Full Time
80:00
5:30am Sun October 23, 2022
Pool Matches - Week 2 - MKM Stadium, Hull - Crowd: 6829
80min

They kick on the first and Peta Hiku is there. That'll be full time, a convincing win for New Zealand as expected, but Jamaica can hold their heads high having got on the scoreboard.

79min

A kick before the last is knocked on by New Zealand. 20 seconds to go, can Jamaica reach double figures

79min

Jamaica get a penalty coming out of their own end

77min

Conversion: Jamaica
Kicked by Kieran Rush.

Kieran Rush has Jamaica's first ever conversion at a Rugby League World Cup. Soundly beaten on the scoreboard, but this is certainly a moral victory for Jamaica

New Zealand lead New Zealand 68 - 6 Jamaica
75min

Try: Jamaica
Scored by Ben Jones-Bishop. Kick to come.

JAMAICA HAVE DONE IT! A kick finally yields a result, with Brandon Smith knocking on and the loose ball being toed ahead by Ben Jones-Bishop, the veteran scoring Jamaica's first ever try at a Rugby League World Cup. Outstanding scenes

New Zealand lead New Zealand 68 - 4 Jamaica
73min

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad knocks on from the short kickoff. Jamaica with another chance

73min

Conversion: New Zealand
Kicked by Kieran Foran.

Foran converts the try

New Zealand lead New Zealand 68 - 0 Jamaica
73min

Try: New Zealand
Scored by Brandon Smith. Kick to come.

Brandon Smith has a double from dummy half, the lead is up to 66 with eight minutes to go

New Zealand lead New Zealand 66 - 0 Jamaica
71min

Kieran Rush again kicks before the last and it's a bad one. New Zealand get a penalty for the strip after the tackle was completed

70min

Challenge is unsuccessful, ruled a loose carry. Jamaica with another opportunity

70min

The answer is no, an early kick is easily cleaned up by Joey Manu. Briton Nikora knocks on two tackles later, but the kiwis are challenging

69min

Jamaica tap the ball back on the short kickoff and regather. Could they put some points on the board?

68min

Conversion: New Zealand
Kicked by Kieran Foran.

With DWZ off the field for the remainder of this one, Foran will continue the goal-kicking duties and he makes no mistake from beside the posts

New Zealand lead New Zealand 62 - 0 Jamaica
67min

Try: New Zealand
Scored by Brandon Smith. Kick to come.

Brandon Smith burrows his way over the line from dummy-half. 60 is now on the board for New Zealand

New Zealand lead New Zealand 60 - 0 Jamaica
66min

Penalty to New Zealand for a 4-on-1 strip

64min

Brandon Smith's kick is trapped and dived on by a Jamaican player. A rare defensive stop close to the line for Jamaica

62min

Joey Manu easily fields the short kickoff

61min

Conversion: New Zealand
Kicked by Kieran Foran.

Kieran Foran, against all the odds, has NAILED the sideline conversion in a triumphant return to form

New Zealand lead New Zealand 56 - 0 Jamaica
60min

Try: New Zealand
Scored by Dallin Watene-Zelezniak. Kick to come.

Another try for New Zealand and guess who, it's Dallin Watene-Zelezniak going in for his fourth try of the match, again finishing off a shift to the right

New Zealand lead New Zealand 54 - 0 Jamaica
59min

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak again found space on the edge and it looked as though he'd have a hat-trick of assists off the boot to go with his hat-trick of tries. Ben Jones-Bishop was there for Jamaica however, he is caught in the in-goal area. NZ with a fresh set in good ball

58min

Jamaica almost find the touchline with their kickoff but Manu is able to keep it infield

57min

Conversion: New Zealand
Attempted by Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is across the face on attempt number 3

New Zealand lead New Zealand 50 - 0 Jamaica
56min

Try: New Zealand
Scored by Jeremy Marshall-King. Kick to come.

Jamaica go long and low with the kickoff this time. It doesn't matter, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak finds space down the right edge and kicks ahead, and again it's Jeremy Marshall-King there in support to pick the ball up and score the try. He has a double

New Zealand lead New Zealand 50 - 0 Jamaica
55min

Conversion: New Zealand
Kicked by Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak goes 2 from 2 with the boot

New Zealand lead New Zealand 46 - 0 Jamaica
54min

Try: New Zealand
Scored by Briton Nikora. Kick to come.

