2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup knockout stage

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The 2021 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage took place after the group stages of the 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup, and ended with the Final, at Old Trafford. The quarter-finals comprised eight teams; the top two teams from each group; Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D. All quarter-finalists automatically qualified for the 2025 Rugby League World Cup. [1]

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Bracket

 
 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

Quarter-final 1: Australia vs Lebanon

Quarter-final 2: England vs Papua New Guinea

Catherine, Princess of Wales attended this match in her capacity as patron of the Rugby Football League. [2] [3]

Quarter-final 3: New Zealand vs Fiji

Quarter-final 4: Tonga vs Samoa

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1: Australia vs New Zealand

Semi-final 2: England vs Samoa

Samoa faced England in the semi-final at the Emirates Stadium in London. Tim Lafai scored the first try of the game in the sixth minute to give Samoa a 4–0 lead, and for the first time in the tournament, England conceded first. Five minutes later, Junior Paulo was shown a yellow card, and also put on report, for a dangerous tackle on George Williams. Elliott Whitehead scored England's first try on 25 minutes, with Tommy Makinson successful with the conversion, to give England a 6–4 lead. Five minutes later, Samoa scored again, this time from Ligi Sao to retake the lead 8–4; Stephen Crichton was successful with the conversion to give Samoa a 10–4 lead at half-time.

Five minutes into the second half, England scored again, this time through John Bateman, and Makinson was once again successful with the conversion to make it 10–10. Two tries in seven minutes saw Samoa take a 20–12 lead, with England now needing at least two tries to draw level. Herbie Farnworth broke clear on 65 minutes, to race away and touch down near the posts, giving Makinson an easy conversion. From the kick-off, England were awarded a penalty, after Sam Tomkins was tackled in the air. Samoa used the captain's challenge, and after a quick review, the video referee agreed with the decision to award the penalty, meaning the challenge was unsuccessful. Makinson opted to kick the penalty and was successful, levelling the scores at 20–20 with just over 12 minutes remaining. Stephen Crichton looked to have won it for Samoa with sven minutes to go, as he intercepted a Dom Young pass to touch down under the posts, converting his own try. There was more drama to come, as Farnworth got his second try of the game with two minutes remaining, Makinson once again converting to take the game to extra time.

Samoa attempted to score the golden point with a drop goal early in extra time, but it was charged down by England. Samoa eventually won the match after a forward pass from Sam Tomkins gave them possession 35 metres out. Crichton kicked the winning drop goal to send Samoa to their first World Cup final, making them the first team other than England, Australia or New Zealand to reach the final in 50 years.

The peak TV audience for the match was approximately 2.5 million views, which is the highest for any international rugby league match. [4]

Final: Australia vs Samoa

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)
Team details
AustraliaPositionSamoa
NameNumberNumberName
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
Interchange
Interchange
Interchange
Interchange
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