2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup

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2021 (2021) Men's Rugby League World Cup  ()
2021 Rugby League World Cup.png
Number of teams16
Host countryFlag of England.svg  England
WinnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (12th title)
Runner-upFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Matches played31
Attendance423,689 (13,667 per match)
Points scored1721 (55.52 per match)
Tries scored307 (9.9 per match)
Top scorer Flag of Samoa.svg Stephen Crichton (73)
Top try scorer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Addo-Carr (12 tries)
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The 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup, was the 16th Rugby League World Cup, and one of three major tournaments of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The tournament was held in England from 15 October 2022 to 19 November 2022. [1] It was originally due to be held between 23 October 2021 and 27 November 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent withdrawals of Australia and New Zealand caused the tournament to be postponed. [2] 16 teams competed in the tournament, an increase of two from the previous two tournaments and the first to feature 16 teams since the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. [3]

Contents

For the first time, the Rugby League World Cup was run alongside the women's and wheelchair tournaments with all participants being paid the same, while all 61 matches in the three tournaments were broadcast live. [4] [5]

Australia beat Samoa 30–10 in the final to win the tournament for the third successive time, extending their record number of World Cup titles to twelve. [6]

Teams

Qualification

The eight quarter-finalists of the previous tournament in 2017 earned automatic qualification to the 2021 tournament. As such, the allocations were confirmed as 6 teams from Europe (excluding hosts), 6 from Asia-Pacific, 1 from Middle East-Africa, 1 from the Americas, and 1 from an inter-regional play-off. [7] Qualification began on 16 June 2018, and concluded on 16 November 2019.

TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Total
times
qualified		Last
time
qualified		Current
consecutive
appearances		Previous best
performance
Flag of England.svg  England Hosts27 October 20167 [lower-alpha 1] 2017 7Runners-up (1975, 1995, 2017)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2017 Group D winners10 November 20176 2017 6Semi-finals (2008, 2013, 2017)
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2017 Group B winners11 November 20176 2017 6Semi-finals (2017)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2017 Group B runners-up11 November 201716 2017 16Winners (2008)
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2017 Group B third place11 November 20176 2017 6Quarter-finals (2000, 2013, 2017)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2017 Group A winners11 November 201716 2017 16Winners(11 times)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2017 Group A third place11 November 20173 2017 2Quarter-finals (2017)
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2017 Group C winners12 November 20178 2017 8Quarter-finals (2000, 2017)
Flag of France.svg  France Europe second round winners11 November 201816 2017 16Runners-up (1954, 1968)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Europe second round runners-up11 November 20186 [lower-alpha 1] 2017 3Semi-finals (1995, 2000)
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Americas Championship winners17 November 20181–1–
Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Europe third round Group A winners9 November 20195 [lower-alpha 1] 2017 5Quarter-finals (2000, 2008)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Europe third round Group A runners-up9 November 20193 2017 3Group stage (2013, 2017)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Europe third round Group B winners9 November 20195 [lower-alpha 1] 2017 5Quarter-finals (2013)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Europe third round Group B runners-up9 November 20191–1–
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Inter-regional repechage winners16 November 20193 2013 1Group stage (2000, 2013)
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 Competed as part of Great Britain in nine previous tournaments, finishing as champions on three occasions (1954, 1960, 1972). The squads largely consisted of English players, but also featured Welsh players in every tournament. Scotland (1954, 1968, 1977, 1989–92) and Ireland (1957) were represented by native-born players in some tournaments.

Draw

The draw was originally scheduled to be finalised on 27 November 2019, exactly two years before the date of the tournament final, however, it was postponed until 16 January 2020. [8] The draw was made at Buckingham Palace on 16 January 2020 and was streamed live on Facebook. Teams from pot 1 were drawn by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, pot 2 by Katherine Grainger, and pot 3 by Jason Robinson. [9]

SeededPot 1Pot 2Pot 3

Flag of England.svg  England (A)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (B)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (C)
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga (D)

Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa

Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales

Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

The draw resulted in the following teams being drawn into the following groups. Each group had to have at least one team from the Pacific region. As such, Lebanon were not eligible to be drawn into Group A from pot 1. [10]

