Month: October 2022

2022 Men’s Rugby League World Cup: Everything you need to know

Everything you need to know for the upcoming Rugby League World Cup, carried over from last year due to the Covid pandemic, starting Saturday (October 15).

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Watch every match of the Men’s Rugby League World Cup live on Kayo. 

Where is it being held?

England, United Kingdom.

When does it start?

Played from October 15 to November 19.

Is there a women’s World Cup?

Running concurrently and starts Tuesday, November 1. Details here.

Groups

Group A

England, Samoa, France and Greece.

Group B

Australia, Fiji, Scotland and Italy.

Group C

New Zealand, Lebanon, Jamaica and Ireland.

Group D

Mate Ma’a Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Wales and Cook Islands.

Breaking news

A host of debutants selected to face Fiji in Australia’s first game. More here.

When is each match?

Draw and details for every match of this year’s Men’s and Women’s Rugby League World Cup here.

Standout fixtures

Sunday, October 16

England v Samoa starting 12.30am (ACT, NSW, TAS & VIC), 12am (SA). Saturday, October 15, 11.30pm (QLD), 11pm (NT) and 9.30pm (WA).

Australia v Fiji starting 5.30am (ACT, NSW, TAS & VIC), 5am (SA), 4.30am (QLD), 4am (NT) and 2.30am (WA).

Monday, October 17

New Zealand v Lebanon starting 5.30am (ACT, NSW, TAS & VIC), 5am (SA), 4.30am (QLD), 4am (NT) and 2.30am (WA).

Wednesday, October 19

Mate Ma’a Tonga v PNG starting 5.30am (ACT, NSW, TAS & VIC), 5am (SA), 4.30am (QLD), 4am (NT) and 2.30am (WA).

Wednesday, October 26

PNG v Cook Islands starting 5.30am (ACT, NSW, TAS & VIC), 5am (SA), 4.30am (QLD), 4am (NT) and 2.30am (WA).

Monday, October 31

Mate Ma’a Tonga v Cook Islands starting 1.30am (ACT, NSW, TAS & VIC), 1am (SA), 12.30am (QLD), 12am (NT) and 10.30pm on Sunday, October 30 (WA).

Last time the Kangaroos played a Test?

November 2, 2019. 16-12 loss to Tonga at Eden Park, Auckland.

Last time the Jillaroos played a Test?

October 25, 2019. 28-8 win over New Zealand at WIN Stadium, Wollongong.

Squads

Australia:

Josh Addo-Carr (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Matt Burton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Parramatta Eels), Patrick Carrigan (Brisbane Broncos), Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers), Lindsay Collins (Sydney Roosters), Reuben Cotter (North Queensland Cowboys), Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters), Tino Fa‘asuamaleaui (Gold Coast Titans), Campbell Graham (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Harry Grant (Melbourne Storm), Valentine Holmes (North Queensland Cowboys), Ben Hunt (St George Illawarra Dragons), Liam Martin (Penrith Panthers), Latrell Mitchell (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Cameron Munster (Melbourne Storm), Cameron Murray (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Jeremiah Nanai (North Queensland Cowboys), Murray Taulagi (North Queensland Cowboys), James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters), Jake Trbojevic (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Jack Wighton (Canberra Raiders) and Isaah Yeo (Penrith Panthers).

Cook Islands:

Tevin Arona (Auckland), Tinirau Arona (Wakefield Trinity), Geoff Daniela (St Marys Saints), Johnathon Ford (Featherstone Rovers), Anthony Gelling (Auckland), Kayal Iro (Cronulla Sharks), Makahesi Makatoa (Parramatta Eels), Esan Marsters (Huddersfield Giants), Steven Marsters (Thirroul Butchers), Davvy Moale (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Tepai Moeroa (Melbourne Storm), Dylan Napa (Catalans Dragons), Rua Ngatikaura (Wests Tigers), Moses Noovao-McGreal (Norths Devils), Pride Pettersen-Robati (NZ Warriors), Dominique Peyroux (Toulouse Olympique), Brendan Piakura (Brisbane Broncos), Reuben Porter (Tweed Heads Seagulls), Vincent Rennie (Newtown Jets), Reubenn Rennie (Newtown Jets), Brad Takairangi (Hull Kingston Rovers), Aaron Teroi (Central Queensland Capras), Zane Tetevano (Leeds Rhinos) and Paul Ulberg (London Broncos).

England:

Andy Ackers (Salford Red Devils), Joe Batchelor (St Helens), John Bateman (Wigan Warriors), Tom Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Mike Cooper (Wigan Warriors), Herbie Farnworth (Brisbane Broncos), Ryan Hall (Hull KR), Chris Hill (Huddersfield Giants), Morgan Knowles (St Helens), Matty Lees (St Helens), Tommy Makinson (St Helens), Michael McIlorum (Catalans Dragons), Mike McMeeken (Catalans Dragons), Mikolaj Oledzki (Leeds Rhinos), Kai Pearce-Paul (Wigan Warriors), Victor Radley (Sydney Roosters), Marc Sneyd (Salford Red Devils), Luke Thompson (Canterbury Bulldogs), Sam Tomkins (Catalans Dragons), Kallum Watkins (Salford Red Devils), Jack Welsby (St Helens), Elliott Whitehead (Canberra Raiders), George Williams (Warrington Wolves) and Dom Young (Newcastle Knights).

Fiji:

Jowasa Drodrolagi (Whitehaven), Tui Kamikamica (Melbourne Storm), Vuate Karawalevu (Sydney Roosters), Viliame Kikau (Penrith Panthers), Apisai Koroisau (Penrith Panthers), Pio Seci (Manly Sea Eagles), Lamar Manuel-Liolevave (Tweed Seagulls), Isaac Lumelume (Canterbury Bulldogs), Netane Masima (Wests Magpies), Kaylen Miller (Mounties), Laitia Moceidreke (North Queensland Cowboys), Sitiveni Moceidreke (London Broncos), Kevin Naiqama (Sydney Roosters), Ben Nakubuwai (Leigh Centurions), Henry Raiwalui (Mounties), Joseph Ratuvakacereivalu (Redcliffe Dolphins), Mikaele Ravalawa (St George Illawarra Dragons), Taniela Sadrugu (North Queensland Cowboys), Maika Sivo (Parramatta Eels), Penioni Tagituimu (Redcliffe Dolphins), Sunia Turuva (Penrith Panthers), Semi Valemei (Canberra Raiders), King Vuniyayawa (Salford Reds), Brandon Wakeham (Canterbury Bulldogs) and Josh Wong (Sydney Roosters).

