Group games - Round one

1. Saturday 26th October Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Australia v England (A) 14:30

2. Saturday 26th October Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Wales v Italy (C/D) 16:30

3. Sunday 27th October MS3 Craven Park, Hull Papua New Guinea v France (B) 16:00

4. Sunday 27th October Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington New Zealand v Samoa (B) 18:00

5. Monday 28th October Spotland Stadium, Rochdale Fiji v Ireland (A) 20:00

6. Tuesday 29th October Derwent Park, Workington Tonga v Scotland (C) 20:00

7. Wednesday 30th October The Memorial Stadium, Bristol USA v Cook Islands (D) 20:00



Group games - Round two

8. Friday 1st November Parc des Sports, Avignon New Zealand v France (B) 20:00*

9. Saturday 2nd November John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield England v Ireland (A) 14:30

10. Saturday 2nd November Langtree Park, St Helens Australia v Fiji (A) 20:00

11. Sunday 3rd November Glyndŵr University RS, Wrexham Wales v USA (D) 14:00

12. Sunday 3rd November Derwent Park, Workington Scotland v Italy (C) 16:00

13. Monday 4th November MS3 Craven Park, Hull Papua New Guinea v Samoa (B) 20:00

14. Tuesday 5th November Leigh Sports Village, Leigh Tonga v Cook Islands (C/D) 20:00



Group games - Round three

15. Thursday 7th November Salford City Stadium, Salford Scotland v USA (C/D) 20:00

16. Friday 8th November Headingley Carnegie, Leeds New Zealand v Papua New Guinea (B) 20:00

17. Saturday 9th November KC Stadium, Hull England v Fiji (A) 14:30

18. Saturday 9th November Thomond Park, Limerick Australia v Ireland (A) 20:00

19. Sunday 10th November The Gnoll, Neath Wales v Cook Islands (D) 14:00

20. Sunday 10th November The Shay, Halifax Tonga v Italy (C) 16:00

21. Monday 11th November Gilbert Brutus Stadium, Perpignan France v Samoa (B) 20:00*



Quarter-finals

22. Friday 15th November Headingley Carnegie, Leeds Winner B v Winner C (QF1) 20:00

23. Saturday 16th November Glyndŵr University RS, Wrexham Winner A v Winner D (QF2) 13:00

24. Saturday 16th November DW Stadium, Wigan Runner Up A v 3rd Place B (QF3) 20:00

25. Sunday 17th November Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Runner Up B v 3rd Place A (QF4) 15:00



Semi-finals

26. Saturday 23rd November Wembley Stadium, London Winner Q/F 1 v Winner Q/F 3 (SF1) 13:00

27. Saturday 23rd November Wembley Stadium, London Winner Q/F 2 v Winner Q/F 4 (SF2) 15:30



Final

28. Saturday 30th November Old Trafford, Manchester Winner S/F 1 v Winner S/F 2 14:30

Yes, momentum is really going to start building now with lots of things taking shape. Obviously I would encourage all RL fans to get to as many games as they can - which will vary according to where you live. For Warrington fans I'd like to highlight the following in particular, get booking your tickets! Group Games 1. Saturday 26th October Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Australia v England (A) 14Quarter-finals 25. Sunday 17th November Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Runner Up B v 3rd Place A (QF4) 15Semi-finals - the "Big Hit" 26. Saturday 23rd November Wembley Stadium, London Winner Q/F 1 v Winner Q/F 3 (SF1) 13Final 28. Saturday 30th November Old Trafford, Manchester Winner S/F 1 v Winner S/F 2 14:30 https://www.eticketing.co.uk/rlwc/default.aspx

Yes, momentum is really going to start building now with lots of things taking shape. Obviously I would encourage all RL fans to get to as many games as they can - which will vary according to where you live. For Warrington fans I'd like to highlight the following in particular, get booking your tickets! Group Games 1. Saturday 26th October Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Australia v England (A) 14Quarter-finals 25. Sunday 17th November Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Runner Up B v 3rd Place A (QF4) 15Semi-finals - the "Big Hit" 26. Saturday 23rd November Wembley Stadium, London Winner Q/F 1 v Winner Q/F 3 (SF1) 13Final 28. Saturday 30th November Old Trafford, Manchester Winner S/F 1 v Winner S/F 2 14:30 https://www.eticketing.co.uk/rlwc/default.aspx

Now that times are available I am going to start booking tickets. I am thinking of buying one a month to spread the cost, then buy the group games as and when the need dictates. I had a quick look at Final tickets earlier and it seems it is already difficult to get multiple tickets for a good spot. Best get on it ASAP!

