Rugby League World Cup 2017
When? 27 October - 2 December #RLWC2017
What? 28 Games - 14 Teams - 13 Venues - Five weeks - Three Countries
Where? New Zealand, Australia and Papua New Guinea
Stay Up to Date: Follow live updates and keep up with all the latest news at www.nzherald.co.nz and the New Zealand Herald
Host Cities: Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Port Moresby, Darwin, Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Perth, Melbourne
How to Watch? Sky Sport will broadcast live coverage of all 28 RLWC2017 matches
Official Site: RLWC2017.com
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Did You Know?
The Rugby League World Cup trophy is known as 'The Paul Barriere Trophy'
Named after the President of the FFR XIII - Federation Francaise de Rugby a XIII between 1947 to 1955, Paul was a driving force behind the creation of the International Rugby League Board and the first Rugby League World Cup in 1954.
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Seven Games in New Zealand:
Auckland
New Zealand v Samoa
Mt Smart Stadium
28 October
Christchurch
New Zealand v Scotland
Christchurch Stadium
4 November
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Tonga v Samoa
FMG Stadium Waikato
4 November
Hamilton
New Zealand v Tonga
FMG Stadium Waikato
11 November
Christchurch
Quarter Final
Christchurch Stadium
18 November
Wellington
Quarter Final
Wellington Regional Stadium
18 November
Auckland
Semi Final
Mt Smart Stadium
25 November
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RLWC 2017 Pool Groups
Pool A
Australia
England
France
Lebanon
Pool B
New Zealand
Scotland
Tonga
Samoa
Pool C
Papua New Guinea
Ireland
Wales
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Fiji
Italy
USA
RLWC2017 Official Draw
*Each team in Pool C & D will play one match against a team from the other pool in the preliminary rounds
*The top three teams from Pool A and Pool B advance along with the top sides from Pool C and Pool D
*Quarter Finals host cities are Christchurch, Darwin, Melbourne, and Wellington. Allocation of games to host cities will occur after the pool rounds
Pool A
27/10/17
Australia v England
Melbourne
29/10/17
France v Lebanon
Canberra
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Australia v France
Canberra
4/11/17
England v Lebanon
Sydney
11/11/17
Australia v Lebanon
Sydney
12/11/17
England v France
Perth
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Pool B
28/10/17
New Zealand v Samoa
Auckland
29/10/17
Scotland v Tonga
Cairns
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New Zealand v Scotland
Christchurch
4/11/17
Samoa v Tonga
Hamilton
11/11/17
Samoa v Scotland
Cairns
11/11/17
New Zealand v Tonga
Hamilton
Pool C
28/10/17
Papua New Guinea v Wales
Port Moresby
29/10/17
Ireland v Italy
Cairns
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Papua New Guinea v Ireland
Port Moresby
5/11/17
Fiji v Wales
Townsville
12/11/17
Wales v Ireland
Perth
12/11/17
Papua New Guinea v USA
Port Moresby
Pool D
28/10/17
Fiji v USA
Townsville
5/11/17
Italy v USA
Townsville
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Fiji v Italy
Canberra
Tournament Finals
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Quarter Final 1
17/11/17
1st in Group A v 3rd in Group B
Darwin
Quarter Final 2
18/11/17
2nd in Group B v 1st in Group D
Christchurch
Quarter Final 3
18/11/17
1st in Group B v 3rd in Group A
Wellington
Quarter Final 4
19/11/17
2nd in Group A v 1st in Group C
Melbourne
Semi Final 1
24/11/17
Winner of QF1 v Winner of QF2
Brisbane
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25/11/17
Winner of QF3 v Winner of QF4
Auckland
FINAL
2/12/17
Winner of SF1 v Winner of SF2
Brisbane