LIVE: Massive call confirmed on league World Cup

The Rugby League World Cup has been posponed to 2026 aft France pulled retired of hosting the 2025 editions, with the tourney to beryllium held successful the confederate hemisphere.

The alteration was confirmed aft International Rugby League released a program for Test shot until 2030.

Also included successful the program is simply a women's World Cup to beryllium held arsenic a standalone lawsuit successful 2028.

Traditional Ashes clashes betwixt Australia and England volition besides return, including Kangaroos tours of the UK.

It remains unclear precisely what fixtures volition instrumentality spot astatine the extremity of the existent season, but plans are successful spot for 2 tri-series tournaments: 1 with Australia, New Zealand and Samoa, portion the 2nd volition diagnostic Papua New Guinea, Fiji and the Cook Islands.

Jess Sergis remains retired connected the field, but she looks good beneath 100 per cent.

The Roosters trainers proceed to cheque up connected her down play arsenic she winces clip and clip again and limps astir the park.

Interestingly it looks to beryllium her near genu that's strapped up alternatively than her hamstring, which she has had immoderate occupation with.

"I deliberation the manager needs to get the updated accusation from the trainer archetypal and tin marque the champion determination possible," Sims says connected commentary.

"She won't privation to spell off, she ne'er does," Ferguson adds.

Nine's sideline newsman Marlee Silva says she's been told it's a bony bruise successful Sergis' near genu that she's managing.

The Dragons are inactive scoreless arsenic we attack the 20-minute mark, but they've enjoyed a bully spot since the Roosters' 2nd try.

After mounting up the opening effort for the Roosters, Taryn Aitken sidesteps her mode done the Dragons defence for the second!

It's a nightmare commencement for the Dragons astatine the SCG.

"You speech astir strength, she got perfectly pumped successful the play before," Allana Ferguson says connected Nine's coverage.

"That's wherefore she's truthful dangerous. She's getting a batch close astatine the moment."

Jocelyn Kelleher makes it 2 conversions from 2 and the Roosters are retired to an aboriginal 12-point lead.

The Roosters onslaught archetypal conscionable minutes into this one!

It's a superb walk from Taryn Aitken which sets up an casual effort for Isabelle Kelly aft she drew the defence successful perfectly, clearing the mode for her teammates.

"This is really, truly disciplined tally signifier from the Roosters," Ruan Sims says connected commentary for Nine.

Meanwhile, much bully quality for the Roosters, with Sergis having that near limb taped up and continuing connected retired there.

The Roosters person wasted a terrific tally from Jess Sergis, hamstring wounded and all!

The prima centre went truthful adjacent to the opening effort of this match, but past the shot is thrown distant carelessly.

More worryingly for the Roosters, Sergis looks similar she might've aggravated that hamstring wounded successful the run.

We're disconnected and moving astatine the SCG arsenic the Roosters instrumentality connected the Dragons!

The Roosters footwear disconnected truthful the Dragons person archetypal usage of the footy.

Both sides coming into this lucifer with a 1-1 grounds truthful acold this season.

Andrew Johns has tipped his apical 8 and it does not bode good for the Sea Eagles, who are placed 10th connected the ladder and are 1 constituent down eighth with 5 games remaining.

The Sea Eagles' finals chances volition beryllium slim if they don't bushed the Roosters astatine the SCG tonight.

When Johns was asked for his apical 8 connected Wide World of Sports' Freddy and The Eighth this week, helium rattled off: Penrith, Brisbane, the Warriors, South Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Newcastle and North Queensland.

"Keep that, kids astatine home," Johns said.

"On the weekend, idiosyncratic was tipping the Titans and helium (Fittler) was laughing astatine maine connected air," helium added, pointing to Fittler and chuckling.

Hello and invited to Wide World of Sports' unrecorded blog of Thursday night's NRL and NRLW action.

The NRLW volition footwear disconnected the nighttime with a clash betwixt the Roosters and Dragons astatine the SCG, earlier the NRL circular gets underway with a crippled betwixt the Roosters and Sea Eagles astatine the aforesaid venue.

Follow on for the latest scores, results and talking points!