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Ben Hunt volition commencement astatine hooker for Mal Meninga's Kangaroos successful their World Cup opener against Fiji, arsenic the squad statesman their run to support the trophy that they won 5 years ago.

The Dragons halfback has played No.9 with bully effect astatine State of Origin level, and has pipped Melbourne's hooker Harry Grant to starting spot.

James Tedesco volition commencement astatine fullback successful a superstar backline, with Josh Addo-Carr and Murray Tualagi connected the wings, Latrell Mitchell and Val Holmes successful the centres.

Cameron Munster partners Daly Cherry-Evans successful the halves with Nathan Cleary near out, portion Jake Trbojevic and Tino Fa'asuamaleaui volition commencement either broadside of Hunt successful the beforehand row.

Angus Crichton and Jeremiah Nanai are connected the edges with Cam Murray preferred to Isaah Yeo astatine fastener - Jack Wighton, Patrick Carrigan and Rueben Cotter articulation Grant connected the bench.

Meninga said each subordinate volition person a accidental to beryllium themselves successful the radical signifier earlier helium settles connected his champion 17 successful the knockouts.

Who is playing successful the Rugby League World Cup?

There are sixteen teams, divided into 4 groups.

Group A: England, Samoa, Greece, and France

Group B: Australia, Fiji, Italy, and Scotland

Group C: New Zealand, Ireland, Lebanon, and Jamaica

Group D: Tonga, Cook Islands, PNG, and Wales

You tin presumption the afloat database of squads here: Rugby League World Cup men's squads

When does the Rugby League World Cup start?

The tourney begins connected Sunday, October 16th (AEDT).

What clip are the games on?

Of course, the times aren't peculiarly palatable for Australian audiences. The opening fixture contiguous betwixt England and Samoa begins astatine 12.30am (AEDT), with Australia playing Fiji afterwards astatine 5.30am.

The remainder of the games are broadcast crossed 3 timeslots: 12.30am, 3am, and 5.30am.

The Kangaroos' different 2 radical signifier volition besides beryllium astatine 5.30am, connected October 22 against Scotland and October 30 against Italy.

Daylight savings in the UK really ends during the tourney truthful for the knockout stages the games volition beryllium astatine 1.30 and 6.30am instead.

The last volition beryllium connected November 20 astatine 3am.

How tin I ticker the Rugby League World Cup?

The games volition beryllium connected Fox Sports and Kayo.

Who is going to win?

Australia are steadfast favourites to assistance the trophy astatine $1.53 connected Sportsbet, up of New Zealand astatine $4.20, Samoa astatine $9.50, hosts England astatine $13 and Tonga astatine $15.

Every different squad is successful triple digits.

Who won the past Rugby League World Cup?

The Kangaroos won the past tourney successful 2017, arsenic good arsenic the 1 earlier that successful 2013. New Zealand won their lone World Cup backmost successful 2008, portion France won the inaugural tourney successful 1954, arsenic good arsenic the 1960 and 1972 iterations.

They are the lone 3 nations to triumph the World Cup.

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