Cook Islands 22–22 Lebanon — Group B, 2000 Rugby League World Cup
5 Nov 2000 · Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales · Attendance: 17,612
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group B, 2000 Rugby League World Cup: Cook Islands 22–22 Lebanon, at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales on 5 Nov 2000.
Scorers
| Cook Islands | Tries: Berryman (2); Joe; Toa Goals: Berryman (2); Piakura (1) |
| Lebanon | Tries: H. El Masri (2); Saleh; Touma Goals: H. El Masri (3) |
Teams
| Cook Islands | Lebanon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Piakura | Fullback | Mohamed Chahal | 1 |
| 2 | Tiri Toa | Wing | Mohammed Abbas | 2 |
| 3 | Peter Lewis | Centre | Hassan Saleh | 3 |
| 4 | Kevin Iro (c) | Centre | Hazem El Masri (c) | 4 |
| 5 | Karl Te Mata | Wing | Travis Touma | 5 |
| 6 | Craig Bowen | Stand off/Five eighth | Jason Stanton | 6 |
| 7 | Leroy Joe | Scrum half/Half back | Samer El Masri | 7 |
| 8 | George Tuakura | Prop forward | Darren Maroon (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Zane Clark | Hooker | Nadol Saleh | 9 |
| 10 | Jason Temu | Prop forward | Sami Chamoun | 10 |
| 11 | Anthony Samuel | Second row | Chris Salem | 11 |
| 12 | Tyrone Pau | Second row | Kandy Tamer | 12 |
| 13 | Steve Berryman | Loose forward/Lock forward | Ray Daher | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Michael Andersson | Paul Khoury | 14 | |
| 15 | Sonny Shepherd | Joe Lichaa | 15 | |
| 16 | Adam Watene | George Katrib | 16 | |
| 17 | Raymond Ruaporo | Charlie Nohra | 17 | |
| Stan Martin | Coach | John Elias | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Shrimpton |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
Cook Islands and Lebanon drew 22-22 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, as the curtain-raiser to Wales v New Zealand. Cook Islands led 18-4 at half-time before a second-half fightback led by Hazem El Masri, who scored two tries and kicked three goals, salvaged a draw for Lebanon. Both sides finished the group without a win.
Sourcing caveat: Lebanon's source data again lists both Hazem El Masri and Darren Maroon as captain — unresolved dual-captain listing, shown as sourced.