman 11' c Mannering (2) 15' c, 22' c Tuivasa-Sheck 17' m Vatuvei (3) 43' m, 49' m, 73' c Luke 45' c Goal: Johnson (5/8) 10', 15', 23', 46', 73' | Report [2] | Try: Roberts 39' m Leilua 52' m Manumalealii 57' m Matagi 60' c A. Winterstein 65' c Goal: Milford (2/5) 61', 65' |
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 14,965 Referee: Richard Silverwood (England) Player of the Match: Dean Whare (New Zealand) |
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1 November 2013 20:00 |
| New Zealand | 48–0 | France |
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| Try: Inu 6' c Goodwin 24' c Nu'uausala (2) 39' c, 75' c Johnson (2) 51' c, 55' c Eastwood 65' c Tuivasa-Sheck 80' c Goal: Johnson (8/8) 7', 26', 39', 51', 56', 66', 76', 80' | Report [3] |
Parc des Sports, Avignon Attendance: 17,518 Referee: Phil Bentham (England) Player of the Match: Shaun Johnson (New Zealand) |
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4 November 2013 20:00 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4–38 | Samoa |
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| Try: Nandye 45' m Goal: Eliab (0/1) | Report [4] | Try: Matagi 2' c A. Winterstein (3) 9' m, 25' c, 79' m Godinet 15' c Roberts 37' c Sue 61' c Goal: Milford (5/7) 2', 15', 25', 38', 61' |
MS3 Craven Park, Hull Attendance: 6,871 Referee: Shayne Hayne (Australia) Player of the Match: Anthony Milford (Samoa) |
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8 November 2013 20:00 |
| New Zealand | 56–10 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Try: Goodwin 4' c Tuivasa-Sheck (2) 7' c, 11' c Williams (3) 15' c, 27' c, 40' c Nu'uausala 30' m Whare (2) 50' c, 56' c Taylor 67' m Goal: Johnson (8/10) 4', 8', 12', 16', 28', 40', 51', 58' | Report [5] | Try: Aiye 41' c Albert 78' m Goal: Paniu (1/2) 43' |
Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds Attendance: 18,180 Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia) Player of the Match: Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand) |
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The 18,180 attendance was higher than all but one of Leeds Rhinos' home Super League attendances for 2013. [6]
11 November 2013 20:00 |
| France | 6–22 | Samoa |
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| Try: Escaré 32' c Goal: Bosc 33' | Report [7] | Try: Vidot 4' c Milford 46' c Godinet 61' m Moors 74' c Goal: Milford (3/4) 4', 47', 75' |
Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan Attendance: 11,576 Referee: Henry Perenara (New Zealand) Player of the Match: Anthony Milford (Samoa) |
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