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Rugby admin England exit the Rugby League World Cup despite beating Papua New Guinea England's men's rugby league team have been eliminated from the World Cup at the group stage. A 34-12 victory over Papua New Guinea was not enough because the remaining qualification route depended on a highly unlikely result in Tonga's match with Samoa. Read story
Rugby Tonga punish England 30-12 in their Rugby League World Cup opener England opened the 2026 men's Rugby League World Cup with a 30-12 defeat by Tonga in Perth. Tonga led 10-0 at half-time and pulled away after the break through a more powerful carry game and sharper finishing near the line. Read story Rugby Exeter beat Newcastle 34-28 as Wade hits 100 Exeter secured a 34-28 win over Newcastle as Christian Wade reached 100 Premiership tries, with Immanuel Feyi-Waboso facing an injury scan. Read story

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Rugby admin England exit the Rugby League World Cup despite beating Papua New Guinea England's men's rugby league team have been eliminated from the World Cup at the group stage. A 34-12 victory over Papua New Guinea was not enough because the remaining qualification route depended on a highly unlikely result in Tonga's match with Samoa. Read Rugby admin Tonga punish England 30-12 in their Rugby League World Cup opener England opened the 2026 men's Rugby League World Cup with a 30-12 defeat by Tonga in Perth. Tonga led 10-0 at half-time and pulled away after the break through a more powerful carry game and sharper finishing near the line. Read Rugby admin Exeter beat Newcastle 34-28 as Wade hits 100 Exeter secured a 34-28 win over Newcastle as Christian Wade reached 100 Premiership tries, with Immanuel Feyi-Waboso facing an injury scan. Read Rugby admin Northampton Saints 71-48 Bath in 119-point match Northampton Saints scored 11 tries to beat Bath 71-48 in the second highest-scoring match in English top-flight rugby union history. Read Rugby admin New Zealand 50-19 Australia: Bledisloe Cup New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup with a 50-19 win over Australia at Eden Park, using a five-try second half to turn a close Test into a decisive result. Read Rugby admin Aoife Wafer misses Ireland’s South Africa Tests Aoife Wafer has been ruled out of Ireland’s WXV Global Series trip to face South Africa, with Ruth Campbell returning from injury in the 30-player squad. Read

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