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“… 36 20 36 →Sun, 27 Sept, 4:00 pm, Final score, Panthers 14, Knights 22 14 22 →Sun, 4 Oct, 7:30 pm, Final score, Roosters 19, Knights 18 19 18 → The group stage of the Rugby League World Cup is in the books after a remarkable double-header to finish things…”

“Australia's NRL is king in the rugby league universe: the seven-year, A$5.3bn (£2.78bn) television contract it signed in July is evidence of that.”

“…, 4 Oct, 7:30 pm, Final score, Roosters 19, Knights 18 live Rugby League World Cup live: Jillaroos vs Wales, Samoa vs Tonga — blog and scores Australia has already qualified for the semifinals of the women's Rugby League World Cup, and will be keen to…”

“What the majority of Australians living in PNG dislike with a passion, as I do, is the waste of Australian taxpayers’ dollars on a football team.”

“The undercurrent of England's campaign has been the ongoing negotiations between the NRL and the Rugby Football League about the Australians taking partial or total control of the game in the UK.”

“I remember a pair of brothers on my team who were funny and wild.”

“- Published 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.”

“They are at the mercy of what talent they can gleam from Australia's Lebanese communities and getting them all together for matches is difficult amid an already packed rugby league schedule, but they have found a way to make the most of it.”

“The team's official nickname is Mate Ma' Tonga, which translates to "die for Tonga" but the memories Lolohea has helped create for his nation are immortal, like the win over Great Britain in 2019 or the breakthrough victory over Australia the following week.”

“… there will be a different format and a different number of teams, dropping from 16 to 10, and for the umpteenth tournament in a row, the sceptics will question why it's worth playing a Rugby League World Cup at all and compare it unfavourably to the rugby…”

“Expect changes when the team to face France is named on Tuesday.”

“With Australia and New Zealand expected to advance from Pool A, it leaves England likely to fight it out with Tonga, Samoa and Papua New Guinea from Pools B and C - which will be combined into one six-team table - for the other two semi-final spots.”

“Tedesco has not been seen in an Australian jumper since the 2023 Pacific Championships final capitulation against New Zealand, in which he and his teammates suffered a 30-0 humbling.”

“It’s all good content, but the reality is Nawaqanitawase isn’t going to return to Test rugby and dominate as he did in the NRL, no matter who he plays for.”

“…ie says there was a cultural divide between the Wallabies and Rugby Australia before his sacking as Australian coach in 2023, and that he felt sorry for the players while watching a potentially promising Rugby World Cup campaign turn to dust later in the…”

“New Zealand has avoided major changes to its starting lineup while selecting a more experimental bench for the second Bledisloe Cup rugby test against Australia on Saturday in Sydney.”

“… the second Bledisloe Cup clash in Sydney on Saturday, but a three-week delay in World Rugby outlawing hip drop tackles is set to help key backrower Rob Valetini avoid a potential suspension that could have even stretched into the team’s spring tour of…”

“Instead, he’s the best part of 200 kilometres south at Coogee Beach with the Kiwi squad for the Rugby League World Cup, and there’s nowhere else the New Zealand-raised fullback would rather be.”

“WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Damian McKenzie will start at flyhalf with veteran Beauden Barrett at fullback as a spate of injuries has shaped the New Zealand All Blacks lineup to face Australia on Saturday in the first rugby test of Bledisloe Cup series.”

“Rennie was sacked by Rugby Australia at the end of 2022 to make way for Eddie Jones.”