International rugby league in 2022

International rugby league
in 2021 | in 2023
Australia defended their world championship titles in both the men's and women's game at 2021 Rugby League World Cup held in 2022.

A list of men and women international rugby league matches played throughout 2022 and does not include wheelchair rugby league international matches. A † denotes a recognised, but unofficial match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings.

The 2021 Rugby League World Cup was postponed until 2022 due to Australia and New Zealand pulling out months before the tournament was scheduled to commence.

Season overview[edit]

Men's international tours
Start date Touring side Region Results [Matches]
No international men's tours in 2022
Men's international friendlies
Date Home team Away team Winners
6 February 2022  North Macedonia  Malta  Malta
5 March 2022  Chile  Philippines  Chile
14 May 2022  Malta  Montenegro  Malta
5 June 2022  Brazil  South Africa  South Africa
19 June 2022  France  Wales  France
22 June 2022  Lebanon  Malta  Lebanon
25 June 2022  New Zealand  Tonga  New Zealand
25 June 2022  Samoa  Cook Islands  Samoa
25 June 2022  Papua New Guinea  Fiji  Papua New Guinea
17 September 2022  Spain  Netherlands  Netherlands
25 September 2022  Turkey  Bulgaria  Turkey
7 October 2022  England  Fiji  England
8 October 2022  Netherlands  Germany  Germany
8 October 2022  France  Tonga  Tonga
8 October 2022  Bulgaria  Malta  Malta
8 October 2022  Wales  Lebanon  Lebanon
9 October 2022  El Salvador  Japan  Japan
9 October 2022  Philippines  Thailand  Philippines
29 October 2022  Slovakia  Poland  Poland
26 November 2022  Poland  South Africa  South Africa
Men's international tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
27 September 2022 Ghana MEA Championship  Nigeria
15 October 2022 England World Cup  Australia
25 November 2022 Colombia South American Championship  Brazil
Women's international tours
Start date Touring side Region Results [Matches]
No international women's tours in 2022
Women's international friendlies
Start date Home team Away team Winners
16 April 2022  Canada  United States  Canada
12 June 2022  Wales  England  England
18 June 2022  England  France  England
25 June 2022  New Zealand  Tonga  New Zealand
23 October 2022  Philippines  Malta  Malta
25 October 2022  Ireland  Canada  Ireland
27 October 2022  Brazil  France  France
Women's international tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
11 June 2022 Europe European Championship B North  Wales
25 September 2022 Europe European Championship B South  Greece
1 November 2022 England World Cup  Australia

Rankings[edit]

The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.[1][2]

IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of 10 December 2021
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  New Zealand 100.00
2 Increase 1  England 79.00
3 Increase 1  Tonga 69.00
4 Decrease 2  Australia 60.00
5 Increase 1  Papua New Guinea 34.00
6 Decrease 1  Fiji 30.00
7 Increase 1  France 21.00
8 Decrease 1  Samoa 19.00
9 Increase 6  Serbia 18.00
10 Increase 1  Greece 15.00
11 Decrease 2  Scotland 13.00
12 Steady  Ireland 12.00
13 Decrease 3  Lebanon 10.00
14 Increase 11  Netherlands 10.00
15 Increase 1  Malta 9.00
16 Decrease 3  Italy 8.00
17 Increase 5  Czech Republic 8.00
18 Increase 2  Jamaica 7.00
19 Increase 5  Turkey 7.00
20 Decrease 3  Norway 6.04
21 Decrease 2  Poland 6.03
22 Increase 1  Cook Islands 6.02
23 Decrease 9  Wales 6.00
24 Decrease 6  United States 5.00
25 Increase 14  Ukraine 4.29
26 New entry  Philippines 4.00
27 Increase 1  Nigeria 3.81
28 Decrease 2  Spain 3.61
29 Increase 2  Germany 3.52
30 Decrease 9  Hungary 2.86
31 Increase 2  Ghana 2.85
32 Decrease 2  Sweden 2.80
33 Increase 1  Morocco 2.70
34 Increase 4  Cameroon 1.79
35 Increase 2  Russia 1.72
36 Decrease 9  Canada 1.66
37 Decrease 8  Solomon Islands 1.61
38 Decrease 2  South Africa 1.31
39 Increase 7  Bulgaria 1.21
40 Decrease 5  Vanuatu 1.06
41 Increase 1  Belgium 1.04
42 Decrease 1  Brazil 1.03
43 Decrease 11  Chile 1.02
44 New entry  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.00
45 Decrease 5  Colombia 0.50
46 Decrease 3  Denmark 0.10
47 Decrease 2  Latvia 0.05
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT
IRL Women's World Rankings
Official rankings as of 10 December 2021
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  Australia 100.00
2 Steady  New Zealand 75.00
3 Steady  England 73.00
4 Steady  Papua New Guinea} 49.00
5 Increase 1  France 35.00
6 Decrease 1  Canada 30.00
7 Increase 2  Serbia 22.00
8 Steady  Italy 20.00
9 Increase 2  Fiji 19.00
10 Increase 2  Turkey 19.00
11 Increase 2  Samoa 12.00
12 Decrease 5  Cook Islands 13.00
13 New entry  Wales 12.00
14 New entry  Ireland 8.00
15 Decrease 2  Brazil 5.00
16 Decrease 1  Greece 3.00
17 Decrease 3  Lebanon 1.00
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

February[edit]

North Macedonia vs Malta men in Australia[edit]

6 February 2022
16:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
North Macedonia  6–54  Malta
Tries: Racjinovski
Goals: Kulevski
 News Report
Vlog
 Tries: Galeano (3), Stone (2), Glanville (2), Rodrigues, Bradford, Dallas
Goals: Glanville (5), Galea (2)
Leichhardt Oval, Sydney[3]
Attendance: 600
Referee: Sean Hampstead, Jeremy Anderson, Elio Forte

March[edit]

Chile vs Philippines men in Australia[edit]

5 March 2022
14:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Chile  36–20  Philippines
Tries: Horvat, Vasquez, Nitor-Alvear, Castillo-Sioni, Doberer, Bravo-Graham
Goals: Horvat (6)
 Report (IRL)
Highlights
 Tries: Tootell, Sheedy, Jensen, Ubalodo
Goals: Gordon (2)
Pioneers Park, Sydney[5]
Attendance: 300
Referee: Brad Kiehne (Australia)
Touch judges: Paul Eden (Australia), Robert Morey (Australia)

April[edit]

United States women in Canada[edit]

May[edit]

Montenegro men in Malta[edit]

