2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group B
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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]
Matches
Australia vs Fiji
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 | 1 | Sunia Turuva | |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 9 | 5 | Mitieli Vulikijapani | |
| Latrell Mitchell | 8 | 4 | Kevin Naiqama (c) | |
| Valentine Holmes | 4 | 19 | Semi Valemei | |
| Murray Taulagi | 23 | 2 | Maika Sivo | |
| Cameron Munster | 7 | 6 | Sitiveni Moceidreke | |
| Daly Cherry-Evans | 2 | 7 | Brandon Wakeham | |
| Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | 18 | 17 | King Vuniyayawa | |
| Ben Hunt | 3 | 9 | Apisai Koroisau | |
| Jake Trbojevic | 5 | 13 | Tui Kamikamica | |
| Angus Crichton | 17 | 12 | Viliame Kikau | |
| Jeremiah Nanai | 22 | 22 | Siua Wong | |
| Cameron Murray | 11 | 16 | Lamar Manuel-Liolevave | |
| Harry Grant | 20 | 14 | Penioni Tagituimua | |
| Reuben Cotter | 16 | 23 | Jowasa Drodrolagi | |
| Patrick Carrigan | 13 | 10 | Ben Nakubuwai | |
| Jack Wighton | 17 | 11 | Taniela Sadrugu | |
| Mal Meninga | Coach | Wise Kativerata | ||
Scotland vs Italy
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 | 1 | Luke Polselli | |
| Matty Russell | 2 | 2 | Richard Lepori | |
| Kieran Buchanan | 4 | 3 | Daniel Atkinson | |
| Bayley Liu | 23 | 4 | Ethan Natoli | |
| Lachlan Walmsley | 5 | 5 | Jake Maizen | |
| Bailey Hayward | 6 | 6 | Jack Campagnolo | |
| Calum Gahan | 19 | 7 | Radean Robinson | |
| Logan Bayliss-Brow | 8 | 10 | Anton Iaria | |
| Liam Hood | 9 | 9 | Dean Parata | |
| Sam Luckley | 10 | 15 | Luca Moretti | |
| Euan Aitken | 11 | 11 | Ryan King | |
| Kane Linnett | 12 | 12 | Brenden Santi | |
| James Bell | 13 | 13 | Nathan Brown | |
| Ben Hellewell | 3 | 14 | Joe Tramontana | |
| Luke Bain | 15 | 15 | Luke Hodge | |
| Kyle Schneider | 14 | 16 | Gioele Celerino | |
Dale Ferguson  37' | 24 | 17 | Jack Colovatti | |
Australia vs Scotland
| 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 | 22 | Alex Walker | |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 9 | 2 | Matty Russell | |
| Matt Burton | 12 | 3 | Ben Hellewell | |
| Jack Wighton | 10 | 4 | Kieran Buchanan | |
| Campbell Graham | 19 | 5 | Lachlan Walmsley | |
| Cameron Munster | 7 | 19 | Calum Gahan | |
| Nathan Cleary | 14 | 8 | Bayley Howard | |
| Reagan Campbell-Gillard | 6 | 9 | Logan Bayliss-Brow | |
| Harry Grant | 20 | 18 | Liam Hood | |
| Patrick Carrigan | 13 | 18 | Jack Teanby | |
| Angus Crichton | 17 | 11 | Euan Aitken | |
| Liam Martin | 21 | 12 | Kane Linnett | |
| Isaah Yeo | 24 | 13 | James Bell | |
| Ben Hunt | 3 | 14 | Kyle Schneider | |
| Valentine Holmes | 4 | 15 | Luke Bain | |
| Jake Trbojevic | 5 | 16 | Guy Graham | |
| Lindsay Collins | 15 | 24 | Dale Ferguson | |
Fiji vs Italy
| 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 | 1 | Luke Polselli | |
| Vuate Karawalevu | 24 | 2 | Richard Lepori | |
| Kevin Naiqama | 4 | 4 | Ethan Natoli | |
| Semi Valemei | 19 | 3 | Daniel Atkinson | |
| Maika Sivo | 2 | 5 | Jake Maizen | |
| Apisai Koroisau | 9 | 6 | Jack Campagnolo | |
| Brandon Wakeham | 7 | 7 | Radean Robinson | |
| King Vuniyayawa | 17 | 8 | Alec Susino | |
| Penioni Tagituimua | 14 | 9 | Dean Parata | |
| Tui Kamikamica | 13 | 10 | Anton Iaria | |
| Siua Wong | 22 | 11 | Ryan King | |
| Viliame Kikau | 12 | 12 | Brenden Santi | |
| Korbin Sims | 3 | 13 | Nathan Brown | |
| Lamar Manuel-Liolevave | 16 | 14 | Joe Tramontana | |
| Ben Nakubuwai | 10 | 15 | Luca Moretti | |
| Taniela Sadrugu | 11 | 20 | Jack Colovatti | |
| Henry Raiwalui | 20 | 19 | Luke Hodge | |
Fiji vs Scotland
| 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 | 1 | Davey Dixon | |
| Vuate Karawalevu | 2 | 2 | Lachlan Walmsley | |
| Kevin Naiqama | 3 | 3 | Bayley Liu | |
| Semi Valemei | 4 | 4 | Kieran Buchanan | |
| Maika Sivo | 5 | 5 | Matty Russell | |
| Henry Raiwalui | 6 | 6 | James Bell | |
| Brandon Wakeham | 7 | 7 | Calum Gahan | |
| King Vuniyayawa | 8 | 8 | Jack Teanby | |
| Apisai Koroisau | 9 | 9 | Kyle Schneider | |
| Korbin Sims | 10 | 10 | Sam Luckley | |
| Viliame Kikau | 11 | 11 | Ben Hellewell | |
| Siua Wong | 12 | 12 | Kane Linnett | |
| Taniela Sadrugu | 13 | 13 | Luke Bain | |
| Penioni Tagituimua | 14 | 14 | Logan Bayliss-Brow | |
| Tevita Toloi | 15 | 15 | Guy Graham | |
| Joseph Ratuvakacereivalu | 16 | 16 | Dale Ferguson | |
| Lamar Manuel-Liolevave | 17 | 17 | Charlie Emslie | |
| Netane Masima | 18 | 18 | Shane Toal | |
Australia vs Italy
| 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 | 1 | Luke Polselli | |
| Campbell Graham | 18 | 18 | Kyle Pickering | |
| Valentine Holmes | 4 | 3 | Daniel Atkinson | |
| Latrell Mitchell | 8 | 4 | Ethan Natoli | |
| Murray Taulagi | 23 | 5 | Jake Maizen | |
| Daly Cherry-Evans | 2 | 6 | Jack Campagnolo | |
| Nathan Cleary | 14 | 7 | Radean Robinson | |
| Lindsay Collins | 15 | 8 | Alec Susino | |
| Ben Hunt | 3 | 9 | Dean Parata | |
| Reuben Cotter | 16 | 10 | Anton Iaria | |
| Liam Martin | 21 | 15 | Luca Moretti | |
| Jeremiah Nanai | 22 | 12 | Brenden Santi | |
| Cameron Murray | 11 | 13 | Nathan Brown | |
| Isaah Yeo | 24 | 14 | Joe Tramontana | |
| Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | 18 | 17 | Ronny Palumbo | |
| Reagan Campbell-Gillard | 6 | 20 | Jack Colovatti | |
| Matt Burton | 12 | 16 | Gioele Celerino | |
| Mal Meninga | Coach | Leo Epifania | ||
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.
External links
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