Why are they playing the semis at wembley on separate dates?

Much better to play both on same say, crowd wise it may look embarrassing.

They are on the same day. 1300 and 1500 kick off times, like the four nations in 2011. Hopefully the West Coast Mainline won't break again!

Guaranteed engineering works that weekend...!

I often wonder whether Network Rail set their WCML engineering timetable using the Wembley events guide!

this all smacks of organisation by the RFL..its not what we expect........

I reckon I'll go to:

Sunday 27th October Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington New Zealand v Samoa (B) 18:00

Tuesday 5th November Leigh Sports Village, Leigh Tonga v Cook Islands (C/D) 20:00

Sunday 10th November The Gnoll, Neath Wales v Cook Islands (D) 14:00

Sunday 17th November Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Runner Up B v 3rd Place A (QF4) 15:00

Saturday 23rd November Wembley Stadium, London Winner Q/F 1 v Winner Q/F 3 (SF1) 13:00

Saturday 23rd November Wembley Stadium, London Winner Q/F 2 v Winner Q/F 4 (SF2) 15:30

Saturday 30th November Old Trafford, Manchester Winner S/F 1 v Winner S/F 2 14:30

and possibly depending upon weather:

Saturday 2nd November Langtree Park, St Helens Australia v Fiji (A) 20:00

Sunday 3rd November Glyndŵr University RS, Wrexham Wales v USA (D) 14:00

Saturday 16th November Glyndŵr University RS, Wrexham Winner A v Winner D (QF2) 13:00

Saturday 16th November DW Stadium, Wigan Runner Up A v 3rd Place B (QF3) 20:00


Really starting to look forward to it now. I was reading last week's Big League International Edition from Australia and the quality of players putting their hands up for teams such as Tonga, Fiji and the Cook Islands means that those teams are going to be very competitive and provide some exciting and physical rugby to watch.

I was also planning on seeing a few matches:

4. Sunday 27th October Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington New Zealand v Samoa (B) 18:00
5. Monday 28th October Spotland Stadium, Rochdale Fiji v Ireland (A) 20:00
9. Saturday 2nd November John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield England v Ireland (A) 14:30
14. Tuesday 5th November Leigh Sports Village, Leigh Tonga v Cook Islands (C/D) 20:00
15. Thursday 7th November Salford City Stadium, Salford Scotland v USA (C/D) 20:00
24. Saturday 16th November DW Stadium, Wigan Runner Up A v 3rd Place B (QF3) 20:00 (unless we win the group, in which case I'll go to Wrexham)
25. Sunday 17th November Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Runner Up B v 3rd Place A (QF4) 15:00
28. Saturday 30th November Old Trafford, Manchester Winner S/F 1 v Winner S/F 2 14:30

But having seen the kick off times, I'm contemplating on possibly a few more, adding:

10. Saturday 2nd November Langtree Park, St Helens Australia v Fiji (A) 20:00
11. Sunday 3rd November Glyndŵr University RS, Wrexham Wales v USA (D) 14:00
23. Saturday 16th November Glyndŵr University RS, Wrexham Winner A v Winner D (QF2) 13:00

Although I think cost due to the quantity could be an issue here...

A really enjoyable and successful evening last night, big well done to all concerned in organising it and running it. The as usual top quality Heathcotes catering provided us with a Samoan / NZ themed 4 course dinner, interspersed with interviews by MC for the night Brian Carney between each course with local players Paul Wellens, Jon Wilkin, Chris Riley and Jon Clarke. All spoke with humour, passion and insight into what it is to be a RL player, representing your country and the impact RL can have on lifestyle and the community.

Then we had a fantastic range of top raffle and auction prizes that raised a tremendous amount of money for the RLWC2013 Legacy Charity fund and saw many guests going home happy with what they had won.

Once well done to the organisers, to the MC and players and to all who came to enjoy the evening. If you missed this one - look out for the next one and don't miss out!

Are the £20 Category 3 tickets sold out for the HJ Double Header offer? Tried booking online, but an error message appears.

Is anyone volunteering for the world cup.