Group A Group B Group C Group D

Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland

Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands

Squads

From September 2022, teams announced wider squads of up to 38 players, which were reduced to 24 before the beginning of the tournament. [11]

Venues

Stadium locations

Seventeen venues were used for the men's tournament. [12]

Manchester London Newcastle Leeds
Old Trafford Emirates Stadium St James' Park Elland Road
Capacity: 74,994Capacity: 60,260Capacity: 52,405Capacity: 37,890
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Middlesbrough
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Stadiums in Greater Manchester
 Coventry
Riverside Stadium Coventry Building Society Arena
Capacity: 34,742Capacity: 32,753
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Sheffield Bolton
Bramall Lane University of Bolton Stadium
Capacity: 32,702Capacity: 28,723
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Hull Wigan
MKM Stadium DW Stadium
Capacity: 25,400Capacity: 25,138
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Huddersfield Leeds
Kirklees Stadium Headingley Rugby Stadium
Capacity: 24,121Capacity: 21,062
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St Helens Doncaster Warrington Leigh Newcastle
Totally Wicked Stadium Eco-Power Stadium Halliwell Jones Stadium Leigh Sports Village Kingston Park
Capacity: 18,000Capacity: 15,231Capacity: 15,200Capacity: 12,000Capacity: 10,200
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Team base camp locations

13 base camps were used by the 16 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament, as follow: [13]

Officiating

Match officials

The list of match officials who officiated across both the men's and women's tournaments was published on 5 October 2022. [14]

On-field rules and disciplinary measures

Matches were played to the International Rugby League (IRL) rules. Certain differences between the way the rules of Australia and Europe were clarified in September 2022. All drop goals were worth one point and all play the ball infringements resulted in a set restart. Introduced from the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) was the "captain's challenge" where under certain circumstances a team captain was able to ask for the referee's decision to be reviewed. Head injury assessments and subsequent treatment followed the European model. [17]

A new match review panel comprising members from both the RFL and NRL was established for the tournament to deal with disciplinary issues. [17]

Warm-up matches

Pre-tournament practice matches took place on 7 and 8 October, the weekend before the first round of group stage matches of the World Cup. [18]

7 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  Flag of England.svg50–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
7 October 2022
19:45 BST (UTC+01:00)
Cumbria County Flag of Cumbria.svg 28–12Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Report
Derwent Park, Workington [22]
Attendance: 3,000
8 October 2022
13:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg4–28 Flag of England.svg England Knights
Report
8 October 2022
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
France  Flag of France.svg12–48Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Report
The Shay, Halifax [24]
Attendance: 876
8 October 2022
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg22–38Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Heywood Road, Sale [25]
Attendance: 509
8 October 2022
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Bradford Bulls Bullscolours.svg 34–34Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report
Odsal Stadium, Bradford [26]
Attendance: 950
8 October 2022
18:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Leeds Rhinos Rhinoscolours.svg 0–74Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Headingley Stadium, Leeds [27]
Attendance: 9,125

Group stage

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England rugby league fans create an England flag ahead of the opening match at St James' Park

Competing countries were divided into four groups of four teams (groups A to D). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage. [28]

