World Cup 2013

Manu and Tonga aim to excite at World Cup

St Helens star Willie Manu is expected to play a leading role for Tonga at this year’s tournament, having earned a reputation as one of Super League’s most explosive attacking players.

England hungry to beat Exiles, says McNamara

England coach Steve McNamara says his players have a real hunger to beat the Exiles, in next month's International Origin match at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Charnley out to prove he's more than just a try scorer

Wigan and England winger Josh Charnley says he’s eager to prove he’s more than just a try scorer ahead of a potential World Cup bow this Autumn.

Video: McNamara - England in best shape for World Cup glory

Steve McNamara believes England's rugby league side are in the best shape possible as they bid for World Cup glory on home soil later this year.

RLWC2013 Kick Off times announced

With exactly six months to go to the tournament Rugby League World Cup 2013 organisers have announced kick-off times for all matches.

Date	Round	Match	Venue
Sat 26th Oct	Group A	England v Australia	Millennium Stadium
	Group C/D	Wales v Italy	Millennium Stadium
Sun 27th Oct	Group B	Papua New Guinea v France	Craven Park
	Group B	New Zealand v Samoa	Halliwell Jones Stadium
Tue 29th Oct	Group C	Tonga v Scotland	Derwent Park
Wed 30th Oct	Group D	USA v Cook Islands	Memorial Stadium
Fri 1st Nov	Group B	New Zealand v France	Parc des Sports, Avignon
Sat 2nd Nov	Group A	England v Ireland	John Smith's Stadium
	Group A	Australia v Fiji	Langtree Park
Sun 3rd Nov	Group C	Scotland v Italy	Derwent Park
	Group D	Wales v USA	Racecourse Ground
Mon 4th Nov	Group B	Papua New Guinea v Samoa	Craven Park
Tues 5th Nov	Group C/D	Tonga v Cook Islands	Leigh Sports Village
Thu 7th Nov	Group C/D	Scotland v USA	Salford City Stadium
Fri 8th Nov	Group B	New Zealand v Papua New Guinea	Headingley
Sat 9th Nov	Group A	England v Fiji	KC Stadium
	Group A	Australia v Ireland	Thomond Park
Sun 10th Nov	Group C	Tonga v Italy	The Shay
	Group D	Wales v Cook Islands	The Gnoll
Mon 11th Nov	Group B	Frence v Samoa	Stade Gilbert Brutus
Fri 15th Nov	Quarter Final 1	Winner Group B v Winner Group C	Headingley
Sat 16th Nov	Quarter Final 2	Winner Group A v Winner Group D	Racecourse Ground
	Quarter Final 3	Runner-up A v Third place B	DW Stadium
Sun 17th Nov	Quarter Final 4	Runner-up B v Third place A	Halliwell Jones Stadium
Sat 23rd Nov	Semi Final 1	Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 4	Wembley Stadium
	Semi Final 2	Winner QF 2 v Winner QF 3	Wembley Stadium
Sat 30th Nov	Final	Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2	Old Trafford