Shaun Wane names England squad for RLWC tournament opener : Thu Oct 13, 2022 11:10 am  

Shaun Wane names England squad for RLWC tournament opener England head coach Shaun Wane has named his 19-strong squad for Saturday's Rugby League World Cup tournament opener against Samoa at St James's Park, Newcastle (kick off 2.30pm). Skipper Sam Tomkins will enjoy his first taste of Rugby League World Cup action since the semi-final defeat by New Zealand at Wembley Stadium in 2013. The Catalans Dragons full back is one of five players with at least 20 England test caps to their name, alongside Tom Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Chris Hill (Huddersfield Giants), Kallum Watkins (Salford Red Devils) and Elliott Whitehead (Canberra Raiders). Burgess and Whitehead are among a six-strong NRL contingent which also includes Herbie Farnworth (Brisbane Broncos), Victor Radley (Sydney Roosters), Luke Thompson (Canterbury Bulldogs) and Dom Young (Newcastle Knights). READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Shaun Wane names England squad for RLWC tournament opener England head coach Shaun Wane has named his 19-strong squad for Saturday's Rugby League World Cup tournament opener against Samoa at St James's Park, Newcastle (kick off 2.30pm). Skipper Sam Tomkins will enjoy his first taste of Rugby League World Cup action since the semi-final defeat by New Zealand at Wembley Stadium in 2013. The Catalans Dragons full back is one of five players with at least 20 England test caps to their name, alongside Tom Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Chris Hill (Huddersfield Giants), Kallum Watkins (Salford Red Devils) and Elliott Whitehead (Canberra Raiders). Burgess and Whitehead are among a six-strong NRL contingent which also includes Herbie Farnworth (Brisbane Broncos), Victor Radley (Sydney Roosters), Luke Thompson (Canterbury Bulldogs) and Dom Young (Newcastle Knights). READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Re: Shaun Wane names England squad for RLWC tournament opene : Thu Oct 13, 2022 11:27 am  

Not enough Wigan players.

Re: Shaun Wane names England squad for RLWC tournament opene : Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:28 pm  

Micky mac over Ackers deary me..
Bachelor maybe needing the extra break?? that young man has been brilliant for saints

Great to see Watkins back in form. He won't let anyone down if he plays.

Re: Shaun Wane names England squad for RLWC tournament opene : Sun Oct 16, 2022 4:33 pm  

Mclorum hopefully played himself out the world Cup
I think he's terrible. Should never have even made the squad

Missed tackles, shocking slow passes often behind the man, and he is lazy

Re: Shaun Wane names England squad for RLWC tournament opene : Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:39 pm  

SouthStandRegular wrote:

Mclorum hopefully played himself out the world Cup
I think he's terrible. Should never have even made the squad

Missed tackles, shocking slow passes often behind the man, and he is lazy

And Englands top tackler was?

Re: Shaun Wane names England squad for RLWC tournament opene : Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:10 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

And Englands top tackler was?

topping the missed tackles chart too, i believe