#Matt Parish

The Rugby league world cup final in 2021 was the first final for Samoa in any major sports event. Samoa finally progressed to the finals after a terrific performance against the host nation - England. The win for Samoa against the English team came in extra time after a Stephen Crichton drop-goal. Samoa's win against the English side meant they…

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…

Twelve months later than planned, England kick off the Rugby League World Cup at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon. The host nation are as big as 16/1 to win the tournament with Betfred, who are going top price on Shaun Wane's men - they are as short as 9/1 elsewhere. Despite having not played a competitive game since 2019, Australia are red-hot…

The Rugby League World Cup is over with Australia world champions once again and England wondering what might have been. Normal service has resumed. Things were going so well. In fact, England were brilliant in the early stages, beating Samoa, France, Greece and Papua New Guinea before coming unstuck in the semi-final against the star studded…

Australia go into the tournament fourth in the latest world rankings but that owes much to their international inactivity, with the holders - who have won 11 of the 15 World Cups - well fancied to retain their title. New Zealand, who won the title in 2008, top the rankings and will be out to put a miserable 2017 behind them after they failed to…

England sporting fans have become accustomed to heartbreak, pain, to suffering. Perhaps that explains why nobody dares get too emotionally invested in what Shaun Wane's side has done so far. It's ingrained deep within our psyche to expect the worst, there are too many scars. But this England side has given us no reason to doubt them so far. Every…

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'…

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…

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…

ROCHDALE - Talking about the tactical demands of rep footy can be something of a challenge. An alternative title for this might have been'are there tactics in international rugby league?', because it is a legitimate question if what we understand as rugby league tactics actually exist at this level, or indeed, any rep level. Our game is one that,…

Hello and welcome to Friday's rugby league live news blog. The Rugby League World Cup resumes tonight as New Zealand take on Ireland in round three of the tournament. England play Greece on Saturday with Samoa taking on France for a place in the quarter-finals on Sunday. England head coach Shaun Wane has given nothing away in his 19-man-squad…

After a one-year delay, the 2021 Rugby League World Cup finally gets underway this weekend with all eyes on the heavyweight contest between England and Samoa which gets the tournament off and running in Newcastle on Saturday. But that's not the only fascinating contest, with plenty more to keep an eye on between now and Wednesday. ENGLAND v SAMOA…

Here are your Rugby League World Cup evening headlines for Tuesday October 11, 2022. With nations beginning to name their squads, let us take you through the big stories of today as we start the countdown to this year's tournament which begins on Saturday with England taking on Samoa at St James' Park in Newcastle. Jason Taumalolo has lifted the…

Here are your Rugby League World Cup evening headlines for Monday October 10, 2022. The Rugby League World Cup was officially launched today in Manchester on what was a busy day for news across the game. Let us take you through the big stories of today as we start the countdown to this year's tournament which begins on Saturday with England taking…

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…

Host nation England face a tough task to beat Samoa at St James' Park in their opening game of the Rugby League World Cup. The Samoan side are touted by many as the tournament's surprise package and are likely to push England to the limit in Newcastle on Saturday October 15. In Samoa's 24-man squad, coach Matt Parish has included eight players who…