France:

Lambert Belmas (Toulouse Olympique XIII), Alrix Da Costa (Dragons Catalans), Jordan Dezaria (Dragons Catalans), Morgan Escaré (Salford Red Devils), Benjamin Garcia (Dragons Catalans), Tony Gigot (Toulouse Olympique XIII), Mickaël Goudemand (Dragons Catalans), Benjamin Jullien (Dragons Catalans), Matthieu Laguerre (Dragons Catalans), Samisoni Langi (Dragons Catalans), Corentin Le Cam (Dragons Catalans), Paul Marcon (Toulouse Olympique XIII), Anthony Marion (Toulouse Olympique XIII), Arthur Mourgue (Dragons Catalans), Eloi Pelissier (Toulouse Olympique XIII), Maxime Puech (Albi RL XIII), Arthur Romano (Dragons Catalans), César Rougé (Dragons Catalans), Justin Sangaré (Toulouse Olympique XIII), Paul Séguier (Dragons Catalans), Gadwin Springer (Featherstone Rovers), Maxime Stefani (Toulouse Olympique XIII), Louis Jouffret (Halifax Panthers) and Fouad Yaha (Dragons Catalans).

Greece:

Jordan Meads (Sunshine Coast), Lachlan Ilias (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Stefanos Bastas (Coventry Bears), Nikolaos Bosmos (Rhodes Knights), Terry Constantinou (Sunbury Tigers), Aris Dardamanis (Aris Eagles), Nick Flocas (Ipswich Jets), Myles Gal, Jake Kambos (Wests Magpies), Kosta Katsidonis (Rhodes Knights), Greg Koutsimporgiorgos (Aris Eagles), Billy Magoulias (Newtown Jets), Peter Mamouzelos (South Sydney Rabbitohs), John Mitsias (Wests Magpies), Nick Mougios (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Thodoris Nianiakas (Woolston Rovers), Ionnis Nake, Chaise Robinson (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Ionnis Rousoglou (Aris Eagles), Sebastian Sell (Mittagong Lions), Liam Sui Tin, Vasili Tsikrikas (Canterbury Bulldogs), Robert Tuliatu (London Broncos), Adam Vrahnos (London Broncos) and Mitchell Zampetides (Wests Magpies).

Ireland:

James Bentley (Leeds), Keanan Brand (Leigh), Liam Byrne (Wigan), Ed Chamberlain (Leigh), Josh Cook (Canterbury Bulldogs), Frankie Halton (Hull KR), James Hasson (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Jaimin Jolliffe (Gold Coast Titans), Luke Keary (Sydney Roosters), Joe Keyes (Halifax), Toby King (Warrington), George King (Hull KR), Ben Mathiou (Featherstone), James McDonnell (Wigan), Ronan Michael (York), Robbie Mulhern (Warrington), Richie Myler (Leeds), Dan Norman (St Helens), Henry O’Kane (Wests Tigers), Harry Rushton (Huddersfield), Innes Senior (Huddersfield), Louis Senior (Hull KR) and Michael Ward (Batley).

Italy:

Giordano Arena (Catania Bulls), Daniel Atkinson (Sunshine Coast Falcons), Simone Boscolo (RC Salon XIII), Nathan Brown (Parramatta Eels), Jack Campagnolo (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Gieolo Celerino (Racing Saint Gaudens), Jack Colovatti (Parramatta Eels), Luke Hodge (Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles), Anton Iaria (Barrow Raiders), Cooper Johns (Melbourne Storm), Ryan King (Whitehaven), Richard Lepori (Swinton Lions), Jake Maizen (Sunshine Coast Falcons), Luca Moretti (Parramatta Eels), Ethan Natoli (Newtown Jets), Ippolito Occhialini (Lignano Sharks), Rinaldo Palumbo (London Broncos), Dean Parata (London Broncos), Kyle Pickering (Cronulla Sharks), Luke Polselli (Sunshine Coast Falcons), Alex Rojatto (Lignano Sharks), Brendan Santi (Keighley Cougars), Alec Susino (Penrith Panthers), Nicholas Tilburg (Wentworthville) and Joseph Tramontana (Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles).

Jamaica:

Jordan Andrade, Mo Agoro (Keighley Cougars), Chevaughn Bailey (Duhaney Park Red Sharks), Joe Brown (Workington Town), Jy-Mel Coleman, Joel Farrell (Sheffield Eagles), Ashton Golding (Huddersfield Giants), Bradley Ho (Keighley Cougars), Greg Johnson (Batley Bulldogs), Aaron Jones-Bishop (Cornwall RLFC), Ben Jones-Bishop (Sheffield Eagles), Michael Lawrence (Huddersfield Giants), Abevia McDonald (London Skolars), Khamisi McKain (Duhaney Park Red Sharks), Jacob Ogden (York City Knights), Ross Peltier (Dewsbury Rams), Kieran Rush (Huddersfield Giants), Andrew Simpson (Duhaney Park Red Sharks), Marvin Thompson (Duhaney Park Red Sharks), Keenen Tomlinson (Dewsbury Rams), Renaldo Wade (Duhaney Park Red Sharks), AJ Wallace (Bradford Bulls), James Woodburn-Hall (Halifax Panthers) and Alex Young (Workington Town)

Lebanon:

Jalal Bazzaz (Wests Illawarra), Adam Doueihi (Wests Tigers), Hanna El-Nachar (Penrith Panthers), Toufic El-Hajj (American University of Beirut), Elie El-Zakhem (Parramatta Eels), Atef Hamdan (Wolves, Lebanon), Kayne Kalache (Newtown Jets), Andrew Kazzi (Wests Magpies), Jacob Kiraz (Canterbury Bulldogs), Bilaal Maarbani (Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles), Anthony Layoun (St Marys Saints), Josh Mansour (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Josh Maree (Wentworthville United), Tony Maroun (Ryde-Eastwood Hawks), Abbas Miski (Wigan Warriors), Brandon Morkos (Canberra Raiders), Mitchell Moses (Parramatta Eels), Jaxson Rahme (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Khalil Rahme (Mt Pritchard Mounties), Khaled Rajab (Canterbury Bulldogs), Reece Robinson, James Roumanos (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles), Mikey Tannous (Wests Tigers) and Charbel Tasipale (Newtown Jets)

New Zealand:

Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Melbourne Storm), Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne Storm), Kenneath Bromwich (Melbourne Storm), Dylan Brown (Parramatta Eels), James Fisher-Harris (Penrith Panthers), Kieran Foran (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles), Peta Hiku (North Queensland Cowboys), Jahrome Hughes (Melbourne Storm), Sebastian Kris (Canberra Raiders), Moses Leota (Penrith Panthers), Isaac Liu (Gold Coast Titans), Joey Manu (Sydney Roosters), Jeremy Marshall-King (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Ronaldo Mulitalo (Cronulla Sharks), Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (Canberra Raiders), Briton Nikora (Cronulla Sharks), Marata Niukore (Parramatta Eels), Isaiah Papali‘I (Parramatta Eels), Jordan Rapana (Canberra Raiders), Brandon Smith (Melbourne Storm), Scott Sorensen (Penrith Panthers), Joseph Tapine (Canberra Raiders), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney Roosters) and Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Warriors).

