Match officials appointed for first World Cup games with Ashley Klein to referee opener

NRL Grand Final referee Ashley Klein will take charge of the opening match of the World Cup between England and Samoa. The list of match…

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Australia likely to rest many of their top stars for opening Fiji clash

Australia will go into Saturday’s Group B clash against Fiji as 1/2 favourites to win the World Cup, despite not having played a warm-up game….

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Rugby League World Cup’s 50 historic highlights – Part Two

In last week’s issue we began our countdown of the 50 historic highlights that have marked the progress of the Rugby League World Cup. There…

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Rugby League World Cup’s 50 historic highlights – Part One

The Rugby League World Cup is about to be staged for the 16th time in 68 years and, not untypically of the sport, its story…

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Australia name 13 uncapped players in World Cup squad

Australia will have their least experienced World Cup squad ever when they head to England. Mal Meninga has named his 24-man squad for the tournament,…

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Australia boss Mal Meninga calls for rules overhaul after Joseph Suaalii chooses Samoa

Joseph Suaalii has become the latest NRL star to commit to England’s opening-game opponents Samoa. Matt Parish is building a formidable squad for Samoa’s World…

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Talking Rugby League: Internationals prove a hit Down Under – so why drop them?

You might have noticed that it was a wonderful weekend in the southern hemisphere if you enjoy watching international and representative Rugby League. For the…

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Talking Rugby League: Could we have a new World Cup winner this year?

How many nations could realistically have a chance of winning this year’s Rugby League World Cup? I was reading an article in the Australian media…

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Rugby League Heroes: Shane Webcke (part two)

In last week’s issue, legendary Aussie prop Shane Webcke gave us some of his observations about some of the great Englishmen he came up against….

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Rugby League Heroes: Shane Webcke

Arguably the greatest prop forward of the last 40 years, Shane Webcke won the lot with Brisbane Broncos, Queensland and Australia. His incredible consistency led…

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