RLWC2021: When do England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland play?
England won the right to host the coveted tournament six years ago and plenty has changed since then, not to mention the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic.
Quite rightly the women's and wheelchair competitions will be showcased next month, in tandem with the men's game.
For many across the UK, there will be a vested interest in how England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland perform throughout the Rugby League World Cup.
As stated, the tournament gets underway when England host Samoa tomorrow at St James' Park in Newcastle - but when do all the other aforementioned teams play?
England
England v. Samoa: 15/10 - 2.30pm (St James' Park, Newcastle)
England v. France: 22/10 - 5.00pm (University of Bolton Stadium)
England v. Greece: 29/10 - 2.30pm (Bramall Lane, Sheffield)
Scotland
Scotland v. Italy: 16/10 - 2.30pm (Kingston Park, Newcastle)
Scotland v. Australia: 21/10 - 7.30pm (Coventry Building Society Arena)
Scotland v. Fiji: 29/10 - 5.00pm (Kingston Park, Newcastle)
Wales
Wales v. Cook Islands: 19/20 - 7.30pm (Leigh Sports Village)
Wales v. Tonga: 24/10 - 7.30pm (Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens)
Wales v. Papua New Guinea: 31/10 - 7.30pm (Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster)
Ireland
Ireland v. Jamaica: 16/10 - 5.00pm (Headingley Stadium, Leeds)
Ireland v. Lebanon: 23/10 - 2.30pm (Leigh Sports Village)
Ireland v. New Zealand: 28/10 - 7.30pm (Headingley Stadium, Leeds)
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The group stage will wrap up on Halloween, with Wales v. Papua New Guinea, then we will know the makeup of the knockout stage.
November 4th will be the first quarter-final and the final itself will be held at Old Trafford in Manchester on November 19th.
The women's World Cup will kick-off a little later, on November 1st, when England Women take on Brazil Women. A breakdown of the fixtures follows.
England Women
England Women v. Brazil Women: 1/11 - 2.30pm (Headingley Stadium, Leeds)
England Women v. Canada Women: 5/11 - 12.00pm (DW Stadium, Wigan)
England Women v. Papua New Guinea Women: 9/11 - 7.30pm (Headingley Stadium, Leeds)
The women's group stage will wrap up on November 10th, with Australia Women v. New Zealand Women, then we will know who will feature in the finals. The final itself will also be held at Old Trafford on November 19th, but earlier in the day than the men's.
The wheelchair teams start a little later again, with Ireland Wheelchair beginning the tournament against Spain Wheelchair on November 3rd.
A breakdown of relevant fixtures for the aforementioned nations follows.
Ireland Wheelchair
Ireland Wheelchair v. Spain Wheelchair: 3/11 - 5.00pm (Copper Box Arena, London)
Ireland Wheelchair v. Australia Wheelchair: 6/11 - 2.30pm (Copper Box Arena, London)
Ireland Wheelchair v. England Wheelchair: 9/11 - 1.30pm (Copper Box Arena, London)
England Wheelchair
England Wheelchair v. Australia Wheelchair: 3/11 - 7.30pm (Copper Box Arena, London)
England Wheelchair v. Spain Wheelchair: 6/11 - 12.00pm (Copper Box Arena, London)
England Wheelchair v. Ireland Wheelchair: 9/11 - 1.30pm (Copper Box Arena, London)
Scotland Wheelchair
Scotland Wheelchair v. USA Wheelchair: 4/11 - 1.30pm (EIS Sheffield)
Scotland Wheelchair v. France Wheelchair: 7/11 - 5pm (EIS Sheffield)
Scotland Wheelchair v. Wales Wheelchair: 10/11 - 1.30pm (EIS Sheffield)
Wales Wheelchair
Wales Wheelchair v. France Wheelchair: 4/11 - 11.00am (EIS Sheffield)
Wales Wheelchair v. USA Wheelchair: 7/11 - 7.30pm (EIS Sheffield)
Wales Wheelchair v. Scotland Wheelchair: 10/11 - 1.30pm (EIS Sheffield)
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The wheelchair group stage will finish on November 10th, with Wales Wheelchair v. Scotland Wheelchair, then we'll know the line-up ahead of the knockouts. The final will be played at Manchester Central on November 18th.
