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England rugby league team on the brink of their earliest ever World Cup exit

Ahead of the final men's Rugby League World Cup group-stage matches, only Australia have guaranteed a semi-final spot. England must beat Papua New Guinea heavily and hope for the right result in the Tonga–Samoa match: a Samoa win would mean England's first ever group-stage exit.

Aziz Karimov

29 Oct 2026 · 09:363 min read

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England risk missing the Rugby League World Cup semi-finals for the first time after defeat to Tonga (12:30)

England unexpectedly lost 12:30 to Tonga in Perth — their first-ever defeat to the Tongans. Coach Brian McDermott, after his debut match, said the team is 'moving in the right direction', but to reach the semi-finals England now need Tonga to beat Samoa on 1 November, and must themselves beat Papua New Guinea and France by a large points margin.

Bekzod Nazarov

18 Oct 2026 · 07:462 min read