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2021(2021)Men's Rugby League World Cup()
Number of teams16
Host countryEngland
WinnerAustralia(12th title)
Runner-upSamoa
Matches played31
Attendance423,689 (13,667 per match)
Points scored1721 (55.52 per match)
Tries scored307 (9.9 per match)
Top scorerSamoaStephen Crichton(73)
Top try scorerAustraliaJosh Addo-Carr(12 tries)
Tournaments

The2021 Men's Rugby League World Cupwas the 16thRugby League World Cup,and one of three major tournaments of the2021 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 theCOVID-19 pandemicand the subsequent withdrawals ofAustraliaandNew Zealandcaused 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 the2000 Rugby League World Cup.[3]

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

Australia beatSamoa30–10 in the final to win the tournament for the third successive time, extending their record number of World Cup titles to twelve.[6]

Teams

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Qualification

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Main article:2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualification

The eight quarter-finalists of theprevious tournament in 2017earned 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.

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Total
times
qualified 		Last
time
qualified 		Current
consecutive
appearances 		Previous best
performance
England Hosts 27 October 2016 7[a] 2017 7 Runners-up (1975,1995,2017)
Fiji 2017 Group Dwinners 10 November 2017 6 2017 6 Semi-finals (2008,2013,2017)
Tonga 2017 Group Bwinners 11 November 2017 6 2017 6 Semi-finals (2017)
New Zealand 2017 Group Brunners-up 11 November 2017 16 2017 16 Winners(2008)
Samoa 2017 Group Bthird place 11 November 2017 6 2017 6 Quarter-finals (2000,2013,2017)
Australia 2017 Group Awinners 11 November 2017 16 2017 16 Winners(11 times)
Lebanon 2017 Group Athird place 11 November 2017 3 2017 2 Quarter-finals (2017)
Papua New Guinea 2017 Group Cwinners 12 November 2017 8 2017 8 Quarter-finals (2000,2017)
France Europe second roundwinners 11 November 2018 16 2017 16 Runners-up (1954,1968)
Wales Europe second roundrunners-up 11 November 2018 6[a] 2017 3 Semi-finals (1995,2000)
Jamaica Americas Championshipwinners 17 November 2018 1 – 1 –
Ireland Europe third round Group Awinners 9 November 2019 5[a] 2017 5 Quarter-finals (2000,2008)
Italy Europe third round Group Arunners-up 9 November 2019 3 2017 3 Group stage (2013,2017)
Scotland Europe third round Group Bwinners 9 November 2019 5[a] 2017 5 Quarter-finals (2013)
Greece Europe third round Group Brunners-up 9 November 2019 1 – 1 –
Cook Islands Inter-regional repechagewinners 16 November 2019 3 2013 1 Group stage (2000,2013)
Notes
  1. ^abcdCompeted as part ofGreat Britainin 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

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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 atBuckingham Palaceon 16 January 2020 and was streamed live onFacebook.Teams from pot 1 were drawn byPrince Harry, Duke of Sussex,pot 2 byKatherine Grainger,and pot 3 byJason Robinson.[9]

Seeded Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

England(A)
Australia(B)
New Zealand(C)
Tonga(D)

Fiji
Lebanon
Papua New Guinea
Samoa

France
Jamaica
Scotland
Wales

Cook Islands
Greece
Ireland
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

England
Samoa
France
Greece

Australia
Fiji
Scotland
Italy

New Zealand
Lebanon
Jamaica
Ireland

Tonga
Papua New Guinea
Wales
Cook Islands

Squads

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Main article:2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup 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

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Stadium locations

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

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

Team base camp locations

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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

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Match officials

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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

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Matches were played to theInternational Rugby League(IRL) rules. Certain differences between the way the rules of Australia and Europe were clarified in September 2022. Alldrop goalswere worth one point and allplay the ballinfringements resulted in a set restart. Introduced from the AustralianNational 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

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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
19:30BST(UTC+01:00)
England 50–0 Fiji
Report
7 October 2022
19:45BST(UTC+01:00)
CumbriaCumbria 28–12 Jamaica
Report
Derwent Park,Workington[22]
Attendance: 3,000
8 October 2022
14:00BST(UTC+01:00)
France 12–48 Tonga
Report
The Shay,Halifax[24]
Attendance: 876
8 October 2022
15:00BST(UTC+01:00)
Wales 22–38 Lebanon
Report
Heywood Road,Sale[25]
Attendance: 509
8 October 2022
15:00BST(UTC+01:00)
Bradford Bulls 34–34 Greece
Report
8 October 2022
18:00BST(UTC+01:00)
Leeds Rhinos 0–74 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 atSt James' Park

