London Broncos’ hooker Eloi Pelissier has been named in Spain’s train on squad for the forthcoming final European qualifiers for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. They are in pool A with Ireland and Italy, the top two nations going through. The bulk of the squad is playing in France, with 18 from the Spanish domestic league, nine of them…
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Brandon Costin, the former Huddersfield Giants and Bradford Bulls player who is now the head coach of the Fiji Bati Rugby League team, has claimed that a Pacific nation will win one of the next three Rugby League World Cups. Costin, who recently started his role as full-time head coach of the Bati, was outlining why he is so ambitious…
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Following the draw for the final European qualifying groups for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, undertaken Friday night by St Helens’ international stars Tommy Makinson, Regan Grace and Theo Fages, the dates for nest year’s fixtures have been confirmed. In a quirk of fate, the nations in group one (Italy, Ireland and Spain) have all faced each other before…
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INTERNATIONAL STARS TO DRAW FINAL EUROPEAN GROUP QUALIFYERS FOR 2021 WORLD CUP England’s Golden Boot winner Tommy Makinson, French star Theo Fages and Wales flyer, Regan Grace will draw the final men’s European qualifying group for the 2021 World Cup in England. The draw will take place at the Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens, on Wednesday 12 December at 3pm,…
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Qualifying for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England begins in the Czech Republic in mid-June, with the start of European Championship C. Six nations, split into North and South groups will take part, with a play off between the respective winners taking them into the next phase in 2019. The North group, featuring the Czech Republic, Germany and…
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The town of Vrchlabi will host the preliminary stage of the European qualifying route to the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England, when the Czech Republic host Norway on 30th June. It will be the opening fixture in Euro C, which comprises six nations split north and south. Germany is the third nation in the north group, while the…
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What a World Cup it was down under! With England performing admirably, coming up just short against Australia on home turf, we thought we ought to celebrate the World Cup in all its glory. What better way to do that than show you all the colour, passion, heartache and celebration in a fantastic photographic retrospective. We’ve got pictures from every…
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The All-Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group yesterday (12 December) welcomed the Minister for the Northern Powerhouse, Jake Berry MP, to a meeting in the Palace of Westminster. Peers and MPs were joined by associate members in the Palace of Westminster, as the Minister made a presentation on the government’s support for rugby league through the Northern Powerhouse. The government has…
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Members of Parliament have recognised England’s performance in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. A motion has been tabled by All-Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group Secretary Marie Rimmer, the MP for St Helens South and Whiston, congratulating the England team on reaching a first World Cup Final in 22 years. The motion “notes that despite a narrow 6-0 defeat in…
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AUSTRALIA beat New Zealand 23-16 in Brisbane today to maintain their grip on the Women’s Rugby League World Cup, a field goal by Caitlin Moran ensuring that the Jillaroos remained out of sight of the Ferns in the curtain-raiser to the Men’s decider. Isabelle Kelly bagged a brace for the victors, with Moran and Elianna Walton also crossing. Honey Hireme grabbed…
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