Date: 25/11/17 (Photo Credit NRLPhotos)
Teams: Australia v England in 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final (RLWC)
Venue: Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
Date: 2nd December 2017
TV Kick-off time: 7pm AEST (Local Time), Brisbane (Australia – Queensland)
TV Kick-off time Brisbane (Australia – Queensland) Saturday, 2 December 2017 at 7:00:00 pm AEST
TV Kick-off time Sydney (Australia – New South Wales) Saturday, 2 December 2017 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT
TV Kick-off time Adelaide (Australia – South Australia) Saturday, 2 December 2017 at 7:30:00 pm ACDT
TV Kick-off time Perth (Australia – Western Australia) Saturday, 2 December 2017 at 5:00:00 pm AWST
TV Kick-off time Auckland (New Zealand) Saturday, 2 December 2017 at 10:00:00 pm NZDT
TV Kick-off time Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) Saturday, 2 December 2017 at 7:00:00 pm PGT
TV Kick-off time Toronto (Canada – Ontario) Saturday, 2 December 2017 at 4:00:00 am EST
TV Kick-off time London (United Kingdom – England) Saturday, 2 December 2017 at 9:00:00 am
TV Kick-off time New York (USA – New York) Saturday, 2 December 2017 at 4:00:00 am
TV Kick-off time Los Angeles (USA – California) Saturday, 2 December 2017 at 1:00:00 am
TV Kick-off time Suva (Fiji) Saturday, 2 December 2017 at 10:00:00 pm FJST
TV Kick-off time Paris (France – Île-de-France) Saturday, 2 December 2017 at 10:00:00 am CET
Overview: After five weeks of the Rugby League World Cup we are down to two teams. Australia and England will meet at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on the 2nd of December for the Rugby League World Cup Final.
The World Cup Final has had three nations on the honours roll since its inception in 1954. Australia have lifted the Trophy on ten occasions. Great Britain who have now split into the home nations have lifted the RLWC Trophy three times. New Zealand lifted the RLWC Trophy for the first time in 2008.
Buckle up and get ready for Saturday’s #RLWC2017 Final!#AUSvENG pic.twitter.com/ynowUkZWqU
— RLWC2017 (@RLWC2017) November 30, 2017
Australia will be looking to go back to back in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup after taking out the 2013 version. Australia will be odds on favorites to win the tournament when they take on England.
England are in the Rugby League World Cup Final for the first time in 22 years. Will England break a long drought and get over the Aussies in Brisbane? Bennett will need to work on England’s long history of 2nd half fade outs if the Poms want to lift the Rugby League World Cup for the first time since 1972.
World Cup Winners – Australia (10), Great Britain (3), New Zealand (1). (3 nations in Total)
ROLL OF HONOUR
Year: Winners / Runners-up – in Host Country
1954: Great Britain / France – in France
1957: Australia (1) / Great Britain – in Australia
1960: Great Britain (1) / Australia – in England
1968: Australia / France – in Australia and New Zealand
1970: Australia / Great Britain – in England
1972: Great Britain / Australia – in France
1975 (2): Australia (1) / England – worldwide
1977 (2): Australia / Great Britain – Australia and New Zealand
1985-88: Australia / New Zealand – worldwide
1989-92: Australia / Great Britain – worldwide
1995: Australia / England – in Great Britain
2000: Australia / New Zealand – in UK and France
2008: New Zealand / Australia – in Australia
2013: Australia / New Zealand – in UK and France
Note:
(1) No final played
(2) Competition known as World Series
For more information on the 2017 RLWC click here
2017 Rugby League World Cup Final teams
Team 1: Australia 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final
1 Billy SLATER
2 Dane GAGAI
3 Will CHAMBERS
4 Josh DUGAN
5 Valentine HOLMES
6 Michael MORGAN
7 Cooper CRONK
8 Aaron WOODS
9 Cameron SMITH (c)
10 David KLEMMER
11 Boyd CORDNER
12 Matt GILLETT
13 Josh MCGUIRE
14 Wade GRAHAM
15 Jordan MCLEAN
16 Reagan CAMPBELL-GILLARD
17 Tyson FRIZELL
18 Felise KAUFUSI
19 Tom TRBOJEVIC
20 Cameron MUNSTER
21 Ben HUNT
Team 2: England 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final
ENGLAND
1 Gareth WIDDOP
2 Jermaine MCGILLVARY
3 Kallum WATKINS
4 John BATEMAN
5 Ryan HALL
6 Kevin BROWN
7 Luke GALE
8 Chris HILL
9 James ROBY
10 James GRAHAM
16 Ben CURRIE
12 Elliott WHITEHEAD
11 Sam BURGESS (c)
14 Alex WALMSLEY
15 Thomas BURGESS
17 Chris HEIGHINGTON
18 Jonny LOMAX
19 Scott TAYLOR
20 George WILLIAMS
21 Mark PERCIVAL