PNG:

Wellington Albert (London Broncos), Jacob Alick (Gold Coast Titans), Keven Appo (PNG Hunters), Watson Boas (Doncaster), Xavier Coates (Melbourne Storm), Edene Gebbie (Townsville Blackhawks), Edwin Ipape (Leigh Centurions), Zev John (Central Queensland Capras), Alexander Johnston (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Lachlan Lam (Leigh Centurions), Kyle Laybutt (Townsville Blackhawks), Nene Macdonald (Leigh Centurions), Rhyse Martin (Leeds Rhinos), Sylvester Namo (PNG Hunters), Jimmy Ngutlik (Wests Magpies), Justin Olam (Melbourne Storm), Nixon Putt (Central Queensland Capras), Daniel Russell (Brisbane Tigers), Jeremiah Simbiken (Redcliffe Dolphins), Rodrick Tai (PNG Hunters), Sherwin Tanabi (PNG Hunters), Wesser Tenza (PNG Hunters), Emmanuel Waine (PNG Hunters) and Mckenzie Yei Ketepa (Central Queensland Capras).

Samoa:

Josh Aloiai (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Fa‘amanu Brown (Wests Tigers), Stephen Crichton (Penrith Panthers), Mathew Feagai (St George-Illawarra Dragons), Braden Hamlin-Uele (Cronulla Sharks), Chanel Harris-Tavita (Warriors), Royce Hunt (Cronulla Sharks), Oregon Kaufusi (Parramatta Eels), Spencer Leniu (Penrith Panthers), Danny Levi (Huddersfield Giants), Jarome Luai (Penrith Panthers), Taylan May (Penrith Panthers), Tyrone May (Catalans Dragons), Anthony Milford (Newcastle Knights), Josh Papalii (Canberra Raiders), Junior Paulo (Parramatta Eels), Jaydn Su’A (St George-Illawarra Dragons), Joseph Suaalii (Sydney Roosters), Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (North Queensland Cowboys), Izack Tago (Penrith Panthers), Martin Taupau (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Brian To’o (Penrith Panthers) and Kelma Tuilagi (Wests Tigers).

Scotland:

Euan Aiken (New Zealand Warriors), Luke Bain (Parramatta Eels), Logan Bayliss-Brow (Brisbane Broncos), James Bell (St Helens), Ryan Brierley (Salford Red Devils), Keiran Buchanan (Batley Bulldogs), Lewis Clarke (Edinburgh Eagles), Davey Dixon (Dewsbury Rams), Charlie Emslie (Barrow Raiders), Dale Ferguson (Dewsbury Rams), Calum Gahan (London Broncos), Guy Graham (Whitehaven RLFC), Bailey Hayward (Canterbury Bulldogs), Ben Hellewell (Featherstone Rovers), Liam Hood (Wakefield), Kane Linnett (Hull KR), Bayley Liu (Sheffield Eagles), Sam Luckley (Salford Red Devils), Matty Russell (Toulouse), Kyle Schneider (Mackay Cutters), Jack Teanby (York, City Knights) Shane Toal (Barrow Raiders), Lachlan Walmsley (Halifax Panthers) and Alex Walker (London Broncos).

Mate Ma’a Tonga:

Talatau Amone (St George Illawarra Dragons), David Fifita (Gold Coast Titans), Addin Fonua-Blake (Warriors), Moeaki Fotuaika (Gold Coast Titans), Siliva Havili (South Sydney Rabbitohs), William Hopoate (St Helens Saints), Konrad Hurrell (St Helens Saints), Isaiya Katoa (Penrith Panthers), Sione Katoa (Cronulla Sharks), Felise Kaufusi (Melbourne Storm), Keaon Koloamatangi (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Toluta’u Koula (Manly Sea Eagles), Tuimoala Lolohea (Huddersfield Giants), Soni Luke (Penrith Panthers), Ben Murdoch-Masila (Warriors), Tesi Niu (Brisbane Broncos), Haumole Olaka’uatu (Manly Sea Eagles), Will Penisini (Parramatta Eels), Moses Suli (St George Illawarra Dragons), Siosifa Talakai (Cronulla Sharks), Tevita Tatola (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Siosiua Taukeiaho (Sydney Roosters), Jason Taumalolo (North Queensland Cowboys) and Daniel Tupou (Sydney Roosters).

Wales:

Caleb Aekins (Leigh Centurions), Bailey Antrobus (York City Knights), Gavin Bennion (Rochdale Hornets), Joe Burke (West Wales Raiders), Chester Butler (Bradford Bulls), Mike Butt (Swinton Lions), Connor Davies (Workington Town), Curtis Davies (Whitehaven), Rhys Evans (Bradford Bulls), Will Evans (Whitehaven), Kyle Evans (Wakefield Trinity), Ben Evans (Bradford Bulls), Dan Fleming (Featherstone Rovers), Matty Fozard (Widnes Vikings), Dalton Grant (London Broncos), Tom Hopkins (Barrow Raiders), Elliot Kear (Bradford Bulls), Rhodri Lloyd (Swinton Lions), James Olds (Valley Diehards), Ollie Olds (Valley Diehards), Josh Ralph (Mounties), Luis Roberts (Leigh Centurions), Anthony Walker (Bradford Bulls) and Rhys Williams (Salford Red Devils).

Where can I watch the rugby league World Cup?

You can watch the Rugby League World Cup live and exclusive on Fox League via Kayo.

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UPCOMING RUGBY LEAGUE FIXTURES

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Everything you need to know about how to watch the upcoming Rugby League World Cup

The Rugby League World Cup will enjoy its biggest ever tournament this year with the men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments all taking place at the same time.

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All 61 matches in the men’s, women’s and wheelchair World Cups will be broadcast live on free to air television or Iplayer, via the BBC.

Mark Chapman, Tanya Arnold and Invictus Games medalist JJ Chalmers will be the lead presenters, with guest experts including former Leeds Rhinos men’s stars Jamie Peacock, Jamie Jones-Buchanan and Kyle Amor, women’s team coach Lois Forsell and former player Danika Priim.

Australian Andrew Voss is among the commentary team, which also includes Dave Woods, Matt Newsum, Sheraton Shortle, Mark Wilson and Andy Stevenson.

Here is the full TV schedule for the Rugby League World Cup…

Australia are the current holders of the men’s World Cup and have won 11 titles since the competitions first edition in 1954. For the first time, 16 teams will compete in this year’s World Cup making it the biggest event to date.