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

Group A

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Main article:2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 England(H) 3 3 0 0 196 28 +168 6 Advance toknockout stage
2 Samoa 3 2 0 1 140 68 +72 4
3 France 3 1 0 2 56 116 −60 2
4 Greece 3 0 0 3 20 200 −180 0
Source:rlwc2021
(H)Hosts
15 October 2022
14:30BST(UTC+01:00)
England 60–6 Samoa
Tries:Welsby22'
Young(2) 25', 30'
Watkins49'
Farnworth65'
Whitehead(2) 69', 71'
Makinson74'
Williams76'
Burgess80'
Goals:Makinson(10/12) 6' pen, 23', 26', 49', 63' pen, 66', 69', 71', 74', 79'
 Report
 Tries:Tago34'
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
19:30BST(UTC+01:00)
France 34–12 Greece
Tries:Dezaria9'
Gigot30'
Jullien(2) 34', 74'
Mourgue47'
Goals:Mourgue(7/7) 10', 24' pen, 30', 36', 49', 67' pen, 76'
 Report
 Tries:Taukamo56'
Mougios79'
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
17:00BST(UTC+01:00)
England 42–18 France
Tries:Hall(2) 6', 12'
Thompson24'
Whitehead45'
Radley50'
Young(2) 57', 66'
Goals:Sneyd(7/7) 8', 13', 26', 46', 51’, 58', 67'
 Report
 Tries:Mourgue29'
Pelissier33'
Romano76'
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
17:00BST(UTC+01:00)
Samoa 72–4 Greece
Tries:To'o1'
Paulo5'
Levi16', 70'
Harris-Tavita22', 60'
Hunt30'
Luai33'
Lafai(2) 37', 80'
Brown53'
Crichton56'
Feagai64'
Goals:Crichton(10/13) 3', 5', 17', 23', 31', 34', 38', 54', 61', 71'
 Report
 Tries:Ilias49'
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
14:30BST(UTC+01:00)
England 94–4 Greece
Tries:Lees3'
Young(4) 13', 25', 35', 37'
Hall(2) 28', 59'
Burgess(2) 33', 53'
Williams40'
Makinson43'
Sneyd49'
Batchelor63'
Ackers(2) 67', 75'
Pearce-Paul73'
McMeeken77'
Goals:Sneyd(13/17) 4', 27', 34', 36', 39', 40', 43', 50', 55', 60', 68', 76', 77'
 Report
 Tries:Taukamo18'
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
17:00GMT(UTC±00:00)
Samoa 62–4 France
Tries:Lafai(2) 4', 66'
To'o(2) 17', 47'
Ta. May(4) 21', 34', 40', 44'
Milford(2) 62', 74'
Harris-Tavita69'
Goals:Crichton(9/11) 5', 22', 36', 40', 45', 48', 64', 70', 75'
 Report
 Tries:Yaha53'
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

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Main article:2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Australia 3 3 0 0 192 14 +178 6 Advance toknockout 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
15 October 2022
19:30BST(UTC+01:00)
Australia 42–8 Fiji
Tries:Nanai16'
Addo-Carr(2) 24', 68'
Crichton35'
Mitchell44'
Grant54'
Tedesco61'
Goals:Holmes(7/7) 16', 25', 36', 45', 54', 61', 68'
 Report
 Tries:Valemei4'
Turuva76'
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
14:30BST(UTC+01:00)
Scotland 4–28 Italy
Tries:Walmsley76'
Goals:Brierley(0/1)
 Report
 Tries:Polselli10'
Parata23'
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
19:30BST(UTC+01:00)
Australia 84–0 Scotland
Tries:Addo-Carr(4) 6', 32', 49', 79'
Wighton(2) 11', 35'
Crichton15'
Graham(3) 21', 59', 74'
Cleary28'
Tedesco41'
Hunt44'
Burton66'
Yeo77'
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
14:30BST(UTC+01:00)
Fiji 60–4 Italy
Tries:Kikau(2) 9', 23'
Naiqama12'
Tagituimua(2) 15', 46'
Koroisau37'
Nakubuwai51'
Sivo(2) 53', 63'
Sadrugu79'
Goals:Wakeham(7/7) 10', 13', 17', 25', 38', 47', 51'
Koroisau(2/2) 55', 65'
Raiwalui(1/1) 80'
 Report
 Tries:Maizen56'
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
17:00BST(UTC+01:00)
Fiji 30–14 Scotland
Tries:Sadrugu6'
Kikau15'
Raiwalui36'
Sivo46'
Sims67'
Goals:Wakeham(5/5) 7', 16', 37', 48', 68'
 Report
 Tries:Walmsley21'
Hellewell40'
Liu51'
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
19:30BST(UTC+01:00)
Australia 66–6 Italy
Tries:Holmes7'
Taulagi(2) 14', 40'
Tedesco19'
Graham(2) 28', 68'
Mitchell36'
Yeo46'
Martin51'
Murray58'
Nanai74'
Collins80'
Goals:Cleary(9/12) 20', 30', 38', 48', 52', 60', 69', 76', 80'
 Report
 Tries:Palumbo54'
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

