New Zealand 74–6 Scotland — Group B, 2017 Rugby League World Cup
4 Nov 2017 · Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand · Attendance: 12,130
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group B, 2017 Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand 74–6 Scotland, at Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand on 4 Nov 2017.
Scorers
| New Zealand | Tries: Hiku (3); Martin (3); Nightingale (2); Bromwich; Johnson; Packer; Tapine; Taylor; Whare Goals: Johnson (9/14) |
| Scotland | Tries: Thomas Goals: Addy (1/1) |
Teams
| New Zealand | Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Fullback | Alex Walker | 1 |
| 2 | Jason Nightingale | Wing | Lewis Tierney | 2 |
| 3 | Dean Whare | Centre | Ben Hellewell | 3 |
| 4 | Brad Takairangi | Centre | Lachlan Stein | 4 |
| 5 | Peta Hiku | Wing | Matthew Russell | 5 |
| 6 | Te Maire Martin | Stand off/Five eighth | Danny Brough | 6 |
| 7 | Shaun Johnson | Scrum half/Half back | Oscar Thomas | 7 |
| 8 | Martin Taupau | Prop forward | Luke Douglas | 8 |
| 9 | Elijah Taylor | Hooker | Danny Addy | 9 |
| 10 | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | Prop forward | Ben Kavanagh | 10 |
| 11 | Kenny Bromwich | Second row | Jarred Anderson | 11 |
| 12 | Joseph Tapine | Second row | Dale Ferguson | 12 |
| 13 | Adam Blair (c) | Loose forward/Lock forward | James Bell | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Nelson Asofa-Solomona | Kane Bentley | 14 | |
| 15 | Russell Packer | Sam Brooks | 15 | |
| 16 | Addin Fonua-Blake | Brandan Wilkinson | 16 | |
| 17 | Danny Levi | Jonathan Walker | 17 | |
| David Kidwell | Coach | Steve McCormack | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Henry Perenara (New Zealand) — single-sourced |
| Touch judges | Belinda Sharpe — single-sourced, Chris McMillan — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Not confirmed to Tier-1 standard |
Match report
New Zealand routed Scotland 74-6 at Christchurch, Peta Hiku and Te Maire Martin both scoring hat-tricks with Shaun Johnson landing 9 goals.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 2013 Rugby League World Cup (Quarter-final): New Zealand 40–4 Scotland
Sources
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup final — Wikipedia
- Rugby League World Cup: Australia beat England 6-0 to retain trophy — BBC Sport
- Famous Fixtures: Australia v England | 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final — rugby-league.com
- Australia 6-0 England: Kangaroos win Rugby League World Cup — Sky Sports
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final Team Lists & Officials — League Unlimited
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup — Wikipedia (full group/knockout results)