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of England.svg  England (H)330019628+1686Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 320114068+724
3Flag of France.svg  France 310256116−602
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 300320200−1800
Source: rlwc2021
(H) Hosts
15 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  Flag of England.svg 60–6 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Tries: Welsby 22'
Young (2) 25', 30'
Watkins 49'
Farnworth 65'
Whitehead (2) 69', 71'
Makinson 74'
Williams 76'
Burgess 80'
Goals: Makinson (10/12) 6' pen, 23', 26', 49', 63' pen, 66', 69', 71', 74', 79'
 Report
Tries: Tago 34'
Goals: Crichton (1/1) 35'
St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 43,199
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Jack Smith (England), Warren Turley (England)
Player of the Match: Victor Radley (England)
17 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
France  Flag of France.svg 34–12 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Tries: Dezaria 9'
Gigot 30'
Jullien (2) 34', 74'
Mourgue 47'
Goals: Mourgue (7/7) 10', 24' pen, 30', 36', 49', 67' pen, 76'
 Report
Tries: Taukamo 56'
Mougios 79'
Goals: Ilias (2/2) 58', 80'
Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster
Attendance: 4,182
Referee: Adam Gee (Australia)
Touch judges: Kasey Badger (Australia), James Vella (England)
Player of the Match: Benjamin Garcia (France)
22 October 2022
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  Flag of England.svg 42–18 Flag of France.svg  France
Tries: Hall (2) 6', 12'
Thompson 24'
Whitehead 45'
Radley 50'
Young (2) 57', 66'
Goals: Sneyd (7/7) 8', 13', 26', 46', 51’, 58', 67'
 Report
Tries: Mourgue 29'
Pelissier 33'
Romano 76'
Goals: Mourgue (3/3) 30', 33', 77'
University of Bolton Stadium, Bolton
Attendance: 23,648
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Touch judges: Liam Moore (England), Todd Smith (Australia)
Player of the Match: George Williams (England)
23 October 2022
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg 72–4 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Tries: To'o 1'
Paulo 5'
Levi 16', 70'
Harris-Tavita 22', 60'
Hunt 30'
Luai 33'
Lafai (2) 37', 80'
Brown 53'
Crichton 56'
Feagai 64'
Goals: Crichton (10/13) 3', 5', 17', 23', 31', 34', 38', 54', 61', 71'
 Report
Tries: Ilias 49'
Goals: Ilias (0/1)
Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster
Attendance: 4,415
Referee: James Child (England)
Touch judges: Liam Rush (England), Robert Hicks (England)
Player of the Match: Jarome Luai (Samoa)
29 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  Flag of England.svg 94–4 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Tries: Lees 3'
Young (4) 13', 25', 35', 37'
Hall (2) 28', 59'
Burgess (2) 33', 53'
Williams 40'
Makinson 43'
Sneyd 49'
Batchelor 63'
Ackers (2) 67', 75'
Pearce-Paul 73'
McMeeken 77'
Goals: Sneyd (13/17) 4', 27', 34', 36', 39', 40', 43', 50', 55', 60', 68', 76', 77'
 Report
Tries: Taukamo 18'
Goals: Ilias (0/1)
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 18,760
Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia)
Touch judges: Marcus Griffiths (England), Wyatt Raymond (Australia)
Player of the Match: Marc Sneyd (England)
30 October 2022
17:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg 62–4 Flag of France.svg  France
Tries: Lafai (2) 4', 66'
To'o (2) 17', 47'
Ta. May (4) 21', 34', 40', 44'
Milford (2) 62', 74'
Harris-Tavita 69'
Goals: Crichton (9/11) 5', 22', 36', 40', 45', 48', 64', 70', 75'
 Report
Tries: Yaha 53'
Goals: Mourgue (0/1)
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 6,756
Referee: Todd Smith (Australia)
Touch judges: Liam Rush (England), Warren Turley (England)

