2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C

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2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C was one of four groups in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. The group comprised Papua New Guinea, Wales and Ireland. Papua New Guinea topped the group and therefore qualified for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage.

Overall

Key to colours in pool tables
	Advances to knockout stage and qualifies for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Papua New Guinea (H)	3	3	0	0	128	12	+116	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ireland	3	2	0	1	76	32	+44	4
3	Wales	3	0	0	3	18	156	−138	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

Papua New Guinea vs Wales

Papua New Guinea	50–6	Wales
Tries: David Mead (5', 10', 60') 3 Rhyse Martin (43', 53') 2 Nene Macdonald (23') 1 Kato Ottio (34') 1 Wellington Albert (38') 1 Justin Olam (56') 1 Paul Aiton (71') 1 Goals: Rhyse Martin 5/8 (24', 36', 39', 44', 72') Ase Boas 0/2	Report[1]	Tries: 1 (80') Regan Grace Goals: 1/1 Courtney Davies (80')

28 October 2017 15:00 AEDT (UTC+10)

National Football Stadium, Port Moresby Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Ben Cummins (Australia) Player of the Match: David Mead (Papua New Guinea)

Team lists:

FB 1 David Mead (c) RW 2 Justin Olam RC 3 Kato Ottio LC 4 Nene Macdonald LW 5 Garry Lo FE 6 Ase Boas HB 7 Watson Boas PR 8 Stanton Albert HK 9 Wartovo Puara PR 10 Luke Page SR 11 Rhyse Martin SR 12 Willie Minoga LK 13 Paul Aiton Substitutes: IC 14 Kurt Baptiste IC 15 Wellington Albert IC 16 James Segeyaro IC 17 Enoch Maki Coach: Michael Marum

FB 1 Elliot Kear RW 2 Rhys Williams RC 3 Michael Channing LC 4 Andrew Gay LW 5 Regan Grace FE 6 Courtney Davies HB 7 Matt Seamark PR 8 Craig Kopczak (c) HK 9 Steve Parry PR 10 Phil Joseph SR 11 Rhodri Lloyd SR 17 Chester Butler LK 13 Morgan Knowles Substitutes: IC 12 Ben Morris IC 14 Matty Fozard IC 15 Sam Hopkins IC 16 Ben Evans Coach: John Kear

Ireland vs Italy (Inter-Group)

Further information: 2017 Rugby League World Cup inter-group matches § Ireland vs Italy

Papua New Guinea vs Ireland

Papua New Guinea	14–6	Ireland
Tries: Garry Lo (16') 1 Nene Macdonald (26') 1 Watson Boas (78') 1 Goals: Ase Boas 1/1 (79') Rhyse Martin 0/2	Report[2]	Tries: 1 (5') Michael McIlorum Goals: 1/1 Liam Finn (6')

5 November 2017 16:00 AEDT (UTC+10)

National Football Stadium, Port Moresby Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Matt Cecchin (Australia) Player of the Match: Garry Lo (Papua New Guinea)

Team lists:

FB 1 David Mead (c) RW 2 Justin Olam RC 3 Kato Ottio LC 4 Nene Macdonald LW 5 Garry Lo FE 6 Ase Boas HB 7 Watson Boas PR 8 Stanton Albert HK 9 Kurt Baptiste PR 10 Luke Page SR 11 Rhyse Martin SR 12 Willie Minoga LK 13 Paul Aiton Substitutes: IC 14 James Segeyaro IC 15 Wellington Albert IC 16 Stargroth Amean IC 17 Enoch Maki Coach: Michael Marum

FB 1 Scott Grix WG 2 Shannon McDonnell CE 3 Ed Chamberlain CE 4 Michael Morgan WG 5 Liam Kay FE 6 Api Pewhairangi HB 7 Liam Finn (c) PR 8 Brad Singleton HK 9 Michael McIlorum PR 10 Kyle Amor SR 11 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook SR 12 Oliver Roberts LK 13 George King Substitutes: IC 14 Tyrone McCarthy IC 15 James Hasson IC 16 Joe Philbin IC 17 Anthony Mullally Coach: Mark Aston

Fiji vs Wales (Inter-Group)

Further information: 2017 Rugby League World Cup inter-group matches § Fiji vs Wales

Papua New Guinea vs United States (Inter-Group)

Further information: 2017 Rugby League World Cup inter-group matches § Papua New Guinea vs United States

Wales vs Ireland

Wales	6–34	Ireland
Tries: Ben Morris (57') 1 Goals: Courtney Davies 1/1 (59')	Report[3]	Tries: 2 (34', 66') Oliver Roberts 1 (8') Api Pewhairangi 1 (34') Joe Philbin 1 (39') Liam Finn 1 (74') Liam Kay Goals: 5/6 Liam Finn (9', 32', 35', 67', 76')

12 November 2017 15:30 AWST (UTC+8)

Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth Attendance: 14,744 Referee: Ben Thaler (England) Player of the Match: Oliver Roberts (Ireland)

Team lists:

FB 1 Elliot Kear RW 2 Rhys Williams RC 3 Michael Channing LC 17 Ben Morris LW 5 Regan Grace FE 6 Courtney Davies HB 23 Josh Ralph PR 8 Craig Kopczak (c) HK 14 Steve Parry PR 16 Ben Evans SR 9 Matty Fozard SR 13 Morgan Knowles LK 10 Phil Joseph Substitutes: IC 11 Rhodri Lloyd IC 12 Joe Burke IC 15 Gavin Bennion IC 18 Andrew Gay Coach: John Kear

FB 1 Scott Grix WG 2 Shannon McDonnell CE 3 Ed Chamberlain CE 4 Api Pewhairangi WG 5 Liam Kay FE 6 Joe Keyes HB 7 Liam Finn (c) PR 8 Anthony Mullally HK 9 Michael McIlorum PR 10 Kyle Amor SR 11 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook SR 15 Will Hope LK 13 Brad Singleton Substitutes: IC 12 Oliver Roberts IC 14 George King IC 16 Joe Philbin IC 17 Matty Hadden Coach: Mark Aston

References

1. Newton, Alicia (28 October 2017). "Mead stars as PNG thrash Wales". NRL.com.
2. Richards, Eden (5 November 2017). "PNG hold on to beat Ireland". NRL.com.
3. "Rugby League World Cup 2021".