Tonga 18–20 Samoa — Quarter-final, 2021 Rugby League World Cup

6 Nov 2022 · Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England · Attendance: 12,674

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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Quarter-final, 2021 Rugby League World Cup: Tonga 18–20 Samoa, at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England on 6 Nov 2022.

Scoring timeline

4′	Samoa — try, Su'a · Crichton kicked
7′	Tonga — try, Tupou · I. Katoa missed
16′	Samoa — try, Luai · Crichton kicked
32′	Tonga — try, Taukeiaho · I. Katoa kicked
58′	Samoa — try, To'o · Crichton kicked
70′	Tonga — try, S. Katoa · I. Katoa 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 7'; Taukeiaho 32'; S. Katoa 70' Goals: I. Katoa (3/4) 33', 49' pen, 71'
Samoa	Tries: Su'a 4'; Luai 16'; To'o 58' Goals: Crichton (4/4) 5', 18', 56' pen, 59'

This result sent Samoa into the Semi-final against England.

Teams

Tonga			Samoa
1	Will Hopoate	Fullback	Joseph Sua'ali'i	1
2	Daniel Tupou	Wing	Brian To'o	5
19	Mosese Suli	Centre	Stephen Crichton	4
4	Will Penisini	Centre	Tim Lafai	25
5	Sione Katoa	Wing	Taylan May	2
24	Isaiya Katoa	Stand off/Five eighth	Jarome Luai	6
7	Tuimoala Lolohea	Scrum half/Half back	Anthony Milford	7
8	Addin Fonua-Blake	Prop forward	Royce Hunt	15
9	Siliva Havili	Hooker	Danny Levi	9
17	Moeaki Fotuaika	Prop forward	Junior Paulo	10
11	Felise Kaufusi	Second row	Ligi Sao	11
12	Keaon Koloamatangi	Second row	Jaydn Su'a	12
13	Jason Taumalolo	Loose forward/Lock forward	Oregon Kaufusi	23
Substitutes
14	Soni Luke		Chanel Harris-Tavita	20
10	Siosiua Taukeiaho		Josh Papali'i	8
18	David Fifita		Kelma Tuilagi	22
21	Ben Murdoch-Masila		Martin Taupau	17

Kristian Woolf		Coach	Matt Parish

Match officials

Kick-off	14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Referee	Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges	Robert Hicks (England), Kasey Badger (Australia)
Player of the match	Anthony Milford (Samoa)

Previous World Cup meetings

2008 Rugby League World Cup (Group C): Samoa 20–12 Tonga
2017 Rugby League World Cup (Group B): Samoa 18–32 Tonga

Sources

← 2021 Rugby League World Cup — full match archive

← 2021 Rugby League World Cup