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2017 Rugby League World Cup
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2017 (2017) World Cup ()
Number of teams
14 (22 qualifying)
Host countries
Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Winner
Australia (11th title)
Matches played
28
Attendance
382,080 (13,646 per match)
Points scored
1264 (45.14 per match)
Tries scored
230 (8.21 per match)
Top scorer
Cameron Smith (50)
Top try scorer
Valentine Holmes (12)
Tournaments
< 2013
2021 >
The 2017 Rugby League World Cup was the fifteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and took place in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea between 27 October and 2 December 2017.[1]
Contents
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1 Host selection
2 Qualification
3 Teams
4 Match officials
5 Pre-tournament matches
6 Venues
6.1 Australia
6.2 New Zealand
6.3 Papua New Guinea
7 Group stage
7.1 Group A
7.2 Group B
7.3 Group C
7.4 Group D
7.5 Inter-group matches
8 Knockout stage
8.1 Quarter-finals
8.1.1 Australia vs Samoa
8.1.2 Tonga vs Lebanon
8.1.3 New Zealand vs Fiji
8.1.4 England vs Papua New Guinea
8.2 Semi-finals
8.2.1 Australia vs Fiji
8.2.2 Tonga vs England
8.3 Final: Australia vs England
9 Try scorers
10 Attendances
11 Criticism and controversy
12 Media coverage
13 References
14 External links
Host selection[edit]
See also: Rugby League World Cup hosts
At the 2010 Rugby League International Federation executive meeting, the New Zealand Rugby League made an early submission to co-host the 2017 tournament with Australia.[2] The Rugby League World Cup was last held in Australia in 2008.[3]
Two formal bids were subsequently received by the RLIF before a November 2012 deadline; the co-host bid from Australia and New Zealand and a bid from South Africa.[4][5][6] On 19 February 2014, it was announced that the joint bid from Australia and New Zealand had won hosting rights.[7]
Michael Brown, the CEO of several big name Australian sporting franchises and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, was originally appointed CEO of the World Cup in 2015, but resigned less than a year later due to 'workload' and 'homesickness'.[8] He was replaced by Andrew Hill.[9]
Qualification[edit]
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying
It was announced on 3 August 2014 that 7 of the 8 quarter-finalists from the last World Cup would qualify automatically for the 2017 tournament; hosts Australia and New Zealand, plus England, Fiji, France, Samoa and Scotland. The USA, who were also 2013 quarter-finalists, were denied automatic qualification after a long-running internal governance dispute saw their RLIF membership temporarily suspended in 2014; later, once the matter was resolved, they were accepted into the qualification process. Papua New Guinea were initially set to be involved in the qualifying competition but were later granted automatic qualification, due to becoming co-hosts of the tournament. In addition to the eight automatic qualifiers, the remaining six spots will come from four different qualification zones; three from Europe, one from Asia/Pacific, one from Americas and one from Middle East/Africa.[10]
Tonga were the first team to qualify from the qualification stage after winning the Asian-Pacific play-off. Lebanon were the second team to qualify from the qualification stage, after winning the Middle East-African play-off. The USA were the third team to qualify, winning the Americas qualification group.
