Rugby League World Cup 2017: Group draw, fixture schedule, kick-off times, results, group standings, TV coverage and squads
We've got all you need to know about the 2017 Rugby League World Cup which takes place from October 27 to December 2.
England are bidding to win their first ever Rugby League World Cup over the next couple of months but it will be a tall order, with hot favourites Australia on home soil.
As usual, it's expected to be a three-way battle between the Kangaroos, England and New Zealand for the title while the other competing nations out to spring a surprise or two are Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Lebanon, USA and Italy.
Here we have the fixture schedule, kick-off times, results, group standings venues, the Sky Bet odds and details of how to follow the tournament on TV.
Rugby League World Cup: Fixtures, results & standings
- To ensure every team plays three matches in the group stage, there are three inter-group matches between teams in Groups C and D. These are shown in italics and are listed twice - once under each group.
- The top three teams from Groups A and B will qualify for the quarter-finals but only the top team in Groups C and D will progress.
Group A
Australia P 3 W 3 D 0 L 0 F 104 A 10 Pts 6 PD +60
England P 3 W 2 D 0 L 1 F 69 A 34 Pts 2 PD +35
Lebanon P 3 W 1 D 0 L 2 F 39 A 81 Pts 2 PD -42
France P 3 W 0 D 0 L 3 F 30 A 117 Pts 0 PD -87
- Australia 18-4 England
Venue: Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
TV Channel: BBC & Premier Sports - France 18-29 Lebanon
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Canberra
TV Channel: FreeSports - Australia 52-6 France
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Canberra
TV Channel: Premier Sports - England 29-10 Lebanon
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
TV Channel: BBC & Premier Sports - Australia 34-0 Lebanon
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
TV Channel: Premier Sports - England 36-6 France
Venue: Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
TV Channel: BBC & Premier Sports
Group B
Tonga P 3 W 3 D 0 L 0 F 110 A 44 Pts 6 PD +66
N Zealand P 3 W 2 D 0 L 1 F 134 A 42 Pts 4 PD +92
Samoa P 3 W 0 D 1 L 2 F 38 A 82 Pts 0 PD -44
Scotland P 3 W 0 D 1 L 2 F 22 A 136 Pts 0 PD -120
- New Zealand 38-8 Samoa
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
TV Channel: Premier Sports - Scotland 4-50 Tonga
Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
TV Channel: Premier Sports - New Zealand 74-6 Scotland
Venue: Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
TV Channel: Premier Sports - Samoa 18-32 Tonga
Venue: Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
TV Channel: Premier Sports - New Zealand 22-28 Tonga
Venue: Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
TV Channel: Premier Sports - Samoa 14-14 Scotland
Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
TV Channel: Premier Sports
Group C
PNG P 3 W 3 D 0 L 0 F 128 A 12 Pts 6 PD +116
Ireland P 3 W 2 D 0 L 1 F 76 A 32 Pts 4 PD +44
Wales P 3 W 0 D 0 L 3 F 18 A 156 Pts 0 PD -138
- Papua New Guinea 50-6 Wales
Venue: Oil Search National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
TV Channel: Premier Sports - Ireland 36-12 Italy
Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
TV Channel: Premier Sports - Papua New Guinea 14-6 Ireland
Venue: Oil Search National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
TV Channel: Premier Sports - Fiji 72-6 Wales
Venue: Townsville Stadium, Townsville
TV Channel: Premier Sports - Papua New Guinea 64-0 USA
Venue: Oil Search National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
TV Channel: Premier Sports - Ireland 34-6 Wales
Venue: Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
TV Channel: Premier Sports
Group D
Fiji P 3 W 3 D 0 L 0 F 168 A 28 Pts 6 PD +140
Italy P 3 W 1 D 0 L 2 F 68 A 74 Pts 2 PD -6
USA P3 W 0 D 0 L 3 F 12 A 168 Pts 0 PD -156
- Fiji 58-12 USA
Venue: Townsville Stadium, Townsville
TV Channel: Premier Sports - Ireland 36-12 Italy
Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
TV Channel: Premier Sports - Italy 46-0 USA
Venue: Townsville Stadium, Townsville
