RL Today: Fox Sports to broadcast Rugby League World Cup & England shirt reaction
Australian viewers volition be able to sentinel all 61 men's, women's and wheelchair matches at the end-of-season World Cup in England live on Fox Sports.
The Foxtel Group has secured the coveted Australian circulate rights to the Globe Loving cup, which begins with England hosting Samoa at St James Park on October 15 and concludes with the men's and women's finals at Old Trafford on November 19.
The Kangaroos volition open their defence of the Paul Barriere Bays against Fiji at Headingley on October 15 before coming together Scotland in Coventry on October 21 and Italy at St Helens on October 29.
The Jillaroos, who accept won the past 2 Globe Cups in 2013 and 2017, play the Cook Islands, France and New Zealand in their pool matches at York, outset on November two.
The Wheelaroos are expected to open their World Cup campaign against England before a sell-out oversupply at London'southward Copper Box Arena on November 3, before facing Ireland and Spain at the same arena in their remaining pool matches.
"We know that RLWC2021 is going to be the most watched World Loving cup and information technology is very pleasing information technology will be broadcast in Australia on Play a joke on Sports, keeping the rights inside the NRL family and with a network that Australian audiences are comfortable and familiar with," RLWC2021 CEO Jon Dutton said.
"This is a corking consequence for International Rugby League and Australian fans."
If the Kangaroos top their pool, they will be on a collision course to run into New Zealand - the 2008 World Cup champions and the current No.1 ranked nation - in the semi-terminal on November xi at Elland Road, Leeds.
The Kiwis are grouped with Lebanon, Jamaica and Ireland.
England and Samoa, whose pool also includes France and Greece, are on the contrary side of the draw to the Kangaroos and Kiwis, forth with Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Melt Islands and Wales.
"Play a joke on League and Kayo Sports are flying this flavour and to now add the Rugby League World Cup is something to blindside the drums nearly," Fox Sports executive director Steve Crawley said.
"All exclusive rights across the 61 matches of men's, women'due south and wheelchair footy very much celebrates the all-time of the all-time – on the true habitation of rugby league."
Crawley said securing the broadcast rights for the Earth Loving cup would further bolsters The Foxtel Group'south suite of existing NRL, RFL and UK Super League content.
All 61 World Cup matches - comprising 31 men'due south matches, fifteen women's matches and 15 wheelchair matches, including the Nov 18 final at Manchester Central - will be aired on Fox Sports and available on Foxtel and Kayo Sports.
Source: https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/07/29/world-cup-to-be-broadcast-on-fox-sports-kayo/
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