England V Russia - Round 2, 2000
England take on Russia in Round 2 of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup ...
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Sydney Roosters Make Huge Victor Radley Call as Super League Interest Ramps up
England international Victor Radley has been offered a monster long-term by Sydney Roosters to quell off any interest from elsewhere: including Super League. Radley is now officially on the open market for the 2028 season, given how we are past the November 1 deadline for play…
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St Helens Signing Tom Starling Explains Kevin Walters Influence in Super League Move
St Helens hooker Tom Starling has revealed the “big factor” in his move to England, and believes that his style of play will complement the Red Vee next season. Starling is one of many NRL men to make the move to the UK and France this off-season.
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Ranking Every England Player in the World Cup from Worst to Best
England ’s Rugby League World Cup campaign is over, and the players are heading home after a disappointing tournament. Across the board, it was a pretty miserable few weeks – but there were a few bright spots along the way. So of the 22 players that Brian McDermott ultimately …
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England V Australia - Round 1, 2000
England and Australia face off in Round 1 of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup ...
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Our Plan to Get England Back to the Top! Can Tonga and Samoa Make the Rlwc Final?!
Our Plan to Get England Back to the Top! Can Tonga and Samoa Make the Rlwc Final?!
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England's Last World Cup Hope: Rob Hawkins on the Challenge of Retaining Wheelchair Crown
Published 5th Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT It should perhaps come as no surprise that England's wheelchair stars have been left flying the flag at the World Cup. As reigning champions, Tom Coyd's team carried the country's strongest hopes of success long before the men's and women's si…
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Wilkin: Rugby League World Cup Format 'fundamentally Flawed'
Sky Sports' Jon Wilkin believes the Rugby League World Cup format is "fundamentally flawed" after England were left on the brink of their first group-stage exit in the tournament's history. England sealed a 34-12 victory against Papua New Guinea on Friday but needed to win by …
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England on Brink of Historic World Cup Exit Despite Win Over Png
England are on the brink of a Rugby League World Cup pool stage exit despite a 34-12 victory over Papua New Guinea in Wollongong. Brian McDermott's side's qualification hopes have been out of their own hands since a heavy 30-12 defeat to Tonga in their tournament opener, and r…
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England Crash Out of World Cup as Ropati Leads Samoa to Victory
England have crashed out of the Women’s Rugby League World Cup after a 24-6 defeat to Samoa in Wollongong. Stuart Barrow's side needed victory to secure a top-two finish in Group A and qualify for a third consecutive World Cup semi-final, only to see their campaign ended by a …
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England Forward Trout Served Ban for Cannabis
England forward Owen Trout served a one-month ban earlier this year after testing positive for cannabis. The 27-year-old, who is joining NRL side Sharks this off-season from Leigh , returned an adverse analytical finding for carboxy-THC, a metabolite of tetrahydrocannabinol (T…
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The England Player Turned World Cup Referee
Four years ago, Tara Jones played for England in a Rugby League World Cup semi-final. This Saturday, she will be refereeing one, when New Zealand's women - her opponents in 2022 - face Samoa in Newcastle, New South Wales. It means that the former St Helens hooker has gone one …
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Where Are They Now? the Last Great Britain Rugby League Team to Defeat Australia 20 Years on
Today, November 4 2026, marks 20 years since England/Great Britain last defeated Australia in a Men’s Test match. Sydney hosted the fourth round of that year’s Tri-Nations series, as Great Britain, as they were then, faced Australia and New Zealand in a seven-week-long series …
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England’s World Cup Failure Highlights Need for NRL to Invest in Super League, Argues Aussie Pundit
One Australian journalist has argued that England’s failure at the Rugby League World Cup highlights just how ‘ridiculous’ it is that certain Super League clubs are fighting back against NRL investment.
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The Long Goodbye: England Taking Their Time to Leave Rugby League World Cup
Some of Brian McDermott’s players will arrive home a week after their early exit from the tournament By No Helmets Required England players would have been well advised to ignore the advert outside their North Bay hotel in Wollongong over the weekend: “Everything that truly ma…
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England Thrash USA to Secure Place in World Cup Semi-finals
England score 23 tries as they secure a huge 134-0 win against USA at the Wollongong Entertainment Arena in New South Wales, to book their place in the semi-finals of the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup semi-finals, with one group match to spare.
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Rfl Backs Wilkin's £30m Funding Plea to Burnham
The new head of English rugby league has backed a call for Prime Minister Andy Burnham to approve a £30m five-year community funding plan for the sport. Former England international Jon Wilkin has appealed directly to Burnham and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, both rugby league…
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BBC Pundit Asks Andy Burnham for £30 Million Rugby League Plan
Jon Wilkin has delivered an impassioned plea to Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Lisa Nandy MP, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, to use rugby league as a vehicle for social change in the North of England : proposing a £30 million investment plan.
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England Beat USA 134-0 to Reach World Cup Semi-finals
England have improved to a "seven out of 10" rating at the 2026 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup as they secured their place in the semi-finals, according to captain Mason Billington. Billington led England as they dispatched minnows USA with a clinical 134-0 win, driving in …
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New Zealand V England - Semi Final, 2008
New Zealand and England face off in a Semi Final during the 2008 Rugby League World Cup ...
