Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 28 | +122 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Lebanon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 60 | +58 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 82 | −10 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 190 | −170 | 0 |
Source: rlwc2021
Group C of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup is one of the four groups in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, which will be played in 2022. The group comprises automatic qualifiers New Zealand and Lebanon as well as 2018 Americas Champions Jamaica and Ireland who qualified through the 2019 European play-off tournament.
The pool draw was made on 16 January 2020. [1] The fixtures were announced on 21 July 2020. [2] A revised schedule was issued on 19 November 2021 following the postponement of the tournament from 2021 to 2022. [3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 28 | +122 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Lebanon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 60 | +58 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 82 | −10 | 2 | |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 190 | −170 | 0 |
| Jamaica | 2–48 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Goals: Rush 1/1 (39' pen) | Report | Tries: L. Senior (2) 13', 64' G. King 16' O'Hagan 19' Chamberlain 37' I. Senior 52' T. King 57' McDonnell 72' Bentley 77' Halton 80' Goals: Chamberlain (1/5) 20' Keyes (3/5) 57', 64', 77' |
Headingley Stadium, Leeds Attendance: 6,320 Referee: Ben Casty (France) Touch judges: Geoffrey Poumes (France), Neil Horton (England) Player of the Match: Luke Keary (Ireland) |
| Jamaica | Position | Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Ben Jones-Bishop | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Richie Myler |
| Mo Agoro | 2 | Wing | 2 | Louis Senior |
| Greg Johnson | 3 | Centre | 3 | Ed Chamberlain |
| Jacob Ogden | 4 | Centre | 4 | Toby King |
| Alex Young | 5 | Wing | 5 | Innes Senior |
| James Woodburn-Hall | 6 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | Luke Keary |
| Kieran Rush | 7 | Scrum half/Half back | 7 | Joe Keyes |
| Jordan Andrade | 8 | Prop forward | 8 | Liam Byrne |
| Ashton Golding | 9 | Hooker | 9 | Josh Cook |
| Michael Lawrence | 10 | Prop forward | 10 | Jaimin Jolliffe |
| AJ Wallace | 11 | Second row | 11 | James Bentley |
| Chevaughn Bailey | 12 | Second row | 12 | Frankie Halton |
| Joe Brown | 13 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 13 | George King |
| Aaron Jones-Bishop | 14 | Interchange | 14 | Harry Rushton |
| Bradley Ho | 15 | Interchange | 15 | James McDonnell |
| Keenan Tomlinson | 16 | Interchange | 16 | Brendan O'Hagan |
| Ross Peltier | 17 | Interchange | 17 | James Hasson |
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| New Zealand | 34–12 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: K. Bromwich 6' Asofa-Solomona 25' Hiku 30' Brown 55' Manu 57' Rapana 61' Goals: Rapana (5/6) 6', 25', 31', 55', 58' | Report | Tries: Mansour 1' Miski 46' Goals: Moses (2/2) 1', 47' |
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 5,453 Referee: Grant Atkins (Australia) Touch judges: Tom Grant (England), Dean Bowmer (England) Player of the Match: Joseph Manu (New Zealand) |
| New Zealand | Position | Lebanon | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| 1 | Fullback | 1 | ||
| 2 | Wing | 2 | ||
| 3 | Centre | 3 | ||
| 4 | Centre | 4 | ||
| 5 | Wing | 5 | ||
| 6 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | ||
| 7 | Scrum half/Half back | 7 | ||
| 8 | Prop forward | 8 | ||
| 9 | Hooker | 9 | ||
| 10 | Prop forward | 10 | ||
| 11 | Second row | 11 | ||
| 12 | Second row | 12 | ||
| 13 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 13 | ||
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| New Zealand | 68–6 | Jamaica |
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| Tries: Watene-Zelezniak (4) 4', 14', 19', 59' Hiku 9' Niukore 29' Kris 37' Marshall-King (2) 40', 55' Nicoll-Klokstad 44' Nikora 53' Smith (2) 66', 72' Goals: Foran (6/10) 16', 31', 40', 61', 67', 73' Watene-Zelezniak (2/3) 45', 54' | Report | Tries: Jones-Bishop 76' Goals: Rush (1/1) 78' |
MKM Stadium, Hull Attendance: 6,829 Referee: Marcus Griffiths (England) Touch judges: Belinda Sharpe (Australia), Aaron Moore (England) Player of the Match: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (New Zealand) |
| New Zealand | Position | Jamaica | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| 1 | Fullback | 1 | ||
| 2 | Wing | 2 | ||
| 3 | Centre | 3 | ||
| 4 | Centre | 4 | ||
| 5 | Wing | 5 | ||
| 6 | Stand off | 6 | ||
| 7 | Scrum half | 7 | ||
| 8 | Prop forward | 8 | ||
| 9 | Hooker | 9 | ||
| 10 | Prop forward | 10 | ||
| 11 | Second row | 11 | ||
| 12 | Second row | 12 | ||
| 13 | Loose forward | 13 | ||
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| Lebanon | 32–14 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Robinson 21' Kiraz 25' Morkos 31' El-Zakhem 54' Miski 58' Goals: Moses (6/7) 17' pen, 22' 26', 33', 56', 71' pen | Report | Tries: L. Senior (2) 38', 48' Chamberlain 78' Goals: Chamberlain (1/3) 50' |