Teams[edit]
See also: 2017 Rugby League World Cup squads
Team
Captain
Coach
RLIF
rank
Previous appearances
Previous
Best World Cup Result
Qualification
Australia Cameron Smith Mal Meninga 1 14 (list) Winners (10 times) Co-hosts
England Sean O'Loughlin Wayne Bennett 3 05 !5 (1975, 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013) Runners-up (1975, 1995); Winners (as part of Great Britain) 3 times 2013 semi-finalists
Fiji Kevin Naiqama Mick Potter 7 04 !4 (1995, 2000, 2008, 2013) Semi-finals (2008, 2013) 2013 semi-finalists
France Théo Fages Aurélien Cologni 6 14 (list) Runners-up (1954, 1968) 2013 quarter-finalists
Ireland Liam Finn Mark Aston 8 03 !3 (2000, 2008, 2013) Quarter-finals (2000, 2008); Winners (as part of Great Britain) 3 times European qualifying group 2 winner
Italy Mark Minichiello Cameron Ciraldo 12 01 !1 (2013) Group stage (2013) European qualifying play-off winner
Lebanon Robbie Farah Brad Fittler 18 01 !1 (2000) Group Stage (2000) Middle East-Africa play-off winner
New Zealand Adam Blair David Kidwell 2 14 (list) Winners (2008) Co-hosts
Papua New Guinea David Mead Michael Marum 16 06 !6 (list) Quarter-finals (2000) Co-hosts
Samoa Frank Pritchard Matt Parish 5 04 !4 (1995, 2000, 2008, 2013, 2017) Quarter-finals (2000, 2013) 2013 quarter-finalists
Scotland Danny Brough Steve McCormack 4 03 !3 (2000, 2008, 2013) Quarter-finals (2013); Winners (as part of Great Britain) 3 times 2013 quarter-finalists
Tonga Sika Manu Kristian Woolf 11 04 !4 (1995, 2000, 2008, 2013) Group Stage (1995, 2000, 2008, 2013) Asia-Pacific play-off winner
United States Mark Offerdahl Brian McDermott 10 01 !1 (2013) Quarter-finals (2013) Americas qualifying group winner
Wales Craig Kopczak John Kear 9 04 !4 (1975, 1995, 2000, 2013) Semi-finals (1995, 2000); Winners (as part of Great Britain) 3 times European qualifying group 1 winner
Match officials[edit]
See also: Category:Rugby League World Cup referees
The match officials will be headed by Tony Archer and three coaches: Steve Ganson, Russell Smith and Luke Watts.[11]
Australia: Grant Atkins, Chris Butler, Matt Cecchin, Steve Chiddy, Ben Cummins, Adam Gee, Ashley Klein, Jared Maxwell, David Munro, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Belinda Sleeman, Jon Stone, Bernard Sutton, Chris Sutton, Gerard Sutton, Michael Wise
England: Phil Bentham, James Child, Mark Craven, Robert Hicks, Chris Kendall, Scott Mikalauskas, Liam Moore, Tim Roby, Ben Thaler
New Zealand: Chris McMillan, Henry Perenara
Pre-tournament matches[edit]
Before the World Cup it was announced that France would face Jamaica in Perpignan,[12] England would take on the Combined Affiliated States in Perth,[13] Lebanon would take on Niue in Leichhardt,[14] and Australia, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea would compete in a tri-series in Suva, with each game lasting 40 minutes.[15] The Australian Combined Affiliated States team will be composed of players from the Northern Territory, South Australian, Victorian and Western Australian state rugby league competitions. Malta will face Italy at Marconi Stadium in Bossley Park, a suburb of Sydney.[16]
23 September 2017 Papua New Guinea PMXIII 8–48 Australia PMXIII National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
8 October 2017 Malta 24–24 Italy Marconi Stadium, Sydney
13 October 2017 Country U23s 26–40 Samoa McDonald's Park, Wagga Wagga
13 October 2017 France 34–12 Jamaica Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan
14 October 2017 Fiji 0–10 Papua New Guinea ANZ National Stadium, Suva
14 October 2017 Australia 20–4 Papua New Guinea ANZ National Stadium, Suva
14 October 2017 Fiji 0–18 Australia ANZ National Stadium, Suva
14 October 2017 Lebanon 32–16 Niue Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
20 October 2017 Country U23s 50–14 Scotland Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina
20 October 2017 Italy 6–16 Tonga Callendar Park, Cairns