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 330019214+1786Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 32019860+384
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 310238130−922
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 300318142−1240
Source: rlwc2021
15 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 42–8 Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Tries: Nanai 16'
Addo-Carr (2) 24', 68'
Crichton 35'
Mitchell 44'
Grant 54'
Tedesco 61'
Goals: Holmes (7/7) 16', 25', 36', 45', 54', 61', 68'
 Report
Tries: Valemei 4'
Turuva 76'
Goals: Wakeham (0/2)
Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 13,366
Referee: Chris Kendall (England)
Touch judges: Wyatt Raymond (Australia), Darian Furner (Australia)
Player of the Match: Cameron Munster (Australia)
16 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg 4–28 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tries: Walmsley 76'
Goals: Brierley (0/1)
 Report
Tries: Polselli 10'
Parata 23'
Maizen (3) 44', 49', 74'
Goals: Campagnolo (4/5) 10', 23' 45', 74'
Kingston Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 6,206
Referee: Todd Smith (Australia)
Touch judges: Paki Parkinson (New Zealand), Marcus Griffiths (England)
Player of the Match: Nathan Brown (Italy)
21 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 84–0 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Addo-Carr (4) 6', 32', 49', 79'
Wighton (2) 11', 35'
Crichton 15'
Graham (3) 21', 59', 74'
Cleary 28'
Tedesco 41'
Hunt 44'
Burton 66'
Yeo 77'
Goals: Cleary (12/15) 12', 16', 23', 30', 34', 36', 42', 45', 50', 67', 75', 78'
 Report
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 10,276
Referee: Grant Atkins (Australia)
Touch judges: Kasey Badger (Australia), Warren Turley (England)
Player of the Match: Josh Addo-Carr (Australia)
22 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg 60–4 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tries: Kikau (2) 9', 23'
Naiqama 12'
Tagituimua (2) 15', 46'
Koroisau 37'
Nakubuwai 51'
Sivo (2) 53', 63'
Sadrugu 79'
Goals: Wakeham (7/7) 10', 13', 17', 25', 38', 47', 51'
Koroisau (2/2) 55', 65'
Raiwalui (1/1) 80'
 Report
Tries: Maizen 56'
Goals: Campagnolo (0/1)
Kingston Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Jack Smith (England)
Touch judges: Darian Furner (Australia), James Vella (England)
Player of the Match: Penioni Tagituimua (Fiji)
29 October 2022
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg 30–14 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Sadrugu 6'
Kikau 15'
Raiwalui 36'
Sivo 46'
Sims 67'
Goals: Wakeham (5/5) 7', 16', 37', 48', 68'
 Report
Tries: Walmsley 21'
Hellewell 40'
Liu 51'
Goals: Schneider (1/3) 63'
Kingston Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 6,736
Referee: Tom Grant (England)
Touch judges: James Child (England), Chris Kendall (England)
Player of the Match: Sunia Turuva (Fiji)
29 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 66–6 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tries: Holmes 7'
Taulagi (2) 14', 40'
Tedesco 19'
Graham (2) 28', 68'
Mitchell 36'
Yeo 46'
Martin 51'
Murray 58'
Nanai 74'
Collins 80'
Goals: Cleary (9/12) 20', 30', 38', 48', 52', 60', 69', 76', 80'
 Report
Tries: Palumbo 54'
Goals: Campagnolo (1/1) 55'
Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens
Attendance: 5,586
Referee: Liam Moore (England)
Touch judges: Michael Smaill (England), Jack Smith (England)
Player of the Match: Jeremiah Nanai (Australia)

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 330015028+1226Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 320111860+584
3Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 31027282−102
4Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 300320190−1700
Source: rlwc2021
16 October 2022
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg 2–48 Four Provinces Flag.svg  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)
16 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 34–12 Flag of Lebanon.svg  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)
22 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 68–6 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
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)
23 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg 32–14 Four Provinces Flag.svg  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)
28 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 48–10 Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
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)
30 October 2022
12:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg 74–12 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
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)