Medieval Shield
14 May 2022
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Malta  66–6  Montenegro
Tries: Galea (3), J. Gatt, Sammut (3), Muscat, Zammit, Dimech (2), Camilleri
Goals: Sammut 9/12
 Report (IRL)
Report (ERL)
 Tries: Zarkovic
Goals: Popovic

June[edit]

Brazil vs South Africa men in Australia[edit]

5 June 2022
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Brazil  0–82  South Africa
Report (IRL)
 Tries: Cutler 2, Cryer 2, Smith 2, Sweet 2, Hutchinson, De Vlieg, O'Donovan, Devries, Sparrow, Perry, Gulliver-Brown
Goals: Cryer 9/16
Noosa District Sports Complex, Tewantin[10]
Attendance: 300
Referee: Tim Rutherford (Australia)
Player of the Match: Ethan Sweet (South Africa)

Women's European Championship B[edit]

Main article: 2022 Rugby League Women's European Championship B
11 June 2022
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Italy  6–30  Ireland
Tries: Menotti 80'
Goals: Pantaleoni (1/1)
 Report (ERL)
 Tries: Coleman (3) 2', 7', 16'
Cobain 30'
Lawless 38'
Willett 64'
Goals: Copley (2/5)
McGuiness (1/1)
Pasian Di Pato Rugby Stadium, Udine[12]
Attendance: 500[13]
Referee: Tony Palacios (Spain)[14]
Player of the Match: Ali Coleman (Ireland) & Rebecca Pantaleoni (Italy)[15]
Team details
Italy Position Ireland
Name Number Number Name
Rebecca Pantaleoni 1 Fullback 1 Francessca Copley
Rwan Hassnien 2 Wing 2 Roisin Crowe
Giulia Colangeli 3 Centre 3 Bettie Lambert
Giada Arzenton 4 Centre 4 Steph Carroll
Camilla Matilde Giacomazzo 5 Wing 5 Ray Lawless
Alessandra Menotti 6 Stand off 6 Alex McGuinness
Cecilia Piva 7 Scrum half 7 Ella Synott
Marika Ascione 8 Prop forward 8 Mairead Quinn
Martina Dall'Antonia 9 Hooker 9 Erin Coll
Rosa Bettolatti 10 Prop forward 10 Clodagh Dunne
Siria Raisa 11 Second row 11 Storm Cobain
Altea Forto 12 Second row 12 Emma Curran
Virginia Pinarello 13 Loose forward 13 Ali Coleman
Marvin Severgnini 14 Interchange 14 Iona McCusker
Giulia Iozzia 15 Interchange 15 Stacy Hanley
Elisa Orofino 16 Interchange 16 Charlie Willett
Enrica Pandolfo 17 Interchange 17 Orla McCallion
Suin Pezzano Coach John Whalley
Source:[16]
19 June 2022
13:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales  60–0  Italy
Tries: R. Carr 3'
Michael 7'
Hughes 28'
Price (3) 39', 52', 60'
Davies 45'
King 56'
McGuire 71'
Marsh 74'
Sayle 78'
Goals: Salter (8/9)
 Report (ERL)
Report (WRL)
Pandy Park, Crosskeys[12]
Attendance: 410[17]
Referee: Fiona McConn (Ireland)[18]
Touch judges: Rob Apsee (Wales), Chris Williams (Wales)[18]
Team details
Wales Position Ireland
Name Number Number Name
Eleri Michael 1 Fullback 1 Rebecca Pantaleoni
Anne-Marie Sayle 2 Wing 2 Rwan Hassnien
Kathryn Salter 3 Centre 3 Giulia Colangeli
Rosie Carr 4 Centre 4 Silvia Gai
Brittony Price 5 Wing 5 Ludovica Gurrieri
Amberley Ruck 6 Stand off 6 Giada Arzenton
Rhi Parker 7 Scrum half 7 Alessandra Menotti
Lauren Aitken 8 Prop forward 8 Rosa Bettolatti
Carys Marsh 9 Hooker 9 Martina Dall'Antonia
Emily Hughes 10 Prop forward 10 Marika Ascione
Bryonie King 11 Second row 11 Marvin Severgnini
Charlie Mundy 12 Second row 12 Giulia Iozzia
Bethan Dainton 13 Loose forward 13 Virginia Pinarello
Molly Reardon 14 Interchange 14 Giulia Zaffarana
Joeann McGuire 15 Interchange 15 Camilla Matilde Giacomazzo
Fern Davies 16 Interchange 16 Siria Raisa
Katie Carr 17 Interchange 17 Altea Forto
Thomas Brindle Coach Coach:
25 September 2022
13:00 TRT (UTC+03:00)
Turkey  4–8  Greece
Tries: Sanliturk 13'
 Report (ERL)
 Tries: Koutsioumpa (2) 8', 75'
İTÜ Ayazağa Stadium, Istanbul[19][20] [21]
Referee: Stefan Stamenic (Serbia)
Team details
Turkey Position Greece
Name Number Number Name
Ozlem Kaya 1 Fullback 1 Magdelini Stavrianou
Derya Sanliturk 2 Wing 2 Dimitra Papoutsi
Gozde Gor 3 Centre 3 Irene Daslou
Aslihan Helvaci 4 Centre 4 Cleopatra Velmachou
Selin Ardal 5 Wing 5 Velissaria Koutsioumpa
Ecem Acıkgoz 6 Stand off 6 Antonia Voikli
Ece Tekin 7 Scrum half 7 Sofia-Margarita Kitsaneli
Hafize Berin Donmez 8 Prop forward 8 Maria-Anna Lamprou
Nurbanu Yorubulut 9 Hooker 9 Maria Avzoti
Elif Yilmaz 10 Prop forward 10 Maria-Eleni Gkirlemi
Elif Cinar 11 Second row 11 Magdelini Stavrianou,
lif Kutlu 12 Second row 12 Georgia-Fotini Koutsimpogeorgou
Nazife Taskin 13 Loose forward 13 Ourania Koutsikou
Meryem Savk 14 Interchange 14 Anna Spatharova
Tugcu Guvenc 15 Interchange 15 Asimina Mastoraki
Beyzanur Oktay 16 Interchange 16 Styliani Markou
Nazlican Filiz 17 Interchange 17 Chrysavgi Bakaloumi
Julien Treu Coach Stuart McLennan
2 October 2022
15:30 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Greece  28–0  Serbia
Tries: Koutsioumpa 8'
Velmachou 26'
Voikli (2) 46', 54'
Markou 71'
Stavrianou 79'
Goals: Kitsaneli (1/5)
Velmachou (1/1)
 Report (ERL)
Goritsa Stadium, Athens[22][23]
Attendance: 400[24]
Referee: Mike Smaill (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Aris Dardamanis (Greece), Nektarios Tsakalos (Greece)
Team details
Greece Position Serbia
Name Number Number Name
Magdelini Stavrianou 1 Fullback 1 Tamara Bošnjak
Velissaria Koutsioumpa 2 Wing 2 Ljiljana Bajic
Kleopatra Velmachou 3 Centre 3 Nika Bajic
Styliani Markou 4 Centre 4 Anastasija Karanovic
Dimitra Papoutsi 5 Wing 5 Katarina Veljanovsku
Antonia Voikli 6 Stand off 6 Jelena Stojiljkovic
Sofia-Margarita Kitsaneli 7 Scrum half 7 Karolina Blizanac
Maria-Anna Lamprou 8 Prop forward 8 Teodora Marin
Maria Avzoti 9 Hooker 9 Natasa Kovacevic
Maria-Eleni Gkirlemi 10 Prop forward 10 Jovana Fridl
Aspasia Stavrianou 11 Second row 11 Natalija Simic
Georgia-Fotini Koutsimpogeorgou 12 Second row 12 Sanja Starcevic
Ourania Koutsikou 13 Loose forward 13 Marija Maslakovic
Asimina Mastoraki 14 Interchange 14 Ksenija Bogojevic
Chrysavgi Bakaloumi 15 Interchange 15 Sanja Floric
Eirini Dakidi 16 Interchange 16 Natasa Vignjevic
Chrysi Lymperidi 17 Interchange 17 Marija Simovic
8 October 2022
15:00 IST (UTC+01:00)
Ireland  4–44  Wales
Tries: Coleman 2'
 Report (WRL)
Report (ERL)
 Tries: Ruck 15'
Carr (2) 22', 36'
Mundy 41'
Aitken 46'
Burnell (2) 56', 75'
Reardon 66'
Goals: Salter (6/8)
Estuary Road, Dublin[25]
Attendance: 350
Referee: Will Gilder (England)
Team details
Ireland Position Wales
Name Number Number Name
Louise Burgess 1 Fullback 1 Leanne Burnell
Bettie Lambert 2 Wing 2 Brittony Price
Francessca Copley 3 Centre 3 Kathryn Salter
Ray Lawless 4 Centre 4 Rosie Carr
Roisin Crowe 5 Wing 5 Eleri Michael
Alex McGuinness 6 Stand off 6 Amberley Ruck
Jemma Farrell 7 Scrum half 7 Rhi Parker
Mairead Quinn 8 Prop forward 8 Fern Davies
Iona McCusker 9 Hooker 9 Carys Marsh
Clodagh Dunne 10 Prop forward 10 Lauren Aitken
Storm Cobain 11 Second row 11 Bryonie King (c)
Alison Coleman 12 Second row 12 Charlie Mundy
Philippa Birchall (c) 13 Loose forward 13 Emily Hughes
Louise McGonagle 14 Interchange 14 Molly Reardon
Amy O'Neill 15 Interchange 15 Ffion Jones
Lisa Callan 16 Interchange 16 Katie Carr
Charlie Willett 17 Interchange 17 Joeann McGuire
John Whalley Coach Thomas Brindle
25 November 2022
14:00
Serbia  24–16  Turkey
TBA[12]

