Tonga 92–10 Cook Islands — Group D, 2021 Rugby League World Cup

30 Oct 2022 · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England · Attendance: 8,342

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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Group D, 2021 Rugby League World Cup: Tonga 92–10 Cook Islands, at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England on 30 Oct 2022.

Scoring timeline

1′	Tonga — try, Tupou
13′	Tonga — try, Taumalolo
20′	Tonga — try, Taumalolo
22′	Tonga — try, Niu
29′	Tonga — try, Niu
35′	Tonga — try, Lolohea
40′	Tonga — try, Kaufusi
44′	Tonga — try, I. Katoa
49′	Tonga — try, Niu
58′	Tonga — try, Lolohea
61′	Tonga — try, Penisini (4) 26', 32' pen,
64′	Tonga — try, Tupou
69′	Cook Islands — try, S. Marsters · S. Marsters missed
74′	Tonga — try, Penisini (4) 26', 32' pen,
78′	Tonga — try, Amone
80′	Cook Islands — try, Ti. Arona · Ti. Arona 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

Tonga	Tries: Tupou (2) 1', 64'; Taumalolo (2) 13', 20'; Niu (3) 22', 29', 49'; Penisini (4) 26', 32' pen, 61', 74'; Lolohea (2) 35', 58'; Kaufusi 40'; I. Katoa 44'; Amone 78' Goals: I. Katoa (14/16) 15', 21', 24', 28', 31', 33', 37', 40', 46', 51', 62', 66', 76', 79'
Cook Islands	Tries: S. Marsters 69'; Ti. Arona 80' Goals: S. Marsters (0/1); Ti. Arona (1/1) 80'

Teams

Tonga			Cook Islands
22	Tesi Niu	Fullback	Kayal Iro	1
2	Daniel Tupou	Wing	Steven Marsters	5
19	Mosese Suli	Centre	Esan Marsters	4
4	Will Penisini	Centre	Geoff Daniela	22
5	Sione Katoa	Wing	Paul Ulberg	2
24	Isaiya Katoa	Stand off/Five eighth	Brad Takairangi	6
7	Tuimoala Lolohea	Scrum half/Half back	Johnathon Ford	7
8	Addin Fonua-Blake	Prop forward	Makahesi Makatoa	8
14	Soni Luke	Hooker	Aaron Teroi	9
17	Moeaki Fotuaika	Prop forward	Tepai Moeroa	10
11	Felise Kaufusi	Second row	Dominique Peyroux	11
12	Keaon Koloamatangi	Second row	Brendan Piakura	12
13	Jason Taumalolo	Loose forward/Lock forward	Zane Tetevano	13
Substitutes
6	Talatau Amone		Tevin Arona	14
16	Tevita Tatola		Tinirau Arona	15
18	David Fifita		Davvy Moale	20
21	Ben Murdoch-Masila		Dylan Napa	24
23	Konrad Hurrell — reserve		Pride Petterson-Robati — reserve	19

Match officials

Kick-off	14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Referee	Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges	Kasey Badger (Australia), Aaron Moore (England)
Player of the match	Jason Taumalolo (Tonga)

Previous World Cup meetings

2013 Rugby League World Cup (Inter-group): Tonga 22–16 Cook Islands

Sources

← 2021 Rugby League World Cup — full match archive

← 2021 Rugby League World Cup