Papua New Guinea inflict impressive 32-16 defeat on Cook Islands as Leeds Rhinos and Leigh Leopards men star

PNG ran out 32-16 winners over the Cook Islands with Leeds Rhinos star Rhyse Martin and Leigh Leopards men Edwin Ipape, Lachlan Lam and Nene…

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Martin eyes record and PNG win

By STEPHEN IBBETSON RHYSE MARTIN is aiming to make a mark on the history books when Papua New Guinea look for their first win of…

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Cook Islands withstand brave Wales in nailbiting 18-12 World Cup win

COOK Islands withstood a brave Wales to register an 18-12 win in their first World Cup game. Wales started like a house on fire as…

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World Cup Group D Preview: Schedule, squads and players to watch

FIXTURES AND TV COVERAGE Tuesday, October 18, Tonga vs Papua New Guinea, Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens, 7.30pm Wednesday, October 19, Wales vs Cook Islands,…

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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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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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Host of Super League players named in Cook Islands’ World Cup squad

Cook Islands have named their squad for the World Cup, including departing Hull KR centre Brad Takairangi. Takairangi has played only once since the beginning…

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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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Southern Hemisphere Representative Round details revealed

Representative Rugby League will return to New Zealand this year, as the international game takes a large step toward getting back to normal in the…

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England Women open with win

England’s Women came from behind twice early on to open their World Cup 2017 account with a win over a determined Papua New Guinea side….

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