Samoa 62–4 France — Group A, 2021 Rugby League World Cup

30 Oct 2022 · Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England · Attendance: 6,756

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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Group A, 2021 Rugby League World Cup: Samoa 62–4 France, at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England on 30 Oct 2022.

Scoring timeline

4′	Samoa — try, Lafai · Crichton kicked
17′	Samoa — try, To'o · Crichton missed
21′	Samoa — try, Ta. May · Crichton kicked
34′	Samoa — try, Ta. May · Crichton kicked
40′	Samoa — try, Ta. May · Crichton kicked
44′	Samoa — try, Ta. May · Crichton kicked
47′	Samoa — try, To'o · Crichton kicked
53′	France — try, Yaha · Mourgue missed
62′	Samoa — try, Milford · Crichton kicked
66′	Samoa — try, Lafai · Crichton missed
69′	Samoa — try, Harris-Tavita · Crichton kicked
74′	Samoa — try, Milford · Crichton 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

Samoa	Tries: Lafai (2) 4', 66'; To'o (2) 17', 47'; Ta. May (4) 21', 34', 40', 44'; Milford (2) 62', 74'; Harris-Tavita 69' Goals: Crichton (9/11) 5', 22', 36', 40', 45', 48', 64', 70', 75'
France	Tries: Yaha 53' Goals: Mourgue (0/1)

Teams

Samoa			France
1	Joseph Suaalii	Fullback	Arthur Mourgue	6
2	Taylan May	Wing	Arthur Romano	2
25	Tim Lafai	Centre	Samisoni Langi	3
4	Stephen Crichton	Centre	Matthieu Laguerre	4
5	Brian To'o	Wing	Fouad Yaha	5
6	Jarome Luai	Five-eighth	César Rougé	23
7	Anthony Milford	Halfback	Tony Gigot	7
15	Royce Hunt	Front row	Jordan Dezaria	8
9	Danny Levi	Hooker	Alrix Da Costa	9
10	Junior Paulo (c)	Front row	Gadwin Springer	16
11	Ligi Sao	Second row	Benjamin Jullien	11
12	Jaydn Su'a	Second row	Paul Séguier	12
23	Oregon Kaufusi	Lock	Benjamin Garcia (c)	13
Substitutes
8	Josh Papalii		Éloi Pélissier	14
16	Spencer Leniu		Justin Sangaré	15
17	Martin Taupau		Mickaël Goudemand	17
20	Chanel Harris-Tavita		Maxime Puech	21

Matt Parish		Coach	Laurent Frayssinous

Match officials

Kick-off	17:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Referee	Todd Smith (Australia)
Touch judges	Liam Rush (England), Warren Turley (England)

Previous World Cup meetings

2008 Rugby League World Cup (9th Place Play-off): France 10–42 Samoa
2013 Rugby League World Cup (Group B): France 6–22 Samoa

Sources

← 2021 Rugby League World Cup — full match archive

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