England women in Wales[edit]

12 June 2022
13:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales  6–32  England
Tries: Burnell 62'
Goals: Ruck 1/1
 Report (ERL)
Report (WRL)
 Tries: Goldthorp (2) 8', 15', Hardcastle 18', Hoyle 38', Jones 43', Dodd 78'
Goals: Stanley (4/6)
Pandy Park, Crosskeys[26]
Attendance: 621
Referee: Eamonn Whelan (Ireland) To 67'
Kristoff Young (Wales) 67' onwards[27]
Player of the Match: Leanne Burnell (Wales)

France women in England[edit]

18 June 2022
15:15 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  36–10  France
Tries: Hardcastle (2), Roche (2), Dodd, Beevers, Goldthorp
Goals: Stanley
 Report (RFL)
Report (ERL)
 Tries: Song Puche, Ramos
Goals: Ciria
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington[28]
Attendance: 5,630
Referee: James Jones (Wales)[29]
Player of the Match: Laureane Biville (France)

Wales men in France[edit]

19 June 2022
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
France  34–10  Wales
Tries: Garcia 18', Goudemand 34', Pélissier 41', Jullien 56', Escaré 59', Bousquet 69'
Goals: Escaré (3), Mourgue (2)
 Report (WRL)
Report (ERL)
 Tries: Butt 49', Grant 74'
Goals: Fozard
Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi[30]
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Liam Moore (England)[29]

Lebanon vs Malta men in Australia[edit]

Elias-Fenech Trophy
22 June 2022
19:39 AEST (UTC+09:00)
Lebanon  30–14  Malta
Tries: Yasmin (2) 4', 40'
Maarbani (2) 38', 73'
J. Rizk 28'
Kassis 45'
Goals: Maarbani (3)
 Report (ERL)
Report (IRL)
 Tries: Pace 14'
Bradford 59'
Goals: Sammut (3)
Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney[31]
Attendance: 3,000[32]
Referee: Blake Williams (Australia)
Touch judges: Isaac El-Hassan (Australia), Harrison Baysarri (Australia)

Tonga women in New Zealand[edit]

25 June 2022
15:00 NZST (UTC+12:00)
New Zealand  50–12  Tonga
Tries: P. McGregor 3'
Bartlett (2) 5', 45'
Vaha'akolo (2) 8', 34'
R. McGregor 17'
Turner 31'
Murdoch 38'
Wira-Kohu 42'
Albert-Jones 58'
Maynard 75'
Goals: Albert-Jones (3)
 Report (IRL)
 Tries: Polata 64'
Hifo 79'
Goals: Hifo (2)
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland[33][34][35]
Attendance: 18,312
Referee: Kasey Badger (Australia)
Touch judges: Joseph Green, Rochelle Tamarua

Tonga men in New Zealand[edit]

25 June 2022
17:40 NZST (UTC+12:00)
New Zealand  26–6  Tonga
Tries: Hughes 3'
Rapana 7'
Mulitalo 30'
Papali'i 62'
Goals: Rapana (5)
 Report (IRL)
 Tries: S. Katoa 14'
Goals: Staggs
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland[33][37][38][39]
Attendance: 20,766
Referee: Grant Atkins (Australia)
Touch judges: Liam Kennedy (Australia), Paki Parkinson (New Zealand)
Player of the Match: Joseph Manu (New Zealand)

Samoa vs Cook Islands men in Australia[edit]

