New Zealand 34–12 Lebanon — Group C, 2021 Rugby League World Cup

16 Oct 2022 · Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England · Attendance: 5,453

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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Group C, 2021 Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand 34–12 Lebanon, at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England on 16 Oct 2022.

Scoring timeline

1′	Lebanon — try, Mansour · Moses kicked
6′	New Zealand — try, K. Bromwich · Rapana kicked
25′	New Zealand — try, Asofa-Solomona · Rapana kicked
30′	New Zealand — try, Hiku · Rapana kicked
46′	Lebanon — try, Miski · Moses kicked
55′	New Zealand — try, Brown · Rapana kicked
57′	New Zealand — try, Manu · Rapana kicked
61′	New Zealand — try, Rapana · Rapana missed

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

New Zealand	Tries: K. Bromwich 6'; Asofa-Solomona 25'; Hiku 30'; Brown 55'; Manu 57'; Rapana 61' Goals: Rapana (5/6) 6', 25', 31', 55', 58'
Lebanon	Tries: Mansour 1'; Miski 46' Goals: Moses (2/2) 1', 47'

Teams

New Zealand			Lebanon
1	Joseph Manu	Fullback	Jacob Kiraz	1
2	Ronaldo Mulitalo	Wing	Josh Mansour	2
21	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	Centre	Reece Robinson	16
4	Peta Hiku	Centre	Brad Morkos	4
5	Jordan Rapana	Wing	Abbas Miski	5
6	Dylan Brown	Five-eighth	Adam Doueihi	6
14	Kieran Foran	Halfback	Mitchell Moses (c)	7
8	Jesse Bromwich (c)	Front row	Kayne Kalache	8
9	Brandon Smith	Hooker	Andrew Kazzi	15
10	James Fisher-Harris	Front row	Khalil Rahme	19
11	Isaiah Papali'i	Second row	Elie El-Zakhem	11
12	Kenny Bromwich	Second row	Charbel Tasipale	12
13	Joseph Tapine	Lock	James Roumanos	13
Substitutes
3	Marata Niukore		Michael Tannous	9
16	Nelson Asofa-Solomona		Hanna-Jonathan El-Nachar	10
17	Briton Nikora		Jalal Bazzaz	17
22	Jeremy Marshall-King		Joshua Maree	21

Michael Maguire		Coach	Michael Cheika

Match officials

Kick-off	19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Referee	Grant Atkins (Australia)
Touch judges	Tom Grant (England), Dean Bowmer (England)
Player of the match	Joseph Manu (New Zealand)

Previous World Cup meetings

2000 Rugby League World Cup (Group B): New Zealand 64–0 Lebanon

Sources

← 2021 Rugby League World Cup — full match archive

← 2021 Rugby League World Cup