2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C

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.

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

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

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

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')

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

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

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')

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

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

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')

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

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