Game 1
England 60 def. Samoa 6
| World Cup 2022 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/53778 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 15th October, 2022 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Ashley Klein (Bathurst) | |||||||
| Venue | St James (Newcastle) | |||||||
| Crowd | 43,119 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Victor Radley | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 18 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 5 | – | 2 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 4 | |||||
| England | Scoresheet | Samoa | ||||||
| Elliott WHITEHEAD | 2 | T | Izack TAGO | |||||
| Dominic YOUNG | 2 | |||||||
| Thomas BURGESS | ||||||||
| Herbie FARNWORTH | ||||||||
| Thomas MAKINSON | ||||||||
| Kallum WATKINS | ||||||||
| Jack WELSBY | ||||||||
| George WILLIAMS | ||||||||
| Thomas MAKINSON | 10/12 | G | 1/1 | Stephen CRICHTON | ||||
| BIN | Anthony MILFORD | |||||||
| England | Teams | Samoa | ||||||
| Sam TOMKINS (c) [Catalans] |
1 | FB | 1 | Joseph-Aukuso SUA'ALI'I [Sydney] |
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| Thomas MAKINSON [St Helens] |
2 | W | 5 | Brian TO'O [Penrith] |
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| Kallum WATKINS [Salford] |
3 | C | 3 | Izack TAGO [Penrith] |
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| Herbie FARNWORTH [Brisbane] |
4 | C | 4 | Stephen CRICHTON [Penrith] |
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| Dominic YOUNG [Newcastle] |
14 | W | 18 | Hamiso TABUAI-FIDOW [North Qld] |
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| Jack WELSBY [St Helens] |
6 | FE | 6 | Jarome LUAI [Penrith] |
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| George WILLIAMS [Warrington] |
7 | HB | 7 | Anthony MILFORD [Newcastle] |
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| Thomas BURGESS [South Sydney] |
8 | FR | 8 | Josh PAPALII [Canberra] |
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| Mike McILORUM [Catalans] |
9 | HK | 9 | Danny LEVI [Huddersfield] |
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| Chris HILL [Huddersfield] |
18 | FR | 10 | Junior PAULO (c) [Parramatta] |
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| Elliott WHITEHEAD [Canberra] |
11 | 2R | 12 | Jaydn SU'A [St George Illawarra] |
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| Mike McMEEKEN [Catalans] |
20 | 2R | 13 | Josh ALOIAI [Manly] |
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| Victor RADLEY [Sydney] |
13 | L | 24 | Braden HAMLIN-UELE [Cronulla] |
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| Luke THOMPSON [Canterbury] |
10 | B | 14 | Tyrone MAY [Catalans] |
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| Morgan KNOWLES [St Helens] |
15 | B | 16 | Spencer LENIU [Penrith] |
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| Matty LEES [St Helens] |
16 | B | 17 | Martin TAUPAU [Manly] |
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| Mike COOPER [Wigan] |
17 | B | 22 | Kelma TUILAGI [Wests Tigers] |
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| Shaun WANE | HC | Matt PARISH | ||||||
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- World Cup - Warmups 2022 - Game 1 vs. Fiji
- Next Game:
- World Cup 2022 - Game 11 vs. France
- Out:
- Ryan Hall (wing), Marc Sneyd (halfback), Andy Ackers (hooker), Liam Marshall (bench), Sam Powell (bench), Joe Batchelor (bench), Harry Smith (reserve), Jacob Wardle (reserve), Kai Pearce-Paul (reserve)
- In:
- Sam Tomkins (fullback), Thomas Makinson (wing), Morgan Knowles (bench), Matty Lees (bench)
- Changes:
- Jack Welsby (fullback to five-eighth), George Williams (five-eighth to halfback), Mike Cooper (front row to bench), Thomas Burgess (bench to front row), Mike McIlorum (bench to hooker)
Samoa
- Previous Game:
- Internationals 2022 - Game 7 vs. Cook Islands
- Next Game:
- World Cup 2022 - Game 14 vs. Greece
- Out:
- Charlie Staines (fullback), Taylan May (wing), Jaxson Paulo (centre), David Nofoaluma (wing), Chanel Harris-Tavita (five-eighth), Jazz Tevaga (hooker), Francis Molo (front row), Josh Schuster (second row), Fa'amanu Brown (bench), Keenan Palasia (bench), Bunty Afoa (bench)
- In:
- Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i (fullback), Brian To'o (wing), Stephen Crichton (centre), Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (wing), Jarome Luai (five-eighth), Josh Papalii (front row), Danny Levi (hooker), Junior Paulo (front row), Braden Hamlin-Uele (lock), Tyrone May (bench), Kelma Tuilagi (bench)
- Changes:
- Martin Taupau (front row to bench), Josh Aloiai (lock to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Max Turner, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson