2013 Rugby League World Cup Group D

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2013 Rugby League World Cup Group D is one of the four groups in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. The group comprises Cook Islands, United States and Wales.

Ladder

Team	Pld	W	D	L	TF	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
United States	3	2	0	1	13	64	58	+6	4
Cook Islands	3	1	0	2	12	64	78	–14	2
Wales	3	0	0	3	11	56	84	–28	0

All times are local - UTC+0/GMT in English venues. UTC+1/CET in French venues. UTC+0/WET in Irish venues. UTC+0/GMT in Welsh venues.

United States vs Cook Islands

30 October 2013 20:00

United States	32–20	Cook Islands
Try: Faraimo 13' m Petersen 16' m Joseph Paulo 42' m Samoa 59' c Offerdahl 71' c Priestley 73' c Goal: Joseph Paulo (4/8) 25', 59', 74', 77'	Report	Try: Takairangi 3' c Low 36' m Lulia 47' m Peyroux 62' c Goal: Rapana (2/4) 4', 63'

Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 7,247 Referee: Ben Thaler (England) Player of the Match: Joseph Paulo (United States)

FB 1 Kristian Freed RW 2 Bureta Faraimo RC 3 Michael Garvey LC 4 Lelauloto Tagaloa LW 5 Matt Petersen SO 6 Joseph Paulo (c) SH 7 Craig Priestley PR 8 Junior Paulo HK 9 Joel Luani PR 10 Eddy Pettybourne SR 11 Clint Newton SR 12 Matt Shipway LF 13 Daniel Howard Substitutes IC 14 Tui Samoa IC 15 Mark Offerdahl IC 16 Stephen Howard IC 17 Les Soloai Coach: Terry Matterson

FB 1 Drury Low RW 2 Lulia Lulia RC 3 Anthony Gelling LC 4 Keith Lulia LW 5 Jordan Rapana SO 6 Brad Takairangi SH 7 Isaac John PR 8 Hercules Napa HK 9 Daniel Fepuleai PR 10 Zane Tetevano SR 11 Zeb Taia (c) SR 12 Dominique Peyroux LF 13 Tinirau Arona Substitutes IC 14 Sam Brunton IC 15 Sam Mataora IC 16 Tupou Sopoaga IC 17 Adam Tangata Coach: David Fairleigh

Touch Judges: George Stokes (England) Chris Leatherbarrow (England) Video Referee: Richard Silverwood (England)

Wales vs United States

3 November 2013 14:00

Wales	16–24	United States
Try: Roets 16' m, 75' c Walker 77' c Goal: White (2/3) 76', 78'	Report	Try: Newton (2) 20' m, 63' c Petersen 33' m Paulo 54' m Samoa 60' c Goal: Paulo (2/5) 60', 64'

The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Attendance: 8,019 Referee: Ben Cummins (Australia) Player of the Match: Joseph Paulo (United States)

FB 1 Rhys Evans RW 2 Elliot Kear RC 3 Ian Webster LC 4 Christiaan Roets LW 5 Rhys Williams SO 6 Lloyd White SH 7 Matt Seamark PR 8 Craig Kopczak (c) HK 9 Neil Budworth PR 10 Jordan James SR 11 Larne Patrick SR 12 Tyson Frizell LF 13 Ben Flower Substitutes IC 14 Gil Dudson IC 15 Ben Evans IC 16 Peter Lupton IC 17 Anthony Walker Coach: Iestyn Harris

FB 1 Kristian Freed RW 2 Bureta Faraimo RC 3 Lelauloto Tagaloa LC 4 Taylor Welch LW 5 Matt Petersen SO 6 Joseph Paulo (c) SH 7 Craig Priestly PR 8 Mark Offerdahl HK 9 Joel Luani PR 10 Eddy Pettybourne SR 11 Clint Newton SR 12 Matt Shipway LF 13 Daniel Howard Substitutes IC 14 Tui Samoa IC 15 Roman Hifo IC 16 Judah Lavulo IC 17 Les Soloai Coach: Terry Matterson

Touch Judges: Clint Sharrad (England) Joe Cobb (England) Video Referee: Phil Bentham (England)

Wales vs Cook Islands

10 November 2013 14:00

Wales	24–28	Cook Islands
Try: Massam 14' m White 51' c Lloyd 67' c Roets (2) 60' m, 76' m Goal: White (1/3) 52' Jones (1/2) 68'	Report	Try: Fepuleai 8' c K. Lulia 31' m John 39' c Peyroux 46' c Ford 72' c Goal: Taripo (4/5) 9', 40', 47', 73'

The Gnoll, Neath Attendance: 3,270 Referee: Richard Silverwood (England) Player of the Match: Elliot Kear (Wales)

FB 1 Elliot Kear RW 2 Rob Massam RC 3 Rhys Evans LC 4 Rhodri Lloyd LW 5 Christiaan Roets SO 6 Danny Jones SH 7 Peter Lupton PR 8 Ben Flower HK 9 Neil Budworth PR 10 Jordan James SR 11 Ross Divorty SR 12 Tyson Frizell LF 13 Larne Patrick Substitutes IC 14 Lloyd White IC 15 Craig Kopczak (c) IC 16 Gil Dudson IC 17 Anthony Walker Coach: Iestyn Harris

FB 1 Lulia Lulia RW 2 Chris Taripo RC 3 Brad Takairangi LC 4 Keith Lulia LW 5 Rea Pittman SO 6 Jonathan Ford SH 7 Isaac John PR 8 Hercules Napa HK 9 Daniel Fepuleai PR 10 Zeb Taia (c) SR 11 Tupou Sopoaga SR 12 Dominique Peyroux LF 13 Tinirau Arona Substitutes IC 14 Sam Brunton IC 15 Anthony Gelling IC 16 Joe Matapuku IC 17 Adam Tangata Coach: David Fairleigh

