2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group B

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]

Standings

Australia vs Scotland at the Coventry Arena
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 192 14 +178 6 Advance to knockout 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

Matches

Australia vs Fiji

15 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
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)
Team details
Australia Position Fiji
Name Number Number Name
James Tedesco (c) 1
Fullback
 1 Sunia Turuva
Josh Addo-Carr 9
Wing
 5 Mitieli Vulikijapani
Latrell Mitchell 8
Centre
 4 Kevin Naiqama (c)
Valentine Holmes 4
Centre
 19 Semi Valemei
Murray Taulagi 23
Wing
 2 Maika Sivo
Cameron Munster 7
Stand off/Five eighth
 6 Sitiveni Moceidreke
Daly Cherry-Evans 2
Scrum half/Half back
 7 Brandon Wakeham
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui 18
Prop forward
 17 King Vuniyayawa
Ben Hunt 3
Hooker
 9 Apisai Koroisau
Jake Trbojevic 5
Prop forward
 13 Tui Kamikamica
Angus Crichton 17
Second row
 12 Viliame Kikau
Jeremiah Nanai 22
Second row
 22 Siua Wong
Cameron Murray 11
Loose forward/Lock forward
 16 Lamar Manuel-Liolevave
Harry Grant 20
Interchange
 14 Penioni Tagituimua
Reuben Cotter 16
Interchange
 23 Jowasa Drodrolagi
Patrick Carrigan 13
Interchange
 10 Ben Nakubuwai
Jack Wighton 17
Interchange
 11 Taniela Sadrugu
Mal Meninga
Coach
 Wise Kativerata
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Scotland vs Italy

16 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
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)
Team details
Scotland Position Italy
Name Number Number Name
Ryan Brierley 7
Fullback
 1 Luke Polselli
Matty Russell 2
Wing
 2 Richard Lepori
Kieran Buchanan 4
Centre
 3 Daniel Atkinson
Bayley Liu 23
Centre
 4 Ethan Natoli
Lachlan Walmsley 5
Wing
 5 Jake Maizen
Bailey Hayward 6
Stand off
 6 Jack Campagnolo
Calum Gahan 19
Scrum half
 7 Radean Robinson
Logan Bayliss-Brow 8
Prop forward
 10 Anton Iaria
Liam Hood 9
Hooker
 9 Dean Parata
Sam Luckley 10
Prop forward
 15 Luca Moretti
Euan Aitken 11
Second row
 11 Ryan King
Kane Linnett 12
Second row
 12 Brenden Santi
James Bell 13
Loose forward
 13 Nathan Brown
Ben Hellewell 3
Interchange
 14 Joe Tramontana
Luke Bain 15
Interchange
 15 Luke Hodge
Kyle Schneider 14
Interchange
 16 Gioele Celerino
Dale Ferguson Yellow card 37' 24
Interchange
 17 Jack Colovatti
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Australia vs Scotland

21 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
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)
Team details
Australia Position Scotland
Name Number Number Name
James Tedesco 1
Fullback
 22 Alex Walker
Josh Addo-Carr 9
Wing
 2 Matty Russell
Matt Burton 12
Centre
 3 Ben Hellewell
Jack Wighton 10
Centre
 4 Kieran Buchanan
Campbell Graham 19
Wing
 5 Lachlan Walmsley
Cameron Munster 7
Stand off/Five eighth
 19 Calum Gahan
Nathan Cleary 14
Scrum half/Half back
 8 Bayley Howard
Reagan Campbell-Gillard 6
Prop forward
 9 Logan Bayliss-Brow
Harry Grant 20
Hooker
 18 Liam Hood
Patrick Carrigan 13
Prop forward
 18 Jack Teanby
Angus Crichton 17
Second row
 11 Euan Aitken
Liam Martin 21
Second row
 12 Kane Linnett
Isaah Yeo 24
Loose forward/Lock forward
 13 James Bell
Ben Hunt 3
Interchange
 14 Kyle Schneider
Valentine Holmes 4
Interchange
 15 Luke Bain
Jake Trbojevic 5
Interchange
 16 Guy Graham
Lindsay Collins 15
Interchange
 24 Dale Ferguson
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Fiji vs Italy

