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]

Standings

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
Source: rlwc2021
(H) Hosts

Matches

England vs Samoa

15 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
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)
Team details
EnglandPositionSamoa
NameNumberNumberName
Sam Tomkins1Fullback1Joseph Suaalii
Tommy Makinson2Wing18Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
Kallum Watkins3Centre3Izack Tago
Herbie Farnworth4Centre4Stephen Crichton
Dom Young14Wing5Brian To'o
Jack Welsby6Stand off/Five eighth6Jarome Luai
George Williams7Scrum half/Half back7Anthony Milford
Tom Burgess8Prop forward8Josh Papali'i
Micky McIlorum9Hooker9Danny Levi
Chris Hill18Prop forward10Junior Paulo
Elliott Whitehead11Second row12Jaydn Su'a
Mike McMeeken20Second row13Josh Aloiai
Victor Radley13Loose forward/Lock forward24Braden Hamlin-Uele
Luke Thompson10Interchange14Tyrone May
Morgan Knowles15Interchange16Spencer Leniu
Matty Lees16Interchange17Martin Taupau
Mike Cooper17Interchange22Kelma Tuilagi
Shaun WaneCoachMatt Parish
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France vs Greece

17 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
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)
Team details
FrancePositionGreece
NameNumberNumberName
Morgan Escaré1Fullback1Chaise Robinson
Arthur Romano2Wing2Siteni Taukamo
Samisoni Langi3Centre3Terry Constantinou
Matthieu Laguerre4Centre4Nick Mougios
Fouad Yaha5Wing5Johnny Mitsias
Arthur Mourgue6Stand off/Five eighth6Lachlan Ilias
Tony Gigot7Scrum half/Half back7Jordan Meads
Jordan Dezaria8Prop forward8Robert Tuliatu
Alrix Da Costa9Hooker9Peter Mamouzelos
Lambert Belmas10Prop forward16Sebastian Sell
Benjamin Jullien11Second row11Mitchell Zampetides
Paul Séguier12Second row12Nicholas Flocas
Benjamin Garcia13Loose forward/Lock forward13Billy Magoulias
Eloi Pelissier14Interchange14Jake Kambos
Justin Sangaré15Interchange15Myles Gal
Mickaël Goudemand17Interchange17Theodoros Nianiakas
Corentin Le Cam19Interchange18Aris Dardamanis
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England vs France

22 October 2022
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
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)
Team details
EnglandPositionFrance
NameNumberNumberName
Sam Tomkins1Fullback1Morgan Escare
Ryan Hall5Wing2Arthur Romano
Kallum Watkins3Centre3Samisoni Langi
Herbie Farnworth4Centre4Matthieu Laguerre
Dom Young14Wing6Arthur Mourgue
Marc Sneyd21Stand off/Five eighth7Tony Gigot
George Williams7Scrum half/Half back8Jordan Dezaria
Tom Burgess Yellow card 80'8Prop forward9Alrix Da Costa
Michael McIlorum9Hooker10Lambert Belmas
Chris Hill18Prop forward11Benjamin Jullien
Elliot Whitehead11Second row12Paul Séguier
John Bateman12Second row13Benjamin Garcia
Victor Radley13Loose forward/Lock forward17Mickael Goudemand
Jack Welsby6Interchange14Eloi Pelissier
Luke Thompson10Interchange15Justin Sangare
Andy Ackers19Interchange16Gadwin Springer
Mikolaj Oledzki23Interchange19Corentin Le Cam
Shaun WaneCoach
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Samoa vs Greece

23 October 2022
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
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)
Team details
SamoaPositionGreece
NameNumberNumberName
Joseph Suaalii1Fullback1Chaise Robinson
Brian To'o5Wing2Siteni Taukamo
Stephen Crichton4Centre3Terence Constantinou
Tim Lafai25Centre4Nicholas Mougios
Mat Feagai19Wing5John Mitsias
Jarome Luai6Stand off/Five eighth13Billy Magoulias
Chanel Harris-Tavita20Scrum half/Half back6Lachlan Ilias
Josh Papali'i8Prop forward12Nicholas Flocas
Danny Levi9Hooker9Peter Mamouzelos
Junior Paulo10Prop forward10Stefanos Bastas
Ligi Sao11Second row14Jake Kambos
Jaydn Su'a12Second row25Adam Vrahnos
Josh Aloiai13Loose forward/Lock forward16Sebastian Sell
Fa'amanu Brown21Interchange15Myles Gal
Royce Hunt15Interchange17Theodoros Nianiakas
Oregon Kaufusi23Interchange19Liam Sue-Tin
Martin Taupau17Interchange23Nikolaos Bosmos
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England vs Greece

29 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
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)
Team details
EnglandPositionGreece
NameNumberNumberName
Tommy Makinson2Fullback2Siteni Taukamo
Ryan Hall5Wing4Nick Mougios
Jack Welsby6Centre3Terry Constantinou
Kai Pearce-Paul24Centre25Adam Vrahnos
Dom Young14Wing5John Mitsias
Marc Sneyd21Stand off/Five eighth6Lachlan Ilias
George Williams7Scrum half/Half back7Jordan Meads
Matty Lees16Prop forward8Rob Tuliatu
Andy Ackers19Hooker9Peter Mamouzelos
Mike Cooper17Prop forward22Ioannis Rousoglou
John Bateman12Second row11Mitchell Zampetides
Joe Batchelor22Second row14Jake Kambos
Victor Radley13Loose forward/Lock forward12Nick Flocas
Burgess8Interchange16Sebastian Sell
Morgan Knowles15Interchange17Theodoros Nianiakas
Chris Hill18Interchange20Ioannis Nake
Mike McMeeken20Interchange21Konstantinos Katsidonis
Shaun WaneCoach
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Samoa vs France

30 October 2022
17:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
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)
Team details
SamoaPositionFrance
NameNumberNumberName
1Fullback1
2Wing2
3Centre3
4Centre4
5Wing5
6Stand off/Five eighth6
7Scrum half/Half back7
8Prop forward8
9Hooker9
10Prop forward10
11Second row11
12Second row12
13Loose forward/Lock forward13
Interchange
Interchange
Interchange
Interchange
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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.
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