Loughborough to be England’s World Cup base

The RFL is delighted to announce that the England squad will be based at Loughborough University for the 2013 World Cup.

The England team will arrive in Loughborough in mid-October to commence their preparations for the tournament that will bring together the top 14 rugby league teams in the world to compete over five weeks at venues across England, Wales, Ireland and France.

Head coach Steve McNamara said: “We chose Loughborough for a number of reasons.  Firstly we were looking for an elite sporting environment, which Loughborough fits the bill.

“We also wanted to take the players out their comfort zone away from normal environments. Plus in the past we have been a bit nomadic, so we wanted to create our own identity here.”

England have been frequent visitors to the University since their first preparation camp back in October 2010.