2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group A Explained

Group A of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup is one of 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 2020.^[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] The Samoa vs France match was played as a double-header with the final of the 2021 Physical Disability Rugby League World Cup.^[4]

Matches

England vs Samoa

France vs Greece

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England vs France

Samoa vs Greece

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England vs Greece

Samoa vs France

External links

https://www.rlwc2021.com/

Notes and References

News: 16 January 2020. Rugby League World Cup 2021 draw: England drawn with Samoa, France and Greece. BBC Sport. 16 January 2020.
News: 21 July 2020. England start against Samoa at World Cup. BBC Sport. 22 July 2020.
News: Gordon . James . List of Rugby League World Cup 2021 fixtures - date-by-date by tournament . 10 February 2022 . LoveRugbyLeague . 19 November 2021.
Web site: Squads named for upcoming PDRL World Cup . NRL.com . 14 September 2022 . 6 March 2024.