2008 Rugby League World Cup Group B

2008 Rugby League World Cup Group B was one of the three groups of teams that competed in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Group B consisted of three teams: Fiji, Scotland and France. After all teams played had each other once, only Fiji advanced to 2008 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage.

France vs Scotland[]

26 October

France	36 – 18	Scotland
Tries: Jared Taylor 16' c Jérôme Guisset 28' c, 75' c John Wilson 33' c Sébastien Raguin 54' c Christophe Moly 80' c Goals: Thomas Bosc (6)	(report)	Tries: Jon Steel 20' c Oliver Wilkes 46' c Dean Colton 62' c Goals: Danny Brough (3)

Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 9,287 Referee: Leon Williamson

France

Scotland

FB 1 Jared Taylor RW 2 Justin Murphy RC 3 John Wilson LC 4 Sébastien Raguin LW 5 Teddy Sadaoui SO 6 Thomas Bosc SH 7 Maxime Grésèque PR 8 Adel Fellous HK 9 Julien Rinaldi PR 10 Olivier Elima SR 11 Jérôme Guisset (c) SR 12 Éric Anselme LF 13 Grégory Mounis Substitutions: IC 14 James Wynne IC 15 Rémi Casty IC 16 Jamal Fakir IC 17 Christophe Moly Coach: John Monie

FB 1 Michael Robertson RW 2 Dean Colton RC 3 Gavin Cowan LC 4 Kevin Henderson LW 5 Jon Steel SO 6 John Duffy SH 7 Danny Brough (c) PR 8 Scott Logan HK 9 Ian Henderson PR 10 Paul Jackson SR 11 Duncan MacGillivray SR 12 Iain Morrison LF 13 Lee Patterson Substitutions: IC 14 Andrew Henderson IC 15 Oliver Wilkes IC 16 Chris Armit IC 17 Mick Nanyn Coach: Steve McCormack

Fiji vs France[]

1 November

Fiji	42 – 6	France
Tries: Akuila Uate (3) Jarryd Hayne (2) Iowane Divavesi Semisi Tora Goals: Wes Naiqama (7)	(report)	Tries: John Wilson Goals: Thomas Bosc (1)

Wollongong Showground, Wollongong Attendance: 9,213 Referee: Ashley Klein Man of the Match: Jarryd Hayne

Fiji

France

FB 1 Jarryd Hayne LW 2 Semi Tadulala RC 3 Wes Naiqama (c) LC 4 Daryl Millard RW 5 Akuila Uate FE 6 Alipate Noilea HB 7 Aaron Groom PR 8 Iowane Divavesi HK 9 Waisale Sukanaveita PR 10 Ilisoni Vonomateiratu SR 11 Ashton Sims SR 12 Sevanaia Koroi LK 13 Jayson Bukuya Substitutions: IC 14 Osea Sadrau IC 15 James Storer IC 16 Nick Bradley-Qalilawa IC 17 Semisi Tora Coach: Joe Dakuitoga

FB 1 Jared Taylor RW 2 Justin Murphy RC 3 John Wilson LC 4 Sébastien Raguin LW 5 Dimitri Pelo SO 6 Thomas Bosc SH 7 Christophe Moly PR 8 Jean-Christophe Borlin HK 9 James Wynne PR 10 Olivier Elima SR 11 Jérôme Guisset (c) SR 12 Teddy Sadaoui LF 13 Grégory Mounis Substitutions: IC 14 Laurent Carrasco IC 15 Rémi Casty IC 16 Jamal Fakir IC 17 Maxime Grésèque Coach: John Monie

Scotland vs Fiji[]

5 November

Scotland	18 – 16	Fiji
Tries: Semi Tadulala (2) Jason Bukuya Goals: Wes Naiqama (2)	(report)	Tries: Jon Steel Michael Robertson Oliver Wilkes Goals: Danny Brough (3)

Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Attendance: 9,720 Referee: Leon Williamson

Scotland

Fiji

FB 1 Michael Robertson RW 2 Wade Liddell RC 3 Mick Nanyn LC 4 Kevin Henderson LW 5 Jon Steel SO 6 John Duffy SH 7 Danny Brough (c) PR 8 Oliver Wilkes HK 9 Ben Fisher PR 10 Scott Logan SR 11 Duncan MacGillivray SR 12 Chris Armit LF 13 Ian Henderson Substitutions: IC 14 Andrew Henderson IC 15 Gareth Morton IC 16 Paul Jackson IC 17 Neil Lowe Coach: Steve McCormack

FB 1 Jarryd Hayne LW 2 Semi Tadulala RC 3 Wes Naiqama (c) LC 18 Sevanaia Koroi RW 5 Akuila Uate FE 15 Nick Bradley-Qalilawa HB 7 Aaron Groom PR 8 Iowane Divavesi HK 9 Waisale Sukanaveita PR 10 Ilisoni Vonomateiratu SR 11 Ashton Sims SR 17 Semisi Tora LK 13 Jayson Bukuya Substitutions: IC 12 Osea Sadrau IC 19 Jone Wesele IC 20 Jone Macilai IC 22 Kaliova Nauqe Tani Coach: Joe Dakuitoga

Final standings[]

Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fiji	2	1	0	1	58	24	+34	2
Scotland	2	1	0	1	36	50	−14	2
France	2	1	0	1	42	60	−18	2

In the 2008 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage Fiji played in the qualifying final while Scotland and France played for 7th and 9th place respectively.

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