Samoa 21–16 Māori (New Zealand) — Group D, 2000 Rugby League World Cup
1 Nov 2000 · Derwent Park, Workington, England · Attendance: 4,107
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group D, 2000 Rugby League World Cup: Samoa 21–16 Māori (New Zealand), at Derwent Park, Workington, England on 1 Nov 2000.
Scorers
| Samoa | Tries: Fa'afili (2); Swann; Milford Goals: Poching (2) Drop goals: Swann (1) |
| Māori (New Zealand) | Tries: Matthews; Nelson; Rauhihi Goals: Goodwin (2) |
Teams
| Samoa | Māori (New Zealand) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laloa Milford | Fullback | Clinton Toopi | 1 |
| 2 | Francis Meli | Wing | Jared Mills | 2 |
| 3 | Anthony Swann | Centre | Paul Whatuira | 3 |
| 4 | Joe Galuvao | Centre | Boycie Nelson | 4 |
| 5 | Brian Leauma | Wing | Steve Matthews | 5 |
| 6 | Henry Fa'afili | Stand off/Five eighth | Luke Goodwin | 6 |
| 7 | Willie Swann | Scrum half/Half back | Jeremy Smith | 7 |
| 8 | Frank Puletua | Prop forward | Paul Rauhihi | 8 |
| 9 | Monty Betham | Hooker | Jamie Cook | 9 |
| 10 | Jerry Seuseu | Prop forward | Tahi Reihana | 10 |
| 11 | David Solomona | Second row | Kylie Leuluai | 11 |
| 12 | Mark Leafa | Second row | Tyran Smith | 12 |
| 13 | Willie Poching (c) | Loose forward/Lock forward | Tawera Nikau (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Tony Tatupu | Toa Kohe-Love | 14 | |
| 15 | Phillip Leuluai | Martin Moana | 15 | |
| 16 | Simon Geros | David Kidwell | 16 | |
| 17 | Max Fala | Terry Hermansson | 17 | |
| Darrell Williams | Coach | Cameron Bell | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Harrigan |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
Samoa came from 4-0 down at half-time to beat New Zealand Māori 21-16 at Derwent Park, Workington, scoring all their points in the second half. Henry Fa'afili scored twice, and Willie Swann added a try plus the match's only field goal.