New Zealand 56–10 Papua New Guinea — Group B, 2013 Rugby League World Cup
8 Nov 2013 · Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds, England · Attendance: 18,180
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group B, 2013 Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand 56–10 Papua New Guinea, at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds, England on 8 Nov 2013.
Scorers
| New Zealand | Tries: Williams (3); Tuivasa-Sheck (2); Whare (2); Goodwin; Nu'uausala; Taylor Goals: Johnson (8/10) |
| Papua New Guinea | Tries: Aiye; Albert Goals: Paniu (1/2) |
Teams
| New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Hoffman | Fullback | David Mead | 1 |
| 2 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Wing | Josiah Abavu | 2 |
| 3 | Dean Whare | Centre | Menzie Yere | 3 |
| 4 | Bryson Goodwin | Centre | Francis Paniu | 4 |
| 5 | Manu Vatuvei | Wing | Nene Macdonald | 5 |
| 6 | Kieran Foran (c) | Stand off/Five eighth | Ray Thompson | 6 |
| 7 | Shaun Johnson | Scrum half/Half back | Dion Aiye | 7 |
| 8 | Ben Matulino | Prop forward | Neville Costigan (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Isaac Luke | Hooker | Charlie Wabo | 9 |
| 10 | Jesse Bromwich | Prop forward | Joe Bruno | 10 |
| 11 | Alex Glenn | Second row | Jessie Joe Parker | 11 |
| 12 | Sonny Bill Williams | Second row | Jason Chan | 12 |
| 13 | Elijah Taylor | Loose forward/Lock forward | Sebastian Pandia | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Sam Moa | Wellington Albert | 14 | |
| 15 | Sam Kasiano | Paul Aiton | 15 | |
| 16 | Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | Jason Tali | 16 | |
| 17 | Thomas Leuluai | Mark Mexico | 17 | |
| Stephen Kearney | Coach | Adrian Lam | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Ashley Klein (Australia) |
| Touch judges | Robert Hicks — single-sourced, Jose Pereria — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand) |
Match report
New Zealand beat Papua New Guinea 56-10 at Leeds, Sonny Bill Williams scoring a hat-trick and named player of the match.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Papua New Guinea 24–22 New Zealand
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 66–14 Papua New Guinea
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Papua New Guinea 10–18 New Zealand
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 66–10 Papua New Guinea
- 1995 Rugby League World Cup (Group B): New Zealand 22–6 Papua New Guinea
- 2008 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): New Zealand 48–6 Papua New Guinea