2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group A
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Group A 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 hosts England as well as automatic qualifiers Samoa, 2018 European Champions France, and Greece, who 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] The Samoa vs France match was played as a double-header with the final of the 2021 Physical Disability Rugby League World Cup.[4]
Matches
England vs Samoa
England  |
60–6 |  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) |
| England | Position | Samoa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Sam Tomkins | 1 | 1 | Joseph Suaalii | |
| Tommy Makinson | 2 | 18 | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | |
| Kallum Watkins | 3 | 3 | Izack Tago | |
| Herbie Farnworth | 4 | 4 | Stephen Crichton | |
| Dom Young | 14 | 5 | Brian To'o | |
| Jack Welsby | 6 | 6 | Jarome Luai | |
| George Williams | 7 | 7 | Anthony Milford | |
| Tom Burgess | 8 | 8 | Josh Papali'i | |
| Micky McIlorum | 9 | 9 | Danny Levi | |
| Chris Hill | 18 | 10 | Junior Paulo | |
| Elliott Whitehead | 11 | 12 | Jaydn Su'a | |
| Mike McMeeken | 20 | 13 | Josh Aloiai | |
| Victor Radley | 13 | 24 | Braden Hamlin-Uele | |
| Luke Thompson | 10 | 14 | Tyrone May | |
| Morgan Knowles | 15 | 16 | Spencer Leniu | |
| Matty Lees | 16 | 17 | Martin Taupau | |
| Mike Cooper | 17 | 22 | Kelma Tuilagi | |
| Shaun Wane | Coach | Matt Parish | ||
France vs Greece
France  |
34–12 |  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) |
| France | Position | Greece | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Morgan Escaré | 1 | 1 | Chaise Robinson | |
| Arthur Romano | 2 | 2 | Siteni Taukamo | |
| Samisoni Langi | 3 | 3 | Terry Constantinou | |
| Matthieu Laguerre | 4 | 4 | Nick Mougios | |
| Fouad Yaha | 5 | 5 | Johnny Mitsias | |
| Arthur Mourgue | 6 | 6 | Lachlan Ilias | |
| Tony Gigot | 7 | 7 | Jordan Meads | |
| Jordan Dezaria | 8 | 8 | Robert Tuliatu | |
| Alrix Da Costa | 9 | 9 | Peter Mamouzelos | |
| Lambert Belmas | 10 | 16 | Sebastian Sell | |
| Benjamin Jullien | 11 | 11 | Mitchell Zampetides | |
| Paul Séguier | 12 | 12 | Nicholas Flocas | |
| Benjamin Garcia | 13 | 13 | Billy Magoulias | |
| Eloi Pelissier | 14 | 14 | Jake Kambos | |
| Justin Sangaré | 15 | 15 | Myles Gal | |
| Mickaël Goudemand | 17 | 17 | Theodoros Nianiakas | |
| Corentin Le Cam | 19 | 18 | Aris Dardamanis | |
England vs France
| England |
42–18 | 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) |
| England | Position | France | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Sam Tomkins | 1 | 1 | Morgan Escare | |
| Ryan Hall | 5 | 2 | Arthur Romano | |
| Kallum Watkins | 3 | 3 | Samisoni Langi | |
| Herbie Farnworth | 4 | 4 | Matthieu Laguerre | |
| Dom Young | 14 | 6 | Arthur Mourgue | |
| Marc Sneyd | 21 | 7 | Tony Gigot | |
| George Williams | 7 | 8 | Jordan Dezaria | |
Tom Burgess  80' | 8 | 9 | Alrix Da Costa | |
| Michael McIlorum | 9 | 10 | Lambert Belmas | |
| Chris Hill | 18 | 11 | Benjamin Jullien | |
| Elliot Whitehead | 11 | 12 | Paul Séguier | |
| John Bateman | 12 | 13 | Benjamin Garcia | |
| Victor Radley | 13 | 17 | Mickael Goudemand | |
| Jack Welsby | 6 | 14 | Eloi Pelissier | |
| Luke Thompson | 10 | 15 | Justin Sangare | |
| Andy Ackers | 19 | 16 | Gadwin Springer | |
| Mikolaj Oledzki | 23 | 19 | Corentin Le Cam | |
| Shaun Wane | Coach | |||
Samoa vs Greece
| Samoa |
72–4 | 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) |
| Samoa | Position | Greece | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Joseph Suaalii | 1 | 1 | Chaise Robinson | |
| Brian To'o | 5 | 2 | Siteni Taukamo | |
| Stephen Crichton | 4 | 3 | Terence Constantinou | |
| Tim Lafai | 25 | 4 | Nicholas Mougios | |
| Mat Feagai | 19 | 5 | John Mitsias | |
| Jarome Luai | 6 | 13 | Billy Magoulias | |
| Chanel Harris-Tavita | 20 | 6 | Lachlan Ilias | |
| Josh Papali'i | 8 | 12 | Nicholas Flocas | |
| Danny Levi | 9 | 9 | Peter Mamouzelos | |
| Junior Paulo | 10 | 10 | Stefanos Bastas | |
| Ligi Sao | 11 | 14 | Jake Kambos | |
| Jaydn Su'a | 12 | 25 | Adam Vrahnos | |
| Josh Aloiai | 13 | 16 | Sebastian Sell | |
| Fa'amanu Brown | 21 | 15 | Myles Gal | |
| Royce Hunt | 15 | 17 | Theodoros Nianiakas | |
| Oregon Kaufusi | 23 | 19 | Liam Sue-Tin | |
| Martin Taupau | 17 | 23 | Nikolaos Bosmos | |
England vs Greece
| England |
94–4 | 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) |
| England | Position | Greece | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Tommy Makinson | 2 | 2 | Siteni Taukamo | |
| Ryan Hall | 5 | 4 | Nick Mougios | |
| Jack Welsby | 6 | 3 | Terry Constantinou | |
| Kai Pearce-Paul | 24 | 25 | Adam Vrahnos | |
| Dom Young | 14 | 5 | John Mitsias | |
| Marc Sneyd | 21 | 6 | Lachlan Ilias | |
| George Williams | 7 | 7 | Jordan Meads | |
| Matty Lees | 16 | 8 | Rob Tuliatu | |
| Andy Ackers | 19 | 9 | Peter Mamouzelos | |
| Mike Cooper | 17 | 22 | Ioannis Rousoglou | |
| John Bateman | 12 | 11 | Mitchell Zampetides | |
| Joe Batchelor | 22 | 14 | Jake Kambos | |
| Victor Radley | 13 | 12 | Nick Flocas | |
| Burgess | 8 | 16 | Sebastian Sell | |
| Morgan Knowles | 15 | 17 | Theodoros Nianiakas | |
| Chris Hill | 18 | 20 | Ioannis Nake | |
| Mike McMeeken | 20 | 21 | Konstantinos Katsidonis | |
| Shaun Wane | Coach | |||
Samoa vs France
| 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-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) |
| Samoa | Position | France | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 9 | |||
| 10 | 10 | |||
| 11 | 11 | |||
| 12 | 12 | |||
| 13 | 13 | |||
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Squads named for upcoming PDRL World Cup". NRL.com. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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