25 June 2022
17:44 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Samoa  42–12  Cook Islands
Tries: May (2) 5', 60'
Nofoaluma (4) 9', 21', 57', 71'
Tago 12'
Paulo 77'
Goals: Milford (5)
 Report (IRL)
 Tries: Moale 54'
S. Marsters 64'
Goals: S. Marsters (2)
Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney[41][42][43]
Attendance: 10,720
Referee: Peter Gough (Australia)
Touch judges: Darien Furner (Australia), Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski (Australia)
Player of the Match: David Nofoaluma (Samoa)

Fiji vs Papua New Guinea men in Australia[edit]

25 June 2022
20:02 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Fiji  14–24  Papua New Guinea
Tries: Naiqama 12'
Turuva (2) 54', 79'
Goals: Masima
 Report (IRL)
 Tries: Lam (2) 24', 74'
Yei 38'
Mead 66'
Goals: Laybutt (4)
Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney[41][44][45][46]
Attendance: 10,515
Referee: Todd Smith (Australia)
Touch judges: Chris Sutton (Australia), Matt Noyen (Australia)
Player of the Match: Lachlan Lam (Papua New Guinea)

September[edit]

Netherlands men in Spain[edit]

17 September 2022
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Spain  30–36  Netherlands
Tries: Yesa, Pallares, R. Garcia, Lowo, D. Garcia (58)
Goals: Olivares (2/2), R. Garcia (3/3)
 Report (ERL)
 Tries: Koolstra (2), Schoenmaker (2), Idzera, Ngirubiu, Dovia
Goals: Idzera (4/4)
Campo del Rugby De El Bercial, Madrid[47]
Referee: Andrew Pilkington (Spain)
Team details
Spain Position Netherlands
Name Number Number Name
Rafael Garcia 1 Fullback 1 Auke Idzera
Sadiq Lowo 2 Wing 2 Isaacs Ngirubiu
Benjamin Diaz 3 Centre 3 Sander Dovia
Jorge Gomez 4 Centre 4 Joran Schoenmaker
Antonio Puerta 5 Wing 5 Arie-Tjerk Razoux Schultz
Luc Franco 6 Stand off 6 Damon Koolstra
Romain Pallares 7 Scrum half 7 Laury Renac
Juan Mudarra 8 Prop forward 8 Mauricio Gomez Pazos
Miguel Olivares 9 Hooker 9 Lucas Gout
Valentin Yesa 10 Prop forward 10 Bonne Wilce
Mariano Martin 11 Second row 11 Paul Kuijpers
Daniel Garcia 12 Second row 12 Adam Braksator
Miguel Thomas 13 Loose forward 13 Paul Dirkzwager
Fran Garcia 14 Interchange 14 Ruben Stuifzand
Miguel Mudarra 15 Interchange 15 Frank Longhurst
Julien Ferrere 16 Interchange 16 Shadan Lavia
Emiliano Mecur 17 Interchange 17 Romeo Goldma
Coach Dave Hunter


Lebanon men vs Italy in Australia[edit]

24 September 2022
15:00 AEST (UTC+02:00)
Lebanon  22–4  Italy

Bulgaria men in Turkey[edit]

25 September 2022
15:00 TRT (UTC+03:00)
Turkey  38–16  Bulgaria
Tries: Kose 7'
Duman (2) 22', 63'
Kuyumcuyan (2) 28', 33'
Keles (2) 39', 59'
Kose 67'
Goals: Ozbalak (3)
 Report (ERL)
 Tries: Dimitrov 37'
Slavin 42'
Atanasov 70'
Goals: Debrenliev, Rashev
İTÜ Ayazağa Stadium, Istanbul
Referee: Stefan Stamenic (Serbia)
Team details
Turkey Position Bulgaria
Name Number Number Name
Can Berk Uckuzular 1 Fullback 1 Simeon Tsvetanov
Batuhan Duman 2 Wing 2 Emil Savov
Kerem Keskin 3 Centre 3 Veselin Peichev
Atahan Kose 4 Centre 4 Ilia Dimitrov
Berat Altun 5 Wing 5 Amo Kehaia
Emin Erden 6 Stand off 6 Vladislav Parizov
Aras Kuyumcuyan 7 Scrum half 7 Kostadin Debrenliev
Mete Sencer Gole 8 Prop forward 8 James Mott
Ali Mert Ozbalak 9 Hooker 9 Tsvetan Rashev
Mustafa Can Aydin 10 Prop forward 10 Tinko Hristov
Sefa Can Demir 11 Second row 11 Mitko Atanasov
Algan Yilmaz 12 Second row 12 Doicho Slavin
Serhat Keles 13 Loose forward 13 Teodor Manchev
Kemal Yilmaz 14 Interchange 14 Mihail Georgiev
Furkan Guney 15 Interchange 15 Stilian Karchev
Emirhan Bilek 16 Interchange 16 Stanislav Borisov
Batuhan Kose 17 Interchange 17 Tihomir Simenov
Coach Adrien Frigola

MEA Championship[edit]

Main article: 2022 MEA Rugby League Championship

Semi-finals[edit]

