Rugby League World Cup is an international professional Rugby League tournament that features the top men’s team in-game. The holders of the league are Australia. The league is back this season with the pictures for the year 2021. Check Rugby League World Cup 2021 Fixtures, Venues, How To Buy Tickets, Draw.
Rugby League will start with professional international matches this October 2021. All the 16 participating teams are all set to roll on in the tournament. The host country for this season will be England.
Rugby League 2021 will have 31 matches that will be taking place in the league. Check out more details about the Rugby League 2021 fixtures, Venues, tickets, and many more things here on this page.
Rugby League World Cup 2021 Start Date
The tournament which is a professional rugby league will be starting this October. The matches for the season will be starting from October 23, 2021. There are in total of 31 matches that will be taking place in the league
The tournament will be ending with the matches on November 27, 2021. The entire schedule for the league is out now. Keep reading this space for more details
Rugby League World Cup 2021 Fixtures
The fixtures for the season will be starting this October 23, 2021. The matches are all set and final for the season. Here is the list of all fixtures from October along with the rounds that will be taking place.
The first match for the season will be taking between England Men and Samoa Men.
| DATE | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | VENUE | TIME (BST) |
| 23 Oct 2021 | England Men | Samoa Men | St James Park, Newcastle | 14:30 |
| 23 Oct 2021 | Australia Men | Fiji Men | The MKM Stadium, Hull | 19:30 |
| 24 Oct 2021 | Scotland Men | Itali Men | Kingston Park, Newcastle | 14:30 |
| 24 Oct 2021 | Jamaica Men | Ireland Men | Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds | 17:00 |
| 24 Oct 2021 | New Zealand Men | Lebanon Men | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | 19:30 |
| 25 Oct 2021 | France Men | Greece Men | The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | 14:30 |
| 26 Oct 2021 | Tonga Men | Papua New Guinea Men | Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens | 19:30 |
| 27 Oct 2021 | Wales Men | Cook Islands Men | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh | 19:30 |
| 29 Oct 2021 | Australia Men | Scotland Men | Coventry Building Society, Arena, Coventry | 19:30 |
| 30 Oct 2021 | Fiji Men | Italy Men | Kingston Park, Newcastle | 14:30 |
| 30 Oct 2021 | England Men | France Men | The University of Bolton, Stadium, Bolton | 17:00 |
Rugby League World Cup 2021 Fixtures
| 30 Oct 2021 | New Zealand Men | Jamaica Men | Emerald Headingley, Stadium, Leeds | 19:30 |
| 31 Oct 2021 | Lebanon Men | Ireland Men | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh | 14:30 (GMT) |
| 31 Oct 2021 | Samoa Men | Greece Men | The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | 17:00 (GMT) |
| 01 Nov 2021 | Tonga Men | Wales Men | Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens | 19:30 (GMT) |
| 02 Nov 2021 | Papua New Guinea Men | Cook Islands Men | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | 19:30 (GMT) |
| 05 Nov 2021 | New Zealand Men | Ireland Men | Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds | 19:30 (GMT) |
| 06 Nov 2021 | England Men | Greece Men | Bramall Lane, Sheffield | 14:30 (GMT) |
| 06 Nov 2021 | Fiji Men | Scotland Men | Kingston Park, Newcastle | 17:00 (GMT) |
| 06 Nov 2021 | Australia Men | Italy Men | Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens | 19:30 (GMT) |
| 07 Nov 2021 | Lebanon Men | Jamaica Men | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh | 12:00 (GMT) |
| 07 Nov 2021 | Tonga Men | Cook Islands Men | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough | 14:30 (GMT) |
| 07 Nov 2021 | Samoa Men | France Men | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | 17:00 (GMT) |
| 08 Nov 2021 | Papua New Guinea Men | Wales Men | The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | 19:30 (GMT) |
| 09 Nov 2021 | England Men | Brazil Men | Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds | 14:30 (GMT) |
Rugby League World Cup 2021 Qualified Teams
| Region | Team |
| Americas | Jamaica |
| Asia- Pacific | Australia |
| Asia- Pacific | Cook Islands |
| Asia- Pacific | Fiji |
| Asia- Pacific | Tonga |
| Asia- Pacific | New Zealand |
| Asia- Pacific | Papua New Guinea |
| Asia- Pacific | Samoa |
| Europe | England |
| Europe | France |
| Europe | Wales |
| Europe | Scotland |
| Europe | Ireland |
| Europe | Greece |
| Europe | Italy |
| Middle East-Africa | Lebanon |
Rugby League World Cup 2021 Venue
The venue for the matches is announced for the season and the tournaments will be starting at these venues. There are 21 venues where each venue will be hosting three tournaments (men’s women’s and wheelchair)
| Manchester | Old Trafford |
| London | Emirates Stadium |
| Liverpool | Anfield |
| New Castle | St James’ Park |
| Leeds | Elland Road |
| Sheffield | Bramall Lane |
| Bolton | University of Bolton Stadium |
| Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium |
| Coventry | Coventry Building Society Arena |
| Hull | MKM Stadium |
| Leeds | Headingley Stadium |
| Doncaster | Keepmoat Stadium |
| Warrington | Halliwell Jones Stadium |
| Leigh | Leigh Sports Village |
| York | York Community Stadium |
| St Helens | Totally Wicked Stadium |
| Huddersfield | Kirklees Stadium |
| Bolton | University of Bolton Stadium |
| Sheffield | Bramall Lane |
| Leeds | Elland Road |
Rugby League World Cup 2021 Broadcasting
The broadcasting of the matches will be taking place on the official broadcasting partners of the league. New Zealand will be streaming the matches live on Spark Sport the telecasting partner of the matches lives. They will telecast all the 61 matches of the league.
EM TV will be telecasting the matches for the fans from Papua New Guinea. United Kingdom will be streaming the matches on the BBC, OurLeague App. They will be streaming 31 matches live on the channel. Other programs like the Venue launch program, highlights, and 16 matches on BBC 1 or BBC 2.
RugbyAM (FreeSports) will telecast the highlights of the program and post-match interviews. Facebook live events will be taking place for Men’s Women’s and wheelchairs.