• Saturday, October 15: England v Samoa (BBC One, BBC iPlayer); Australia v Fiji (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Sunday, October 16: Scotland v Italy (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer); Jamaica v Ireland (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer); New Zealand v Lebanon (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online).
• Monday, October 17 : France v Greece (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online).
• Tuesday, October 18: Tonga v Papua New Guinea (BBC Three, BBC iPlayer).
• Wednesday, October 19: Wales v Cook Islands (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Friday, October 21: Australia v Scotland (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Saturday, October 22: Fiji v Italy (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online); England v France (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer); New Zealand v Jamaica (BBC Three, BBC iPlayer).
• Sunday, October 23: Lebanon v Ireland (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer), Samoa v Greece (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online).
• Monday, October 24: Tonga v Wales (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Tuesday, October 25: Papua New Guinea v Cook Islands (BBC Three, BBC iPlayer).
• Friday, October 28: New Zealand v Ireland (BBC Three, BBC iPlayer).
• Saturday, October 29: England v Greece (BBC One, BBC iPlayer); Fiji v Scotland (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer); Australia v Italy (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online).
• Sunday, October 30: Lebanon v Jamaica (BBC iPlayer, Red Button BBC Sport Online); Tonga v Cook Islands (BBC iPlayer, Red Button BBC Sport Online); Samoa v France (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Monday, October 31: Papua New Guinea v Wales (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Friday, November 4: Quarter-final One (BBC Three, BBC iPlayer).
• Saturday, November 5: Quarter-final two (BBC One, BBC iPlayer); Quarter-Final three (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Sunday, November 6: Quarter-Final four (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Friday, November 11: Semi-final one (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Saturday, November 12: Semi-final two (BBC One, BBC iPlayer).
• Saturday, November 19: Final (BBC One, BBC iPlayer).

Women’s tournament:

This is the sixth time the women’s competition has taken place and it is the first time that the women’s tournament has had parity with the men’s and wheelchair tournaments as all participants will be paid the same as well as all their matches being shown live.

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Australia are once again the holders of the trophy but New Zealand are the most successful side with two wins to their name.

• Tuesday, November 1: England v Brazil (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer); Papua New Guinea v Canada (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online).
• Wednesday, November 2: New Zealand v France (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online); Australia v Cook Islands (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online).
• Saturday, November 5: England v Canada (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer); Papua New Guinea v Brazil (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online).
• Sunday, November 6: New Zealand v Cook Islands (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online); Australia v France (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online).
• Wednesday, November 9: Canada v Brazil (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online); England v Papua New Guinea (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Thursday, November 10: France v Cook Islands (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online); Australia v New Zealand (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online).
• Monday, November 14: Semi-final one (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online); Semi-Final two (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Saturday, November 19: Final (BBC One, BBC iPlayer).

Wheelchair tournament:

There have been three previous Wheelchair Rugby League World Cups and France are back-to-back winners. This will be the first time eight teams are participating with Norway and the USA competing in the tournament for the first time.

• Thursday, November 3: Spain v Ireland (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online); England v Australia (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Friday, November 4: France v Wales (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer); Scotland v USA (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Sunday, November 6: England v Spain (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer); Australia v Ireland (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online).
• Monday, November 7: France v Scotland (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online); Wales v USA (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Wednesday, November 9: Australia v Spain (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online); England v Ireland (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Thursday, November 10: France v USA (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online); Wales v Scotland (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).
• Sunday, November 13: Semi-Final one (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer); Semi-final two (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online).
• Friday, November 18: Final (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer).

Women’s Rugby World Cup Live Stream: How to watch

The best women’s teams on the planet are in New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup and you won’t want to miss any of the action from 8 October to 12 November 2022.

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There are six matches on each weekend during the pool stages before the tournament moves into the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

Who will be lifting the trophy at Eden Park in six weeks’ time? England are favourites but hosts – and five-times champions – New Zealand cannot be ruled out, while France and Canada are also in the mix. Plus, the race to make the last eight from the pool stages should also be intriguing.

As well as all the women’s Rugby World Cup fixtures information, we want to make sure you can watch the matches wherever you are in the world. So below we explain how to find a reliable World Cup live stream – you might just need to set your alarms for the early hours depending on the time difference!

How to watch the Rugby World Cup from outside your country

If you’re abroad, but still want to watch your local Rugby World Cup coverage, you can do so by using a VPN – Virtual Private Network.

Our friends at TechRadar have tested hundreds of VPNs and recommend ExpressVPN, which is easy to use, has strong security features and allows you to watch on several devices at once, including smart TVs and phones, iPads, tablets, PCs and Macs.

Plus, ExpressVPN comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. You can try it out for a month for free or sign up for an annual plan and get three months free.

Women’s Rugby World Cup live stream: How to watch from the UK

For the first time, all women’s Rugby World Cup matches will be available to watch live. ITV are showing the 26 games across its main channel and ITV4.

All matches involving England, Scotland and Wales will be live on ITV, with most others on ITV4 – see our women’s Rugby World Cup TV coverage post for a full breakdown.

While there aren’t currently plans to show replays of matches later in the day following the early-morning kick-offs, highlights will be available via the ITV Sport YouTube channel.

Welsh language channel S4C also has live coverage of Wales’ matches and will show replays later in the day too.

If you’re from the UK but are overseas when the women’s Rugby World Cup takes place, you can get your normal live stream but you’ll need a VPN – see the information above.

Women’s Rugby World Cup live stream: How to watch from France

In France, TF1 has the rights to broadcast World Cup matches.

All France’s matches (and a few of the other big pool contests) will be live on TF1, with the others being broadcast on MYTF1 MAX.

Women’s Rugby World Cup live stream: How to watch from Italy

Sky Italia has the rights to show the women’s Rugby World Cup in Italy.

Women’s Rugby World Cup live stream: How to watch from the USA

If you live in the States, NBC has the rights to broadcast women’s World Cup matches. All games will be streamed live on Peacock Premium, which is available for $4.99 a month.

All of the USA’s matches will also be repeated later on CNBC, as will the semi-finals, third-place play-off and the final.

Women’s Rugby World Cup live stream: How to watch from Canada

For those in Canada, World Cup matches will be shown live on TSN. It costs $19.99 a month to subscribe to the sports network.

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022 Results Today, Score, Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, Fixtures, Teams List, Groups Pools, Tickets, Standings, Point Table, Live Stream TV Coverage

2022 Women’s Rugby World Cup event saw England and New Zealand earn statement wins in their respective first matches, we take a look at the first round results, Round 2 schedule, venue, fixtures along with streaming details

The ninth-edition of women’s rugby world cup also known as 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup will take place in Auckland and Whangarei of New Zealand from October 8 to November 12, 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic forced a one-year postponement of the event, which was previously slated for 2021. As the first country in the Southern Hemisphere to host the women’s Rugby World Cup, New Zealand is also the host nation.

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022 Results Today, Score, Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, Fixtures, Teams List, Groups Pools, Tickets, Standings, Point Table And Live Stream TV Coverage

2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup Round 1 Results, Score, Upcoming Round 2 Schedule, Date, Time, & Venue

France defeated South Africa in Pool C by a score of 40–5 to kick off the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup on Saturday at Eden Park. For Les Bleues, Laure Sansus scored two tries, and Gabrielle Vernier, Emilie Boulard, Caroline Drouin, and rookie Joanna Grisez all crossed the finish line. The only try for the Springbok Women was scored by Nomawethu Mabenge.

In the second game on Saturday, England outscored Fiji 84-19 with 14 tries. Amy Cokayne (twice), Abbie Ward, Helena Rowland, Zoe Aldcroft, Lydia Thompson (twice), Abby Dow, Leanne Infante, and Connie Powell all scored tries in addition to four tries from Claudia Macdonald. Alowesi Nakoci, Sesenieli Donu, and Lavena Cavuru each scored one try for Fiji, which trailed by only 24-14 at the break. In the final game of day one, the Black Ferns overcame a 17-0 deficit to defeat the Wallaroos 41-17.