27 September 2022
13:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Ghana  26–6  Kenya
Tries: Bless, Acheampang (2), Da Gama Odun(2)
Goals: Da Gama Odun (3)
 Report (ERL)
 Tries: Matua
Goals: Hamed
University of Ghana Sports Grounds, Accra[48]
Referee: Aaron Moore (England)
Team details
Ghana Position Kenya
Name Number Number Name
Isaac Akuoko 1 Fullback 1 Philemon Olang
Chris Ebo Da Gama Odun 2 Wing 2 Joel Inzuga
John Bless 3 Centre 3 Brian Mutua
Desmond Geotrah 4 Centre 4 Tony Khadhambi
William Pearce Biney 5 Wing 5 Collins Ochieng
Collins Ofosu 6 Stand off 6 Shabani Hamed
Sean Sabutey 7 Scrum half 7 John Awiti
Alibah Riddick Agrokwah 8 Prop forward 8 Horus Alela
Jonas Moorkar 9 Hooker 9 Denish Ndinya
Nigel Nhampim Sackey 10 Prop forward 10 Celestine Mboi
Emmanuel Acheampong 11 Second row 11 Reymond Ekutu
Bawah Bright 12 Second row 12 Paul Seda
Oliver Puman on Yelib 13 Loose forward 13 Eliakim Kichoi
Philp Asomani 14 Interchange 14 Victor Ochieng
Levi Osei 15 Interchange 15 Ramadhan Masete
Jordan Issac Annan 16 Interchange 16 Wycliff Ratemo
Johathan Adotey 17 Interchange 17 James Maranga
Andy Gilvary Coach John Mbai
27 September 2022
15:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Nigeria  36–2  Cameroon
Tries: Gabriel, Godwin, Lawal, Ayodeji (3), Okoro
Goals: Gabriel (3)
 Report (ERL)
 Goals: Nkouak
University of Ghana Sports Grounds, Accra[48]
Referee: Aaron Moore (England)
Team details
Nigeria Position Cameroon
Name Number Number Name
Daniel John 1 Fullback 1 Watio Franck
Abdullah Balogun 2 Wing 2 Embella Mouhamed
Blank Tuoyo Egodo 3 Centre 3 Tientchem Manual
Olisa Kelvin 4 Centre 4 Nguele Hermand
Isah Lawal 5 Wing 5 Patrick Nkouak
Rio Osayomwambo 6 Stand off 6 Nzokou Martial
John Gabriel 7 Scrum half 7 Armel Damjda
Kalu Shedrack 8 Prop forward 8 Bekolo Elie
Nuhu Ibrahim 9 Hooker 9 Khalil Njoya
Ibrahim Suraj 10 Prop forward 10 Ndifor Paul
Daniel Okoro 11 Second row 11 Carol Manga
Jude Abrackson 12 Second row 12 Joufang Tabrice
Michsael Ayodeji 13 Loose forward 13 Cyrille Kamole
Jukien Godwin 14 Interchange 14 Lamarc Oudi
L Bashir Usman 15 Interchange 15 Bidjana Jean Claude
Emmauel Onyekwe 16 Interchange 16 Ngoufack Georgane
Yussef Akeem 17 Interchange 17 Fosso Ledoux
Bolu Fagborun Coach Kahlil Njoya


Third place play-off[edit]

1 October 2022
12:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
 Kenya 16–0  Cameroon
Tries: Olang, Bryon (2), Iuzuga
 Report (ERL)
University of Ghana Sports Grounds, Accra[48]
Referee: Aaron Moore (England)
Team details
Kenya Position Cameroon
Name Number Number Name
Philemon Olang 1 Fullback 1 Franck Watio
Ramadhan Masete 2 Wing 2 Mouhamed Embella
Collins Ochieng 3 Centre 3 Manuel De Porta
Lucky Byron 4 Centre 4 Cyrille Kamole
Jeol Inzuga 5 Wing 5 Hermand Nguele
Shabani Hamed 6 Stand off 6 Patrick Nkouak
Victor Ochieng 7 Scrum half 7 Martial Nzokou
Horus Alela 8 Prop forward 8 Armel Damdja Tankeu
Denish Ndinja 9 Hooker 9 Elie Bekolo
Paul Seda 10 Prop forward 10 Khalil Njoya
Tony Khamdambi 11 Second row 11 Paul Ndifor
James Maranga 12 Second row 12 Carol Manga
Eliakim Kichoi 13 Loose forward 13 Fabrice Joufang
Raymond Ekutu 14 Interchange
Brian Mutua 15 Interchange
Celestine Mboi 16 Interchange
Wycliffe Ratemo 17 Interchange
John Mbai Coach Kahlil Njoya


Final[edit]

1 October 2022
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Ghana  4–30  Nigeria
Tries: Bless Mensah (44')
Goals: John (3)
 Report (ERL)
 Tries: Egodo (15'), Ayodeji (20'), Okoro (25'), Omale (39'), Ayodeji (67'), Lawal (76')
University of Ghana Sports Grounds, Accra[48]
Referee: Aaron Moore (England)
Team details
Ghana Position Nigeria
Name Number Number Name
Isaac Akuoko 1 Fullback 1 Daniel John
Chris da Gama 2 Wing 2 Isah Lawal
John Bless Mensah 3 Centre 3 Tuoyo Egodo
Desmond Geotrah 4 Centre 4 Olisa Kelvin
William Pearce Biney 5 Wing 5 Abdallah Balogun
Collins Ofosu 6 Stand off 6 Gabriel John
Sean Sabutey 7 Scrum half 7 Rio Osayomwanbo
Riddick Alibah 8 Prop forward 8 Ibrahim Suraj
Philip Asomani 9 Hooker 9 Isa Omale
Nigel Sackey 10 Prop forward 10 Emmanuel Onyekwe
Emmanuel AcheamPong 11 Second row 11 Jude Abrackson
Bahah Bright 12 Second row 12 Daniel Okoro
Oliver Puman 13 Loose forward 13 Michael Ayodeji
Jonas Moorkaar 14 Interchange 14 Julian Godwin
Levi Osei 15 Interchange 15 Bashir Usman
Jordan Annan 16 Interchange 16 Azuka Chika
Jonathon Adotey 17 Interchange 17 Yuseef Akeem
Andy Gilvary Coach Bolu Fagborun


October[edit]

Fiji men in England[edit]

7 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  50–0  Fiji
Tries: Young 14', Ackers 23', Watkins 33', Williams 35', Batchelor 38', Thompson 46', McMeeken 49', Cooper 55', Hall 74'
Goals: Sneyd (7)
 Report (ERL)
AJ Bell Stadium, Salford[49]
Attendance: 6,849[50]
Referee: Jack Smith (England)
Team details
England Position Fiji
Name Number Number Name
Jack Welsby 1 Fullback 1 Kevin Naiqama
Dom Young 2 Wing 2 Jason Qareqare
Kallum Watkins 3 Centre 3 Mikaele Ravalawa
Herbie Farnworth 4 Centre 4 Semi Valemei
Ryan Hall 5 Wing 5 Mitieli Vulikijapani
George Williams 6 Stand off 6 Sitiveni Moceidreke
Marc Sneyd 7 Scrum half 7 Brandon Wakeham
Chris Hill 8 Prop forward 8 King Vuniyayawa
Andy Ackers 9 Hooker 9 Penioni Tagituimua
Mike Cooper 10 Prop forward 10 Tui Kamikamica
Elliot Whitehead 11 Second row 11 Kaylen Miller
Mike McMeeken 12 Second row 12 Pio Seci
Victor Radley 13 Loose forward 13 Lamar Manuel-Liolevave
Liam Marshall 14 Interchange 14 Joseph Ratuvakacereivalu
Sam Powell 15 Interchange 15 Ben Nakubuwai
Luke Thompson 16 Interchange 16 Taniela Sadrugu
Tom Burgess 17 Interchange 17 Netane Masima
Michael McIlorum 18 Interchange 18 Siua Wong
Joe Batchelor 19 Interchange 19 Isaac Lumelume
Harry Smith 20 Interchange 20 Joe Taira
Jack Wardle 21 Interchange 21 Viliame Kikau
Shaun Wane Coach Jo Rabele

