2021 Rugby League World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup is one of the four groups in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, which will be played in 2022. The group comprises hosts England as well as automatic qualifiers Samoa, 2018 European Champions France, and Greece, who qualified through the 2019 European play-off tournament.

The pool draw was made on 16 January 2021.[1] The fixtures were announced on 21 July 2020.[2] A revised schedule was issued on 19 November 2021 following the postponement of the tournament from 2021 to 2022.[3]

Overall

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase[upper-alpha 1]
2  Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 23 October 2021. Source: https://rlwc2021.com/the-tournament/mens
  1. Teams that advance to the knockout phase also automatically qualify for the 2025 World Cup

England vs Samoa

15 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  v  Samoa

France vs Greece

17 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
France  v  Greece

England vs France

Samoa vs Greece

23 October 2022
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Samoa  v  Greece

England vs Greece

29 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  v  Greece

Samoa vs France

References

  1. "Rugby League World Cup 2021 draw: England drawn with Samoa, France and Greece". BBC Sport. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. "England start against Samoa at World Cup". BBC Sport. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. Gordon, James (19 November 2021). "List of Rugby League World Cup 2021 fixtures - date-by-date by tournament". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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