2013 Rugby League World Cup Group B

2013 Rugby League World Cup Group B is one of the four groups in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. The group comprises New Zealand, France, Papua New Guinea and Samoa.

Ladder edit

Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 26 146 34 +112 6
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 14 84 52 +32 4
  France 3 1 0 2 2 15 78 –63 2
  Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 5 22 103 –81 0

All times are localUTC+0/GMT in English venues. UTC+1/CET in French venues. UTC+0/WET in Irish venues. UTC+0/GMT in Welsh venues.

Papua New Guinea vs France edit

27 October 2013
16:00
Papua New Guinea   8–9   France
Try: MacDonald 17' m
Abavu 42' m
Goal: Mead (0/3)
Report[1]
Try: Bosc 6' c
Goal: Bosc (2/2) 7', 60'
Drop Goal: Barthau (1/1) 64'
MS3 Craven Park, Hull
Attendance: 7,481
Referee: Ben Cummins (Australia)
Player of the Match: William Barthau (France)
FB 1   David Mead
RW 2   Josiah Abavu
RC 3   Menzie Yere
LC 4   Israel Eliab
LW 5   Nene MacDonald
SO 6   Ray Thompson
SH 7   Ase Boas
PR 8   Mark Mexico
HK 9   Paul Aiton (c)
PR 10   Enoch Maki
SR 11   Dion Aiye
SR 12   Jason Chan
LF 13   Neville Costigan
Substitutions:
IC 14   Charlie Wabo
IC 15   Richard Kambo
IC 16   Jessie Joe Nandye
IC 17   Larsen Marabe
Coach:
  Adrian Lam
FB 1   Morgan Escaré
RW 2   Frédéric Vaccari
RC 3   Jean-Philippe Baile
LC 4   Vincent Duport
LW 5   Clint Greenshields
SO 6   Thomas Bosc
SH 7   William Barthau
PR 8   Jamal Fakir
HK 9   Éloi Pélissier
PR 10   Rémi Casty
SR 11   Kevin Larroyer
SR 12   Sébastien Raguin
LF 13   Grégory Mounis
Substitutions:
IC 14   Théo Fages
IC 15   Olivier Elima (c)
IC 16   Benjamin Garcia
IC 17   Michael Simon
Coach:
  Richard Agar

Touch Judges:
James Child (England)
Clint Sharrad (England)
Video Referee:
Phil Bentham (England)

New Zealand vs Samoa edit

27 October 2013
18:00
New Zealand   42–24   Samoa
Try: Hoffman 11' c
Mannering (2) 15' c, 22' c
Tuivasa-Sheck 17' m
Vatuvei (3) 43' m, 49' m, 73' c
Luke 45' c
Goal: Johnson (5/8) 10', 15', 23', 46', 73'
Report[2]
Try: Roberts 39' m
Leilua 52' m
Manumalealii 57' m
Matagi 60' c
A. Winterstein 65' c
Goal: Milford (2/5) 61', 65'
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 14,965
Referee: Richard Silverwood (England)
Player of the Match: Dean Whare (New Zealand)
FB 1   Josh Hoffman
RW 2   Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
RC 3   Dean Whare
LC 4   Bryson Goodwin
LW 5   Manu Vatuvei
SO 6   Kieran Foran
SH 7   Shaun Johnson
PR 8   Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
HK 9   Isaac Luke
PR 10   Jesse Bromwich
SR 11   Frank Pritchard
SR 12   Sonny Bill Williams
LF 13   Simon Mannering (c)
Substitutions:
IC 14   Elijah Taylor
IC 15   Sam Kasiano
IC 16   Sam Moa
IC 17   Frank-Paul Nu'uausala
Coach:
  Stephen Kearney
FB 1   Anthony Milford
RW 2   Antonio Winterstein
RC 3   Junior Sa'u
LC 4   Joseph Leilua
LW 5   Daniel Vidot
SO 6   Reni Maitua
SH 7   Ben Roberts
PR 8   David Fa’alogo
HK 9   Pita Godinet
PR 10   Suaia Matagi
SR 11   Iosia Soliola (c)
SR 12   Frank Winterstein
LF 13   Sauaso Sue
Substitutions:
IC 14   Penani Manumalealii
IC 15   Leeson Ah Mau
IC 16   Mark Taufua
IC 17   Mose Masoe
Coach:
  Matt Parish

