2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group C

Group C 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 New Zealand and Lebanon as well as 2018 Americas Champions Jamaica and Ireland 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]

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 150 28 +122 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Lebanon 3 2 0 1 118 60 +58 4
3  Ireland 3 1 0 2 72 82 −10 2
4  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 20 190 −170 0
Source: rlwc2021

Matches

Jamaica vs Ireland

16 October 2022
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Jamaica  2–48  Ireland
Goals: Rush 1/1 (39' pen)
 Report
 Tries: L. Senior (2) 13', 64'
G. King 16'
O'Hagan 19'
Chamberlain 37'
I. Senior 52'
T. King 57'
McDonnell 72'
Bentley 77'
Halton 80'
Goals: Chamberlain (1/5) 20'
Keyes (3/5) 57', 64', 77'
Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 6,320
Referee: Ben Casty (France)
Touch judges: Geoffrey Poumes (France), Neil Horton (England)
Player of the Match: Luke Keary (Ireland)
Team details
Jamaica Position Ireland
Name Number Number Name
Ben Jones-Bishop 1
Fullback
 1 Richie Myler
Mo Agoro 2
Wing
 2 Louis Senior
Greg Johnson 3
Centre
 3 Ed Chamberlain
Jacob Ogden 4
Centre
 4 Toby King
Alex Young 5
Wing
 5 Innes Senior
James Woodburn-Hall 6
Stand off/Five eighth
 6 Luke Keary
Kieran Rush 7
Scrum half/Half back
 7 Joe Keyes
Jordan Andrade 8
Prop forward
 8 Liam Byrne
Ashton Golding 9
Hooker
 9 Josh Cook
Michael Lawrence 10
Prop forward
 10 Jaimin Jolliffe
AJ Wallace 11
Second row
 11 James Bentley
Chevaughn Bailey 12
Second row
 12 Frankie Halton
Joe Brown 13
Loose forward/Lock forward
 13 George King
Aaron Jones-Bishop 14
Interchange
 14 Harry Rushton
Bradley Ho 15
Interchange
 15 James McDonnell
Keenan Tomlinson 16
Interchange
 16 Brendan O'Hagan
Ross Peltier 17
Interchange
 17 James Hasson
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New Zealand vs Lebanon

16 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
New Zealand  34–12  Lebanon
Tries: K. Bromwich 6'
Asofa-Solomona 25'
Hiku 30'
Brown 55'
Manu 57'
Rapana 61'
Goals: Rapana (5/6) 6', 25', 31', 55', 58'
 Report
 Tries: Mansour 1'
Miski 46'
Goals: Moses (2/2) 1', 47'
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 5,453
Referee: Grant Atkins (Australia)
Touch judges: Tom Grant (England), Dean Bowmer (England)
Player of the Match: Joseph Manu (New Zealand)
Team details
New Zealand Position Lebanon
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
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New Zealand vs Jamaica

22 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
New Zealand  68–6  Jamaica
Tries: Watene-Zelezniak (4) 4', 14', 19', 59'
Hiku 9'
Niukore 29'
Kris 37'
Marshall-King (2) 40', 55'
Nicoll-Klokstad 44'
Nikora 53'
Smith (2) 66', 72'
Goals: Foran (6/10) 16', 31', 40', 61', 67', 73'
Watene-Zelezniak (2/3) 45', 54'
 Report
 Tries: Jones-Bishop 76'
Goals: Rush (1/1) 78'
MKM Stadium, Hull
Attendance: 6,829
Referee: Marcus Griffiths (England)
Touch judges: Belinda Sharpe (Australia), Aaron Moore (England)
Player of the Match: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (New Zealand)
Team details
New Zealand Position Jamaica
Name Number Number Name
1
Fullback
 1
2
Wing
 2
3
Centre
 3
4
Centre
 4
5
Wing
 5
6
Stand off
 6
7
Scrum half
 7
8
Prop forward
 8
9
Hooker
 9
10
Prop forward
 10
11
Second row
 11
12
Second row
 12
13
Loose forward
 13
Interchange
Interchange
Interchange
Interchange
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Lebanon vs Ireland

