New Zealand 48–0 France — Group B, 2013 Rugby League World Cup
1 Nov 2013 · Parc des Sports, Avignon, France · Attendance: 17,518
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group B, 2013 Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand 48–0 France, at Parc des Sports, Avignon, France on 1 Nov 2013.
Scorers
| New Zealand | Tries: Inu; Goodwin; Nu'uausala (2); Johnson (2); Eastwood; Tuivasa-Sheck Goals: Johnson (8/8) |
| France | No scorers recorded. |
Teams
| New Zealand | France | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Locke | Fullback | Morgan Escare | 1 |
| 2 | Jason Nightingale | Wing | Frederic Vaccari | 2 |
| 3 | Bryson Goodwin | Centre | Jean-Philippe Baile | 3 |
| 4 | Krisnan Inu | Centre | Vincent Duport | 4 |
| 5 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Wing | Cyril Stacul | 5 |
| 6 | Kieran Foran | Stand off/Five eighth | Thomas Bosc | 6 |
| 7 | Shaun Johnson | Scrum half/Half back | Theo Fages | 7 |
| 8 | Ben Matulino | Prop forward | Olivier Elima | 8 |
| 9 | Issac Luke | Hooker | Kane Bentley | 9 |
| 10 | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | Prop forward | Remi Casty | 10 |
| 11 | Frank Pritchard | Second row | Kevin Larroyer | 11 |
| 12 | Alex Glenn | Second row | Sebastien Raguin | 12 |
| 13 | Simon Mannering (c) | Loose forward/Lock forward | Andrew Bentley | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Elijah Taylor | Gregory Mounis | 14 | |
| 15 | Sam Kasiano | Jamal Fakir | 15 | |
| 16 | Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | Benjamin Garcia | 16 | |
| 17 | Greg Eastwood | Mickael Simon | 17 | |
| Stephen Kearney | Coach | Richard Agar — single-sourced | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Phil Bentham (England) |
| Touch judges | Robert Hicks — single-sourced, Grant Atkins — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Not confirmed to Tier-1 standard |
Match report
New Zealand thrashed France 48-0 at Avignon, Shaun Johnson scoring twice and kicking 8 goals.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1954 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 22–13 New Zealand
- 1957 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 14–10 New Zealand
- 1960 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 0–9 New Zealand
- 1968 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 10–15 France
- 1970 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 15–16 New Zealand
- 1972 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 20–9 New Zealand
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 27–0 France
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 12–12 New Zealand
- 1977 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 28–20 France
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 0–22 New Zealand
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 0–34 New Zealand
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 32–10 France
- 2000 Rugby League World Cup (Quarter-final): New Zealand 54–6 France