22 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
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)
Team details
Fiji Position Italy
Name Number Number Name
Sunia Turuva 1
Fullback
 1 Luke Polselli
Vuate Karawalevu 24
Wing
 2 Richard Lepori
Kevin Naiqama 4
Centre
 4 Ethan Natoli
Semi Valemei 19
Centre
 3 Daniel Atkinson
Maika Sivo 2
Wing
 5 Jake Maizen
Apisai Koroisau 9
Stand off/Five eighth
 6 Jack Campagnolo
Brandon Wakeham 7
Scrum half/Half back
 7 Radean Robinson
King Vuniyayawa 17
Prop forward
 8 Alec Susino
Penioni Tagituimua 14
Hooker
 9 Dean Parata
Tui Kamikamica 13
Prop forward
 10 Anton Iaria
Siua Wong 22
Second row
 11 Ryan King
Viliame Kikau 12
Second row
 12 Brenden Santi
Korbin Sims 3
Loose forward/Lock forward
 13 Nathan Brown
Lamar Manuel-Liolevave 16
Interchange
 14 Joe Tramontana
Ben Nakubuwai 10
Interchange
 15 Luca Moretti
Taniela Sadrugu 11
Interchange
 20 Jack Colovatti
Henry Raiwalui 20
Interchange
 19 Luke Hodge
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Fiji vs Scotland

29 October 2022
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
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)
Team details
Fiji Position Scotland
Name Number Number Name
Sunia Turuva 1
Fullback
 1 Davey Dixon
Vuate Karawalevu 2
Wing
 2 Lachlan Walmsley
Kevin Naiqama 3
Centre
 3 Bayley Liu
Semi Valemei 4
Centre
 4 Kieran Buchanan
Maika Sivo 5
Wing
 5 Matty Russell
Henry Raiwalui 6
Stand off/Five eighth
 6 James Bell
Brandon Wakeham 7
Scrum half/Half back
 7 Calum Gahan
King Vuniyayawa 8
Prop forward
 8 Jack Teanby
Apisai Koroisau 9
Hooker
 9 Kyle Schneider
Korbin Sims 10
Prop forward
 10 Sam Luckley
Viliame Kikau 11
Second row
 11 Ben Hellewell
Siua Wong 12
Second row
 12 Kane Linnett
Taniela Sadrugu 13
Loose forward/Lock forward
 13 Luke Bain
Penioni Tagituimua 14
Interchange
 14 Logan Bayliss-Brow
Tevita Toloi 15
Interchange
 15 Guy Graham
Joseph Ratuvakacereivalu 16
Interchange
 16 Dale Ferguson
Lamar Manuel-Liolevave 17
Interchange
 17 Charlie Emslie
Netane Masima 18
Concussion substitute
 18 Shane Toal
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Australia vs Italy

29 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
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)
Team details
Australia Position Italy
Name Number Number Name
James Tedesco 1
Fullback
 1 Luke Polselli
Campbell Graham 18
Wing
 18 Kyle Pickering
Valentine Holmes 4
Centre
 3 Daniel Atkinson
Latrell Mitchell 8
Centre
 4 Ethan Natoli
Murray Taulagi 23
Wing
 5 Jake Maizen
Daly Cherry-Evans 2
Stand off/Five eighth
 6 Jack Campagnolo
Nathan Cleary 14
Scrum half/Half back
 7 Radean Robinson
Lindsay Collins 15
Prop forward
 8 Alec Susino
Ben Hunt 3
Hooker
 9 Dean Parata
Reuben Cotter 16
Prop forward
 10 Anton Iaria
Liam Martin 21
Second row
 15 Luca Moretti
Jeremiah Nanai 22
Second row
 12 Brenden Santi
Cameron Murray 11
Loose forward/Lock forward
 13 Nathan Brown
Isaah Yeo 24
Interchange
 14 Joe Tramontana
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui 18
Interchange
 17 Ronny Palumbo
Reagan Campbell-Gillard 6
Interchange
 20 Jack Colovatti
Matt Burton 12
Interchange
 16 Gioele Celerino
Mal Meninga
Coach
 Leo Epifania
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References

  1. ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2021 draw: England drawn with Samoa, France and Greece". BBC Sport. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ^ "England start against Samoa at World Cup". BBC Sport. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ Gordon, James (19 November 2021). "List of Rugby League World Cup 2021 fixtures - date-by-date by tournament". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 10 February 2022.