Kenny Bromwich puts Briton Nikora through a hole, the Sharks back rower scoring a simple try against some backtracking defence

New Zealand lead New Zealand 44 - 0 Jamaica
50min

Briton Nikora drops the ball to ruin a slick backline movement. Things are getting a bit sloppy from NZ

49min

The kings of the short restart have done it again, with Sebastian Kris unable to haul the ball in. Jamaica will take possession

48min

Kenny Bromwich drops the ball on the toe and forces a repeat set

46min

Jamaica come up with possession on the short kickoff

45min

Marata Niukore and Moses Leota will not be returning in this one

45min

Conversion: New Zealand
Kicked by Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.

There's been a change in goal-kicker for NZ, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak nailing his first attempt

New Zealand lead New Zealand 40 - 0 Jamaica
43min

Try: New Zealand
Scored by Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad. Kick to come.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad gets a well deserved try, the dummy doing enough to fool the defence and the veteran fullback using his strength to get over from there.

New Zealand lead New Zealand 38 - 0 Jamaica
43min

Nelson Asofa-Solomona is held up over the line

42min

Hiku's pass is knocked down by Andrew Simpson. New Zealand with a fresh set in enemy territory

41min

Second half underway, Jamaica with first use of the pill

40min

Players back out on the field ahead of the second 40

40min

That'll be half time, and it's NZ cruising to victory in this one as expected, 34-0 at the break

40min

Conversion: New Zealand
Kicked by Kieran Foran.

Foran makes no mistake

New Zealand lead New Zealand 34 - 0 Jamaica
40min

Try: New Zealand
Scored by Jeremy Marshall-King. Kick to come.

It is a try for the kiwis right on half-time, Jeremy Marshall-King getting his first international four pointer

New Zealand lead New Zealand 32 - 0 Jamaica
40min

Going upstairs for a possible NZ try. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak again found space down the edge before putting a kick back infield. Checking to see if Jeremy Marshall-King was able to somehow keep the ball in play and ground it

40min

Jamaica opt to go with a long kickoff this time

39min

Conversion: New Zealand
Attempted by Kieran Foran.

Foran's kick is away to the right

New Zealand lead New Zealand 28 - 0 Jamaica
38min

Try: New Zealand
Scored by Sebastian Kris. Kick to come.

It's a try on debut for Sebastian Kris, with Jamaica not numbering up off the scrum and Kris finishing off a simple try

New Zealand lead New Zealand 28 - 0 Jamaica
37min

Andrew Simpson comes up with a try-saving effort, knocking down Peta Hiku's pass to Dallin Watene-Zelezniak. NZ will have a fresh set off a scrum win

36min

Penalty to New Zealand as Jamaica are offside from the scrum

35min

Kieran Rush's pass is sloppy and James Woodburn-Hall is unable to haul it in. NZ with a golden opportunity

34min

Foran's bomb is taken well by Ben Jones-Bishop

32min

NZ recover the short kickoff

31min

Conversion: New Zealand
Kicked by Kieran Foran.

Kieran Foran is successful with his first attempt from the left of the posts

New Zealand lead New Zealand 24 - 0 Jamaica
31min

Try: New Zealand
Scored by Marata Niukore. Kick to come.

Marata Niukore finds a hole and some tired defenders, the result being another kiwi try.

New Zealand lead New Zealand 22 - 0 Jamaica
29min

Jamaica complete the set but are unable to contain Sebastian Kris on the kick return, the winger making 50 or 60 metres to put his side on the attack

28min

On another shift to the right, big Nelson Asofa-Solomona finds himself standing at right centre and catches it about as well as you'd expect prop playing left centre to. Jamaica will have a scrum feed after the error

27min

Jamaica again kick before the last and NZ deflect it and make about 30 metres on the return

26min

Set restart for JAM

24min

Briton Nikora puts the ball down on impact with a defender. Jamaica get a penalty one play later and will have good field position

23min

Jamaica try a stab-style grubber kick close to the line but Brandon Smith is there to clean the ball up. NZ survive

23min

Penalty to Jamaica for a high shot from James Fisher-Harris on Kieran Rush

22min

Jamaica move to 3 from 5 with the short kickoffs, with the kiwi player knocking the ball on. It rebounds into the hands of a Jamaican, and they are on the attack

21min

Conversion: New Zealand
Attempted by Kieran Foran.

