2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C
2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C was one of four groups in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. The group comprised Papua New Guinea, Wales and Ireland. Papua New Guinea topped the group and therefore qualified for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage.
Overall[]
| Key to colours in pool tables | |
|---|---|
| Advances to knockout stage and qualifies for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 12 | +116 | 6 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 32 | +44 | 4 |
 Wales
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 156 | −138 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
Papua New Guinea vs Wales[]
| Papua New Guinea
|
50 – 6 | Wales
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: David Mead (5', 10', 60') 3 Rhyse Martin (43', 53') 2 Nene Macdonald (23') 1 Kato Ottio (34') 1 Wellington Albert (38') 1 Justin Olam (56') 1 Paul Aiton (71') 1 Goals: Rhyse Martin 5/8 (24', 36', 39', 44', 72') Ase Boas 0/2 |
1st: 26 – 0 2nd: 24 – 6 Report[1] |
Tries: 1 (80') Regan Grace Goals: 1/1 Courtney Davies (80') |
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Ben Cummins (Australia) Man of the Match: David Mead (Papua New Guinea) |
Ireland vs Italy (Inter-Group)[]
Papua New Guinea vs Ireland[]
| Papua New Guinea
|
14 – 6 | Ireland
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Garry Lo (16') 1 Nene Macdonald (26') 1 Watson Boas (78') 1 Goals: Ase Boas 1/1 (79') Rhyse Martin 0/2 |
1st: 8 – 6 2nd: 6 – 0 Report[2] |
Tries: 1 (5') Michael McIlorum Goals: 1/1 Liam Finn (6') |
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Matt Cecchin (Australia) Man of the Match: Garry Lo (Papua New Guinea) |
Fiji vs Wales (Inter-Group)[]
Papua New Guinea vs United States (Inter-Group)[]
Wales vs Ireland[]
| Wales
|
6 – 34 | Ireland
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Ben Morris (57') 1 Goals: Courtney Davies 1/1 (59') |
1st: 0 – 22 2nd: 6 – 12 Report[3] |
Tries: 2 (34', 66') Oliver Roberts 1 (8') Api Pewhairangi 1 (34') Joe Philbin 1 (39') Liam Finn 1 (74') Liam Kay Goals: 5/6 Liam Finn (9', 32', 35', 67', 76') |
Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 14,744 Referee: Ben Thaler (England) Man of the Match: Oliver Roberts (Ireland) |
References[]
- ^ Newton, Alicia (28 October 2017). "Mead stars as PNG thrash Wales". NRL.com.
- ^ Richards, Eden (5 November 2017). "PNG hold on to beat Ireland". NRL.com.
- ^ http://www.rlwc2017.com/news/match-report-wales-v-ireland
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