Leigh Sports Village, Leigh Attendance: 6,057 Referee: Adam Gee (Australia) Touch judges: Tom Grant (England), Warren Turley (Australia) Player of the Match: Mitchell Moses (Lebanon) |
| Lebanon | Position | Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Jacob Kiraz | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Richie Myler |
| Josh Mansour | 2 | Wing | 3 | Ed Chamberlain |
| Brandon Morkos | 4 | Centre | 4 | Toby King |
| Abbas Miski | 5 | Centre | 5 | Innes Senior |
| Mitchell Moses | 7 | Wing | 6 | Luke Keary |
| Kayne Kalache | 8 | Stand off/Five eighth | 7 | Joe Keyes |
| Elie El-Zakhem | 11 | Scrum half/Half back | 8 | Liam Byrne  70' |
| Charbel Tasipale | 12 | Prop forward | 10 | Jaimin Jolliffe |
| James Roumanos | 13 | Hooker | 11 | James Bentley |
| Andrew Kazzi | 15 | Prop forward | 12 | Frankie Halton |
| Reece Robinson | 16 | Second row | 13 | George King |
| Khaled Rajab | 18 | Second row | 16 | Brendan O'Hagan |
| Khalil Rahme | 19 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 20 | Louis Senior |
| Bilal Maarbani | 3 | Interchange | 9 | Josh Cook |
| Anthony Layoun | 14 | Interchange | 15 | Harry Rushton |
| Jalal Bazzaz 40' | 17 | Interchange | 19 | Robbie Mulhern 40' |
| Jaxson Rahme | 20 | Interchange | 22 | James Hasson |
| Michael Cheika | Coach | Ged Corcoran | ||
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| New Zealand | 48–10 | Ireland |
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| Tries: Hughes (2) 15', 60' Rapana (2) 20', 46' Hiku (2) 26', 33' Mulitalo 38' Fisher-Harris 55' K. Bromwich 63' Manu 79' Goals: Rapana (2/4) 17', 27' Brown (2/6) 61', 64' | Report | Tries: L. Senior (2) 29', 66' Goals: Chamberlain (1/3) 12' pen |
Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds Attendance: 14,044 Referee: Robert Hicks (England) Touch judges: James Vella (England), Darian Furner (Australia) Player of the Match: Jahrome Hughes (New Zealand) |
| New Zealand | Position | Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Joseph Manu | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Richie Myler |
| Jordan Rapana | 5 | Wing | 20 | Louis Senior |
| Peta Hiku | 4 | Centre | 3 | Ed Chamberlain |
| Briton Nikora | 17 | Centre | 4 | Toby King |
| Ronaldo Mulitalo | 2 | Wing | 5 | Innes Senior |
| Dylan Brown | 6 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | Luke Keary |
| Jahrome Hughes | 7 | Scrum half/Half back | 7 | Joe Keyes |
| Jesse Bromwich | 8 | Prop forward | 22 | James Hasson |
| Brandon Smith | 9 | Hooker | 9 | Joshua Cook |
| James Fisher-Harris | 10 | Prop forward | 13 | George King |
| Kenny Bromwich | 12 | Second row | 11 | James Bentley |
| Nelson Asofa-Solomona | 16 | Second row | 12 | Frankie Halton |
| Joseph Tapine | 13 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 21 | Ronan Michael |
| Isaiah Papali'i | 11 | Interchange | 16 | Brendan O'Hagan |
| Kieran Foran | 14 | Interchange | 15 | Harry Rushton |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | 18 | Interchange | 17 | Dan Norman |
| Isaac Liu | 20 | Interchange | 18 | Henry O'Kane |
| Michael Maguire | Coach | Ged Corcoran | ||
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| Lebanon | 74–12 | Jamaica |
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| Tries: Tannous 6' Miski 9' El-Zakhem 12' Robinson 15' Rajab 23' Tasipale (2) 27', 55' Mansour (2) 32', 62' Doueihi 45' Maroun 59' Goals: Moses (7/7) 8', 11', 13', 16', 24', 28', 33' Doueihi (2/4) 57', 60' | Report | Tries: Agoro 50' Andrade 66' Goals: Woodburn-Hall (1/1) 51' Rush (1/1) 66' |
Leigh Sports Village, Leigh Attendance: 5,006 Referee: Paki Parkinson (New Zealand) Touch judges: Grant Atkins (Australia), Darian Furner (Australia) Player of the Match: Adam Doueihi (Lebanon) |
| Lebanon | Position | Jamaica | ||
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| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Adam Doueihi | 6 | Fullback | 1 | Ben Jones-Bishop |
| Josh Mansour | 2 | Wing | 2 | Mo Agoro |
| Brad Morkos | 4 | Centre | 5 | Alex Young |
| Reece Robinson | 16 | Centre | 4 | Jacob Ogden |
| Abbas Miski | 5 | Wing | 18 | Abevia McDonald |
| Khaled Rajab | 18 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | James Woodburn-Hall |
| Mitchell Moses | 7 | Scrum half/Half back | 7 | Kieran Rush |
| James Roumanos | 13 | Prop forward | 8 | Khamisi McCain |
| Michael Tannous | 9 | Hooker | 9 | Jy-mel Coleman |
| Khalil Rahme | 19 | Prop forward | 10 | Michael Lawrence |
| Elie El-Zakhem | 11 | Second row | 16 | Keenen Tomlinson |
| Charbel Tasipale | 12 | Second row | 12 | Joel Farrell |
| Andrew Kazzi | 15 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 13 | Ashton Golding |
| Anthony Layoun | 14 | Interchange | 3 | Joe Brown |
| Jalal Bazzaz | 17 | Interchange | 11 | AJ Wallace |
| Jaxson Rahme | 20 | Interchange | 22 | Chevaughn Bailey |
| Tony Maroun | 22 | Interchange | 15 | Jordan Andrade |
| Bilal Maarbani | 3 | Concussion substitute | 20 | Greg Johnson |
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