New Zealand 42–24 Samoa — Group B, 2013 Rugby League World Cup
27 Oct 2013 · Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England · Attendance: 14,965
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group B, 2013 Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand 42–24 Samoa, at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England on 27 Oct 2013.
Scorers
| New Zealand | Tries: Vatuvei (3); Mannering (2); Hoffman; Luke; Tuivasa-Sheck Goals: Johnson (5/8) |
| Samoa | Tries: Winterstein; Roberts; Matagi; Leilua; Manumalealii Goals: Milford (2/5) |
Teams
| New Zealand | Samoa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Hoffman | Fullback | Anthony Milford | 1 |
| 2 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Wing | Antonio Winterstein | 2 |
| 3 | Dean Whare | Centre | Junior Sa'u | 3 |
| 4 | Bryson Goodwin | Centre | Joey Leilua | 4 |
| 5 | Manu Vatuvei | Wing | Daniel Vidot | 5 |
| 6 | Kieran Foran | Stand off/Five eighth | Reni Maitua | 6 |
| 7 | Shaun Johnson | Scrum half/Half back | Ben Roberts | 7 |
| 8 | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | Prop forward | David Fa'alogo | 8 |
| 9 | Issac Luke | Hooker | Pita Godinet | 9 |
| 10 | Sam Moa — see context re: #10/bench conflict with Wikipedia | Prop forward | Suaia Matagi | 10 |
| 11 | Frank Pritchard | Second row | Iosia Soliola (c) | 11 |
| 12 | Sonny Bill Williams | Second row | Frank Winterstein | 12 |
| 13 | Simon Mannering (c) | Loose forward/Lock forward | Sauaso Sue | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Jesse Bromwich | Penani Manumalealii | 14 | |
| 15 | Elijah Taylor | Leeson Ah Mau | 15 | |
| 16 | Sam Kasiano | Mark Taufua | 16 | |
| 17 | Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | Mose Masoe | 17 | |
| Stephen Kearney | Coach | Matt Parish | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Richard Silverwood (England) |
| Touch judges | Tim Roby — single-sourced, Joe Cobb — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Not confirmed to Tier-1 standard |
Match report
New Zealand beat Samoa 42-24 at Warrington, Manu Vatuvei scoring a hat-trick and Shaun Johnson kicking 5 goals.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup (Group B): New Zealand 38–8 Samoa