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 330014834+1146Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 32018640+464
3Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 310244136−922
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 30031886−680
Source: rlwc2021
18 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg 24–18 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Tries: Penisini 14'
Fotuaika 35'
I. Katoa 37'
Koloamatangi 78'
Goals: I. Katoa (4/5) 16', 36', 39', 79'
 Report
Tries: Martin 6'
Lam 41'
Russell 68'
Goals: Martin (3/3) 7', 43', 69'
Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens
Attendance: 10,409
Referee: Liam Moore (England)
Touch judges: James Child (England), Belinda Sharpe (Australia)
Player of the Match: Edwin Ipape (Papua New Guinea)
19 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 12–18 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Tries: Lloyd 13'
Olds 27'
Goals: Fozard (2/2) 15', 29'
 Report
Tries: Gelling 22'
Moale 59'
S. Marsters 64'
Goals: S. Marsters (3/4) 24', 40' pen, 61'
Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
Attendance: 6,188
Referee: Robert Hicks (England)
Touch judges: Rochelle Tamarua (New Zealand), Todd Smith (Australia)
Player of the Match: Johnathon Ford (Cook Islands)
24 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg 32–6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: Tupou (3) 21', 51', 71'
Fifita 37'
Koloamatangi 40'
Niu 47'
Goals: Lolohea (3/5) 38', 40', 49'
Talakai (1/1) 72'
 Report
Tries: Evans 17'
Goals: Fozard (1/1) 18'
Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens
Attendance: 7,752
Referee: Kasey Badger (Australia)
Touch judges: Mike Smaill (England), Rochelle Tamarua (New Zealand)
Player of the Match: Daniel Tupou (Tonga)
25 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 32–16 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Tries: Tai (2) 14', 46'
Laybutt 23'
Martin 41'
Lam 56'
Olam 68'
Goals: Martin (4/6) 24', 42', 57', 69'
 Report
Tries: Ulberg 34'
Gelling 60'
Iro 77'
Goals: S. Marsters (2/3) 3' pen, 35'
Takairangi (0/1)
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 6,273
Referee: Chris Kendall (England)
Touch judges: Wyatt Raymond (Australia), Paki Parkinson (New Zealand)
Player of the Match: Rhyse Martin (Papua New Guinea)
30 October 2022
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg 92–10 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Tries: Tupou (2) 1', 64'
Taumalolo (2) 13', 20'
Niu (3) 22', 29', 49'
Penisini (4) 26', 32' (pen), 61', 74'
Lolohea (2) 35', 58'
Kaufusi 40'
I. Katoa 44'
Amone 78'
Goals: I. Katoa (14/16) 15', 21', 24', 28', 31', 33', 37', 40', 46', 51', 62', 66', 76', 79'
 Report
Tries: S. Marsters 69'
Ti. Arona 80'
Goals: S. Marsters (0/1)
Ti. Arona (1/1) 80'
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 8,342
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Kasey Badger (Australia), Aaron Moore (England)
Player of the Match: Jason Taumalolo (Tonga)
31 October 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 36–0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: Laybutt 6'
Putt (2) 12', 46'
Ngutlik (2) 18', 76'
Russell 23'
Goals: Martin (6/6) 6', 12', 18', 23', 46', 77'
 Report
Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster
Attendance: 6,968
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Touch judges: Belinda Sharpe (Australia), James Child (England)
Player of the Match: Nixon Putt (Papua New Guinea)

Knockout stage

The top 2 teams from each pool advanced to the quarter-finals. All quarter-finalists will automatically qualify for the 2025 Rugby League World Cup.

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
 5 November – Wigan
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 46
 
12 November – London
 
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 6
 
Flag of England.svg  England 26
 
 6 November – Warrington
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa (g.p.)27
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 18
 
 19 November – Manchester
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 20
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 10
 
 4 November – Huddersfield
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 48
 
 11 November – Leeds
 
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 4
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16
 
 5 November – Hull
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 18
 

Quarter-finals

4 November 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 48–4 Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Tries: Addo-Carr (5) 5', 16', 19', 45', 59'
Mitchell 24'
Murray (2) 30', 33'
Martin 69'
Goals: Cleary (6/9) 17', 31', 34', 46', 60', 70'
 Report
Tries: Mansour 52'
Goals: Moses (0/1)
John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 8,206
Referee: Chris Kendall (England)
Touch judges: Wyatt Raymond (Australia), Warren Turley (England)
Player of the Match: Josh Addo-Carr (Australia)
5 November 2022
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
England  Flag of England.svg 46–6 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Tries: Burgess 6'
Makinson (5) 9', 18', 27', 58', 75'
Young 14'
Williams 21'
Watkins 24'
Goals: Makinson (5/9) 7', 20', 22', 26, 28'
 Report
Tries: Ngutlik 70'
Goals: Martin (1/1) 71'
DW Stadium, Wigan
Attendance: 23,179
Referee: Liam Moore (England)
Touch judges: Darian Furner (Australia), Jack Smith (England)
Player of the Match: Tommy Makinson (England)
5 November 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 24–18 Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Tries: Mulitalo 25'
Nikora 48'
Manu 62'
Rapana 78'
Goals: Rapana (4/5) 27', 49', 64', 71' pen
 Report
Tries: Sivo 11'
Naiqama (2) 17', 43'
Goals: Wakeham (3/3) 12', 19', 44'
MKM Stadium, Hull
Attendance: 7,080
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Touch judges: Belinda Sharpe (Australia), Marcus Griffiths (England)
Player of the Match: Joseph Manu (New Zealand)
6 November 2022
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg 18–20 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Tries: Tupou 7'
Taukeiaho 32'
S. Katoa 70'
Goals: I. Katoa (3/4) 33', 49' pen, 71'
 Report
Tries: Su'a 4'
Luai 16'
To'o 58'
Goals: Crichton (4/4) 5', 18', 56' pen, 59'
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 12,674
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Robert Hicks (England), Kasey Badger (Australia)
Player of the Match: Anthony Milford (Samoa)

