Papua New Guinea 32–16 Cook Islands — Group D, 2021 Rugby League World Cup

25 Oct 2022 · Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England · Attendance: 6,273

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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Group D, 2021 Rugby League World Cup: Papua New Guinea 32–16 Cook Islands, at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England on 25 Oct 2022.

Scoring timeline

14′	Papua New Guinea — try, Tai · Martin missed
23′	Papua New Guinea — try, Laybutt · Martin kicked
34′	Cook Islands — try, Ulberg · S. Marsters kicked
41′	Papua New Guinea — try, Martin · Martin kicked
46′	Papua New Guinea — try, Tai · Martin missed
56′	Papua New Guinea — try, Lam · Martin kicked
60′	Cook Islands — try, Gelling · missed
68′	Papua New Guinea — try, Olam · Martin kicked
77′	Cook Islands — try, Iro · 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

Papua New Guinea	Tries: Tai (2) 14', 46'; Laybutt 23'; Martin 41'; Lam 56'; Olam 68' Goals: Martin (4/6) 24', 42', 57', 69'
Cook Islands	Tries: Ulberg 34'; Gelling 60'; Iro 77' Goals: S. Marsters (2/3) 3' pen, 35'; Takairangi (0/1)

Teams

Papua New Guinea			Cook Islands
1	Alex Johnston	Fullback	Kayal Iro	1
20	Rodrick Tai	Wing	Steven Marsters	5
3	Nene Macdonald	Centre	Anthony Gelling	3
4	Justin Olam	Centre	Reubenn Rennie	16
19	Jimmy Ngutlik	Wing	Paul Ulberg	2
6	Kyle Laybutt	Stand off/Five eighth	Brad Takairangi	6
7	Lachlan Lam	Scrum half/Half back	Esan Marsters	4
8	Wellington Albert	Prop forward	Vincent Rennie	21
9	Edwin Ipape	Hooker	Aaron Teroi	9
10	Sylvester Namo	Prop forward	Tepai Moeroa	10
11	Nixon Putt	Second row	Dominique Peyroux	11
12	Rhyse Martin	Second row	Brendan Piakura	12
13	Jacob Alick	Loose forward/Lock forward	Zane Tetevano	13
Substitutes
23	Watson Boas		Makahesi Makatoa	8
15	Dan Russell		Davvy Moale	20
16	McKenzie Yei		Rua Ngatikaura	17
18	Keven Appo		Moses Noovao-McGreal	18
22	Jeremiah Simbiken — reserve		Tevin Arona — reserve	14

Match officials

Kick-off	19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Referee	Chris Kendall (England)
Touch judges	Wyatt Raymond (Australia), Paki Parkinson (New Zealand)
Player of the match	Rhyse Martin (Papua New Guinea)

Sources

← 2021 Rugby League World Cup — full match archive

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