Rugby League World Cup 2022

Minute-by-minute report: Will England start off their Rugby League World Cup campaign with a win? Join Daniel Gallan to find out.

Samoa get a fresh set of six and have crept inside the England 22. The PA system has failed and now we’ll get a delayed start to the match. But is he in control of the ball? He gets a great pass from Welsby, and it was poor defence from Samoa who seemed to switch off, but that is the score of a star in the making. They don’t seem to have a plan and it’s all first phase rugby at the minute. Tomkins collects well under the high ball and sets off on a counter. Williams gets the pass against the grain and burst through a challenge. Samoa keep the ball and stab a kick through. They kick away the ball when they have to but Samoa are right against their own line. He drops the ball though and England go back. I was on the same page but England have kept it tight and have actually been the more threatening in the wide areas. A forced turnover from England to get the ball back.

ENGLAND's Rugby League World Cup campaign is UNDERWAY.The big tournament finally gets underway on English turf a year after it was first postponed bec.

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[@Six_Again](https://twitter.com/Six_Again) [#RLWC2021](https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23RLWC2021) [#EngSam](https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23EngSam) Shaun Wane has named his 17 for today's opener, and Dom Young's inclusion on the wing is one of the eye-catching additions. [@BBCOne](https://twitter.com/BBCOne)and [@BBCiPlayer](https://twitter.com/BBCiPlayer) [#BBCRL](https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23BBCRL) [#RLWC2021](https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23RLWC2021) Please get behind and support our rugby league heroes! How England could do with somebody with his guts on display over the next five weeks. Lizzie Jones has just done a belting rendition of God Save the King, as ever. Jack Welsby might just be the Player of the Tournament already! There's also the women's and wheelchair events running alongside it in the first such triple-header ever seen in sport! Enjoy the tournament 🦁 🏴 [#EnglandRL](https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23EnglandRL)looking forward to the opening of the Rugby League World Cup today.

The 2022 Rugby League World Cup finally kicks off this morning, with hosts England taking on Samoa. Join The Roar for live scores and…

Samoa deservedly start as favourites, with a middle forward rotation the envy of most other nations and an array of stars on the edges and the flanks. Winger Taylan May is a notable omission, with Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow a chance to start on the wing in his stead. England have loads of experience and some established club combinations in key positions, along with current and former NRL stars in Tom Burgess, Victor Radley, Herbie Farnworth and Dom Young. While Samoa have some quality in the spine through Jarome Luai and Joseph Suaalii, they lack an elite organising half and dummy half. Back rower John Bateman is suspended with Catalans’ Mike McMeeken likely to start in the second row. Either way, Tonga will probably stand in the way of World Cup glory, but I’d rather face them in a semi-final when the pressure is more acute, the expectation greater and the potential for a slip-up higher. The clash between England and Samoa is the key fixture in Group A. They’re a chance. Josh Papalii, 9. But here we are – the rugby league world is reunited after three years where the international game was mostly an afterthought. 0 This game is all about how they might get there.

The Rugby League World Cup gets underway as hosts England take on Samoa at St James' Park in Newcastle. Join Sportsmail's ADAM SHERGOLD for all the action ...

It’s a historic moment for the sport of rugby league. Welcome to our live coverage of the Rugby League World Cup opener. ‘I’ll probably be a little bit emotional,’ the England captain admits to Sportsmail. "I am desperate for this tournament but my job as head coach is to make the complicated very simple. The little kick on the fifth and it looks like Herbie Farnworth got that down for the try. The crowd seem to have located some flags and are waving them. Not too much in the way of celebration but the video refs will have a look. This year's tournament is on home turf for England and, to be honest, I would be very disappointed if Shaun Wane's side don't at least make the semi finals. Herbie Farnworth deals with the Samoan danger and England attack. Welsby looking for another clever pass out to Young on the overlap but it is intercepted by Tago and the Penrith man resembling a panther there as he sprinted clear. England have impressed so far but you sense things were starting to click for Samoa towards the end of the first-half. That was a calamity by the Penrith man.

The likes of Brian To'o, Jarome Luai, Stephen Crichton and Josh Papali'I were all eligible for the champions but have instead chosen to play for Samoa in a team ...

There’s no Andy Ackers in the squad despite scoring on his England debut against Fiji and Dom Young was preferred to Ryan Hall in Wane’s first selection of the tournament. Samoa Head Coach Matt Parish insisted England have an advantage due to their warm-up game against Fiji whilst the Samoa squad was still on a plane. Coming into the tournament as one of the teams to watch along with the likes of Tonga. A number of players choosing to represent Samoa over the likes of Australia meaning Samoa now boast one of the strongest squads in the competition and have registered themselves as genuine contenders despite now playing an international since 2019. With every game within the tournament as well as the women’s and wheelchair world cup respectively being shown live on BBC, England get the proceedings off to a start with kick off at 2:30 on Saturday afternoon. The likes of Brian To’o, Jarome Luai, Stephen Crichton and Josh Papali’I were all eligible for the champions but have instead chosen to play for Samoa in a team that now has six of the title winning Penrith Panthers squad within their ranks as well as two from the NRL Grand-Final runners up in the Parramatta Eels.

England open the tournament with a daunting clash against the highly-fancies Samoans.

