England 42–18 France — Group A, 2021 Rugby League World Cup

22 Oct 2022 · University of Bolton Stadium, Bolton, England · Attendance: 23,648

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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Group A, 2021 Rugby League World Cup: England 42–18 France, at University of Bolton Stadium, Bolton, England on 22 Oct 2022.

Scoring timeline

6′	England — try, Hall · Sneyd kicked
12′	England — try, Hall · Sneyd kicked
24′	England — try, Thompson · Sneyd kicked
29′	France — try, Mourgue · Mourgue kicked
33′	France — try, Pelissier · Mourgue kicked
45′	England — try, Whitehead · Sneyd kicked
50′	England — try, Radley · Sneyd kicked
57′	England — try, Young · Sneyd kicked
66′	England — try, Young · Sneyd kicked
76′	France — try, Romano · Mourgue kicked

Tries in order scored, with the conversion kicked/missed alongside each one where our source data lets us match a kicker to that specific try. Sources don't record exact minutes for missed kicks, so misses are matched by elimination (attempts left over once every made kick is accounted for), not sequenced by time. Standalone penalty goals are shown separately below, not attached to a try.

Scorers

England	Tries: Hall (2) 6', 12'; Thompson 24'; Whitehead 45'; Radley 50'; Young (2) 57', 66' Goals: Sneyd (7/7) 8', 13', 26', 46', 51', 58', 67'
France	Tries: Mourgue 29'; Pelissier 33'; Romano 76' Goals: Mourgue (3/3) 30', 33', 77'

Teams

England			France
1	Sam Tomkins	Fullback	Morgan Escare	1
5	Ryan Hall	Wing	Arthur Romano	2
3	Kallum Watkins	Centre	Samisoni Langi	3
4	Herbie Farnworth	Centre	Matthieu Laguerre	4
14	Dom Young	Wing	Arthur Mourgue	6
21	Marc Sneyd	Stand off/Five eighth	Tony Gigot	7
7	George Williams	Scrum half/Half back	Jordan Dezaria	8
8	Tom Burgess — yellow card 80'	Prop forward	Alrix Da Costa	9
9	Michael McIlorum	Hooker	Lambert Belmas	10
18	Chris Hill	Prop forward	Benjamin Jullien	11
11	Elliot Whitehead	Second row	Paul Séguier	12
12	John Bateman	Second row	Benjamin Garcia	13
13	Victor Radley	Loose forward/Lock forward	Mickael Goudemand	17
Substitutes
6	Jack Welsby		Eloi Pelissier	14
10	Luke Thompson		Justin Sangare	15
19	Andy Ackers		Gadwin Springer	16
23	Mikolaj Oledzki		Corentin Le Cam	19

Shaun Wane		Coach

Match officials

Kick-off	17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Referee	Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Touch judges	Liam Moore (England), Todd Smith (Australia)
Player of the match	George Williams (England)

Previous World Cup meetings

1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): England 20–2 France
1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 2–48 England
2013 Rugby League World Cup (Quarter-final): England 34–6 France
2017 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): England 36–6 France

Sources

← 2021 Rugby League World Cup — full match archive

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