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. The fixtures were announced on 21 July 2020. A revised schedule was issued on 19 November 2021 following the postponement of the tournament from 2021 to 2022.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tonga
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 34 | +114 | 6 | Advance to knockout 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 |
Matches
Tonga vs Papua New Guinea
| 18 October 2022 19:30 BST (UTC+01:00) |
| Tonga
|
24–18 | Papua New Guinea
|
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Tonga | Position | Papua New Guinea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Tolutau Koula | 20 | Fullback | 1 | Alex Johnston |
| Daniel Tupou | 2 | Wing | 20 | Rodrick Tai |
| Mosese Suli | 19 | Centre | 3 | Nene MacDonald |
| Will Penisini | 4 | Centre | 4 | Justin Olam |
| Sione Katoa | 5 | Wing | 15 | Dan Russell |
| Isaiya Katoa | 24 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | Kyle Laybutt |
| Tuimoala Lolohea | 7 | Scrum half/Half back | 7 | Lachlan Lam |
| Addin Fonua-Blake | 8 | Prop forward | 8 | Wellington Albert |
| Keaon Koloamatangi | 12 | Hooker | 9 | Edwin Ipape |
| Tevita Tatola | 16 | Prop forward | 10 | Sylvester Namo |
| Felise Kaufusi | 11 | Second row | 11 | Nixon Putt |
| Haumole Olakau'atu | 15 | Second row | 12 | Rhyse Martin |
| Siosiua Taukeiaho | 10 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 13 | Jacob Alick |
| Soni Luke | 14 | Interchange | 23 | Watson Boas |
| Moeaki Fotuaika | 17 | Interchange | 16 | McKenzie Yei |
| David Fifita | 18 | Interchange | 17 | Emmanuel Waine |
| Siosifa Talakai | 3 | Interchange | 18 | Keven Appo |
| Kristian Woolf | Coach | Stanley Tepend | ||
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Wales vs Cook Islands
| 19 October 2022 19:30 BST (UTC+01:00) |
| Wales
|
12–18 | Cook Islands
|
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Wales | Position | Cook Islands | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Caleb Aekins | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Kayal Iro |
| Mike Butt | 19 | Wing | 2 | Steven Marsters |
| Will Evans | 4 | Centre | 3 | Anthony Gelling |
| Elliot Kear | 6 | Centre | 4 | Reubenn Rennie |
| Rhys Williams | 2 | Wing | 5 | Paul Ulberg |
| Ollie Olds | 14 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | Esan Marsters |
| Josh Ralph | 7 | Scrum half/Half back | 7 | Johnathon Ford |
| Anthony Walker | 8 | Prop forward | 8 | Pride Petterson-Robati |
| Matty Fozard | 9 | Hooker | 9 | Aaron Teroi |
| Dan Fleming | 10 | Prop forward | 10 | Tepai Moeroa |
| Rhodri Lloyd | 11 | Second row | 11 | Dominique Peyroux |
| Bailey Antrobus | 17 | Second row | 12 | Reuben Porter |
| Joe Burke | 16 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 13 | Zane Tetevano |
| Chester Butler | 12 | Interchange | 14 | Makahesi Makatoa |
| Ben Evans | 13 | Interchange | 15 | Davvy Moale |
| Curtis Davies | 15 | Interchange | 16 | Rua Ngatikaura |
| Connor Davies | 18 | Interchange | 17 | Brad Takairangi |
| John Kear | Coach | Tony Iro | ||
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Tonga vs Wales
| 24 October 2022 19:30 BST (UTC+01:00) |
| Tonga
|
32–6 | Wales
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
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Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands
| 25 October 2022 19:30 BST (UTC+01:00) |
| Papua New Guinea
|
32–16 | Cook Islands
|
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Papua New Guinea | Position | Cook Islands | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Alex Johnston | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Kayal Iro |
| Rodrick Tai | 20 | Wing | 5 | Steven Marsters |
| Nene Macdonald | 3 | Centre | 3 | Anthony Gelling |
| Justin Olam | 4 | Centre | 16 | Reubenn Rennie |
