Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 14 | +178 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 60 | +38 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 130 | −92 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 142 | −124 | 0 |
Source: rlwc2021
Group B of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup is one of four groups in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, which will be played in 2022. The group comprises automatic qualifiers Australia and Fiji as well as Scotland and Italy, who both 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 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 14 | +178 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 60 | +38 | 4 | |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 130 | −92 | 2 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 142 | −124 | 0 |
| Australia | 42–8 | 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) |
| Australia | Position | Fiji | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| James Tedesco (c) | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Sunia Turuva |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 9 | Wing | 5 | Mitieli Vulikijapani |
| Latrell Mitchell | 8 | Centre | 4 | Kevin Naiqama (c) |
| Valentine Holmes | 4 | Centre | 19 | Semi Valemei |
| Murray Taulagi | 23 | Wing | 2 | Maika Sivo |
| Cameron Munster | 7 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | Sitiveni Moceidreke |
| Daly Cherry-Evans | 2 | Scrum half/Half back | 7 | Brandon Wakeham |
| Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | 18 | Prop forward | 17 | King Vuniyayawa |
| Ben Hunt | 3 | Hooker | 9 | Apisai Koroisau |
| Jake Trbojevic | 5 | Prop forward | 13 | Tui Kamikamica |
| Angus Crichton | 17 | Second row | 12 | Viliame Kikau |
| Jeremiah Nanai | 22 | Second row | 22 | Siua Wong |
| Cameron Murray | 11 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 16 | Lamar Manuel-Liolevave |
| Harry Grant | 20 | Interchange | 14 | Penioni Tagituimua |
| Reuben Cotter | 16 | Interchange | 23 | Jowasa Drodrolagi |
| Patrick Carrigan | 13 | Interchange | 10 | Ben Nakubuwai |
| Jack Wighton | 17 | Interchange | 11 | Taniela Sadrugu |
| Mal Meninga | Coach | Wise Kativerata | ||
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| Scotland | 4–28 | 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) |
| Scotland | Position | Italy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Ryan Brierley | 7 | Fullback | 1 | Luke Polselli |
| Matty Russell | 2 | Wing | 2 | Richard Lepori |
| Kieran Buchanan | 4 | Centre | 3 | Daniel Atkinson |
| Bayley Liu | 23 | Centre | 4 | Ethan Natoli |
| Lachlan Walmsley | 5 | Wing | 5 | Jake Maizen |
| Bailey Hayward | 6 | Stand off | 6 | Jack Campagnolo |
| Calum Gahan | 19 | Scrum half | 7 | Radean Robinson |
| Logan Bayliss-Brow | 8 | Prop forward | 10 | Anton Iaria |
| Liam Hood | 9 | Hooker | 9 | Dean Parata |
| Sam Luckley | 10 | Prop forward | 15 | Luca Moretti |
| Euan Aitken | 11 | Second row | 11 | Ryan King |
| Kane Linnett | 12 | Second row | 12 | Brenden Santi |
| James Bell | 13 | Loose forward | 13 | Nathan Brown |
| Ben Hellewell | 3 | Interchange | 14 | Joe Tramontana |
| Luke Bain | 15 | Interchange | 15 | Luke Hodge |
| Kyle Schneider | 14 | Interchange | 16 | Gioele Celerino |
Dale Ferguson  37' | 24 | Interchange | 17 | Jack Colovatti |
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| Australia | 84–0 | 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) |
| Australia | Position | Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| James Tedesco | 1 | Fullback | 22 | Alex Walker |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 9 | Wing | 2 | Matty Russell |
| Matt Burton | 12 | Centre | 3 | Ben Hellewell |
| Jack Wighton | 10 | Centre | 4 | Kieran Buchanan |
| Campbell Graham | 19 | Wing | 5 | Lachlan Walmsley |
| Cameron Munster | 7 | Stand off/Five eighth | 19 | Calum Gahan |
| Nathan Cleary | 14 | Scrum half/Half back | 8 | Bayley Howard |
| Reagan Campbell-Gillard | 6 | Prop forward | 9 | Logan Bayliss-Brow |
| Harry Grant | 20 | Hooker | 18 | Liam Hood |
| Patrick Carrigan | 13 | Prop forward | 18 | Jack Teanby |
| Angus Crichton | 17 | Second row | 11 | Euan Aitken |
| Liam Martin | 21 | Second row | 12 | Kane Linnett |