Italy defeated the USA 22-10 in Pool play on Sunday after the action moved to the Northland Events Centre in Whangrei. Following a 41-5 victory over Japan in Whangrei, Canada is in first place in Pool B on points differential over Italy. Elsewhere, Keira Bevan’s 86th-minute penalty handed Wales an 18-15 victory over Scotland in Pool A, bringing the opening weekend of the RWC 2021 to a thrilling conclusion.

On upcoming Saturday’s first game, Pool A clash between Australia and Scotland will be played on Saturday at 15:00 local time. Prior to Saturday’s conclusion with highly anticipated Pool C encounter between England and France, Pool B rivals USA and Japan hit the field in Whangrei. Waitakere Stadium will host its first World Cup 2021 matches on Sunday, beginning at 12:45 local time with a matchup between Italy and Canada, who are currently tied atop Pool B with a point differential. Prior to the match between the winless Fiji and South Africa in Pool C, New Zealand will play Pool A opponents Wales in an effort to build on their opening victory over the Wallaroos.

2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup – Updated Point Table And Standings

Pool A Point Table

Rank	Team	Matches	Wins	Loss	Points
1	New Zealand	1	1	0	5
2	Wales	1	1	0	4
3	Scotland	1	1	1	1
4	Australia	1	0	1	2

Pool B Point Table

Rank	Team	Matches	Wins	Loss	Points
1	Canada	1	1	0	5
2	Italy	1	1	0	5
3	United States	1	0	1	0
4	Japan	1	0	1	0

Pool C Point Table

Rank	Team	Matches	Wins	Loss	Points
1	England	1	1	0	5
2	France	1	1	0	5
3	South Africa	1	0	1	0
4	Fiji	1	0	1	0

Latest Results & Upcoming Schedule

Pool A Schedule

Date	Match	Venue
8 October 2022	Australia	17–41	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland
9 October 2022	Wales	18–15	Scotland	Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
15 October 2022	Scotland	v	Australia	Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
16 October 2022	Wales	v	New Zealand	Waitakere Stadium, Auckland
22 October 2022	Australia	v	Wales	Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
22 October 2022	New Zealand	v	Scotland	Northland Events Centre, Whangārei

Pool B Schedule

Date	Match	Venue
9 October 2022	United States	10–22	Italy	Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
9 October 2022	Japan	5–41	Canada	Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
15 October 2022	United States	v	Japan	Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
16 October 2022	Italy	v	Canada	Waitakere Stadium, Auckland
23 October 2022	Japan	v	Italy	Waitakere Stadium, Auckland
23 October 2022	Canada	v	United States	Waitakere Stadium, Auckland

Pool C Schedule

Date	Match	Venue
8 October 2022	South Africa	5–40	France	Eden Park, Auckland
8 October 2022	Fiji	19–84	England	Eden Park, Auckland
15 October 2022	France	v	England	Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
16 October 2022	Fiji	v	South Africa	Waitakere Stadium, Auckland
22 October 2022	France	v	Fiji	Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
23 October 2022	England	v	South Africa	Waitakere Stadium, Auckland

2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup Where to Watch: Live Stream & TV Telecast?

All of the women’s rugby world cup games will be televised live on NBC in USA and on ITV in United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the games will be broadcasted live on Stan Sports in Australia and on Spark in New Zealand. Fans can purchase their tickets for this prestigious event from here.

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022: Pool tables, fixtures, latest results and how to watch every match live for free

The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022 is now underway, one year later than billed, with England firmly underlining their status as pre-tournament favourites with an emphatic opening win.

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The formidable Red Roses ran in a record-breaking 14 tries to blow Fiji away 84-19 in a one-sided thrashing in Auckland, with a quartet of scores from Claudia MacDonald and braces from the likes of Amy Cokayne, Lydia Thompson and Zoe Harrison.

Elsewhere in Pool C, France thrashed South Africa with six tries, while in Pool A hosts and defending champions New Zealand brushed aside rivals Australia and Wales edged out Scotland.

Pool B commenced with a big victory for Canada over Japan, while Italy saw off the United States in a spirited effort in Whangarei.

Here are the latest Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022 group standings…

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022 pool tables

Pool A

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points diff	BP	Pts
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	+24	1	5
Wales	1	1	0	0	+3	0	4
Scotland	1	0	0	1	-3	1	1
Australia	1	0	0	1	-24	0	0

Pool B

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points diff	BP	Pts
Canada	1	1	0	0	+36	1	5
Italy	1	1	0	0	+12	1	5
USA	1	0	0	1	-12	0	0
Japan	1	0	0	1	-36	0	0

Pool C

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points diff	BP	Pts
England	1	1	0	0	+65	1	5
France	1	1	0	0	+35	1	5
South Africa	1	0	0	1	-35	0	0
Fiji	1	0	0	1	-65	0	0

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022 fixtures, results and how to watch

Pool A

October 8: Australia 17–41 New Zealand (Eden Park, Auckland, ITV4)

October 9: Wales 18-15 Scotland (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV4)

October 15: Scotland vs Australia (3am, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV)

October 16: Wales vs New Zealand (3:15am, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, ITV)

October 22: Australia vs Wales (2:15am, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV)

October 22: New Zealand vs Scotland (4:45am, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV)

Pool B

October 9: USA 10-22 Italy (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV4)

October 9: Japan 5-41 Canada (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV4)

October 15: USA vs Japan (5:30am, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV)

October 16: Italy vs Canada (12:45am, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, ITV4)

October 23: Japan vs Italy (12:45am, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, ITV4)

October 23: Canada vs United States (3:15am, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, ITV4)

Pool C

October 8: South Africa 5-40 France (Eden Park, Auckland, ITV4)

October 8: Fiji 19-84 England (Eden Park, Auckland, ITV)

October 15: France vs England (8am, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV)

October 16: Fiji vs South Africa (5:45am, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, ITV4)

October 22: France vs Fiji (7:15am, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, ITV4)

October 23: England vs South Africa (5:45am, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, ITV)

Quarter-finals

October 29: 1st seed vs 8th seed (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei)

October 29: 4th seed vs 5th seed (Northland Events Centre, Whangarei)

October 30: 3rd seed vs 6th seed (Waitakere Stadium, Auckland)

October 30: 2nd seed vs 7th seed (Waitakere Stadium, Auckland)

Semi-finals

November 5: Winner quarter-final 1 vs Winner quarter-final 2 (Eden Park, Auckland)

November 5: Winner quarter-final 3 vs Winner quarter-final 4 (Eden Park, Auckland)

Third-place play-off

November 12: Loser semi-final 1 vs Loser semi-final 2 (Eden Park, Auckland)

Final

November 12: Winner semi-final 1 vs Winner semi-final 2 (Eden Park, Auckland)

Rugby League World Cup 2022: When is the final?

A total of 16 men’s teams and eight women’s teams will be fighting for Rugby League World Cup glory when the tournament kicks off this month. 

