Rugby League fans following the sport’s coverage on Sky Sports in the UK have become accustomed to hearing what one-time engage Super League and international prop forwards Barrie McDermott and Terry O’Connor think about happenings in the sport.The two mates, who put their on-field rivalry behind them to become off-field friends, have become an ...

Ireland’s home-grown players might not be the best known in Rugby League but many of the Emerald Isle’s aspiring stars are to have their chance to make their Rugby League World Cup dream come true tomorrow (September 6).That’s when the Irish team coach Andy Kelly and team manager Mike Callaghan will fly across the Irish Sea to watch the Irish ‘A’ ...

Rugby League fans will have the chance to access a limited release of tickets to the 2008 World Cup Final in Brisbane on November 22 from yesterday. The initial public allocation sold out in July prompting organisers to review all reserved seating allocations for the Tournament which starts next month. Tickets are being released for the Final at ...

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The ACT Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation Andrew Barr and three leading Raiders players joined forces today to mark the final countdown to next month’s Rugby League World Cup and Canberra Stadium’s first international league Test match.The Raiders’ great form this season has seen Joel Monaghan (Australia), Neville Costigan (PNG) and Scott ...

South Sydney’s Chris Sandow today celebrated winning the inaugural George Green Medal as the NRL’s Indigenous Rising Star with selection in the Indigenous squad to play at the Rugby League World Cup. Canberra Raiders coach Neil Henry will lead the Indigenous team, which will tackle New Zealand Maori in the “Welcome to Country” game as part of the ...

John Wilshere is one of Papua New Guinea’s most experienced internationals and he is relishing the prospect of returning to Rugby League World Cup action.Today the 30-year-old Kumuls centre three-quarter or wing is plying his trade with English Co-operative National League One side Salford City Reds where his goal scoring exploits and skills are ...

View squad New Zealand selectors have today named 47 NRL players and two from UK Super League in a 49-man squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.The Kiwis will take on defending champions Australia at the Sydney Football Stadium on October 26 following the tournament’s Official Opening Ceremony.Kiwi coach Stephen Kearney released the team ...

View squad  English Super League guns Catalans Dragons account for half the 40-man French squad announced today for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.The other half of the squad includes one other UK Super League player from Harlequins and 19 from the domestic French competition, including five Australians.The Australians – James Wynne ...

View squad Seven NRL players have been confirmed as starters for Fiji, who today named a large contingent of domestic players in their squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.  Fiji selectors have identified 10 players as part of their 24-man team for the tournament, starting October 25, and have named a further 51 players in ...