#Anthony Milford

Rugby League fans will be treated to a sneak preview of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) this weekend, with three intriguing Pacific nations clashes scheduled across a Super Saturday of international matches on Fox. Six countries will be looking to build some confidence and momentum ahead of the 2021 RLWC in England, which was postponed till…

The Rugby League World Cup reaches its conclusion this weekend, with the heavily-favoured Australia taking on the unpredictable Samoa at Manchester's Old Trafford. Can Samoa pull off the ultimate upset against the formidable, yet somewhat vulnerable Australians? So, if you're planning to get up, you might as well make it an all-nighter and catch…

England have been arguably the team of the tournament so far in the Men's Rugby League World Cup and Shaun Wane's men have seen their price crash for outright glory from 16/1 pre-tournament into as short as 7/2 in places at the time of writing. They began their campaign with a message to the rugby league world in thumping Samoa 60-6 at St James'…

The first international rugby league in almost three years saw some emphatic performances over the weekend ahead of the World Cup in October. New Zealand threw down a marker to World Cup favourites Australia after thrashing Tonga, as Joey Manu played the Test of his life. Anthony Milford delivered for Samoa against the Cook Islands, while Fiji fell…

England insist on underdog tag in final | 01:36 Warrington: Samoan stars have backed controversial coach Matt Parish to deliver the country's first World Cup final berth - just 18 months after calling for his axing. Players including Josh Papalii, Jarome Luai and Anthony Milford last year signed a letter to the Samoan Prime Minister requesting that…

Two of rugby league's most historic nations - Australia and New Zealand - are set to do battle in the first of the two semi-finals clashes at Elland Road in Leeds with a World Cup Final spot at stake. The Kangaroos and the Kiwis have not met since October 2019 when the Australians came away with a 26-4 win in Wollongong. Australia have made light…

Shaun Wane's hosts were actually underdogs heading into the contest against a powerful and skilful Samoa outfit that contained five players from NRL Grand Final winners Penrith Panthers. But England shook off any fears of a losing start to the tournament by dominating the contest and running in 10 tries in their toughest group game. They had close…

England have never failed to reach the semi-finals in Rugby League World Cup history but the 2021 event promises to give them their sternest test yet. In a competition which has arguably more potential winners than ever before, Shaun Wane's side will need to set the tone early in a hugely competitive Group A.

FRANCE Team alias: Les Bleus/ Les Tricolores/ The Chanticleers World Ranking: 9th Coach Laurent Frayssinous has predicted his team can defy the odds and do the country proud this month after France was announced last month as hosts for the next World Cup in 2025. With 21 of his 24-man squad drawn from the English Super League, including former…

With the World Cup fast approaching, NRL.com takes a look at how each Group shapes up and who are the key men who have to stand up if their nation is to progress to the knockout stages... It is arguably the tournament's toughest group to pick a winner from, with host nation England set to battle it out with a star-studded Samoa side which includes…

The Rugby League World Cup kicks off on Saturday 15 October as England face Samoa at Newcastle's St James' Park. The biggest and hopefully best tournament in history, sixteen nations will compete across four groups, with Australia looking to make it three World Cup wins in a row. It's getting real now and with that in mind, here's the first of…