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.