It will be the only place you can watch the game today from the UK. Today's coverage begins at 1.15 PM on BBC1, meaning there will be over an hour's worth of coverage before the game begins. England, head into the tournament without a number of their star players including Jonny Lomax, Alex Walmsley, Liam Farrell and Mark Percival while John Bateman is suspended. The match is set to take place in front of a bumper crowd and get the competition off with a bang between two of the favourites to win the competition. The BBC will be broadcasting every single match from this year's men's, women's and wheelchair tournaments, meaning fans won't miss a second of the action. It will be the first of 61 matches from three different competition's to be shown on the BBC, with the broadcaster showing every single game from the Men's, Women's and Wheelchair tournaments.

Newcastle will host the biggest tournament in Rugby League with events taking place in the city centre alongside the opening game.

Rugby League fans will be treated to a big Newcastle United welcome as the first game of the World Cup kicks off at St James' Park. The opening game will see England take on Samoa to kick off the sport’s World Cup tournament from the heart of Newcastle. The Rugby League World Cup has provided us with this guide. A Fan Village has been set up on the “It’s England’s Rugby League World Cup opener and is at the sporting cathedral that is St James’ Park. Newcastle Thunder head coach and proud Geordie Chris Thorman admits he cannot wait to see England open their World Cup campaign at his beloved St James’ Park tomorrow. It’s an event that should be supported by the locals and is looking like it will be. [St James’ Park](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/st-james-park) hosting the opening game which will see England take on Samoa. [St James’ Park](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/st-james-park) for the opening ceremony and first match. Newcastle will be centre stage for the biggest tournament in the Rugby League, with Newcastle will be centre stage for the biggest tournament in Rugby League, with The Rugby League World Cup kicks off this weekend with thousands of fans making their way to

England players were videoed in the changing room keeping warm, on their toes, with both teams having to alter their preparation during this disruption.

Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson took it upon himself to get the crowd involved, running up and down the side of the pitch before having his own technical incident as he slipped and fell to the floor. Great Britain greats Kevin Sinfield and Jason Robinson were stood holding the World Cup trophy pitch side looking confused as a power cut came as the tournament was in the middle of it's opening welcome ceremony featuring the Kaiser Chiefs. England players were videoed in the changing room keeping warm, on their toes, with both teams having to alter their preparation during this disruption. Thankfully the sound returned just as the game was about to kick-off, but the opening ceremony was spoiled with just enough time for the national anthems to take place. The technical problem brought silence upon the stadium and delayed the ambassadors and the flag bearing getting the ceremony under-way, with kick off which was orgianlly planned for 2:30pm delayed until 2:40pm. A glitch in the system, spectators and welcome party guests alike were all left bemused as an awkward silence filled the stadium as the parade of the men's, women's and wheelchair trophies was about to take place..

The opening match of the Rugby League World Cup was delayed after a big problem during the opening ceremony at St James' Park in Newcastle.

In a statement, the Rugby League World Cup said: "RLWC2021 would like to sincerely apologise for the disrupted tournament welcome, which was severely affected by technical failure. The technical difficulties meant Kaiser Chiefs, who had just started performing a set, were left standing on stage waiting for an update amid the silence. You can say it's funny but it's not."

St James' Park was hit by technical difficulties ahead of the World Cup kick off with spectators and welcome party guests were left bemused.

All because the PA system at St James’ Park is knackered. Currently watching the BBC panel trying to fill time as Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs runs up and down the touchline. Mark Whitelegge tweeted his surprise saying: "What on earth is happening at St James' Park? Plenty of concerned looks amongst tournament bosses as the St James’ Park PA system crashes at the worst possible moment George commented on the 'concerned looks' on the faces of tournament directors present at St James' Park, saying: "Plenty of concerned looks amongst tournament bosses as the St James’ Park PA system crashes at the worst possible moment." The world's watching and the PA system packs up…Typical."

KAISER CHIEFS frontman Ricky Wilson was forced to keep the crowd entertained at the Rugby League World Cup opening ceremony.That's after the public.

[Rugby League World Cup](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15784660/rugby-league-world-cup-2022-england-covid/) off to an emotional start when he launched the welcome event in Newcastle. Singer Wilson took to sprinting up and down the touchline to raise spirits as the pre-tournament show ended abruptly. You can say it's funny but it's not." But the ceremony was soon disrupted when the public address system went down and Kaiser Chiefs were forced to cut short their show. [curtain-raiser between England and Samoa which the hosts won 60-6.](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20084854/england-samoa-rugby-league-world-cup-live-stream-free/) [The hugely-anticipated opener](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/rugby-league-world-cup/) ended up kicking off over 10 minutes late as a result. KAISER CHIEFS frontman Ricky Wilson was forced to keep the crowd entertained at the Rugby League World Cup opening ceremony.

Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson was forced to keep the St James' Park crowd entertained after a broken PA system hampered the World Cup opening ceremony.

On the morning of the opening game, professional performers combined with locals to take to the streets of Newcastle for a specially-commissioned show featuring dance, music and aerial performance as part of the tournament’s Cultural Festival. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to withdraw from the ceremony after experiencing a minor fall in Newcastle on Friday night. The ceremony was disrupted when the public address system went down. They got through their hit ‘Oh My God’ before former England captain Kevin Sinfield and dual-code international Jason Robinson brought out the Paul Barriere trophy which will be awarded to the winners of the men’s competition on November 19. He was in the main stand at St James’ Park accompanied by his parents Geoff and Irene. He launched the welcome event in Newcastle.