France vs Tonga men in England[edit]

8 October 2022
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
France  12–48  Tonga
Tries: Sangare 30', Rouge 60'
Goals: Mourgue 2/2
 Report (ERL)
 Tries: Fifita (3) 7', 27', 65', Tu’ipulotu 15', Hurrell 46', Koula 70', Amone 75', Olakau’atu 79', Otukolo 80'
Goals: Taukei’aho (2/4), Katoa (4/5)
The Shay, Halifax[51]
Attendance: 876[52]
Referee: Marcus Griffiths (England)
Team details
France Position Tonga
Name Number Number Name
Escaré 1 Fullback 1 Niu
Yaha 2 Wing 2 Koula
Romano 3 Centre 3 Hurrell
Langi 4 Centre 4 Suli,
Marcon 5 Wing 5 Tu’ipulotu
Gigot 6 Stand off/Five eighth 6 Amone
Mourgue 7 Scrum half/Half back 7 Lolohea
Dezaria 8 Prop forward 8 Fonua-Blake
Da Costa 9 Hooker 9 Otukolo
Goudemand 10 Prop forward 10 Taukei’aho (c)
Jullien 11 Second row 11 Fifita
Séguier 12 Second row 12 Olakau’atu
Garcia (c) 13 Loose forward/Lock forward 13 Kolomatangi
Belmas 14 Interchange 14 Katoa
Sangaré 15 Interchange 15 Tatola
Puech 16 Interchange 16 Fotuaika
Pélissier 17 Interchange 17 Murdoch-Masila
Stefani 18 Interchange 18 Paasi
Le Cam 19 Interchange 19 Vete
Marion 20 Interchange 20 Fonua
Rougé 21 Interchange
Jouffret 22 Interchange

Malta men in Bulgaria[edit]

8 October 2022
17:30 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Bulgaria  6–50  Malta
Tries: Slavin
Goals: Debrenliev
 Report (ERL)
 Tries: Galea 4, Gatt 2, Cassar, Jewitt, Debono
Goals: Galea 7
Stadium Trebich, Sofia[53]
Referee: Lazar Zivkovic (Serbia)
Team details
Bulgaria Position Malta
Name Number Number Name
James Sherwood 1 Fullback 1 Zarrin Galea
Simeon Tsvetanov 2 Wing 2 Jean Scholey
Vladislav Parizov 3 Centre 3 Alfie Jewitt
Denis Ivanov 4 Centre 4 Reece Dimeech
Mihail Georgiev 5 Wing 5 Mark Camilleri
Tsvetan Rashev 6 Stand off 6 Karl Cassar
Kostadin Debrenliev 7 Scrum half 7 Louis Singleton
Georgi Vаklinov 8 Prop forward 8 Dean Zammit
Boris Spirov 9 Hooker 9 Nicky Vella
Miroslav Debreliev 10 Prop forward 10 Jean-Pierre Zarb
Hristian Ivanov 11 Second row 11 Kaine Dimeech
Doicho Slavin 12 Second row 12 Justin Davenport
Teodor Manchev 13 Loose forward 13 Josh Gatt
Thomas Roshe 14 Interchange 14 Luke Musu
Stanislav Borisov 15 Interchange 15 Aiden Demicoli
Antonio Ivanov 16 Interchange 16 William Watts
James Mott 17 Interchange 17 Peter Debano
Adrien Frigola Coach Roderick Attard

Wales vs Lebanon men in England[edit]

8 October 2022
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales  22–38  Lebanon
Tries: Curtis Davies (2), K Evans, Walker
Goals: Kear (2), Olds
 Report (ERL)
Report (WRL)
 Tries: Rajeb, Kiraz, El-Zakhem, Tannous, Mansour, Maroun, Maabani, Kazzi
Goals: Doueihi 2, Miski
Heywood Road, Sale[54]
Attendance: 509[55]
Referee: Tom Grant (England)
Team details
Wales Position Lebanon
Name Number Number Name
Mike Butt 1 Fullback 1 Jacob Kiraz
James Olds 2 Wing 2 Abbas Miski
Rhys Evans 3 Centre 3 Reece Robinson
Luis Roberts 4 Centre 4 Brad Morkos
Rhys Williams 5 Wing 5 Josh Mansour
Ollie Olds 6 Stand off 6 Adam Doueihi
Josh Ralph 7 Scrum half 7 Khaled Rajab
Anthony Walker 8 Prop forward 8 Toufic El Hajj
Matty Fozard 9 Hooker 9 Mikey Tannous
Dan Fleming 10 Prop forward 10 Hanna El-Nachar
Rhodri Lloyd 11 Second row 11 Elie El-Zakhem
Bailey Antrobus 12 Second row 12 Josh Maree
Gavin Bennion 13 Loose forward 13 James Roumanos
Caleb Aekins 14 Interchange 14 Jalal Bazzaz
Joe Burke 15 Interchange 15 Anthony Layoun
Chester Butler 16 Interchange 16 Andrew Kazzi
Connor Davies 17 Interchange 17 Bilal Maarbani
Curtis Davies 18 Concussion substitute 18 Michel Toum
Ben Evans 19 Interchange 19 Jaxson Rahme
Kyle Evans 20 Interchange 20 Tony Maroun
Will Evans 21 Interchange 21 Khalil Rahme
Dalton Grant 22 Interchange 22 Robin Hachache
Tom Hopkins 23 Interchange 23 Kahil Bejjani
Elliot Kear 24 Interchange 24 Sol Mokdad
John Kear Coach Michael Cheika

Germany men in Netherlands[edit]

See also: Griffin Cup
Griffin Cup
8 October 2022
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Netherlands  24–29  Germany
Tries: Razoux Schultz (8), Prins (53), P  Kuijpers (57), van Kleij (75)
Goals: Renac (1/1), K  Kuijpers (3/4)
 Report (ERL)
 Tries: Amefia (10), White (14), Ryder (21, 38), Hartwich (50)
Goals: Billsborough (4/5)
Drop goals: Billsborough
British School, Voorschoten[47]
Attendance: 500
Referee: Misa Vakadranu (Fiji)
Touch judges: Moray Gilland (Scotland), Hans Verveer (Netherlands), Colin O’Shaughnessy (Ireland), Szymon Jankowiak (Poland)[56]
Team details
Netherlands Position Germany
Name Number Number Name
Hamish Wragg 1 Fullback 1 Aarre Heinrichsen
Isaac Ngirubiu 2 Wing 2 Benedikt Esser
Mike Prins 3 Centre 3 Adam Ryder
Gideon van Kleij 4 Centre 4 Felix Rau
Arie-Tjerk Razoux Schultz 5 Wing 5 Niklas Hartwich
Laury Renac 6 Stand off 6 Ben White
Will Johnston 7 Scrum half 7 Brad Billsborough
Mauricio Gomez Pazos 8 Prop forward 8 Jack Baskerville
Paul Dirkzwager 9 Hooker 9 Liam Doughton
Bonne Wilce 10 Prop forward 10 Kilian Martin
Paul Kuijpers 11 Second row 11 Eoin Bowie
Kees Kuijpers 12 Second row 12 Christophe Ngondi
Frank Longhurst 13 Loose forward 13 Mawuli Amefia
Lucas Gout 14 Interchange 14 Sebastian Paaßen
Edson Neves 15 Interchange 15 Charlie Tetley
Romeo Goldman 16 Interchange 16 Dany Doukeng Kongmo Ngo
Mark van den Broe 17 Interchange 17 Malte Rohemose
Kane Krlic Coach Bob Doughton