20 October 2017 Combined Affiliated States 12–74 England Perth Oval, Perth
Venues[edit]
Main article: Rugby League World Cup venues
It was announced in October 2014 that negotiations were being held for Papua New Guinea to host matches.[17] The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League presented to the RLIF in September 2015, requesting to host three matches.[18] In October 2015 it was confirmed that Papua New Guinea would host three matches in the group stage.[19]
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne will host the opening game between Australia and England while Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane will host the World Cup Final.[20]
Australia[edit]
Brisbane
Sydney
Melbourne
Townsville
Brisbane Stadium Sydney Football Stadium Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Townsville Stadium
Capacity: 52,500 Capacity: 45,500 Capacity: 30,050 Capacity: 26,500
Townsville
Brisbane
Cairns
Darwin
Sydney
Canberra
Melbourne
Perth
Canberra
Perth
Cairns
Darwin
Canberra Stadium Perth Rectangular Stadium Barlow Park Darwin Stadium
Capacity: 25,011 Capacity: 20,500 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 12,000
New Zealand[edit]
Wellington
Auckland
Wellington Regional Stadium Mount Smart Stadium
Capacity: 34,500 Capacity: 30,000
Wellington
Auckland
Christchurch
Hamilton
Hamilton
Christchurch
Waikato Stadium[21] Christchurch Stadium
Capacity: 25,800 Capacity: 18,000
Papua New Guinea[edit]
Port Moresby
National Football Stadium
Capacity: 14,800
Port Moresby
Group stage[edit]
The draw was undertaken at the launch of the event in Auckland on 19 July 2016[22] and involved the same four group format as the 2013 tournament. The first two groups are made up of four teams whilst the other two groups feature three teams each. The top three teams in the first two groups and the winners of the two smaller groups will qualify for the quarter-finals. Group play will involve a round robin in the larger groups, and a round robin in the smaller groups with an additional inter-group game for each team so all teams will play three group games.[20]
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Australia
England
France
Lebanon
New Zealand
Samoa
Scotland
Tonga
Ireland
Papua New Guinea
Wales
Fiji
Italy
United States
Key to colours in pool tables
v
t
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Advances to knockout stage and qualifies for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup
Group A[edit]
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/−
Pts
Australia 3 3 0 0 104 10 +94 6
England 3 2 0 1 69 34 +35 4
Lebanon 3 1 0 2 39 81 –42 2
France 3 0 0 3 30 117 –87 0
27 October 2017 Australia 18–4 England Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
29 October 2017 France 18–29 Lebanon Canberra Stadium, Canberra
3 November 2017 Australia 52–6 France Canberra Stadium, Canberra
4 November 2017 England 29–10 Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
11 November 2017 Australia 34–0 Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
12 November 2017 England 36–6 France Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
Group B[edit]
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group B
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/−
Pts
Tonga 3 3 0 0 110 44 +66 6
New Zealand 3 2 0 1 134 42 +92 4
Samoa 3 0 1 2 40 84 –44 1
Scotland 3 0 1 2 24 138 –114 1
28 October 2017 New Zealand 38–8 Samoa Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
29 October 2017 Scotland 4–50 Tonga Barlow Park, Cairns
4 November 2017 New Zealand 74–6 Scotland Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
4 November 2017 Samoa 18–32 Tonga Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
11 November 2017 New Zealand 22–28 Tonga Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
11 November 2017 Samoa 14–14 Scotland Barlow Park, Cairns
Group C[edit]