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Manchester has been selected to host both finals, with a bumper crowd expected for the decider.

The Sporting News has all the key details.

When is the Rugby League World Cup final?

The men’s final will be played in Manchester on Saturday, November 19 (Sunday, November 20 AEDT).

Kick-off is scheduled for 4:00 pm local time (3:00 am AEDT).

The match will be preceded by the women’s final at 1:15 pm local time (12:15 am AEDT) as part of a double-header that will wrap up the combined tournament. 

What stadium will host the Rugby League World Cup final?

Old Trafford will host the double-header final for the Rugby League World Cup.

Located in Manchester, England, the ground has a capacity of 74,310 which makes it the second-largest sports stadium in the country behind Wembley Stadium.

The famous stadium is the home of football team Manchester United, but with the English Premier League pausing for the FIFA World Cup in mid-November, it is available for use.

Due to this scheduling, no other Rugby League World Cup games will be played at Old Trafford earlier in the tournament. 

How to watch the Rugby League World Cup final

Fox League will hold exclusive rights to the 2022 Rugby League World Cup in Australia.

Spark Sport will broadcast all games in New Zealand, with Channel Three and ThreeNow to show Kiwis games live. 

BBC will host the RLWC in the UK, with games to be held on their main channel and streaming services. 

Rugby League World Cup squads

Everything you need to know about the Rugby League World Cup

It’s the international tournament Australia has won more often than their rivals combined. Over the next two months, the Kangaroos will defend their Rugby League World Cup title in England against 15 other teams determined to knock them off their post.

The star-studded Kangaroos cast will include Melbourne’s Cameron Munster, who has week recommitted to the Storm, Penrith talisman Nathan Cleary and Roosters superstar James Tedesco, who will captain the team.

The Australian Jillaroos will be playing in the women’s tournament, with Emma Tonegato and Shaylee Bent called into a squad chasing a third consecutive title, filling the void left by last-minute withdrawals from two of the NRLW’s best in Tamika Upton and Millie Boyle.

How can you watch the Rugby League World Cup? When do you need to set the dreaded alarm? And who should you keep an eye out for?

What does the Rugby League World Cup involve?

It all starts on Saturday. Sixteen teams will chase rugby league’s international crown in the men’s tournament, while eight teams will compete for the women’s title. The wheelchair rugby league World Cup will run alongside the two tournaments for the first time in its history.

You may wonder why official branding says “2021 World Cup”. This tournament was supposed to be held last year before being postponed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australia has won 11 of the 15 tournaments held since 1954, with Great Britain winning three titles and New Zealand claiming one in 2008.

Quarter-finalists from the 2017 edition automatically qualified for this year’s World Cup, a contingent including Australia, Samoa, Tonga, Lebanon, New Zealand, Fiji, England and Papua New Guinea. Jamaica and Greece will feature at the World Cup for the first time, having qualified alongside the Cook Islands, France, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Italy.

Sixteen teams are split evenly into four pools, with the Kangaroos drawn in group B alongside Fiji, Italy and Scotland. The top two teams from each pool advance to the knockout stages beginning on November 5. The semi-finals are on November 12-13, before the final at Old Trafford on November 20.

How can you tune in?

Australian Eastern Daylight Time is 10 hours ahead of British Standard Time, meaning some late nights and early mornings are in store for those watching live.

TV broadcast will be available on Fox League and Kayo Sports. Those looking to watch England and Samoa’s men’s teams kick off the tournament should set their alarm before kick-off at 12.30am on Sunday. Australia’s first game will be against Fiji, starting at 5.30am that same day. Most games will be played between those times, and the final will be played at 2am on November 20.

All fixtures can be viewed and synced to your calendar here.

Who to watch out for

Australia have dominated the Rugby League World Cup throughout its history, making the top three in all 15 men’s tournaments. They’ve won the two most recent editions, beating England 6-0 in the 2017 final and New Zealand 34-2 in 2013’s decider.

The Australian women’s team has also succeeded on the world stage, winning the two most recent World Cups after the first three were won by New Zealand.

Kangaroos lineup for the Rugby League World Cup

• Josh Addo-Carr (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
• Matt Burton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
• Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Parramatta Eels)
• Patrick Carrigan (Brisbane Broncos)
• Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
• Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers)
• Lindsay Collins  (Sydney Roosters)
• Reuben Cotter (North Queensland Cowboys)
• Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters)
• Tino Fa’asuamaleaui (Gold Coast Titans)
• Campbell Graham (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
• Harry Grant (Melbourne Storm)
• Valentine Holmes (North Queensland Cowboys)
• Ben Hunt (St George Illawarra Dragons)
• Liam Martin (Penrith Panthers)
• Latrell Mitchell (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
• Cameron Munster (Melbourne Storm)
• Cameron Murray, vice captain (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
• Jeremiah Nanai (North Queensland Cowboys)
• Murray Taulagi (North Queensland Cowboys)
• James Tedesco, captain (Sydney Roosters)
• Jake Trbojevic (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
• Jack Wighton (Canberra Raiders)
• Isaah Yeo (Penrith Panthers)

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022: group-by-group preview

Defending champions New Zealand have shown a return to form but England will start as favourites to win the tournament

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POOL A

New Zealand

Coach Wayne Smith
Captain Ruahei Demant and Kennedy Simon
World Cup best Winners 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2017

As hosts and five-time champions, the Black Ferns were favourites until the pandemic hit and disrupted their game time. Their Tests against England in 2021, where they suffered two successive record losses to the Red Roses, were their first international fixtures in two years. But New Zealand are back in firing form with staggering scorelines in their warm-up matches. The winger Portia Woodman has particularly stood out, scoring seven tries in the 95-12 demolition of Japan last month. They are definitely capable of successfully defending their title and should come out as pool winners with a tasty treat coming against Australia.

Australia

Coach Jay Tregonning
Captain Shannon Parry
World Cup best Third place, 2010

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Australia are not heading into their opening game against New Zealand with results on their side. They have won once since Jay Tregonning was appointed in September 2021, the victory coming against Fiji in May. They have gone on to lose six games in a row, three at the hands of New Zealand. They may struggle to finish third in the group and with only two third-placed teams going through to the quarter-finals, determined on competition points, their campaign could end at the pool stage. The wing Bienne Terita could be their secret weapon, though, after she scored two tries on her debut against New Zealand in August.

Wales

Coach Ioan Cunningham
Captain Siwan Lillicrap
World Cup best Fourth, 1994

This will be the first World Cup Wales play in as professionals. Full-time and part-time contracts were introduced in January with more offered later in the year. The impact was instantaneous as Wales finished third in the Six Nations – their best result since 2009. However, they haven’t registered a victory since beating Scotland in the Six Nations in April, losing both warm-up matches against Canada and England. They will be happy to get out of the group and with players such as the wing Jasmine Joyce and flanker Alisha Butchers, who was named Wales Women Player of the Year in June, they have a good chance of doing so.

