England 19-man squad confirmed for Samoa as Shaun Wane makes big selection decisions

Liam Farrell has been named in the England squad for the first time since 2021 for the upcoming three-Test series against Tonga. The Wigan Warriors captain, who missed last year's Rugby League World Cup with a knee injury, is one of four players from the newly-crowned Super League champions to be included in England coach Shaun Wane's 24-strong…

England head coach Shaun Wane has urged his side to learn the lessons from last year's World Cup heartbreak as they prepare to kick off their three-match international series against Tonga in St Helens on Sunday. Wane has named an initial 24-man squad for the series, which will mark their first serious test since their agonising golden-point…

It's the second week of the 2023 Super League play-offs, with both semi-finals televised across Sky Sports and Channel 4. The winners of the two games will progress into next Saturday's Grand Final at Old Trafford. The first last-four clash brings a rematch of the 2021 Grand Final as Saints - who finished outside the top two for the first time…

It's Round 24 of Super League action this weekend, with two games being shown live on Sky Sports from Wigan and Warrington. Hull KR coach Willie Peters has named an unchanged 21-man squad from last week's thrilling 52-10 win over Leigh. Meanwhile, Steve McNamara has made two changes to his Catalans side that lost 34-0 to Wigan last time out. Tom…

Shaun Wane has named a 40-man England squad as preparations for the 2025 World Cup take another stride forward. Wane has named a new-look, young group of players that will be a part of his preparations for the upcoming game against France and provisionally for the anticipated Test series with Tonga later this year. There are vast changes. Only ten…

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Here is everything you need to know ahead of Super League Round Six, including squad news, television coverage and our predictions. Super League Round Six kicks-off at the John Smith's Stadium this Thursday with the televised match between Huddersfield and St Helens. Wakefield's home fixture against Hull KR this Friday will go ahead as…

Now that England's hopes of Rugby League World Cup glory have gone in 2022, the focus shifts to 2025. The tournament takes place in France - where Great Britain last won the trophy in 1972 - and it could be a very different team. Here's our prediction. Fullback: Jack Welsby Jack Welsby will likely spent the rest of his career at fullback and become…

The devastation surrounding England's defeat on Saturday still lingers. What many had hoped would be the start of a massive week for Shaun Wane's squad is instead the beginning of an inquest into what went wrong. But as the dust settles attention must turn to 2025 and the next World Cup. As it stands, the path to France is unclear and uncertain. In…

England boss Shaun Wane will have a selection dilemma ahead of his side's quarter-final clash against Papua New Guinea at Wigan's DW Stadium. The 58-year-old has stated that he welcomes the headache, and is "close" to knowing his strongest 17. One of the biggest talking points so far has been England's options on the outside; with three wingers…

Martin Offiah is tipping England to go all the way in the Rugby League World Cup and help right the wrongs of 1995. The record-breaking former Wigan winger, one of rugby league's all-time greats, was in the England team that lost 16-8 in the final to Australia at Wembley 27 years ago but remains adamant Phil Larder's team were robbed. England were…

Hosts England take on France in their second game of the Rugby League World Cup this evening as they look to build on their stunning opening victory. The Three Lions thrashed Samoa to get the showpiece tournament up and running last weekend, beating the team tipped to be their hardest opponents in Group A 60-6. After making a huge statement with…

Warrington half-back put his torrid club problems behind him to shine on the international stage as England kicked-off their World Cup bid with a staggering 60-6 rout of a Samoa side who'd been tagged as pre-match favourites England's George Williams scores their NINTH try against Samoa (Action Images/Ed Sykes) GEORGE WILLIAMS insists…

Dom Young scored two superb tries to help England to a 60-6 thrashing of Samoa in the opening game of the Rugby League World Cup in Newcastle. England had gone into the match at St James' Park as underdogs against a Samoan team boasting six members of Penrith Panthers' recent NRL Grand Final-winning team as well as two from the runners-up…

DOM YOUNG made the biggest noise as England got their World Cup campaign off to the perfect start - with Jack Welsby a decent enough support act. They did a better job of getting the atmosphere going than Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson in a calamitous opening ceremony. A technical failure meant the PA system fell silent halfway through a…

England opened the World Cup with a 60-6 victory over Samoa on home soil at Newcastle's St James' Park in front of a crowd of 43119. It was a dream start to the tournament for Shaun Wane, scoring 10 tries against a star-studded Samoa outfit, who went into the game as favourites. Jack Welsby scored the tournament's opening try, before assisting the…

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…

Not since 1972, and then in the guise of Great Britain, has a team from these shores won the Rugby League World Cup. Half a century on, and five years since losing the 2017 final to Australia, England men's team are bidding to lift the trophy on home soil. Shaun Wane's side kick off against Samoa at St James' Park on Saturday and Telegraph Sport…

England face Samoa at St James' Park on Saturday in the opening game of the Rugby League World Cup. The tournament will begin this weekend a year after it was postponed due to the Covid pandemic. Shaun Wane's side were beaten in the final of the last World Cup in 2017 by Australia and will be aiming to go a step further this time around on home…

The delayed Rugby League World Cup starts this weekend. The competition was due to start last October but was postponed due to the withdrawal of champions Australia and New Zealand, who cited safety and welfare concerns due to Covid-19. What is being billed as the "biggest and best" Rugby League World Cup starts this weekend after a delay due to…

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…

Martin Offiah is tipping England to go all the way in the Rugby League World Cup and help right the wrongs of 1995. The record-breaking former Wigan winger, one of rugby league's all-time greats, was in the England team that lost 16-8 in the final to Australia at Wembley 27 years ago but remains adamant Phil Larder's team were robbed. England were…

Adrian Morley is confident in England's forward pack ahead of the World Cup and has shared who his starting front-rowers would be. Head coach Shaun Wane will be without St Helens forward Alex Walmsley due to injury, who would have been one of the first names in England's 24-man squad. Morley, 45, made 30 appearances for Great Britain and 23 for…

England coach Shaun Wane has named World Cup captain George Williams in his 24 man squad to face Tonga in a historic three-match series - even though the Warrington half-back is currently suspended for two of those matches. Williams, initially banned for one game for a shoulder charge, had that sentence doubled after losing an appeal. The…