Rugby League World Cup State Of Play - Week 1: England, Australia & NZ Start Well

There's plenty to play for after round one of the men's tournament
09:30, 20 Oct 2022

Cook Islands' come-from-behind win over Wales in Leigh on Wednesday brought the curtain down on the first week of action in the men's Rugby League World Cup, and with the dust settled it's time to have a look at the state of play.

One round in, England's 60-6 battering of Samoa remains the stand-out result and temporarily tees them up for a quarter-final clash with the Cook Islands, although the Kukis' next fixture - against Papua New Guinea in Warrington on Thursday - is likely to be a shoot-out for the second qualifying spot behind Tonga.

So who stands where in each group, and what are the odds for the upcoming second round of group fixtures?

Here is your full guide...

GROUP A

England 60-6 Samoa

France 34-12 Greece

Saturday: England v France (University of Bolton Stadium) 5pm - BBC Two (Betfred odds*)

Sunday: Samoa v Greece (Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster) 5pm - BBC Red Button (Betfred odds*)

Saturday 29th October: England v Greece (Bramall Lane, Sheffield) 2:30pm - BBC One

Sunday 30th October: Samoa v France (Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington) 5pm - BBC Two

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GROUP B

Australia 42-8 Fiji

Scotland 4-28 Italy

Friday: Australia v Scotland (Coventry Building Society Arena) 7:30pm - BBC Two (Betfred odds*)

Saturday: Fiji v Italy (Kingston Park, Newcastle) 2:30pm - BBC Red Button (Betfred odds*)

Saturday 29th October: Fiji v Scotland (Kingston Park, Newcastle) 5pm - BBC Two

Saturday 29th October: Australia v Italy (Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens) 7:30pm - BBC Red Button

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GROUP C

Jamaica 2-48 Ireland

New Zealand 34-12 Lebanon

Saturday 22nd October: New Zealand v Jamaica (MKM Stadium, Hull) 7:30pm - BBC Three (Betfred odds*)

Sunday 23rd October: Lebanon v Ireland (Leigh Sports Village) 2:30pm - BBC Two (Betfred odds*)

Friday 28th October: New Zealand v Ireland (Headingley, Leeds) 7:30pm - BBC Two

Sunday 30th October: Lebanon v Jamaica (Leigh Sports Village) 12pm - BBC Red Button

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GROUP D

Tonga 24-18 Papua New Guinea

Wales 12-18 Cook Islands

Monday: Tonga v Wales (Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens) 7:30pm - BBC Two

Tuesday: Papua New Guinea v Cook Islands (Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington) 7:30pm - BBC Three (Betfred odds*)

Sunday 30th October: Tonga v Cook Islands (Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough) 2:30pm - BBC Red Button

Monday 31st October: Papua New Guinea v Wales (Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster) 7:30pm - BBC Two

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