Semi-finals

11 November 2022
19:45 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 16–14 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tries: Addo-Carr 16'
Holmes 30'
Murray 53'
Goals: Cleary (2/3) 18', 55'
 Report
Tries: Hughes 11'
Brown 37'
Goals: Rapana (3/3) 13', 26' pen, 39'
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 28,113
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Warren Turley (England), Wyatt Raymond (Australia)
Player of the Match: Liam Martin (Australia)
12 November 2022
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
England  Flag of England.svg 26–27 (g.p.)Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Tries: Whitehead 24'
Bateman 44'
Farnworth (2) 63', 77'
Goals: Makinson (5/5) 25', 45', 63', 67' pen, 78'
 Report
Tries: Lafai 6'
Sao (2) 30', 56'
Crichton (2) 48', 72'
Goals: Crichton (3/5) 32', 49', 74'
Drop goals: Milford (0/1)
Crichton (1/1) 83'
Emirates Stadium, London
Attendance: 40,489
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Touch judges: Darian Furner (Australia), Jack Smith (England)
Player of the Match: Jarome Luai (Samoa)

Final

19 November 2022
16:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 30–10 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Tries: Mitchell (2) 14', 80'
Tedesco (2) 18', 69'
Martin 30'
Murray 53'
Goals: Cleary (3/5) 19', 55', 70'
Addo-Carr (0/1)
 Report
Tries: To'o 61'
Crichton 71'
Goals: Crichton (1/2) 63'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 67,502
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Jack Smith (England), Warren Turley (England)
Player of the Match: James Tedesco (Australia)

Statistics

Final standings

PosGrpTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsFinal result
1 B Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 660028642+24412Champions
2 A Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 6402197142+558Runners-up
3 A Flag of England.svg  England (H)540126861+2078Eliminated in
semi-finals
4 C Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 540118862+1268
5 D Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 430116654+1126Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6 B Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 420211684+324
7 D Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 42029286+64
8 C Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 4202122108+144
9 C Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 31027282−102Eliminated in
group stage
10 A Flag of France.svg  France 310256116−602
11 D Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 310244136−922
12 B Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 310238130−922
13 D Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 30031886−680
14 B Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 300318142−1240
15 C Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 300320190−1700
16 A Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 300320200−1800
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2022. Source: World Cup 2022
(H) Hosts

Top try scorers

RankPlayerTeamTries
1 Josh Addo-Carr Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12
2 Dom Young Flag of England.svg  England 9
3 Tommy Makinson Flag of England.svg  England 7
4 Louis Senior Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 6
Josh Mansour Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Daniel Tupou Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
7 Campbell Graham Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5
Tim Lafai Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Will Penisini Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
8 Elliott Whitehead Flag of England.svg  England 4
Ryan Hall
Jake Maizen Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Abbas Miski Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Peta Hiku Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Taylan May Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Tesi Niu Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga

Top goal scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Stephen Crichton Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 28
2 Nathan Cleary Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 26
3 Isaiya Katoa Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 21
4 Marc Sneyd Flag of England.svg  England 20
Tommy Makinson
6 Brandon Wakeham Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 15
Mitchell Moses Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
8 Jordan Rapana Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14
9 Arthur Mourgue Flag of France.svg  France 10
10 Valentine Holmes Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7

Top points scorers

RankPlayerTeamPoints
1 Stephen Crichton Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 73
2= Nathan Cleary Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 68
Tommy Makinson Flag of England.svg  England
4 Isaiya Katoa Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 50
5 Josh Addo-Carr Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 48
6 Jordan Rapana Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 40
7 Dom Young Flag of England.svg  England 36
Rhyse Martin Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
9 Mitchell Moses Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 30
10 Arthur Mourgue Flag of France.svg  France 28

Player discipline

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Smaill is a New Zealander who is currently based in England. [15]
  2. ↑ Vella is an Australian who is currently based in England. [16]
  3. ↑ Match originally scheduled to be played at Rochdale [20] [21]

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