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]
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 28 | +168 | 6 | Advance to knockout 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 |
Matches
editEngland vs Samoa
edit| 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) |
France vs Greece
edit| 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) |
England vs France
edit| 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) |
Samoa vs Greece
edit| 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) |
England vs Greece
edit| 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 | Fullback | 2 | Siteni Taukamo |
| Ryan Hall | 5 | Wing | 4 | Nick Mougios |
| Jack Welsby | 6 | Centre | 3 | Terry Constantinou |
| Kai Pearce-Paul | 24 | Centre | 25 | Adam Vrahnos |
| Dom Young | 14 | Wing | 5 | John Mitsias |
| Marc Sneyd | 21 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | Lachlan Ilias |
| George Williams | 7 | Scrum half/Half back | 7 | Jordan Meads |
| Matty Lees | 16 | Prop forward | 8 | Rob Tuliatu |
| Andy Ackers | 19 | Hooker | 9 | Peter Mamouzelos |
| Mike Cooper | 17 | Prop forward | 22 | Ioannis Rousoglou |
| John Bateman | 12 | Second row | 11 | Mitchell Zampetides |
| Joe Batchelor | 22 | Second row | 14 | Jake Kambos |
| Victor Radley | 13 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 12 | Nick Flocas |
| Burgess | 8 | Interchange | 16 | Sebastian Sell |
| Morgan Knowles | 15 | Interchange | 17 | Theodoros Nianiakas |
| Chris Hill | 18 | Interchange | 20 | Ioannis Nake |
| Mike McMeeken | 20 | Interchange | 21 | Konstantinos Katsidonis |
| Shaun Wane | Coach | |||
| Rugby League Project | ||||
Samoa vs France
edit| 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 | 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 | ||||
| Rugby League Project | ||||
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.
- ^ "Squads named for upcoming PDRL World Cup". NRL.com. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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