Scotland 16–17 Māori (New Zealand) — Group D, 2000 Rugby League World Cup
29 Oct 2000 · Firhill Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland · Attendance: 2,008
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group D, 2000 Rugby League World Cup: Scotland 16–17 Māori (New Zealand), at Firhill Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland on 29 Oct 2000.
Scorers
| Scotland | Tries: Bell; Maiden — try attribution uncertain between sources, see context Goals: Crowther/Mackay (4 combined) — exact individual split not identified in sources found |
| Māori (New Zealand) | Tries: Toopi; Kidwell; — third try (required to reach 17) not identified in any source found Goals: Ngamu (2) Drop goals: Ngamu (1) |
Teams
| Scotland | Māori (New Zealand) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Penny | Fullback | Clinton Toopi | 1 |
| 2 | Matthew Daylight | Wing | Odell Manuel | 2 |
| 3 | Graham Mackay | Centre | Toa Kohe-Love | 3 |
| 4 | Geoff Bell | Centre | David Kidwell | 4 |
| 5 | Lee Gilmour | Wing | Sean Hoppe | 5 |
| 6 | Andrew Purcell (c) | Stand off/Five eighth | Gene Ngamu | 6 |
| 7 | Richard Horne | Scrum half/Half back | Hare Te Rangi | 7 |
| 8 | Daniel Heckenberg | Prop forward | Paul Rauhihi | 8 |
| 9 | Danny Russell | Hooker | Henry Perenara | 9 |
| 10 | Dale Laughton | Prop forward | Terry Hermansson | 10 |
| 11 | Scott Logan | Second row | Wairangi Koopu | 11 |
| 12 | Scott Cram | Second row | Tyran Smith | 12 |
| 13 | Adrian Vowles | Loose forward/Lock forward | Tawera Nikau (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | David Maiden | Martin Moana | 14 | |
| 15 | Matt Crowther | Kylie Leuluai | 15 | |
| 16 | Wayne McDonald | Chris Nahi | 16 | |
| 17 | Darren Shaw | Tahi Reihana | 17 | |
| Shaun McRae | Coach | Cameron Bell | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Stuart Cummings (Widnes) |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
New Zealand Māori edged out Scotland 17-16 at Firhill Stadium, Glasgow, coming from behind a 6-4 Scotland half-time lead. Gene Ngamu's field goal and two goals were decisive. Several individual scoring details in this match are disputed between source extractions and are shown flagged rather than resolved by guesswork.