| Isaah Yeo | 24 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 13 | James Bell |
| Ben Hunt | 3 | Interchange | 14 | Kyle Schneider |
| Valentine Holmes | 4 | Interchange | 15 | Luke Bain |
| Jake Trbojevic | 5 | Interchange | 16 | Guy Graham |
| Lindsay Collins | 15 | Interchange | 24 | Dale Ferguson |
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| Fiji | 60–4 | 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) |
| Fiji | Position | Italy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Sunia Turuva | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Luke Polselli |
| Vuate Karawalevu | 24 | Wing | 2 | Richard Lepori |
| Kevin Naiqama | 4 | Centre | 4 | Ethan Natoli |
| Semi Valemei | 19 | Centre | 3 | Daniel Atkinson |
| Maika Sivo | 2 | Wing | 5 | Jake Maizen |
| Apisai Koroisau | 9 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | Jack Campagnolo |
| Brandon Wakeham | 7 | Scrum half/Half back | 7 | Radean Robinson |
| King Vuniyayawa | 17 | Prop forward | 8 | Alec Susino |
| Penioni Tagituimua | 14 | Hooker | 9 | Dean Parata |
| Tui Kamikamica | 13 | Prop forward | 10 | Anton Iaria |
| Siua Wong | 22 | Second row | 11 | Ryan King |
| Viliame Kikau | 12 | Second row | 12 | Brenden Santi |
| Korbin Sims | 3 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 13 | Nathan Brown |
| Lamar Manuel-Liolevave | 16 | Interchange | 14 | Joe Tramontana |
| Ben Nakubuwai | 10 | Interchange | 15 | Luca Moretti |
| Taniela Sadrugu | 11 | Interchange | 20 | Jack Colovatti |
| Henry Raiwalui | 20 | Interchange | 19 | Luke Hodge |
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| Fiji | 30–14 | 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) |
| Fiji | Position | Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Sunia Turuva | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Davey Dixon |
| Vuate Karawalevu | 2 | Wing | 2 | Lachlan Walmsley |
| Kevin Naiqama | 3 | Centre | 3 | Bayley Liu |
| Semi Valemei | 4 | Centre | 4 | Kieran Buchanan |
| Maika Sivo | 5 | Wing | 5 | Matty Russell |
| Henry Raiwalui | 6 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | James Bell |
| Brandon Wakeham | 7 | Scrum half/Half back | 7 | Calum Gahan |
| King Vuniyayawa | 8 | Prop forward | 8 | Jack Teanby |
| Apisai Koroisau | 9 | Hooker | 9 | Kyle Schneider |
| Korbin Sims | 10 | Prop forward | 10 | Sam Luckley |
| Viliame Kikau | 11 | Second row | 11 | Ben Hellewell |
| Siua Wong | 12 | Second row | 12 | Kane Linnett |
| Taniela Sadrugu | 13 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 13 | Luke Bain |
| Penioni Tagituimua | 14 | Interchange | 14 | Logan Bayliss-Brow |
| Tevita Toloi | 15 | Interchange | 15 | Guy Graham |
| Joseph Ratuvakacereivalu | 16 | Interchange | 16 | Dale Ferguson |
| Lamar Manuel-Liolevave | 17 | Interchange | 17 | Charlie Emslie |
| Netane Masima | 18 | Concussion substitute | 18 | Shane Toal |
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| Australia | 66–6 | 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) |
| Australia | Position | Italy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| James Tedesco | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Luke Polselli |
| Campbell Graham | 18 | Wing | 18 | Kyle Pickering |
| Valentine Holmes | 4 | Centre | 3 | Daniel Atkinson |
| Latrell Mitchell | 8 | Centre | 4 | Ethan Natoli |
| Murray Taulagi | 23 | Wing | 5 | Jake Maizen |
| Daly Cherry-Evans | 2 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | Jack Campagnolo |
| Nathan Cleary | 14 | Scrum half/Half back | 7 | Radean Robinson |
| Lindsay Collins | 15 | Prop forward | 8 | Alec Susino |
| Ben Hunt | 3 | Hooker | 9 | Dean Parata |
| Reuben Cotter | 16 | Prop forward | 10 | Anton Iaria |
| Liam Martin | 21 | Second row | 15 | Luca Moretti |
| Jeremiah Nanai | 22 | Second row | 12 | Brenden Santi |
| Cameron Murray | 11 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 13 | Nathan Brown |
| Isaah Yeo | 24 | Interchange | 14 | Joe Tramontana |
| Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | 18 | Interchange | 17 | Ronny Palumbo |
| Reagan Campbell-Gillard | 6 | Interchange | 20 | Jack Colovatti |
| Matt Burton | 12 | Interchange | 16 | Gioele Celerino |
| Mal Meninga | Coach | Leo Epifania | ||
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