Touch Judges:
Tim Roby (England)
Joe Cobb (England)
Video Referee:
Thierry Alibert (France)

New Zealand vs France edit

1 November 2013
20:00
New Zealand   48–0   France
Try: Inu 6' c
Goodwin 24' c
Nu'uausala (2) 39' c, 75' c
Johnson (2) 51' c, 55' c
Eastwood 65' c
Tuivasa-Sheck 80' c
Goal: Johnson (8/8) 7', 26', 39', 51', 56', 66', 76', 80'
Report[3]
Parc des Sports, Avignon
Attendance: 17,518
Referee: Phil Bentham (England)
Player of the Match: Shaun Johnson (New Zealand)
FB 1   Kevin Locke
RW 2   Jason Nightingale
RC 3   Bryson Goodwin
LC 4   Krisnan Inu
LW 5   Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
SO 6   Kieran Foran
SH 7   Shaun Johnson
PR 8   Ben Matulino
HK 9   Isaac Luke
PR 10   Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
SR 11   Frank Pritchard
SR 12   Alex Glenn
LF 13   Simon Mannering (c)
Substitutes
IC 14   Elijah Taylor
IC 15   Sam Kasiano
IC 16   Frank-Paul Nu'uausala
IC 17   Greg Eastwood
Coach:
  Stephen Kearney
FB 1   Morgan Escaré
RW 2   Frédéric Vaccari
RC 3   Jean-Philippe Baile
LC 4   Vincent Duport
LW 5   Cyril Stacul
SO 6   Thomas Bosc
SH 7   Theo Fages
PR 8   Olivier Elima (c)
HK 9   Kane Bentley
PR 10   Rémi Casty
SR 11   Kevin Larroyer
SR 12   Sébastien Raguin
LF 13   Andrew Bentley
Substitutes
IC 14   Gregory Mounis
IC 15   Jamal Fakir
IC 16   Benjamin Garcia
IC 17   Michael Simon
Coach:
  Richard Agar
 

Touch Judges:
Grant Atkins (Australia)
Robert Hicks (England)
Video Referee:
Shayne Hayne (Australia)

Papua New Guinea vs Samoa edit

4 November 2013
20:00
Papua New Guinea   4–38   Samoa
Try: Nandye 45' m
Goal: Eliab (0/1)
Report[4]
Try: Matagi 2' c
A. Winterstein (3) 9' m, 25' c, 79' m
Godinet 15' c
Roberts 37' c
Sue 61' c
Goal: Milford (5/7) 2', 15', 25', 38', 61'
MS3 Craven Park, Hull
Attendance: 6,871
Referee: Shayne Hayne (Australia)
Player of the Match: Anthony Milford (Samoa)
FB 1   David Mead
RW 2   Josiah Abavu
RC 3   Menzie Yere
LC 4   Israel Eliab
LW 5   Nene MacDonald
SO 6   Dion Aiye
SH 7   Ray Thompson
PR 8   Mark Mexico
HK 9   Paul Aiton
PR 10   Larsen Marabe
SR 11   Jessie Joe Nandye
SR 12   Jason Chan
LF 13   Neville Costigan (c)
Substitutes
IC 14   Charlie Wabo
IC 15   Richard Kambo
IC 16   Jason Tali
IC 17   Enoch Maki
Coach:
  Adrian Lam
FB 1   Anthony Milford
RW 2   Antonio Winterstein
RC 3   Tim Lafai
LC 4   Joseph Leilua
LW 5   Daniel Vidot
SO 6   Penani Manumeasili
SH 7   Ben Roberts
PR 8   David Fa’alogo
HK 9   Pita Godinet
PR 10   Suaia Matagi
SR 11   Iosia Soliola (c)
SR 12   Leeson Ah Mau
LF 13   Sauaso Sue
Substitutes
IC 14   Michael Sio
IC 15   Junior Moors
IC 16   Mark Taufua
IC 17   Mose Masoe
Coach:
  Matt Parish