El Salvador vs Japan men in Australia[edit]

9 October 2022
15:00 ADST (UTC+11:00)
El Salvador  24–26  Japan
Tries: M Maatouk (2), Rodriguez, Alarcon
Goals: Rodriguez (4/4)
 Report (ERL)
 Tries: Szeremeta (2), Mochizuki, Hooper, Dury
Goals: Sano (3/6)
Pioneers Park, Sydney
Referee: Marco Levy (Australia)
Team details
El Salvador Position Japan
Name Number Number Name
Anthony Maatouk 1 Fullback 1 Travis Dury
Brandon Rodriguez 2 Wing 2 Hashimoto Shunnosuke
Carlos Kiwi Kiwi 3 Centre 3 Yuchi Mori
Albert Maatouk 4 Centre 4 Yuki Mochizuki
Ethan Rushworth 5 Wing 5 So Miyake
Dario Rodriguez 6 Five eighth/Stand off 6 Tai Hooper
Alvaro Alarcon 7 Half back/Scrum half 7 Reji Sano
Herman Guzman Godinez 8 Prop forward 8 Hiroshi Fukasawa
Michael Maatouk 9 Hooker 9 Kazuki Fukushige
Rafael Mendoza 10 Prop forward 10 Anrew Koji Williams
Elias Diaz 11 Second row 11 Kazuki Otake
Junior Alarcon 12 Second row 12 Seiya Kakuta
Oscar Mendoza 13 Lock forward/Loose forward 13 Darcy Heaney
Roberto Perez Velasco 14 Interchange 14 Ken Szeremeta
Zackery Fernandez 15 Interchange 15 Edward Craig
Franciso Godinez Pena 16 Interchange 16 Thomas Bowes
Javier Alaron 17 Interchange 17 Kenji Ball

Philippines vs Thailand men in Australia[edit]

9 October 2022
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Philippines  34–16  Thailand
Davies Park, Brisbane

Poland men in Slovakia[edit]

29 October 2022
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Slovakia  0–72  Poland

World Cup[edit]

Main article: 2021 Rugby League World Cup

Group stage[edit]

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
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 192 14 +178 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 98 60 +38 4
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 38 130 −92 2
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 18 142 −124 0
Source: rlwc2021
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 150 28 +122 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Lebanon 3 2 0 1 118 60 +58 4
3  Ireland 3 1 0 2 72 82 −10 2
4  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 20 190 −170 0
Source: rlwc2021
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Tonga 3 3 0 0 148 34 +114 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 86 40 +46 4
3  Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 44 136 −92 2
4  Wales 3 0 0 3 18 86 −68 0
Source: rlwc2021


