Tonga 16–0 Italy — Group C, 2013 Rugby League World Cup
10 Nov 2013 · The Shay, Halifax, England · Attendance: 10,266
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group C, 2013 Rugby League World Cup: Tonga 16–0 Italy, at The Shay, Halifax, England on 10 Nov 2013.
Scorers
| Tonga | Tries: W. Manu; Foster; Terepo Goals: Langi (2/3) — exact split with a separate Kite attempt disputed between sources |
| Italy | No scorers recorded. |
Teams
| Tonga | Italy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nesiasi Mataitonga | Fullback | Anthony Minichiello (c) | 1 |
| 2 | Daniel Tupou | Wing | Josh Mantellato | 2 |
| 3 | Konrad Hurrell | Centre | James Tedesco | 3 |
| 4 | Mahe Fonua | Centre | Aidan Guerra | 4 |
| 5 | Jorge Taufua | Wing | Chris Centrone | 5 |
| 6 | Samisoni Langi | Stand off/Five eighth | Ben Falcone | 6 |
| 7 | Daniel Foster | Scrum half/Half back | Ryan Ghietti | 7 |
| 8 | Brent Kite (c) | Prop forward | Anthony Laffranchi | 8 |
| 9 | Pat Politoni | Hooker | Dean Parata | 9 |
| 10 | Fuifui Moimoi | Prop forward | Paul Vaughan | 10 |
| 11 | Ukuma Ta'ai | Second row | Mark Minichiello | 11 |
| 12 | Willie Manu | Second row | Cameron Ciraldo | 12 |
| 13 | Mickey Paea | Loose forward/Lock forward | Joel Riethmuller | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Nafe Seluini | Kade Snowden | 14 | |
| 15 | Siosaia Vave | Ryan Tramonte | 15 | |
| 16 | Peni Terepo | Brenden Santi | 16 | |
| 17 | Siuatonga Likiliki | Raymond Nasso | 17 | |
| Charlie Tonga | Coach | Carlo Napolitano | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Ben Thaler (England) |
| Touch judges | Tim Roby — single-sourced, Clint Sharrad — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Not confirmed to Tier-1 standard |
Match report
Tonga beat Italy 16-0 at The Shay, Halifax, Willie Manu's try the platform for the win.