Foran drags it across the face

New Zealand lead New Zealand 18 - 0 Jamaica
19min

Try: New Zealand
Scored by Dallin Watene-Zelezniak. Kick to come.

It's the Dallin Watene-Zelezniak show through 20 minutes here in Hull, the winger this time showing some speed to return a Jamaica kick and burn 2 or 3 defenders on his way to the tryline to complete the early hat-trick.

New Zealand lead New Zealand 18 - 0 Jamaica
18min

Joseph Manu tries a chip'n'chase on tackle 3 but James Woodburn-Hall does well to turn around and catch the ball. Jamaica survive

17min

Challenge is unsuccessful, the regather rate stays at 50%. New Zealand scrum feed on the 30 metre line

17min

Jamaica appeared to have moved their short dropout regather rate to 3/4 but the referee calls a knock on. The call is being challenged however

16min

Conversion: New Zealand
Kicked by Kieran Foran.

Foran breaks his goal-kicking duck. 14-nil

New Zealand lead New Zealand 14 - 0 Jamaica
15min

Try: New Zealand
Scored by Dallin Watene-Zelezniak. Kick to come.

New Zealand are in again and, you guessed it, they go down the right hand side. Again it's courtesy of a couple of long passes that get Dallin Watene-Zelezniak into space, and the Warriors winger has too much speed from there. Lead moves to 12

New Zealand lead New Zealand 12 - 0 Jamaica
13min

Jamaica string some second phase play together and are moving forward nicely

12min

Jamaica go 3rd time unlucky with the short dropouts. Kiwis now on the attack in good field position

11min

Conversion: New Zealand
Attempted by Kieran Foran.

Foran's kick misses again, to the left this time

New Zealand lead New Zealand 8 - 0 Jamaica
10min

Try: New Zealand
Scored by Peta Hiku. Kick to come.

Again New Zealand have some joy spreading the ball to the right, with Dallin Watene-Zelezniak supplying the last pass instead of the finish this time. Peta Hiku is the man who gets the four-pointer and New Zealand, as expected, have an early lead

New Zealand lead New Zealand 8 - 0 Jamaica
9min

Moses Leota has been stripped of the ball one-on-one by Jorge Andrade. Jamaica punching above their weight so far

8min

Jamaica kick early in the set but the skipper James Fisher-Harris is there to ensure no harm done for the kiwis

7min

Jamaica have once again re-gathered the short kickoff and will look to even up or possibly take the lead

5min

Conversion: New Zealand
Attempted by Kieran Foran.

Foran can't convert

New Zealand lead New Zealand 4 - 0 Jamaica
4min

Try: New Zealand
Scored by Dallin Watene-Zelezniak. Kick to come.

The kiwis are on the board, finding room out to the right with Joseph Manu throwing a long cutout pass to Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, who opens the scoring in the corner

New Zealand lead New Zealand 4 - 0 Jamaica
4min

Set restart for NZL

1min

Jamaica not afraid to chance their arm early, forcing a goal-line dropout in their first set. They kick the ball dead on the last with theor next opportunity

Underway and Jamaica have opted to go short and have recovered the ball! On the attack they go

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Marcus Griffiths

Touch Judges: Belinda Sharpe, Aaron Moore

Video Referee: Chris Kendall

NEW ZEALAND MEN (68)
Tries: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (4), Peta Hiku, Marata Niukore, Sebastian Kris, Jeremy Marshall-King (2), Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Briton Nikora, Brandon Smith (2)
Conversions: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (2/3), Kieran Foran (6/10)

JAMAICA MEN (6)
Tries: Ben Jones-Bishop
Conversions: Kieran Rush (1/1)