Australia Rugby League World Cup 2022 Team Squad, Fixtures

Australia Rugby League World Cup 2022 Team Squad – Australia is set to compete in the Rugby League World Cup 2022, after being crowned champions at the last tournament in 2017. The Kangaroos will be looking to defend their title and add to their record haul of World Cup victories, which currently stands at twelve.

Australia has been drawn in Group B for the tournament, alongside Fiji, Scotland and Italy. They will open their campaign against Fiji at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on October 15th before facing Scotland at Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry on October 21st. Their final group game is against Italy in Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens on 29th October.

Australia is expected to be one of the favourites for the title, alongside England and New Zealand. However, they will face some tough competition from other teams including Tonga, who reached the semi-finals in 2017.

Also Read: England Team Squad | New Zealand Team Squad | Ireland Team Squad

Australia Rugby League World Cup 2022
Australia Rugby League World Cup 2022

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Australia Rugby League World Cup 2022 Team Squad

Australia is a team to beat at the upcoming Rugby League World Cup 2022. Having won the 12 editions out of 16 played so far, the team is looking for their thirteenth title. The Rugby League World Cup 2022 squads will be announced in the next few days. The team will be announced under the leadership of TBD and will be coached by Mal Meninga.

Player Pos.
James Tedesco Fullback
Josh Addo-Carr Wing
Nick Cotric Wing
Latrell Mitchell Centre
Jack Wighton Centre
Luke Keary Five-eighth
Cameron Munster Five-eighth
Daly Cherry-Evans Halfback
Ben Hunt Halfback
Payne Haas Prop
David Klemmer Prop
Josh Papalii Prop
Paul Vaughan Prop
Damien Cook Hooker
Boyd Cordner (Captain) Second-row
Tyson Frizell Second-row
Wade Graham Second-row
Cameron Murray Lock
Jake Trbojevic Lock

Australia Rugby League World Cup 2022 Fixtures

The Australian team is part of Group B along with Fiji, Scotland and Italy. The Australian team will kick off their campaign against Fiji on October 15th before facing Scotland on October 21st and Italy on 29th October 2022. It does not seem hard for Australia to clear the group stages. 

Date Fixture Time (BST) Venue
Sat Oct 15 Australia vs Fiji 7:30 pm Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Fri Oct 21 Australia vs Scotland 7:30 pm Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Sat Oct 29 Australia vs Italy 2:30 pm Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens

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