Scotland

Coach Bryan Easson
Captain Rachel Malcolm
World Cup best Quarter-finals, 1994

Scotland’s reaction to qualifying for the World Cup in September told you everything you need to know about what this tournament means to them. It is their first time competing on the world stage since 2010 and the likes of No 8 Jade Konkel will be eager to make it a tournament to remember. While they did lose their last match, a friendly against the USA in August, they showed promise. It will be a direct contest with Wales and Australia for second place in the pool with their biggest match likely to be against Wales. The women in red claimed the win over them in the Six Nations.

POOL B

Canada

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Coach Kevin Rouet
Captain Sophie de Goede
World Cup best Runners-up, 2014

Canada should top their pool and so increase their chances of reaching the semi-finals as they would probably avoid New Zealand and England in the quarters. While they will face fierce opposition in their pool, Canada are ranked third in the world and have World Cup final experience on their side that should allow them to clinch top spot. The team is also stacked full of seasoned players with nine, including the scrum-half Brianna Miller and flanker Karen Paquin, having World Cup experience. They also head into the tournament off the back of a promising summer, including a win over the USA.

USA

Coach Rob Cain
Captain Kate Zackary
World Cup best Winners, 1991

Kate Zackary steered the USA to a pair of great warm-up wins, despite their thumping loss to England. They bagged victories over Australia and Scotland in the summer with defeats to the Red Roses and New Zealand challenging them before attempting to find their way out of a tricky pool. Their biggest task will be against Canada, who are three spots higher than them in the world rankings with the USA sixth. The Americans will be targeting a top pool spot as they seek their first World Cup silverware since 1991.

Italy

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Coach Andrea Di Giandomenico
Captain Elisa Giordano
World Cup best Ninth place play-off, 2017

Italy had a disappointing 2022 Six Nations finishing fifth, their worst result since 2016. They had more trouble in the summer with a 21-0 defeat to France but bounced back to claim a 26-19 win against their neighbours, which took them to fifth in the world rankings, their highest position. On top of this confidence-boost, the veteran Manuela Furlan has been named in their squad after sustaining an injury. Her versatility and leadership will be invaluable to the side as they navigate a difficult pool.

Japan

Coach Lesley McKenzie
Captain Saki Minami
World Cup best Quarter-finals, 1994

The lowest-ranked side will have the toughest time getting out of the pool. Japan are 13th in the world but are capable of shock upsets, so should not be under-estimated. In the build-up to the tournament they beat Ireland, Australia and Fiji. Lesley McKenzie, a former Canadian international, made it clear what the team want to achieve: “I’m really looking forward to seeing performances from the team that make the rugby world stand up and take notice of what this team can do.” The squad is relatively inexperienced, with back-rower Seina Saito the most capped with 31.

POOL C

England

Coach Simon Middleton
Captain Sarah Hunter
World Cup best Winners, 1994 and 2014

The Red Roses are the favourites and anything but a trophy win will be a disappointment as they boast a 25-game winning streak. They became the first Test team to reach that mark in their warm-up matches, the record win coming against Wales last month. With talents such as vice-captain and centre, Emily Scarratt, and the World Rugby’s Player of the Year, Zoe Aldcroft, their dominance over the past few years should see them sail to the final. First up, though, could be their toughest test against old rivals France, the last team to beat them.

France

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Coach Thomas Darracq
Captain Gaëlle Hermet
World Cup best Third place 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2014

France should comfortably get out of the pool, albeit behind England. Le Crunch will be the biggest match for both sides but the Red Roses should crush the French. The challenge for France is to convert the opportunities they create for themselves and use the individual brilliance of scrum-half Laure Sansus to full advantage. Sansus scored six tries at the 2022 Six Nations, the most of any player, and will be counted on even more so after the shock omission of the wing Caroline Boujard. While they head into the tournament with the surprise defeat to Italy in the summer, France certainly have the confidence to muscle their way to the quarters.

South Africa

Coach Stanley Raubenheimer
Captain Nolusindiso Booi
World Cup best Ninth place play-off, 2010 and 2014

South Africa’s match against Fiji is their biggest in the pool with the side aiming to secure third spot behind France and England. South Africa come into the tournament with some solid results: a series draw against Japan and two wins over Spain. They also boast experiencein captain and lock Nolusindiso Booi and fly-half Zenay Jordaan, who will both be competing in their third World Cups. Stanley Raubenheimer says: “We have our objectives and one of them is to not only make the country proud with our effort, but ourselves as well.”

Fiji

Coach Senirusi Seruvakula
Captain Sereima Leweniqila
World Cup best Debut

Fiji are competing at their first World Cup and so are somewhat unknown. The unpredictability of their matches is heightened,

What channel is Rugby League World Cup on: How to watch, live streams, kick-off times

The TV schedule has been finalised and each game, from the opener on Saturday 15 October to the men’s final on Saturday 19 November, will be broadcast across the BBC and BBC iPlayer

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The Rugby League World Cup is just over a week away and all 61 matches across the men’s, women’s and wheelchair competitions will be shown on free-to-air TV. The TV schedule has been finalised and each game, from the opener on Saturday 15 October to the men’s final on Saturday 19 November, will be broadcast across the BBC and BBC iPlayer

For the first time in the history of the Rugby League World Cup, all three competitions will run in parallel. The men kick off the action before the women and wheelchair stars compete following the conclusion of the men’s pool stage in early November.

The men’s champions will be crowned live on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer, with the showpiece finale getting underway at 4pm on Saturday 19 November. By then, fans will know the victors in the women’s competition, the final of which will be broadcast on the same channels with kick-off at 1.15pm. And the wheelchair edition concludes the night before live on BBC Two and the BBC iPlayer, commencing at 7.30pm.

When and where can I watch?

The full TV schedule for the Rugby League World Cup is listed below:

England v Samoa (14:30pm – BBC One, BBC iPlayer)

Australia v Fiji (19:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Sunday, 16 October

Men’s

Scotland v Italy (14:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Jamaica v Ireland (17:00pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

New Zealand v Lebanon (19:30pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Monday, 17 October

Men’s

France v Greece (19:30pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Tuesday, 18 October

Men’s

Tonga v Papua New Guinea (19:30pm – BBC Three, BBC iPlayer)

Wednesday, 19 October

Men’s

Wales v Cook Islands (19:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Friday, 21 October

Men’s

Australia v Scotland (19:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Saturday, 22 October

Men’s

Fiji v Italy (14:30pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online)

England v France (17:00pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

New Zealand v Jamaica (19:30pm – BBC Three, BBC iPlayer)

Sunday, 23 October

Men’s

Lebanon v Ireland (14:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Samoa v Greece (17:00pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online)

Monday, 24 October

Men’s

Tonga v Wales (19:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Tuesday, 25 October

Men’s

Papua New Guinea v Cook Islands (19:30pm – BBC Three, BBC iPlayer)

Friday, 28 October

Men’s

New Zealand v Ireland (19:30pm – BBC Three, BBC iPlayer)

Saturday, 29 October

Men’s

England v Greece (14:30pm – BBC One, BBC iPlayer)