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
England Position Samoa
Name Number Number Name
Sam Tomkins 1 Fullback 1 Joseph Suaalii
Tommy Makinson 2 Wing 18 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
Kallum Watkins 3 Centre 3 Izack Tago
Herbie Farnworth 4 Centre 4 Stephen Crichton
Dom Young 14 Wing 5 Brian To'o
Jack Welsby 6 Stand off/Five eighth 6 Jarome Luai
George Williams 7 Scrum half/Half back 7 Anthony Milford
Tom Burgess 8 Prop forward 8 Josh Papali'i
Micky McIlorum 9 Hooker 9 Danny Levi
Chris Hill 18 Prop forward 10 Junior Paulo
Elliott Whitehead 11 Second row 12 Jaydn Su'a
Mike McMeeken 20 Second row 13 Josh Aloiai
Victor Radley 13 Loose forward/Lock forward 24 Braden Hamlin-Uele
Luke Thompson 10 Interchange 14 Tyrone May
Morgan Knowles 15 Interchange 16 Spencer Leniu
Matty Lees 16 Interchange 17 Martin Taupau
Mike Cooper 17 Interchange 22 Kelma Tuilagi
Shaun Wane Coach Matt Parish
Rugby League Project
15 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Australia  42–8  Fiji
Tries: Nanai 16'
Addo-Carr (2) 24', 68'
Crichton 35'
Mitchell 44'
Grant 54'
Tedesco 61'
Goals: Holmes (7/7) 16', 25', 36', 45', 54', 61', 68'
 Report
 Tries: Valemei 4'
Turuva 76'
Goals: Wakeham (0/2)
Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 13,366
Referee: Chris Kendall (England)
Touch judges: Wyatt Raymond (Australia), Darian Furner (Australia)
Player of the Match: Cameron Munster (Australia)
Team details
Australia Position Fiji
Name Number Number Name
James Tedesco (c) 1 Fullback 1 Sunia Turuva
Josh Addo-Carr 9 Wing 5 Mitieli Vulikijapani
Latrell Mitchell 8 Centre 4 Kevin Naiqama (c)
Valentine Holmes 4 Centre 19 Semi Valemei
Murray Taulagi 23 Wing 2 Maika Sivo
Cameron Munster 7 Stand off/Five eighth 6 Sitiveni Moceidreke
Daly Cherry-Evans 2 Scrum half/Half back 7 Brandon Wakeham
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui 18 Prop forward 17 King Vuniyayawa
Ben Hunt 3 Hooker 9 Apisai Koroisau
Jake Trbojevic 5 Prop forward 13 Tui Kamikamica
Angus Crichton 17 Second row 12 Viliame Kikau
Jeremiah Nanai 22 Second row 22 Siua Wong
Cameron Murray 11 Loose forward/Lock forward 16 Lamar Manuel-Liolevave
Harry Grant 20 Interchange 14 Penioni Tagituimua
Reuben Cotter 16 Interchange 23 Jowasa Drodrolagi
Patrick Carrigan 13 Interchange 10 Ben Nakubuwai
Jack Wighton 17 Interchange 11 Taniela Sadrugu
Mal Meninga Coach Wise Kativerata
Rugby League Project
16 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Scotland  4–28  Italy
Tries: Walmsley 76'
Goals: Brierley (0/1)
 Report
 Tries: Polselli 10'
Parata 23'
Maizen (3) 44', 49', 74'
Goals: Campagnolo (4/5) 10', 23' 45', 74'
Kingston Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 6,206
Referee: Todd Smith (Australia)
Touch judges: Paki Parkinson (New Zealand), Marcus Griffiths (England)
Player of the Match: Nathan Brown (Italy)
Team details
Scotland Position Italy
Name Number Number Name
Ryan Brierley 7 Fullback 1 Luke Polselli
Matty Russell 2 Wing 2 Richard Lepori
Kieran Buchanan 4 Centre 3 Daniel Atkinson
Bayley Liu 23 Centre 4 Ethan Natoli
Lachlan Walmsley 5 Wing 5 Jake Maizen
Bailey Hayward 6 Stand off 6 Jack Campagnolo
Calum Gahan 19 Scrum half 7 Radean Robinson
Logan Bayliss-Brow 8 Prop forward 10 Anton Iaria
Liam Hood 9 Hooker 9 Dean Parata
Sam Luckley 10 Prop forward 15 Luca Moretti
Euan Aitken 11 Second row 11 Ryan King
Kane Linnett 12 Second row 12 Brenden Santi
James Bell 13 Loose forward 13 Nathan Brown
Ben Hellewell 3 Interchange 14 Joe Tramontana
Luke Bain 15 Interchange 15 Luke Hodge
Kyle Schneider 14 Interchange 16 Gioele Celerino
Dale Ferguson Yellow card 37' 24 Interchange 17 Jack Colovatti
Rugby League Project
16 October 2022
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Jamaica  2–48  Ireland
Goals: Rush 1/1 (39' pen)
 Report
 Tries: L. Senior (2) 13', 64'
G. King 16'
O'Hagan 19'
Chamberlain 37'
I. Senior 52'
T. King 57'
McDonnell 72'
Bentley 77'
Halton 80'
Goals: Chamberlain (1/5) 20'
Keyes (3/5) 57', 64', 77'
Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 6,320
Referee: Ben Casty (France)
Touch judges: Geoffrey Poumes (France), Neil Horton (England)
Player of the Match: Luke Keary (Ireland)
Team details
Jamaica Position Ireland
Name Number Number Name
Ben Jones-Bishop 1 Fullback 1 Richie Myler
Mo Agoro 2 Wing 2 Louis Senior
Greg Johnson 3 Centre 3 Ed Chamberlain
Jacob Ogden 4 Centre 4 Toby King
Alex Young 5 Wing 5 Innes Senior
James Woodburn-Hall 6 Stand off/Five eighth 6 Luke Keary
Kieran Rush 7 Scrum half/Half back 7 Joe Keyes
Jordan Andrade 8 Prop forward 8 Liam Byrne
Ashton Golding 9 Hooker 9 Josh Cook
Michael Lawrence 10 Prop forward 10 Jaimin Jolliffe
AJ Wallace 11 Second row 11 James Bentley
Chevaughn Bailey 12 Second row 12 Frankie Halton
Joe Brown 13 Loose forward/Lock forward 13 George King
Aaron Jones-Bishop 14 Interchange 14 Harry Rushton
Bradley Ho 15 Interchange 15 James McDonnell
Keenan Tomlinson 16 Interchange 16 Brendan O'Hagan
Ross Peltier 17 Interchange 17 James Hasson
Rugby League Project
16 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
New Zealand  34–12  Lebanon
Tries: K. Bromwich 6'
Asofa-Solomona 25'
Hiku 30'
Brown 55'
Manu 57'
Rapana 61'
Goals: Rapana (5/6) 6', 25', 31', 55', 58'
 Report
 Tries: Mansour 1'
Miski 46'
Goals: Moses (2/2) 1', 47'
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 5,453
Referee: Grant Atkins (Australia)
Touch judges: Tom Grant (England), Dean Bowmer (England)
Player of the Match: Joseph Manu (New Zealand)
Team details
New Zealand Position Lebanon
Name Number Number Name
1 Fullback 1
2 Wing 2
3 Centre 3
4 Centre 4
5 Wing 5
6 Stand off/Five eighth 6
7 Scrum half/Half back 7
8 Prop forward 8
9 Hooker 9
10 Prop forward 10
11 Second row 11
12 Second row 12
13 Loose forward/Lock forward 13
Interchange
Interchange
Interchange
Interchange
Rugby League Project
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
France Position Greece
Name Number Number Name
Morgan Escaré 1 Fullback 1 Chaise Robinson
Arthur Romano 2 Wing 2 Siteni Taukamo
Samisoni Langi 3 Centre 3 Terry Constantinou
Matthieu Laguerre 4 Centre 4 Nick Mougios
Fouad Yaha 5 Wing 5 Johnny Mitsias
Arthur Mourgue 6 Stand off/Five eighth 6 Lachlan Ilias
Tony Gigot 7 Scrum half/Half back 7 Jordan Meads
Jordan Dezaria 8 Prop forward 8 Robert Tuliatu
Alrix Da Costa 9 Hooker 9 Peter Mamouzelos
Lambert Belmas 10 Prop forward 16 Sebastian Sell
Benjamin Jullien 11 Second row 11 Mitchell Zampetides
Paul Séguier 12 Second row 12 Nicholas Flocas
Benjamin Garcia 13 Loose forward/Lock forward 13 Billy Magoulias
Eloi Pelissier 14 Interchange 14 Jake Kambos
Justin Sangaré 15 Interchange 15 Myles Gal
Mickaël Goudemand 17 Interchange 17 Theodoros Nianiakas
Corentin Le Cam 19 Interchange 18 Aris Dardamanis
Rugby League Project
18 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Tonga  24–18  Papua New Guinea
Tries: Penisini 14'
Fotuaika 35'
I. Katoa 37'
Koloamatangi 78'
Goals: I. Katoa (4/5) 16', 36', 39', 79'
 Report
 Tries: Martin 6'
Lam 41'
Russell 68'
Goals: Martin (3/3) 7', 43', 69'
Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens
Attendance: 10,409
Referee: Liam Moore (England)
Touch judges: James Child (England), Belinda Sharpe (Australia)
Player of the Match: Edwin Ipape (Papua New Guinea)
Team details
Tonga Position Papua New Guinea
Name Number Number Name
Tolutau Koula 20 Fullback 1 Alex Johnston