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It all came after Wales, whose captain Bethan Dainton was the tournament’s top tackler by a distance in the first two rounds with 77, rose to the occasion with a strong start. But Australia struck in the sixth minute through lock Olivia Kernick following prop Makenzie Weale’s terrific offload out …

North Wales Crusaders have secured a place in the Rugby Football League (RFL) Championship for 2027 despite initially withdrawing their bid for a licence. Crusaders withdrew from the process of bidding for a licence earlier this month after the RFL requested £150,000 in an escrow account to prove financial funding …

England beat Papua New Guinea 34-12 at the Rugby League World Cup in Wollongong, but look set to miss out on the semi-finals following their opening loss to Tonga. READ MORE: England edge towards World Cup exit despite PNG win Available to UK users only. BBC News

A Freedom Crichton Ropati hat-trick helps Samoa knock England out of the Women’s Rugby League World Cup. BBC News

Defending champions England thrash Wales 98-18 in their opening Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup game in Australia. BBC News

England (24) 34 Tries: Ashton, Brimson, Young, Smith, Knowles, Lewis Goals: Savala 5, Smith Papua New Guinea (0) 12 Tries: Dotoi, Voro Goals: Martin 2 England edged towards a World Cup exit after their points chase against Papua New Guinea descended into a chaotic and error-strewn 34-12 victory that will …

England (24) 34 Tries: Ashton, Brimson, Young, Smith, Knowles, Lewis Goals: Savala 5, Smith Papua New Guinea (0) 12 Tries: Dotoi, Voro Goals: Martin 2 England edged towards a World Cup exit after their points chase against Papua New Guinea descended into a chaotic and error-strewn 34-12 victory that will …

England (0) 6 Try: Cousins Goal: Rowe Samoa (12) 24 Tries: Crichton Ropati 3, Taulelei-Siala, Fanua Rimoni Goal: Piliae-Rasabale Penalty: Piliae-Rasabale England’s women took one step back in the hope of taking two forward as they exited the Rugby League World Cup at the group stage. With Stuart Barrow’s side …

“England are world champions, so we know they’ll be tough, but we have five games and three weeks, and we know that we’re trying to plan not just for this game, but the second, third, fourth and fifth,” said Caron. “The England team has changed since the last World Cup, …

England’s pursuit of points has led to Warrington winger Matty Ashton retaining his spot on the left. And the more offensive style of Hull KR’s Jez Litten has been preferred at hooker to Wigan’s Brad O’Neill, who was recently crowned Super League Man of Steel and is among the interchanges …

Hull FC have signed Warrington Wolves prop Max Wood on a season-long loan for 2027. The 22-year-old made five appearances across two short loan spells with the Black and Whites last season. The move to Hull will see him reunite with former Wire assistant Steve McNamara. He is the ninth …

“If you’d said to me when I was told I couldn’t play rugby league again that it’s going to be the best thing to ever happen to me, I’d have said ‘you’re lying’. But discovering wheelchair rugby league, which is even better, has been a blessing.” Rugby league has always …

St Helens have terminated the contract of centre Nene MacDonald by mutual consent. The 32-year-old Papua New Guinea international joined Saints on a two-year deal last December to link up with his former Salford coach Paul Rowley. However, injuries restricted him to 13 appearances as the side failed to finish …

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“We have a really young group, who will be better for this experience,” he said. “They now know what the game looks like against the best in the world. It was humbling, but the response has been positive. “The speed of the ball for Australia caught our girls out. The …

Australia edged to a 36-22 victory in a pulsating match against Fiji to book their place in the Rugby League World Cup semi-finals. Having lost their previous five meetings against Australia by an aggregate score of 246-16, a stunned Brisbane crowd watched Fiji enjoy territorial advantage in the first half …

England thrash France 82-0 in Perth to keep their World Cup hopes alive but they still need to beat Papua New Guinea on Friday and require Tonga to defeat Samoa next Sunday to reach the semi-finals. MATCH REPORT: England thrash France to keep alive World Cup hopes Available to UK …

“What we have done today is enormous, given the context,” McDermott told his post-match media conference in Perth. “Knowing we had to win big – and we have had candid conversations about that this week – we have done that without getting hot. Everything was measured and planned. “Whatever the …

Australia (36) 78 Tries: Chapman 2, Kelleher 2, Church 2, Kelly 2, Robinson, Aiken, Kernick, Dodd, Weale, Penitani Gray, Bent Goals: Kelleher 9 England (0) 0 After talk of lessons learned and improvements made, reality struck fast for England. They conceded a penalty just one second into their match against …

St Helens have signed experienced NRL hooker Tom Starling on a three-year contract. The 28-year-old will join Saints from Canberra Raiders, with whom he has spent the past eight seasons after joining them from Newcastle Knights in 2018. Starling is the fourth close-season signing for Saints, who missed the Super …