Wales 16–24 United States — Group D, 2013 Rugby League World Cup
3 Nov 2013 · Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales · Attendance: 8,019
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group D, 2013 Rugby League World Cup: Wales 16–24 United States, at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales on 3 Nov 2013.
Scorers
| Wales | Tries: Roets (2); Walker Goals: White (2/3) |
| United States | Tries: Newton (2); Paulo; Petersen; Samoa Goals: Paulo (2/5) |
Teams
| Wales | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhys Evans | Fullback | Kristian Freed | 1 |
| 2 | Elliot Kear | Wing | Bureta Faraimo | 2 |
| 3 | Ian Webster | Centre | Lelauloto Tagaloa | 3 |
| 4 | Christiaan Roets | Centre | Taylor Welch | 4 |
| 5 | Rhys Williams | Wing | Matt Petersen | 5 |
| 6 | Lloyd White | Stand off/Five eighth | Joseph Paulo (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Matt Seamark | Scrum half/Half back | Craig Priestley | 7 |
| 8 | Craig Kopczak (c) | Prop forward | Mark Offerdahl | 8 |
| 9 | Neil Budworth | Hooker | Joel Luani | 9 |
| 10 | Jordan James | Prop forward | Eddy Pettybourne | 10 |
| 11 | Larne Patrick | Second row | Clint Newton | 11 |
| 12 | Tyson Frizell | Second row | Matt Shipway | 12 |
| 13 | Ben Flower | Loose forward/Lock forward | Daniel Howard | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Gil Dudson | Tui Samoa | 14 | |
| 15 | Ben Evans | Roman Hifo | 15 | |
| 16 | Peter Lupton | Judah Lavulo | 16 | |
| 17 | Ant Walker | Les Soloai | 17 | |
| Iestyn Harris | Coach | Terry Matterson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Ben Cummins (Australia) |
| Touch judges | Clint Sharrad — single-sourced, Joe Cobb — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Joseph Paulo (United States) — single-sourced |
Match report
The United States beat Wales 24-16 at Wrexham, Joseph Paulo named player of the match.