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England's World Cup Failure Must Be Catalyst for Radical Change - James O'brien Comment
Published 2nd Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT The irony should not be lost on England fans. For years, we have heard calls for a more competitive, compelling international game that isn't dominated by Australia and New Zealand . That is finally starting to happen, yet England , for so lon…
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NRL Club Supremo Confirms Likely Super League Switch for Castleford Tigers-linked Forward
Canterbury Bulldogs’ general manager Gus Gould has confirmed that Super League-linked forward Jack Todd looks set for a move to England. Todd, 24, can play prop or at loose forward and has recently been linked with a move to Castleford Tigers with the forward now off-contract.
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World Cup Team of the Group Stage: Five Nations Feature and One England Star
The group stage at the Rugby League World Cup is over – and we have seen some magnificent and outstanding individual displays. Some of the best players in the world have been on top of their game, and they will likely deliver again this weekend when the semi-finals roll around.
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The 11-step Plan to Make England Competitive at Next World Cup: Including a Smaller Super League
English rugby league finds itself at an enormous crossroads – and that is no exaggeration. While the southern hemisphere goes into overdrive ahead of the final stages of the Rugby League World Cup – and rightly so – the mood on this side of the world is tepid to put it mildly.
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England's RL World Cup Exit Confirmed After Tonga Beat Samoa
England’s elimination from the World Cup was confirmed after Tonga beat Samoa 20-18 in the final group match.
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How England's Rugby League Bosses Plan to Avoid Repeat of World Cup Pain
The time for excuses is over - and those in charge of English rugby league know it. There were mitigating circumstances behind England's early departures from the Men's and Women's Rugby League World Cups. But there is also an acknowledgement within the Rugby Football League t…
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England Legends to Form Inquest Panel into World Cup Horror Show as Rfl Address Exit
A group of the greatest English rugby league players in recent history will be central to a new roadmap for the future of the game in this country, the Rugby Football League have revealed.
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Rugby Football League Convenes Panel to Help Fix National Team After Historically Bad World Cup
The RFL have convened a panel of former players to address the deep-rooted issues for the sport internationally after a worst-ever Rugby League World Cup performance. Both the men’s and women’s sides have crashed out of the Rugby League World Cup in the group stages, marking t…
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Rugby League World Cup Semi-finals Locked in After Incredible Finale with Upsets Possible
The semi-finals of the men’s Rugby League World Cup have been finalised – and for the first time in the competition’s history, they will not include England . England knew Tonga had to win by an historic record-breaking margin on Sunday morning to have any chance of progressin…
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England’s Men Exit Rugby League World Cup Despite Tonga’s Gripping Win Over Samoa
England’s men have been eliminated from the Rugby League World Cup on points difference after Tonga’s 20-18 victory over Samoa. Brian McDermott’s side required Tonga to beat Samoa by 47 points or more to progress and it means it is the first time in history that England or Gre…
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England’s Rugby League World Cup Fate Sealed as Tonga Beat Samoa in Classic
England are officially out of the Rugby League World Cup with Tonga failing to beat Samoa by 46 or more points, as was required to give Brian McDermott’s side a lifeline. Instead, Tonga won 20-18 in a classic between the two Pacific Nations that was played out in an incredible…
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Australia Overcome Early Wobble as Men’s Rugby League World Cup Semi-finals Almost Set
Australia overcame an early wobble to beat the Cook Islands and finish top of Pool A with the host nation set to play one of Tonga, Samoa or England in the semi-finals.
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How England Should Line up in 2030 World Cup with New-look Halves and Youth Aplenty
England are all-but out of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup: which should mean their plans for the 2030 tournament must start now. That would, in an ideal world, involve a clear call on who the head coach will be and a calendar to take them right through the next four years – w…
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Ex-england Star Insists Players ‘let Down’ by Bosses as Plea for More Backing Made
Former England star Tommy Makinson has launched a passionate defence of the national team’s players and coaches after their likely World Cup exit: insisting they are being ‘let down massively’ by those above them. Barring a major miracle and a 46-point Tonga win over Samoa on …
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England Beat Papua New Guinea but World Cup Hopes in Doubt
England beat Papua New Guinea 34-12 at the Rugby League World Cup in Wollongong, but look set to miss out on the semi-finals following their opening loss to Tonga.
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Set up to Fail? Where England's World Cup Campaign Went Wrong
As Mikey Lewis darted over for a late try in a desperate - and almost certainly fruitless - points chase against Papua New Guinea, the obituaries were already being written for England's Men's Rugby League World Cup campaign. Much earlier on Friday, England's women had lacked …
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Brian Mcdermott Rues the ‘flow’ of the Game as England’s Likely Rugby League World Cup Exit Assessed
England head coach Brian McDermott has given his verdict after his side’s win over Papua New Guinea, admitting his belief that England are now out of the Rugby League World Cup.
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England’s Bench Plan Backfires and Wigan Star’s Struggles in Png Talking Points
England ’s Rugby League World Cup campaign is all-but over despite a second victory in three group games, as they failed to rack up enough points against Papua New Guinea. Barring a monumental win from Tonga on Sunday morning, England will be heading home on Monday after a pro…
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England’s Humiliating World Cup Exit a Mess of Their Own Making as Rfl Must Get Real
England are out of the World Cup at the group stage for the first time ever. Even if we do have to wait another two days for it to be officially confirmed. The format hasn’t been kind to England. They might have got another crack at it under a different system. But the blunt r…
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Jake Connor Omission Scrutinised by Pundit After England Struggles in Png Win
Kevin Brown believes Jake Connor would have been a difference-maker for England against Papua New Guinea, but has defended the side’s spine. Having lost their opener against Tonga before thrashing France last weekend, England went into their final group stage clash against the…
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