Group D 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 Tonga and Papua New Guinea as well as Wales, who qualified through the 2018 European Championship and Cook Islands, who qualified through the repechage 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]
Standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 34 | +114 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 40 | +46 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 136 | −92 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 86 | −68 | 0 |
Source: rlwc2021
Matches
editTonga vs Papua New Guinea
editTonga ![]() | 24–18 | ![]() |
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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) |
Wales vs Cook Islands
editWales ![]() | 12–18 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
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) |
Tonga vs Wales
editTonga ![]() | 32–6 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
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) |
Tonga | Position | Wales | ||
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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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Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands
editPapua New Guinea ![]() | 32–16 | ![]() |
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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) |
Tonga vs Cook Islands
editTonga ![]() | 92–10 | ![]() |
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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) |
Papua New Guinea vs Wales
editPapua New Guinea ![]() | 36–0 | ![]() |
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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) |
References
edit- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2021 draw: England drawn with Samoa, France and Greece". BBC Sport. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "England start against Samoa at World Cup". BBC Sport. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Gordon, James (19 November 2021). "List of Rugby League World Cup 2021 fixtures - date-by-date by tournament". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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