Touch Judges: Chris Leatherbarrow (England) Warren Turley (England) Video Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)

Wales vs Italy (Inter-group)

26 October 2013 16:30

Wales	16–32	Italy
Try: B. Evans 15' c Lloyd 35' c Kear 40' m Goal: White (2/3) 15', 38'	Report	Try: Guerra (2) 7' c, 20' c Mantellato 47' m Tedesco 69' m Centrone 71' m M. Minichiello 80' c Goal: Mantellato (4/7) 9', 22', 28', 80'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 45,052 Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia) Player of the Match: Josh Mantellato (Italy)

FB 1 Rhys Evans RW 2 Elliot Kear RC 3 Rhodri Lloyd LC 4 Ian Webster LW 5 Rhys Williams SO 6 Lloyd White SH 7 Matt Seamark PR 8 Craig Kopczak (c) HK 9 Neil Budworth PR 10 Ben Flower SR 11 Ben Evans SR 12 Tyson Frizell LF 13 Larne Patrick Substitutions: IC 14 Gil Dudson IC 15 Peter Lupton IC 16 Jordan James IC 17 Jacob Emmitt Coach: Iestyn Harris

FB 1 Anthony Minichiello (c) RW 2 Josh Mantellato RC 3 James Tedesco LC 4 Aidan Guerra LW 5 Chris Centrone SO 6 Ben Falcone SH 7 Ryan Ghietti PR 8 Anthony Laffranchi HK 9 Dean Parata PR 10 Paul Vaughan SR 11 Mark Minichiello SR 12 Cameron Ciraldo LF 13 Joel Riethmuller Substitutions: IC 14 Sam Gardel IC 15 Ryan Tramonte IC 16 Brenden Santi IC 17 Ray Nasso Coach: Carlo Napolitano

Touch Judges: Jamal Thompson (New Zealand) Jose Pereira (France) Video Referee: Shayne Hayne (Australia)

Note: The match between Wales and Italy was an additional inter-group match.

Tonga vs Cook Islands (Inter-group)

5 November 2013 20:00

Tonga	22–16	Cook Islands
Try: Fisiiahi 7' c Taumalolo 31' c Hurrell 39' m Taufua 62' m Goal: Langi (3/5) 7, 31', 37'	Report	Try: Taripo (3) 12' c, 19' m, 43' c Goal: Taripo (2/2) 12', 43' Rapana (0/1)

Leigh Sports Village, Leigh Attendance: 10,554 Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia) Player of the Match: Chris Taripo (Cook Islands)

FB 1 Glen Fisiiahi RW 2 Daniel Tupou RC 3 Konrad Hurrell LC 4 Mahe Fonua LW 5 Jorge Taufua SO 6 Samisoni Langi SH 7 Daniel Foster PR 8 Brent Kite (c) HK 9 Pat Politoni PR 10 Fuifui Moimoi SR 11 Jason Taumalolo SR 12 Sika Manu LF 13 Mickey Paea Substitutes IC 14 Nafe Seluini IC 15 Siosaia Vave IC 16 Willie Manu IC 17 Ukuma Ta'ai Coach: Charlie Tonga

FB 1 Drury Low RW 2 Chris Taripo RC 3 Brad Takairangi LC 4 Keith Lulia LW 5 Jordan Rapana SO 6 Jonathon Ford SH 7 Isaac John PR 8 Hercules Napa HK 9 Daniel Fepuleai PR 10 Zane Tetevano SR 11 Dominique Peyroux SR 12 Zeb Taia (c) LF 13 Tinirau Arona Substitutes IC 14 Hikule'o Malu IC 15 Adam Tangata IC 16 Joe Matapuku IC 17 Sam Mataora Coach: David Fairleigh

Touch Judges: Warren Turley (England) Matt Thomason (England) Video Referee: Richard Silverwood (England)

Note: The match between Tonga and Cook Islands is an additional inter-group match.

Scotland vs United States (Inter-group)

7 November 2013 20:00

Scotland	22–8	United States
Try: Phillips 51' m Russell 55' c Douglas 63' c Hurst 80' c Goal: Brough (3/4) 55', 63', 80'	Report	Try: Freed 8' m Welch 23' m Goal: Paulo (0/2)

Salford City Stadium, Salford Attendance: 6,041 Referee: Thierry Alibert (France) Player of the Match: Matty Russell (Scotland)

FB 1 Matty Russell RW 2 Alex Hurst RC 3 Ben Hellewell LC 4 Danny Addy LW 5 David Scott SO 6 Danny Brough SH 7 Peter Wallace PR 8 Adam Walker HK 9 Andrew Henderson PR 10 Luke Douglas SR 11 Brett Phillips SR 12 Dale Ferguson LF 13 Ben Kavanagh Substitutes IC 14 Sam Barlow IC 15 Alex Szostak IC 16 Mitch Stringer IC 17 Oliver Wilkes Coach: Steve McCormack

FB 1 Kristian Freed RW 2 Bureta Faraimo RC 3 Taylor Welch LC 4 Michael Garvey LW 5 Matt Petersen SO 6 Joseph Paulo SH 7 Craig Priestly PR 8 Mark Offerdahl HK 9 Tui Samoa PR 10 Eddy Pettybourne SR 11 Clint Newton SR 12 Matt Shipway LF 13 Daniel Howard Substitutes IC 14 David Marando IC 15 Roman Hifo IC 16 Joel Luani IC 17 Judah Lavulo Coach: Terry Matterson

Touch Judges: James Child (England) Tim Roby (England) Video Referee: Henry Perenara (New Zealand)

Note: The match between Scotland and United States is an additional inter-group match.