TV Channel: FreeSports - Fiji 72-6 Wales
Venue: Townsville Stadium, Townsville
TV Channel: Premier Sports - Fiji 38-10Italy
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Canberra
TV Channel: Premier Sports - Papua New Guinea 64-0 USA
Venue: Oil Search National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
TV Channel: Premier Sports
Quarter-finals
- Australia 46-0 Samoa
Venue: Darwin Stadium, Darwin
TV Channel: Premier Sports - Tonga 24-22 Lebanon
Venue: Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
TV Channel: Premier Sports - New Zealand 2-4 Fiji
Venue: Regional Stadium, Wellington
TV Channel: Premier Sports - England 36-6 Papua New Guinea
Venue: Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
TV Channel: Premier Sports & BBC
Semi-finals
- Australia 54-6 Fiji
Venue: Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
TV Channel: Premier Sports - England 20-18 Tonga
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
TV Channel: Premier Sports & BBC One
Final
- Australia 6-0 England
Venue: Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
TV Channel: Premier Sports & BBC One
TV coverage
Every game will be televised live in the UK on Premier Sports with the exception of France v Lebanon and Italy v USA which will be shown on FreeSports (these are played concurrently with others being screened on Premier Sports).
The BBC will also have live coverage of every England match, one semi-final and the final.
Betting odds
Australia are heavy favourites at just 1/4 with our betting partners Sky Bet.
New Zealand come next in the market at 7/1, with England the subject of a Price Boost from 7/1 to 9/1.
Tonga have been talked up in places after securing the services of some high-profile NRL stars and they are 16/1. It's 40/1 bar.
Prices correct as at 0840 BST on 24/10/17.
Betting tips
Our resident rugby league expert is two-time Super League-winning coach Ian Millward and he's joined us to provide this team-by-team guide to the action.
Millward, who will be acting as a TV pundit during the tournament, has a 22/1 shot among four selections for the tournament as a whole.
World Cup 2017 squads
Australia squad
- Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Penrith Panthers)
- Will Chambers (Melbourne Storm)
- Boyd Cordner (Sydney Roosters)
- Cooper Cronk (Melbourne Storm)
- Josh Dugan (St George Illawarra Dragons)
- Tyson Frizell (St George Illawarra Dragons)
- Dane Gagai (Newcastle Knights)
- Matt Gillett (Brisbane Broncos)
- Wade Graham (Cronulla Sharks)
- Valentine Holmes (Cronulla Sharks)
- Ben Hunt (Brisbane Broncos)
- Felise Kaufusi (Melbourne Storm)
- David Klemmer (Canterbury Bulldogs)
- James Maloney (Cronulla Sharks)
- Josh Mansour (Penrith Panthers)
- Josh McGuire (Brisbane Broncos)
- Jordan McLean (Melbourne Storm)
- Michael Morgan (North Queensland Cowboys)
- Cameron Munster (Melbourne Storm)
- Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm)
- Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm)
- Jake Trbojevic (Manly Sea Eagles)
- Tom Trbojevic (Manly Sea Eagles)
- Aaron Woods (Wests Tigers)
Coach: Mal Meninga
England squad
- John Bateman (Wigan Warriors)
- Kevin Brown (Warrington Wolves)
- Sam Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
- Thomas Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
- Ben Currie (Warrington Wolves)
- Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers)
- James Graham (St George Illawarra)
- Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos)
- Chris Heighington (Cronulla Sharks)
- Chris Hill (Warrington Wolves)
- Josh Hodgson (Canberra Raiders)
- Jonny Lomax (St Helens)
- Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants)
- Mike McMeeken (Castleford Tigers)
- Sean O'Loughlin (Wigan Warriors)
- Mark Percival (St Helens)
- Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves)
- James Roby (St Helens)
- Scott Taylor (Hull)
- Alex Walmsley (St Helens)
- Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos)
- Elliott Whitehead (Canberra Raiders)
- Gareth Widdop (St George Illawarra Dragons)
- George Williams (Wigan Warriors)
Coach: Wayne Bennett
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