Rugby league World Cup in Newcastle: Remaining tickets, how to get to St James' Park and more

The Rugby League World Cup is taking place in Newcastle. St James' Park and Kingston Park Stadium will host matches. The tournament was rescheduled from last year due to the Covid 19 pandemic and the withdrawals of Australia and New Zealand.

The Rugby League World Cup begins on Saturday, October 15 and ends on November 19. The final will be played in Manchester.

The Rugby League World Cup starts on Tyneside with England hosting Samoa in the opening match. Kingston Park will host three group B games: Scotland vs Italy on October 16, Fiji vs. Italy and Fiji v Scotland on Saturday, October 29. Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium will be hosting one game on Sunday, Oct 30: Tonga vs Cook Islands.

There are few tickets left for the opening game of the Rugby League World Cup at St James’ Park. Tickets start at £30 for adults and £15 for children and rise to £110 per ticket. Kingston Park tickets start from £20 for adult and £10 for kids and go up to  £55 per person.

How can I get to St James’ Park and Kingston Park for the Rugby League World Cup? Both venues are easily accessible on the Metro. St. James' Park is easily walkable from anywhere across the city centre. Kingston's Park has its own stop and can be reached from Haymarket and Monument stations.

Australia are the bookies' favourites to win the Rugby League World Cup at Manchester's Old Trafford. New Zealand are priced at 4/1 and England are 11/2.