| Jimmy Ngutlik | 19 | Wing | 2 | Paul Ulberg |
| Kyle Laybutt | 6 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | Brad Takairangi |
| Lam | 7 | Scrum half/Half back | 4 | Esan Marsters |
| Wellington Albert | 8 | Prop forward | 21 | Vincent Rennie |
| Edwin Ipape | 9 | Hooker | 9 | Aaron Teroi |
| Sylvester Namo | 10 | Prop forward | 10 | Tepai Moeroa |
| Nixon Putt | 11 | Second row | 11 | Dominique Peyroux |
| Rhyse Martin | 12 | Second row | 12 | Brendan Piakura |
| Jacob Alick | 13 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 13 | Zane Tetevano |
| Watson Boas | 23 | Interchange | 8 | Makahesi Makatoa |
| Dan Russell | 15 | Interchange | 20 | Davvy Moale |
| McKenzie Yei | 16 | Interchange | 17 | Rua Ngatikaura |
| Keven Appo | 18 | Interchange | 18 | Moses Noovao-McGreal |
| Jeremiah Simbiken | 22 | Concussion substitute | 14 | Tevin Arona |
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Tonga vs Cook Islands
| 30 October 2022 14:30 GMT (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' 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) |
| Tonga | Position | Cook Islands | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Tesi Niu | 22 | Fullback | 1 | Kayal Iro |
| Daniel Tupou | 2 | Wing | 5 | Steven Marsters |
| Mosese Suli | 19 | Centre | 4 | Esan Marsters |
| Will Penisini | 4 | Centre | 22 | Geoff Daniela |
| Sione Katoa | 5 | Wing | 2 | Paul Ulberg |
| Isaiya Katoa | 24 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | Brad Takairangi |
| Tuimoala Lolohea | 7 | Scrum half/Half back | 7 | Johnathon Ford |
| Addin Fonua-Blake | 8 | Prop forward | 8 | Makahesi Makatoa |
| Soni Luke | 14 | Hooker | 9 | Aaron Teroi |
| Moeaki Fotuaika | 17 | Prop forward | 10 | Tepai Moeroa |
| Felise Kaufusi | 11 | Second row | 11 | Dominique Peyroux |
| Keaon Koloamatangi | 12 | Second row | 12 | Brendan Piakura |
| Jason Taumalolo | 13 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 13 | Zane Tetevano |
| Talatau Amone | 6 | Interchange | 14 | Tevin Arona |
| Tevita Tatola | 16 | Interchange | 15 | Tinirau Arona |
| David Fifita | 18 | Interchange | 20 | Davvy Moale |
| Ben Murdoch-Masila | 21 | Interchange | 24 | Dylan Napa |
| Konrad Hurrell | 23 | Concussion substitute | 19 | Pride Petterson-Robati |
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Papua New Guinea vs Wales
| 31 October 2022 19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00) |
| Papua New Guinea
|
36–0 | Wales
|
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Papua New Guinea | Position | Wales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Alex Johnston | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Caleb Aekins |
| Rodrick Tai | 20 | Wing | 2 | Kyle Evans |
| Nene Macdonald | 3 | Centre | 3 | Will Evans |
| Justin Olam | 4 | Centre | 4 | Elliot Kear |
| Jimmy Ngutlik | 19 | Wing | 5 | Rhys Williams |
| Kyle Laybutt | 6 | Stand off/Five eighth | 6 | Ollie Olds |
| Lachlan Lam | 7 | Scrum half/Half back | 7 | Josh Ralph |
| Wellington Albert | 8 | Prop forward | 8 | Anthony Walker |
| Edwin Ipape | 9 | Hooker | 9 | Matty Fozard |
| Emmanuel Waine | 17 | Prop forward | 24 | Gavin Bennion |
| Nixon Putt | 11 | Second row | 11 | Rhodri Lloyd |
| Rhyse Martin | 12 | Second row | 17 | Bailey Antrobus |
| Jacob Alick | 13 | Loose forward/Lock forward | 16 | Joe Burke |
| Wesser Tenza | 14 | Interchange | 10 | Dan Fleming |
| Dan Russell | 15 | Interchange | 12 | Chester Butler |
| Sherwin Tanabi | 21 | Interchange | 15 | Curtis Davies |
| Jeremiah Simbiken | 22 | Interchange | 18 | Connor Davies |
| Zev John | 24 | Concussion substitute | 19 | Mike Butt |
| Stanley Tepend | Coach | John Kear | ||
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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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