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Main article:2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 150 28 +122 6 Advance toknockout 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
16 October 2022
17:00BST(UTC+01:00)
Jamaica 2–48 Ireland
Goals:Rush1/1 (39' pen)
 Report
 Tries:L. Senior(2) 13', 64'
G. King16'
O'Hagan19'
Chamberlain37'
I. Senior52'
T. King57'
McDonnell72'
Bentley77'
Halton80'
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
19:30BST(UTC+01:00)
New Zealand 34–12 Lebanon
Tries:K. Bromwich6'
Asofa-Solomona25'
Hiku30'
Brown55'
Manu57'
Rapana61'
Goals:Rapana(5/6) 6', 25', 31', 55', 58'
 Report
 Tries:Mansour1'
Miski46'
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
19:30BST(UTC+01:00)
New Zealand 68–6 Jamaica
Tries:Watene-Zelezniak(4) 4', 14', 19', 59'
Hiku9'
Niukore29'
Kris37'
Marshall-King(2) 40', 55'
Nicoll-Klokstad44'
Nikora53'
Smith(2) 66', 72'
Goals:Foran(6/10) 16', 31', 40', 61', 67', 73'
Watene-Zelezniak(2/3) 45', 54'
 Report
 Tries:Jones-Bishop76'
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
14:30BST(UTC+01:00)
Lebanon 32–14 Ireland
Tries:Robinson21'
Kiraz25'
Morkos31'
El-Zakhem54'
Miski58'
Goals:Moses(6/7) 17' pen, 22' 26', 33', 56', 71' pen
 Report
 Tries:L. Senior(2) 38', 48'
Chamberlain78'
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
19:30BST(UTC+01:00)
New Zealand 48–10 Ireland
Tries:Hughes(2) 15', 60'
Rapana(2) 20', 46'
Hiku(2) 26', 33'
Mulitalo38'
Fisher-Harris55'
K. Bromwich63'
Manu79'
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
12:00GMT(UTC±00:00)
Lebanon 74–12 Jamaica
Tries:Tannous6'
Miski9'
El-Zakhem12'
Robinson15'
Rajab23'
Tasipale(2) 27', 55'
Mansour(2) 32', 62'
Doueihi45'
Maroun59'
Goals:Moses(7/7) 8', 11', 13', 16', 24', 28', 33'
Doueihi(2/4) 57', 60'
 Report
 Tries:Agoro50'
Andrade66'
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

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Main article:2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Tonga 3 3 0 0 148 34 +114 6 Advance toknockout stage
2 Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 86 40 +46 4
3 Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 44 136 −92 2
4 Wales 3 0 0 3 18 86 −68 0
Source:rlwc2021
18 October 2022
19:30BST(UTC+01:00)
Tonga 24–18 Papua New Guinea
Tries:Penisini14'
Fotuaika35'
I. Katoa37'
Koloamatangi78'
Goals:I. Katoa(4/5) 16', 36', 39', 79'
 Report
 Tries:Martin6'
Lam41'
Russell68'
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
19:30BST(UTC+01:00)
Wales 12–18 Cook Islands
Tries:Lloyd13'
Olds27'
Goals:Fozard(2/2) 15', 29'
 Report
 Tries:Gelling22'
Moale59'
S. Marsters64'
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
19:30BST(UTC+01:00)
Tonga 32–6 Wales
Tries:Tupou(3) 21', 51', 71'
Fifita37'
Koloamatangi40'
Niu47'
Goals:Lolohea(3/5) 38', 40', 49'
Talakai(1/1) 72'
 Report
 Tries:Evans17'
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
19:30BST(UTC+01:00)
Papua New Guinea 32–16 Cook Islands
Tries:Tai(2) 14', 46'
Laybutt23'
Martin41'
Lam56'
Olam68'
Goals:Martin(4/6) 24', 42', 57', 69'
 Report
 Tries:Ulberg34'
Gelling60'
Iro77'
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
14:30GMT(UTC±00:00)
Tonga 92–10 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'
Kaufusi40'
I. Katoa44'
Amone78'
Goals:I. Katoa(14/16) 15', 21', 24', 28', 31', 33', 37', 40', 46', 51', 62', 66', 76', 79'
 Report
 Tries:S. Marsters69'
Ti. Arona80'
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
19:30GMT(UTC±00:00)
Papua New Guinea 36–0 Wales
Tries:Laybutt6'
Putt(2) 12', 46'
Ngutlik(2) 18', 76'
Russell23'
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

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Main article:2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup knockout stage

The top 2 teams from each pool advanced to the quarter-finals. All quarter-finalists will automatically qualify for the2025 Rugby League World Cup.

