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How to Watch 2022 ‘RLWC’ Rugby League World Cup : When does it start, Live streams and schedule

June 22, 2022 by Mariela Tromp Leave a Comment

The 2022 Rugby League World Cup on TV will be shown in the UK by the BBC. They will show all 61 matches across their TV and digital networks for the Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair World Cup competitions. The OURLEAGUE app will also live stream all 31 Men’s World Cup matches. Australia are the current World Cup champions, having won the competition back in 2017.

Rugby League World Cup Dates

Between Saturday 15th October 2022 and Saturday 19th November 2022, the RLWC2021 will kick off at St James’ Park in Newcastle. Manchester will host both the men’s and women’s double-header final at Old Trafford as well as the wheelchair final at Manchester Central.

RLWC Draw

The draw was originally scheduled to be finalised on 27 November 2019, exactly two years before the date of the tournament final, however, it was postponed until 16 January 2020. The draw was made at Buckingham Palace on 16 January 2020. Teams from pot 1 were drawn by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, pot 2 by Katherine Grainger, and pot 3 by Jason Robinson.

Each group had to have at least one team from the Pacific region. As such, Lebanon were not eligible to be drawn into Group A from pot 1.

Seeded Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 England (A)
 Australia (B)
 New Zealand (C)
 Tonga (D)
 Fiji
 Lebanon
 Papua New Guinea
 Samoa
 France
 Jamaica
 Scotland
 Wales
 Cook Islands
 Greece
 Ireland
 Italy

Where can I watch the RLWC 2022?

Broadcast rights for the RLWC in 2022 are owned by the BBC. The best part? You can watch it for free on BBC channels as well as BBC iPlayer.

  1.  Teams that advance to the knockout phase also automatically qualify for the 2025 World Cup
15 October 2022 England  v  Samoa St James’ Park, Newcastle
17 October 2022 France  v  Greece Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
22 October 2022 England  v  France University of Bolton Stadium, Bolton
23 October 2022 Samoa  v  Greece Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
29 October 2022 England  v  Greece Bramall Lane, Sheffield
30 October 2022 Samoa  v  France Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
  1.  Teams that advance to the knockout phase also automatically qualify for the 2025 World Cup
15 October 2022 Australia  v  Fiji Headingley Stadium, Leeds
16 October 2022 Scotland  v  Italy Kingston Park, Newcastle
21 October 2022 Australia  v  Scotland Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
22 October 2022 Fiji  v  Italy Kingston Park, Newcastle
29 October 2022 Fiji  v  Scotland Kingston Park, Newcastle
29 October 2022 Australia  v  Italy Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens
  1. Teams that advance to the knockout phase also automatically qualify for the 2025 World Cup
16 October 2022 Jamaica  v  Ireland Headingley Stadium, Leeds
16 October 2022 New Zealand  v  Lebanon Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
22 October 2022 New Zealand  v  Jamaica MKM Stadium, Hull
23 October 2022 Lebanon  v  Ireland Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
28 October 2022 New Zealand  v  Ireland Headingley Stadium, Leeds
30 October 2022 Lebanon  v  Jamaica Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
  1. Teams that advance to the knockout phase also automatically qualify for the 2025 World Cup
18 October 2022 Tonga  v  Papua New Guinea Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens
19 October 2022 Wales  v  Cook Islands Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
24 October 2022 Tonga  v  Wales Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens
25 October 2022 Papua New Guinea  v  Cook Islands Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
30 October 2022 Tonga  v  Cook Islands Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
31 October 2022 Papua New Guinea  v  Wales Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster

 

How to get tickets

Tickets are available from the Rugby League World Cup website, starting from just £10 for adults and £2.21 for under 16’s.

There are also hospitality tickets available for certain matches, with experiences starting from £85.

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