Touch Judges:
George Stokes (England)
Chris Leatherbarrow (England)
Video Referee:
Ashley Klein (Australia)

New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea edit

8 November 2013
20:00
New Zealand   56–10   Papua New Guinea
Try: Goodwin 4' c
Tuivasa-Sheck (2) 7' c, 11' c
Williams (3) 15' c, 27' c, 40' c
Nu'uausala 30' m
Whare (2) 50' c, 56' c
Taylor 67' m
Goal: Johnson (8/10) 4', 8', 12', 16', 28', 40', 51', 58'
Report[5]
Try: Aiye 41' c
Albert 78' m
Goal: Paniu (1/2) 43'
Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 18,180
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Player of the Match: Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
FB 1   Josh Hoffman
RW 2   Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
RC 3   Dean Whare
LC 4   Bryson Goodwin
LW 5   Manu Vatuvei
SO 6   Kieran Foran
SH 7   Shaun Johnson
PR 8   Ben Matulino
HK 9   Isaac Luke
PR 10   Jesse Bromwich
SR 11   Alex Glenn
SR 12   Sonny Bill Williams
LF 13   Elijah Taylor
Substitutes
IC 14   Sam Moa
IC 15   Sam Kasiano
IC 16   Frank-Paul Nu'uausala
IC 17   Thomas Leuluai
Coach:
  Stephen Kearney
FB 1   David Mead
RW 2   Josiah Abavu
RC 3   Menzie Yere
LC 4   Francis Paniu
LW 5   Nene MacDonald
SO 6   Ray Thompson
SH 7   Dion Aiye
PR 8   Neville Costigan
HK 9   Charlie Wabo
PR 10   Joe Bruno
SR 11   Jessie Joe Nandye
SR 12   Jason Chan
LF 13   Sebastian Pandia
Substitutes
IC 14   Wellington Albert
IC 15   Paul Aiton
IC 16   Jason Tali
IC 17   Mark Mexico
Coach:
  Adrian Lam

Touch Judges:
Jose Pereira (France)
Robert Hicks (England)
Video Referee:
Richard Silverwood (England)

The 18,180 attendance was higher than all but one of Leeds Rhinos' home Super League attendances for 2013.[6]

France vs Samoa edit

11 November 2013
20:00
France   6–22   Samoa
Try: Escaré 32' c
Goal: Bosc 33'
Report[7]
Try: Vidot 4' c
Milford 46' c
Godinet 61' m
Moors 74' c
Goal: Milford (3/4) 4', 47', 75'
Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan
Attendance: 11,576
Referee: Henry Perenara (New Zealand)
Player of the Match: Anthony Milford (Samoa)
FB 1   Morgan Escaré
RW 2   Frederic Vaccari
RC 3   Jean-Philippe Baile
LC 4   Vincent Duport
LW 5   Clint Greenshields
SO 6   Thomas Bosc
SH 7   William Barthau
PR 8   Jamal Fakir
HK 9   Éloi Pélissier
PR 10   Rémi Casty
SR 11   Kevin Larroyer
SR 12   Sébastien Raguin
LF 13   Gregory Mounis
Substitutes
IC 14   Tony Gigot
IC 15   Antoni Maria
IC 16   Benjamin Garcia
IC 17   Michael Simon
Coach:
  Richard Agar
FB 1   Anthony Milford
RW 2   Antonio Winterstein
RC 3   Tim Lafai
LC 4   Joseph Leilua
LW 5   Daniel Vidot
SO 6   Pita Godinet
SH 7   Ben Roberts
PR 8   David Fa’alogo
HK 9   Michael Sio
PR 10   Suaia Matagi
SR 11   Iosia Soliola (c)
SR 12   Leeson Ah Mau
LF 13   Sauaso Sue
Substitutes
IC 14   Tony Puletua
IC 15   Junior Moors
IC 16   Mark Taufua
IC 17   Mose Masoe
Coach:
  Matt Parish
Touch Judges:


Robert Hicks (England)
James Child (England)
Video Referee:
Shayne Hayne (Australia)

References edit

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