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

Quarter-finals

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4 November 2022
19:30GMT(UTC±00:00)
Australia 48–4 Lebanon
Tries:Addo-Carr(5) 5', 16', 19', 45', 59'
Mitchell24'
Murray(2) 30', 33'
Martin69'
Goals:Cleary(6/9) 17', 31', 34', 46', 60', 70'
 Report
 Tries:Mansour52'
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
14:30GMT(UTC±00:00)
England 46–6 Papua New Guinea
Tries:Burgess6'
Makinson(5) 9', 18', 27', 58', 75'
Young14'
Williams21'
Watkins24'
Goals:Makinson(5/9) 7', 20', 22', 26, 28'
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 Tries:Ngutlik70'
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
19:30GMT(UTC±00:00)
New Zealand 24–18 Fiji
Tries:Mulitalo25'
Nikora48'
Manu62'
Rapana78'
Goals:Rapana(4/5) 27', 49', 64', 71' pen
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 Tries:Sivo11'
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
14:30GMT(UTC±00:00)
Tonga 18–20 Samoa
Tries:Tupou7'
Taukeiaho32'
S. Katoa70'
Goals:I. Katoa(3/4) 33', 49' pen, 71'
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 Tries:Su'a4'
Luai16'
To'o58'
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

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11 November 2022
19:45GMT(UTC±00:00)
Australia 16–14 New Zealand
Tries:Addo-Carr16'
Holmes30'
Murray53'
Goals:Cleary(2/3) 18', 55'
 Report
 Tries:Hughes11'
Brown37'
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
14:30GMT(UTC±00:00)
England 26–27(g.p.) Samoa
Tries:Whitehead24'
Bateman44'
Farnworth(2) 63', 77'
Goals:Makinson(5/5) 25', 45', 63', 67' pen, 78'
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 Tries:Lafai6'
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

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Main article:2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup final
19 November 2022
16:00GMT(UTC±00:00)
Australia 30–10 Samoa
Tries:Mitchell(2) 14', 80'
Tedesco(2) 18', 69'
Martin30'
Murray53'
Goals:Cleary(3/5) 19', 55', 70'
Addo-Carr(0/1)
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 Tries:To'o61'
Crichton71'
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

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Final standings

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Final result
1 B Australia 6 6 0 0 286 42 +244 12 Champions
2 A Samoa 6 4 0 2 197 142 +55 8 Runners-up
3 A England(H) 5 4 0 1 268 61 +207 8 Eliminated in
semi-finals
4 C New Zealand 5 4 0 1 188 62 +126 8
5 D Tonga 4 3 0 1 166 54 +112 6 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6 B Fiji 4 2 0 2 116 84 +32 4
7 D Papua New Guinea 4 2 0 2 92 86 +6 4
8 C Lebanon 4 2 0 2 122 108 +14 4
9 C Ireland 3 1 0 2 72 82 −10 2 Eliminated in
group stage
10 A France 3 1 0 2 56 116 −60 2
11 D Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 44 136 −92 2
12 B Italy 3 1 0 2 38 130 −92 2
13 D Wales 3 0 0 3 18 86 −68 0
14 B Scotland 3 0 0 3 18 142 −124 0
15 C Jamaica 3 0 0 3 20 190 −170 0
16 A Greece 3 0 0 3 20 200 −180 0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2022. Source:World Cup 2022
(H)Hosts

Top try scorers

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Rank Player Team Tries
1 Josh Addo-Carr Australia 12
2 Dom Young England 9
3 Tommy Makinson England 7
4 Louis Senior Ireland 6
Josh Mansour Lebanon
Daniel Tupou Tonga
7 Campbell Graham Australia 5
Tim Lafai Samoa
Will Penisini Tonga
10 Elliott Whitehead England 4
Ryan Hall
Jake Maizen Italy
Abbas Miski Lebanon
Peta Hiku New Zealand
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Taylan May Samoa
Tesi Niu Tonga

Top goal scorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 Stephen Crichton Samoa 28
2 Nathan Cleary Australia 26
3 Isaiya Katoa Tonga 21
4 Marc Sneyd England 20
Tommy Makinson
6 Brandon Wakeham Fiji 15
Mitchell Moses Lebanon
8 Jordan Rapana New Zealand 14
9 Arthur Mourgue France 10
10 Valentine Holmes Australia 7

Top points scorers

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

Player discipline

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See also

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Notes

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  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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