Stars including Australia and England captains James Tedesco (1) and Sam Tomkins (2) 
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Rugby League World Cup 2021
OCTOBER 15 - NOVEMBER 19

England hosts the delayed 2021 tournament, with defending champions Australia aiming to maintain their traditional dominance. For the first time, the women’s and wheelchair events will run parallel to the men’s competition


Competition schedule	0 International Rugby League world rankings (Oct 2022)


Oct A 3 7 9 11
15 England 	Samoa	Newcastle
17 France 	Greece	Doncaster
22 England 	France	Bolton
23 Samoa 	Greece	Doncaster
29 England 	Greece	Sheffield
30 Samoa	France	Warrington

Oct B 4 6 15 17
15 Australia 	Fiji	Leeds 
16 Scotland 	Italy	Newcastle
21 Australia 	Scotland Coventry
22 Fiji		Italy	Newcastle
29 Fiji 	Scotland Newcastle
Australia	Italy	St. Helens

Oct C 1 13 21 12
16 Jamaica	Ireland	Leeds     
N. Zealand	Lebanon	Warrington
22 N. Zealand	Jamaica	Hull
23 Lebanon	Ireland	Leigh
28 N. Zealand 	Ireland Leeds
30 Lebanon	Jamaica Leigh

Oct D 2 5 16 20
18 Tonga 	PNG*	St. Helens 
19 Wales 	Cook Isl. Leigh
24 Tonga 	Wales	St. Helens
25 PNG 		Cook Isl. Warrington
30 Tonga 	Cook Isl. Middlesbrough
31 PNG		Wales	Doncaster


Player to watch: Victor Radley, England (right). Sydney Roosters forward makes England debut after deciding to represent country of Sheffield-born father

	
Quarter-finals							Quarter-finals
Nov 4 Huddersfield						Nov 5 Wigan
B1 								A1
C2								D2

		Semi-final				Semi-final
		Nov 11 Leeds				Nov 12 London
				FINAL
				Nov 19 Manchester
Nov 5 Hull							Nov 6 Warrington	 	
C1 								D1
B2								A2


Jamaica and Greece making World Cup debuts as format expands to 16 teams


RECENT FINALS
	Winner		Runner-up	Host
1995 Australia 	16-8 England		Wembley Stadium    
2000 Australia 	40-12 New Zealand	Old Trafford
2008 New Zealand 34-20 Australia	Lang Park
2013 Australia 	34-2 New Zealand	Old Trafford
2017 Australia	6-0 England		Lang Park


Top two from each group progress to knockout stage – and qualify directly for 2025 tournament


*Papua New Guinea 
 

Source: RLWC
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