2021 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Repechage

The repechage round held in 2019 will provide the final opportunity to qualify for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. 3 nations participated; the 2018 Americas Championship runner-up (the United States), 7th highest ranked Asia/Pacific nation (the Cook Islands), and the 2nd highest ranked Middle-East/African nation (South Africa).

Fixtures[]

Match 1[]

21 June 2019 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Cook Islands	66 – 6	South Africa
Try: Ulberg (3), Niukore (2), R. Rennie (2), Dargan, E. Noovao, Puna, V. Rennie, Teroi Goal: Marsters (9/12)		Try: Turner Goal: Cryer (1/1)

, Sydney[1][2] Attendance: 2,621 Referee: Peter Gough (Australia)[3]

Team details

FB 1 Kayal Iro WG 2 Paul Ulberg CE 3 Marata Niukore CE 4 Reubenn Rennie WG 5 Steven Marsters FE 6 Brad Takairangi (c) HB 7 Troy Dargan PR 8 Sam Mataora HK 9 Aaron Teroi PR 10 Tepai Moeroa SR 14 Vincent Rennie SR 12 Reuben Porter LK 13 Pride Petterson-Robati Interchange: BE 11 Brody Tamarua BE 15 Eli Noovao BE 16 Moses Noovao-McGreal BE 17 John Puna Coach: Tony Iro FB 1 Will Smith Jnr WG 2 Keegan Turner CE 3 Byron Hutchinson CE 4 Esje Esterhuizen WG 5 Darren O'Donovan FE 6 Bevan De Vries HB 7 Kam Cryer (c) PR 8 Joel Tubbs HK 9 Edward Proudler PR 10 Ashley Bull SR 11 Shane Gillham (c) SR 12 Ayden Perry LK 13 Jonathan Soares Interchange: BE 14 Jason King BE 15 Seth Buckley BE 18 Louis Musson BE 20 Allan Kasselman Coach:  Jon Wilson Man of the Match: Vincent Rennie (Cook Islands) Touch judges:[3] Adam Cassidy (Australia) Darian Furner (Australia)

Match 2[]

16 November 2019 17:00 ET (UTC−04)

United States	16 – 38	Cook Islands
Try: Faraimo, Howard, Shipway Goal: Faraimo (2/3)	Report	Try: Dargan (2), Arona, Gelling, Glenn, R. Rennie, V. Rennie Goal: Marsters (5/7)

Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville[4] Attendance: 150 Referee: Scott Mikalauskas (England)

Team details

FB 1 Corey Makelim WG 2 Ryan Burroughs CE 3 Bureta Faraimo CE 4 Elijah Ieriko WG 5 Jamil Robinson FE 6 Rory Humphreys HB 7 Connor Donehue PR 14 Mark Offerdahl (c) HK 9 Kristian Freed PR 15 Sonny Pettybourne SR 11 Matt Shipway SR 12 Daniel Howard LK 13 Eddy Pettybourne Interchange: BE 10 Tim Stubbs BE 17 Joe Eichner BE 18 Charlie Jones BE 19 Kevin Reed Jr Coach: Sean Rutgerson FB 1 Kayal Iro WG 2 Paul Ulberg CE 3 Reubenn Rennie CE 4 Anthony Gelling WG 5 Steven Marsters FE 6 Brad Takairangi HB 7 Troy Dargan PR 8 Sam Mataora HK 9 Aaron Teroi PR 10 Vincent Rennie SR 11 Alex Glenn (c) SR 12 Marata Niukore LK 13 Dominique Peyroux Interchange: BE 14 Moses Noovao-McGreal BE 15 Adam Tangata BE 16 Uiti Baker BE 17 Tevin Arona Coach: Tony Iro Touch judges:[5] Peter Tapper (Jamaica) Kemoy White (Jamaica)

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