23 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Lebanon  32–14  Ireland
Tries: Robinson 21'
Kiraz 25'
Morkos 31'
El-Zakhem 54'
Miski 58'
Goals: Moses (6/7) 17' pen, 22' 26', 33', 56', 71' pen
 Report
 Tries: L. Senior (2) 38', 48'
Chamberlain 78'
Goals: Chamberlain (1/3) 50'
Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
Attendance: 6,057
Referee: Adam Gee (Australia)
Touch judges: Tom Grant (England), Warren Turley (Australia)
Player of the Match: Mitchell Moses (Lebanon)
Team details
Lebanon Position Ireland
Name Number Number Name
Jacob Kiraz 1
Fullback
 1 Richie Myler
Josh Mansour 2
Wing
 3 Ed Chamberlain
Brandon Morkos 4
Centre
 4 Toby King
Abbas Miski 5
Centre
 5 Innes Senior
Mitchell Moses 7
Wing
 6 Luke Keary
Kayne Kalache 8
Stand off/Five eighth
 7 Joe Keyes
Elie El-Zakhem 11
Scrum half/Half back
 8 Liam Byrne Yellow card 70'
Charbel Tasipale 12
Prop forward
 10 Jaimin Jolliffe
James Roumanos 13
Hooker
 11 James Bentley
Andrew Kazzi 15
Prop forward
 12 Frankie Halton
Reece Robinson 16
Second row
 13 George King
Khaled Rajab 18
Second row
 16 Brendan O'Hagan
Khalil Rahme 19
Loose forward/Lock forward
 20 Louis Senior
Bilal Maarbani 3
Interchange
 9 Josh Cook
Anthony Layoun 14
Interchange
 15 Harry Rushton
Jalal Bazzaz Yellow card 40' 17
Interchange
 19 Robbie Mulhern Yellow card 40'
Jaxson Rahme 20
Interchange
 22 James Hasson
Michael Cheika
Coach
 Ged Corcoran
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New Zealand vs Ireland

28 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
New Zealand  48–10  Ireland
Tries: Hughes (2) 15', 60'
Rapana (2) 20', 46'
Hiku (2) 26', 33'
Mulitalo 38'
Fisher-Harris 55'
K. Bromwich 63'
Manu 79'
Goals: Rapana (2/4) 17', 27'
Brown (2/6) 61', 64'
 Report
 Tries: L. Senior (2) 29', 66'
Goals: Chamberlain (1/3) 12' pen
Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 14,044
Referee: Robert Hicks (England)
Touch judges: James Vella (England), Darian Furner (Australia)
Player of the Match: Jahrome Hughes (New Zealand)
Team details
New Zealand Position Ireland
Name Number Number Name
Joseph Manu 1
Fullback
 1 Richie Myler
Jordan Rapana 5
Wing
 20 Louis Senior
Peta Hiku 4
Centre
 3 Ed Chamberlain
Briton Nikora 17
Centre
 4 Toby King
Ronaldo Mulitalo 2
Wing
 5 Innes Senior
Dylan Brown 6
Stand off/Five eighth
 6 Luke Keary
Jahrome Hughes 7
Scrum half/Half back
 7 Joe Keyes
Jesse Bromwich 8
Prop forward
 22 James Hasson
Brandon Smith 9
Hooker
 9 Joshua Cook
James Fisher-Harris 10
Prop forward
 13 George King
Kenny Bromwich 12
Second row
 11 James Bentley
Nelson Asofa-Solomona 16
Second row
 12 Frankie Halton
Joseph Tapine 13
Loose forward/Lock forward
 21 Ronan Michael
Isaiah Papali'i 11
Interchange
 16 Brendan O'Hagan
Kieran Foran 14
Interchange
 15 Harry Rushton
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 18
Interchange
 17 Dan Norman
Isaac Liu 20
Interchange
 18 Henry O'Kane
Michael Maguire
Coach
 Ged Corcoran
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Lebanon vs Jamaica

30 October 2022
12:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Lebanon  74–12  Jamaica
Tries: Tannous 6'
Miski 9'
El-Zakhem 12'
Robinson 15'
Rajab 23'
Tasipale (2) 27', 55'
Mansour (2) 32', 62'
Doueihi 45'
Maroun 59'
Goals: Moses (7/7) 8', 11', 13', 16', 24', 28', 33'
Doueihi (2/4) 57', 60'
 Report
 Tries: Agoro 50'
Andrade 66'
Goals: Woodburn-Hall (1/1) 51'
Rush (1/1) 66'
Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
Attendance: 5,006
Referee: Paki Parkinson (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Grant Atkins (Australia), Darian Furner (Australia)
Player of the Match: Adam Doueihi (Lebanon)
Team details
Lebanon Position Jamaica
Name Number Number Name
Adam Doueihi 6
Fullback
 1 Ben Jones-Bishop
Josh Mansour 2
Wing
 2 Mo Agoro
Brad Morkos 4
Centre
 5 Alex Young
Reece Robinson 16
Centre
 4 Jacob Ogden
Abbas Miski 5
Wing
 18 Abevia McDonald
Khaled Rajab 18
Stand off/Five eighth
 6 James Woodburn-Hall
Mitchell Moses 7
Scrum half/Half back
 7 Kieran Rush
James Roumanos 13
Prop forward
 8 Khamisi McCain
Michael Tannous 9
Hooker
 9 Jy-mel Coleman
Khalil Rahme 19
Prop forward
 10 Michael Lawrence
Elie El-Zakhem 11
Second row
 16 Keenen Tomlinson
Charbel Tasipale 12
Second row
 12 Joel Farrell
Andrew Kazzi 15
Loose forward/Lock forward
 13 Ashton Golding
Anthony Layoun 14
Interchange
 3 Joe Brown
Jalal Bazzaz 17
Interchange
 11 AJ Wallace
Jaxson Rahme 20
Interchange
 22 Chevaughn Bailey
Tony Maroun 22
Interchange
 15 Jordan Andrade
Bilal Maarbani 3
Concussion substitute
 20 Greg Johnson
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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.