Fiji v Scotland (17:00pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Australia v Italy (19:30pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Sunday, 30 October

Men’s

Lebanon v Jamaica (12:00pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button BBC Sport Online)

Tonga v Cook Islands (14:30pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button BBC Sport Online)

Samoa v France (17:00pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Monday, 31 October

Men’s

Papua New Guinea v Wales (19:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Tuesday, 1 November

Women’s

England v Brazil (14:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Papua New Guinea v Canada (17:00pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Wednesday, 2 November

Women’s

New Zealand v France (17:00pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Australia v Cook Islands (19:30pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Thursday, 3 November

Wheelchair

Spain v Ireland (17:00pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

England v Australia (19:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Friday, 4 November

Men’s

Quarter-final 1 (19:30pm – BBC Three, BBC iPlayer)

Wheelchair

France v Wales (11:00am – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Scotland v USA (13:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Saturday, 5 November

Men’s

Quarter-final 2 (14:30pm – BBC One, BBC iPlayer)

Quarter-final 3 (19:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Women’s

England v Canada (12:00pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Papua New Guinea v Brazil (17:00pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Sunday, 6 November

Men’s

Quarter-final 4 (14:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Women’s

New Zealand v Cook Islands (17:00pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Australia v France (19:30pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Wheelchair

England v Spain (12:00pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Australia v Ireland (14:30pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Monday, 7 November

Wheelchair

France v Scotland (17:00pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Wales v USA (19:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Wednesday, 9 November

Women’s

Canada v Brazil (17:00pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

England v Papua New Guinea (19:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Wheelchair

Australia v Spain (11:00am – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

England v Ireland (13:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Thursday, 10 November

Women’s

France v Cook Islands (17:00pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Australia v New Zealand (19:30pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Wheelchair

France v USA (11:00am – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Wales v Scotland (13:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Friday, 11 November

Men’s

Semi-final 1 (19:45pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Saturday, 12 November

Men’s

Semi-final 2 (14:30pm – BBC One, BBC iPlayer)

Sunday, 13 November

Wheelchair

Semi-final 1 (12:00pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Semi-final 2 (14:30pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Monday, 14 November

Women’s

Semi-final 1 (17:00pm – BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)

Semi-final 2 (19:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Friday, 18 November

Wheelchair

Final (19:30pm – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)

Saturday, 19 November

Men’s

Final (16:00pm – BBC One, BBC iPlayer)

Women’s

Final (13:15pm – BBC One, BBC iPlayer)

Rugby League World Cup 2022: How to watch the World Cup in England

The Rugby League World Cup is about to commence, with all 61 matches from across the men’s, women’s and wheelchair events being broadcast on the BBC in England.

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It will mark the first time ever the three tournaments have been screened on free-to-air television in the UK.

When will England play at the Rugby League World Cup?

Every English, Scottish and Welsh game will be on BBC One or BBC Two, as well as on the BBC iPlayer.

The first match of the tournament will feature Shaun Wane’s England side coming up against Samoa who boast plenty of Penrith stars who have won back-to-back titles in the NRL.

It promises to be an epic contest, with the winner of the opening game putting themselves in the best possible position to progress from the group in first place.

The clash between England and Samoa will kick-off in the afternoon on Saturday October 15th. England will then play France and Greece on consecutive weekends to round out the month of October.

• Saturday, October 15 – England v Samoa (BBC One, BBC iPlayer)
• Saturday, October 22 – England v France (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
• Saturday, October 29 – England v Greece (BBC One, BBC iPlayer)

How can you watch the other tournaments at the World Cup?  

The women’s rugby league tournament will begin two weeks after the men’s begins, with England’s match against Brazil on Tuesday November 1st kicking it off.

Each game England feature in will be broadcast on BBC Two, with the rest of the matches hosted on BBC iPlayer.

Meanwhile, the wheelchair event will begin on Thursday November 3rd with Spain and Norway playing first. A number of games featuring England, Scotland and Wales will be shown on BBC Two, with the rest also on the BBC iPlayer.

“It is a unique event with the men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments taking place at the same time and the BBC coverage across all platforms will reflect that,” BBC Sport’s head of TV, Philip Bernie, said.

Who is on the BBC’s coverage during the Rugby League World Cup?

Mark Chapman, Tanya Arnold and JJ Chalmers will be the face of the coverage on the BBC, with a number of former rugby league stars providing expert analysis.

Four ex-England forwards will be pundits throughout the tournament, with James Graham and Jamie Peacock working alongside Jon Wilkin and Jamie Jones-Buchanan- who feature heavily on Sky Sports’ Super League coverage.

Featuring on the BBC will also be the likes of former Great Britain player and coach Brian Noble, former New Zealand international Robbie Hunter-Paul and former England Women’s prop Danika Priim.

Dave Woods will act as the lead commentator for the BBC, with Australian broadcasting veteran Andrew Voss also lending his voice to the coverage.

What other features will the BBC provide during the Rugby League World Cup?

For those who can’t watch a match on the television in England, select games will be covered on BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Live Sports Extra. 

Alongside the broadcast and radio offerings, the BBC will also be providing plenty of content around the tournament through other avenues.

The BBC Sport website and app will have in-play video clips and match highlights alongside plenty of written match reports.

A weekly podcast will also be produced during the tournament entitled the Rugby League World Cup podcast.

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022: Fixtures, squad, how to watch on TV and England’s chances of winning
Plus: Latest odds, news and fixtures for tournament favourites England

After being pushed back 12 months, the best women’s rugby players are taking centre stage for the World Cup. 

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England finalised their preparations by thrashing Wales 73-7 to become the first international side to win 25 matches in a row and demolished Fiji in their tournament opener..

It was a serene start and all achieved without one of their most experienced World Cup players, Natasha ‘Mo’ Hunt, who was the shock omission from the Red Roses’ 32-strong squad for the tournament.

England won the World Cup in 1994 and 2014 and finished runners-up on five occasions, including at the last tournament in 2017 where they lost to New Zealand in the final.

What is it and where is it being held?

The ninth edition of women rugby’s showpiece tournament that was postponed from 2021 due to Covid, with reigning champions New Zealand hosting the Women’s Rugby World Cup for the first time. This year’s tournament will also be the first to be hosted by a southern hemisphere nation.

When is it?

The tournament kicked off on Saturday October 8 in Auckland, with France beating South Africa in the opening match. The final closes the tournament in Auckland on Saturday November 12.

Which TV channel is it on?

Every game from the tournament will be broadcast live on ITV in the UK.

When are England’s fixtures?

Sat Oct 8 – Fiji 18 England 84
Sat Oct 15 – v France, Whangarei
Sun Oct 23 – v South Africa, Auckland

When are Wales’s fixtures?

Sun Oct 9 – Wales 18 Scotland 15
Sun Oct 16 – v New Zealand, Auckland
Sat Oct 22 – v Australia, Whangarei

When are the knockouts?

Sun Nov 3 – Quarter-finals
Sat Nov 5 – Semi-finals
Sat Nov 12 – Final