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When a couple of deadly gangland shootings took place in western Sydney recently, and headlines rang out at the same time that junior rugby league matches would be scrapped "amid gang violence concerns", two stereotypes came crashing together. Penrith locals say Rugby league and the western suburbs both struggle to break free of negative…

The Sports Gazette caught up with the Lebanese rugby league squad ahead of their World Cup quarterfinal against Australia on Friday. They spoke about hybrid nationalities, singing the anthem like you mean it and growing the game in Lebanon. The 2021 Australian census found that almost 250000 people in the country claim some form of Lebanese…

It's been five years and plenty has changed since the last World Cup, but one thing remains the same - Australia are still the raging favourites. England are determined to avenge their loss in the 2017 final but the bookies don't even have the host national topping their pool group. Tonga was the surprise packet at the last tournament thanks to…

Schedule: New Zealand (Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington); Ireland (Leigh Sports Village, Leigh); Jamaica (Leigh Sports Village, Leigh) World Cup Appearances: 2 (2000, 2017) Best Result: Quarterfinals (2017) Head Coach: Michael Cheika Title Odds: $1001 Lebanon made their return to international rugby league earlier this year trumping Malta 30-14…