#Tom Burgess

South Sydney can't be trusted to cover a big handicap despite playing at home. I am backing Brisbane's defence to keep this closer than the odds suggest. South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Brisbane Broncos Predictions Head to Head South Sydney Rabbitohs Form South Sydney Rabbitohs Injuries & Team News South Sydney Rabbitohs Team List Brisbane Broncos…

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…

England star Burgess admits he's doing front-rows an injustice with his current prolific scoring run. Props aren't renowned for try-scoring feats but the big South Sydney forward is in terrific form in this World Cup. "It's four tries in four games - but I'm not really counting," he deadpanned, having only scored four in his previous 25 Tests. "I…

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'…

Get ready for a gut-churning, nerve-racking Saturday afternoon. Whether you are backing England or Samoa, their World Cup semi-final at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium is going to be one hell of a game. And one thing is for sure - this time, it will not be 60-6 like when England thrashed Samoa in the opening game of the World Cup. Semi-finals can be 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…

England's journey to RLWC glory steps into sudden death territory on Saturday with a quarter final clash in Wigan against Papua New Guinea. A nation fanatical about its rugby league, and one famous for calling the thirteen aside code its national game, expect wonderful shots of Papua New Guineans crowded round television sets like the one pictured…

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…

It's the international tournament Australia has won more often than their rivals combined. Over the next two months, the Kangaroos will defend their Rugby League World Cup title in England against 15 other teams determined to knock them off their post. The star-studded Kangaroos cast will include Melbourne's Cameron Munster, who has week…

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…

Rugby League is a tough sport and there are no tougher competitors in the game than the men of Papua New Guinea, according to former England and Great Britain ace Jason Robinson. The ex-Wigan man should know. He won 19 international caps in League and has come up against opponents from scores of countries in a career that spanned 16 years and both…

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…

Ok, while last weekend's semi-finals weren't exactly edge-of-your-seat matches, they were still exciting and brought us closer to the Grand Final. Let's recap - Mary's Eels showed AJ's Raiders the door on Friday night, with a 40-4 thumping in front of a packed CommBank Stadium. The'Good Eels' got off the bus before the game and put on a dominating…