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Live: Jillaroos begin home World Cup against Fetu Samoa

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Doyle, M. (2026, October 16). Live: Jillaroos begin home World Cup against Fetu Samoa. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/rugby-league-world-cup-live-australia-vs-fetu-samoa/107260412

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The article provides live updates for an upcoming Rugby League World Cup match featuring the Australian team, Jillaroos, playing against Fetu Samoa. It includes details about kick-off times across various time zones and encourages viewers to follow a live blog for real-time coverage and statistics. The piece is presented as straight reporting with interactive elements like comments for audience engagement.

Written by AI on 2026-10-16, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The Jillaroos, Australia's national women's rugby league team, began their campaign in the Rugby League World Cup with a home match against Fetu Samoa on October 16, 2026. The kickoff time varied by location: for viewers in NSW, ACT, Victoria, and Tasmania, it was at 8:05pm AEDT. Fans could follow the live blog and score updates to stay current with match details and statistics.

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Topics

Australia Knights Roosters Rugby League World Cup Samoa

Subjects

Australia GPE · 4× Knights ORG · 4× Roosters ORG · 4× Samoa GPE · 4× Dolphins ORG · 2× Panthers ORG · 2× Sharks ORG · 2× Warriors ORG · 2× Cowboys ORG · 1× Rabbitohs ORG · 1×

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Follow the live blog below, keep up to date with all the latest stats in our ScoreCentre, and tune in to our live radio coverage. Submit a comment or question Live updates New: Filters Choose what information you see below by using filters Key Event What time is kick-off between Australia and Samoa

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16

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2026-10-16 · ABC News (AU)

Live: Jillaroos begin home World Cup against Fetu Samoa · assertive framing

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The all-conquering Jillaroos begin their women's Rugby League World Cup campaign against Samoa. asserted

Jillaroos → conquer → Samoa

off → follow → Australia

Here is when tonight's Rugby League World Cup match will begin in each Australian state and territory, and each country in the tournament. asserted

match → begin → tournament

The women's tournament begins tonight with a clash between the world champions Australia against Samoa. asserted

tournament → begin → Samoa