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/−
Pts
Papua New Guinea 3 3 0 0 128 12 +116 6
Ireland 3 2 0 1 76 32 +44 4
Wales 3 0 0 3 18 156 –138 0
28 October 2017 Papua New Guinea 50–6 Wales National Football Stadium, Port Moresby,
5 November 2017 Papua New Guinea 14–6 Ireland National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
12 November 2017 Wales 6–34 Ireland Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
Group D[edit]
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group D
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/−
Pts
Fiji 3 3 0 0 168 28 +140 6
Italy 3 1 0 2 68 74 –6 2
United States 3 0 0 3 12 168 –156 0
28 October 2017 Fiji 58–12 United States Townsville Stadium, Townsville
5 November 2017 Italy 46–0 United States Townsville Stadium, Townsville
10 November 2017 Fiji 38–10 Italy Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Inter-group matches[edit]
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup inter-group matches
29 October 2017 Ireland 36–12 Italy Barlow Park, Cairns
5 November 2017 Fiji 72–6 Wales Townsville Stadium, Townsville
12 November 2017 Papua New Guinea 64–0 United States National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Knockout stage[edit]
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage
Three teams from each of Groups A and B and one team from each of Groups C and D advanced to the quarter-finals. All quarter-finalists automatically qualified for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[23] The quarter-final fixture were finalised at the conclusion of the pool stages, to ensure that Australia played in Darwin on 17 November and New Zealand in Wellington on 18 November.[24]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
17 November – Darwin
Australia 46
24 November – Brisbane
Samoa 0
Australia 54
18 November – Wellington
Fiji 6
New Zealand 2
2 December – Brisbane
Fiji 4
Australia 6
18 November – Christchurch
England 0
Tonga 24
25 November – Auckland
Lebanon 22
Tonga 18
19 November – Melbourne
England 20
England 36
Papua New Guinea 6
Quarter-finals[edit]
Australia vs Samoa[edit]
17 November 2017
19:00 ACST (UTC+9:30)
Australia
46 – 0
Samoa
Tries:
Holmes (9', 17', 51', 57', 74') 5
Morgan (31', 36') 2
Slater (24') 1
Goals:
Smith 7/8
(10', 19', 26', 33', 38', 53', 58') 1st: 30 – 0
2nd: 16 – 0
Darwin Stadium, Darwin
Attendance: 13,473
Referee/s: Phil Bentham (England)
Man of the Match: Valentine Holmes (Australia)
Tonga vs Lebanon[edit]
18 November 2017
17:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Tonga
24 – 22
Lebanon
Tries:
Fusitu'a (19', 33') 2
Lolohea (4') 1
Hopoate (23') 1
Goals:
Hingano 4/5
(5', 24', 34', 53' pen) 1st: 22 – 16
2nd: 2 – 6 Tries:
2 (40', 69') Miski
1 (9') Doueihi
1 (30') Elias
Goals:
3/4 Moses
(10', 31', 70')
Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 8,309
Referee/s: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Man of the Match: Mitchell Moses (Lebanon)
New Zealand vs Fiji[edit]
18 November 2017
19:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
New Zealand
2 – 4
Fiji
Goals:
Johnson 1/1
(45' pen) 1st: 0 – 2
2nd: 2 – 2 Goals:
1/1 Koroisau
(15' pen)
1/1 Milne
(62' pen)
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 12,713
Referee/s: Matt Cecchin (Australia)
Man of the Match: Kevin Naiqama (Fiji)
England vs Papua New Guinea[edit]
19 November 2017
16:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
England
36 – 6
Papua New Guinea
Tries:
McGillvary (13', 20') 2
Watkins (68', 72') 2
Walmsley (33') 1
Currie (56') 1
Hall (79') 1
Goals:
Widdop 4/7
(34', 57', 69', 80') 1st: 14 – 0
2nd: 22 – 6 Tries:
1 (60') Lo
Goals:
1/1 Martin
(61')
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,563
Referee/s: James Child (England)
Man of the Match: Jermaine McGillvary (England)
Semi-finals[edit]
Australia vs Fiji[edit]
24 November 2017
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia
54 – 6
Fiji
Tries:
Holmes (18', 24', 42', 51', 65', 75') 6
Gagai (31', 69') 2
Slater (14', 48') 2
Goals:
Smith 7/10
(15', 19', 33', 43', 49', 53', 67') 1st: 22 – 2
2nd: 32 – 4 Tries:
1 (59') Vunivalu
Goals:
1/2 Koroisau
(7' pen)
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 22,073
Referee/s: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Man of the Match: Cameron Smith (Australia)
Tonga vs England[edit]
25 November 2017
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Tonga
18 – 20
England
Tries:
Pangai Junior (73') 1
Havili (76') 1
Lolohea (77') 1
Goals:
Taukeiaho 3/3
(73', 76, 77') 1st: 0 – 12
2nd: 18 – 8 Tries:
1 (11') McGillvary
1 (16') Widdop
1 (68') Bateman
Goals:
4/4 Widdop
(12, 17, 50 pen, 69)
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 30,003
Referee/s: Matt Cecchin (Australia)
Man of the Match: Gareth Widdop (England)
Final: Australia vs England[edit]
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final
2 December 2017
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia
6 – 0
England
Tries:
Cordner (15')
Goals:
Smith 1/1
(16') 1st: 6 – 0
2nd: 0 – 0
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 40,033
Referee/s: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Man of the Match: Boyd Cordner (Australia)
Try scorers[edit]
12
Valentine Holmes
9
Suliasi Vunivalu
7
Jermaine McGillvary
5
Billy Slater
David Fusitu'a
Michael Jennings
4
Dane Gagai
Wade Graham
Cameron Munster
Taane Milne
David Mead
Justin Olam
3
Kallum Watkins
Viliame Kikau
Kevin Naiqama
Henry Raiwalui
Liam Kay
Nene Macdonald
Peta Hiku
Te Maire Martin
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Tuimoala Lolohea
2
Boyd Cordner
Josh Dugan
Michael Morgan
John Bateman
Gareth Widdop
Jarryd Hayne
Marcelo Montoya
Bastien Ader
Oliver Roberts
James Tedesco
Joseph Tramontana
Adam Doueihi
Abbas Miski
Travis Robinson
Shaun Johnson
Jason Nightingale
Jordan Rapana
Watson Boas
Lachlan Lam
Garry Lo
Rhyse Martin
Will Hopoate
Peni Terepo
Daniel Tupou
1
Tyson Frizell
Tom Trbojevic
Matt Gillett
Tom Burgess
Ben Currie
James Graham
Ryan Hall
Mark Percival
Stefan Ratchford
Alex Walmsley
Kane Evans
Salesi Junior Fainga'a
Joe Lovodua
Ben Nakubuwai
Brayden Wiliame
Akuila Uate
Eloni Vunakece
Damien Cardace
Benjamin Garcia
Mark Kheirallah
Kyle Amor
Liam Finn
George King
Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook
Michael McIlorum
Michael Morgan
Api Pewhairangi
Joe Philbin
Justin Castellaro
Mason Cerruto
Ryan Ghietti
Josh Mantellato
Nathan Milone
Paul Vaughan
Anthony Layoun
James Elias
Nick Kassis
Mitchell Moses
Jason Wehbe
Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Kenny Bromwich
Issac Liu
Kodi Nikorima
Russell Packer
Brad Takairangi
Joseph Tapine
Elijah Taylor
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Dean Whare
Paul Aiton
Wellington Albert
James Segeyaro
Rod Griffin
Stargroth Amean
Kato Ottio
Tim Lafai
Ken Maumalo
Joseph Paulo
Junior Paulo
Ben Roberts
Jazz Tevaga
Young Tonumaipea
Matthew Wright
Danny Addy
Frankie Mariano
Oscar Thomas
Lewis Tierney
Ata Hingano
Manu Ma'u
Sika Manu
Ben Murdoch-Masila
Jason Taumalolo
Tevita Pangai Junior
Siliva Havili
Matt Shipway
Junior Vaivai
Regan Grace
Morgan Knowles
Ben Morris
Attendances[edit]
Date
Match
Venue
Location
Attendance
27 October 2017 Australia England Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Melbourne 22,724
28 October 2017 Papua New Guinea Wales National Football Stadium Port Moresby 14,800
28 October 2017 New Zealand Samoa Mount Smart Stadium Auckland 17,857
28 October 2017 Fiji United States Townsville Stadium Townsville 5,103
29 October 2017 Ireland Italy Barlow Park Cairns 9,216
Scotland Tonga
29 October 2017 France Lebanon Canberra Stadium Canberra 5,492
3 November 2017 Australia France Canberra Stadium Canberra 12,293
4 November 2017 New Zealand Scotland Christchurch Stadium Christchurch 12,130
4 November 2017 Samoa Tonga Waikato Stadium Hamilton 18,156
4 November 2017 England Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 10,237
5 November 2017 Papua New Guinea Ireland National Football Stadium Port Moresby 14,800
5 November 2017 Italy United States Townsville Stadium Townsville 7,732
Fiji Wales
10 November 2017 Fiji Italy Canberra Stadium Canberra 6,733
11 November 2017 New Zealand Tonga Waikato Stadium Hamilton 24,041
11 November 2017 Samoa Scotland Barlow Park Cairns 4,309
11 November 2017 Australia Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 21,127
12 November 2017 Papua New Guinea United States National Football Stadium Port Moresby 14,800
12 November 2017 Wales Ireland Perth Rectangular Stadium Perth 14,744
England France
17 November 2017 Australia Samoa Darwin Stadium Darwin 13,473
18 November 2017 Tonga Lebanon Christchurch Stadium Christchurch 8,309
18 November 2017 New Zealand Fiji Wellington Regional Stadium Wellington 12,713
19 November 2017 England Papua New Guinea Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Melbourne 10,563
24 November 2017 Australia Fiji Brisbane Stadium Brisbane 22,073
25 November 2017 Tonga England Mount Smart Stadium Auckland 30,003
2 December 2017 Australia England Brisbane Stadium Brisbane 40,033
Criticism and controversy[edit]
The lack of games in New South Wales, the heartland of rugby league in Australia, drew some criticism. Only one of the 13 confirmed tournament venues was in New South Wales (Sydney Football Stadium) and it is only hosting two group-stage fixtures, both featuring Lebanon. This was due to the refusal of the New South Wales Government to bid for hosting rights. Despite the so-called 'Sydney Cup snub', the RLWC organisers backed their decision and the venues they were using.[25]
In the buildup to the Samoa vs. Tonga game in Hamilton, controversy occurred after fans from both countries were caught having brawls in South Auckland. At least 6 people were arrested from the brawls resulting in a massive security increase for the game. Both teams, celebrities, and police urged fans to calm down.[26] Following the results of the controversial incident, a Tongan Advisory Council member lashed out at organisers, saying that this tournament is poorly organised compared to the 2011 Rugby World Cup, mentioning that Rugby World Cup organisers engaged with community groups 18 months beforehand, whereas this tournament was "scrambled around".[27]
After Scotland's 68 point thrashing to New Zealand in Christchurch, captain Danny Brough, Sam Brooks, and Jonathan Walker were sent home for violating code of conduct after being all deemed too 'intoxicated' for their team's flight to Cairns for Scotland's next game against Samoa. Italian players James Tedesco and Shannon Wakeman are under investigation by the World Cup integrity unit for a brawl at a Cairns nightclub.[28]
Media coverage[edit]
Seven Network was the Australian and worldwide host broadcaster, winning the rights for the event in July 2016, beating the likes of Foxtel and Optus.[29]
Country or region
Broadcaster
Broadcasting
Ref.
Australia Seven Network All 28 matches live (via Channel 7, 7mate, or streamed from the 7Live app) [30]
Austria
Germany
Switzerland ProSieben MAXX 6 matches live [31]
Fiji Fiji One All 28 matches live [32]
France beIN Sports All 28 matches live [33]
Hong Kong PCCW All 28 matches live [34]
Ireland eir Sports All 28 matches live [35]
Japan DAZN All 28 matches live [34]
Malaysia Astro All 28 matches live [34]
Middle East OSN Sports All 28 matches live [34]
New Zealand Sky Sport All 28 matches live [36]
Papua New Guinea EM TV All 28 matches live [37]
United Kingdom BBC Sport All England matches live; Ireland, Wales and Scotland matches delayed; highlights from all 28 matches [38]
Premier Sports 27 matches Live (Delayed coverage of NZ vs Tonga due to football match) [39]
United States Fox Sports All USA matches and knockout matches live [34]
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