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I thought I'd start a new official thread for once the World Cup proper starts this weekend. We've been using the squads thread but, that doesn't quite feel right now the real stuff is about to start.

Post Line-Ups, Results, Statistics, Tables etc. here.

First Round of matches are (All days and times AEDT starting from this Sunday 27/10):


Sun 12:30am



England

Australia

Millennium Stadium,
Cardiff


Sun 2:30am



Wales

Italy

Millennium Stadium,
Cardiff


Mon 3:00am



Papua New Guinea

France

MS3 Craven Park,
Hull


Mon 5:00am



New Zealand

Samoa

Halliwell Jones Stadium,
Warrington


Tue 7:00am



Fiji

Ireland

Spotland Stadium,
Rochdale


Wed 7:00am

C

Tonga

Scotland

Derwent Park,
Workington


Thu 7:00am



USA

Cook Islands

Memorial Stadium,

Rugby League World Cup 2013 organisers have confirmed today the match officials for all of the group games.

The Match Officials Appointments Panel consists of David Waite (Chairman), Daniel Anderson and Stuart Cummings.

The match officials appointed by the Match Officials Appointments Panel are:

From England: Phil Bentham, Richard Silverwood, Ben Thaler; James Child, Joe Cobb, Mark Craven, Robert Hicks, Chris Leatherbarrow, Tony Martin, Tim Roby, Clint Sharrad, George Stokes, Matt Thomason, Warren Turley

From Australia: Grant Atkins, Ben Cummins, Shayne Hayne, Ashley Klein

From New Zealand: Henry Perenara, Jamal Thompson

From France: Thierry Alibert, Jose Pereira

Matches will be played under the international laws of the game as of October 2013.

How does Hayne get a run, seriously????!!!!!!!!!!

Gareth Hock dropped from England's RLWC squad due to serious disciplinary breaches. Replaced by Brett Ferres.

Poor discipline ... just what Parramatta want.

Scooter wrote:Gareth Hock dropped from England's RLWC squad due to serious disciplinary breaches. Replaced by Brett Ferres.

Poor discipline ... just what Parramatta want.

Looks like Parra won't have to worry about him. Didn't realise he had officially pulled out of his Eels' deal. (I knew there was talk of it).

Rumour has it he did a Nate Myles and went to the toilet in a stairwell...but also rumours it involves two more players as well

Surprised it didn't involve biting given one of the players rumoured to be involved.

I have not heard any rumours. Spill please

I can only assume you mean the belmore mongrel

I have only heard rumours about who else was involved. I don't know the details of what happened. Originally it was rumoured that two other players - Graham and Hardaker - were involved. Then I heard McIlorum was also involved.

According to rumours all three players have been stood down from Saturday's match ... although only Graham would have been a certainty of being picked. So we will see if they announce the team minus Graham then the rumours are most likely to be true.

Samoa have reportedly made the following changes to their RLWC squad:
In: Mark Taufua, Junior Sa'u, Michael Sio
Out: Arden McCarthy, Masada Iosefa, Teofilo Lepou

No idea who replaced Asotasi in the squad.

Congratulations to Junior. You would assume Junior would definitely get picked to play against his old nation of NZ given Tim Lafai has been suspended for one match.

Australian team:

Billy Slater, Brett Morris, Brent Tate, Greg Inglis, Darius Boyd, Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk, Matthew Scott, Cameron Smith (capt), James Tamou, Greg Bird, Sam Thaiday, Paul Gallen (vc). Interchange: Robbie Farah, Andrew Fifita, Luke Lewis, Corey Parker, Jarryd Hayne, Nate Myles. (two to be omitted)

Sheenius selections picking Farah. It shouldn't be that hard selecting a team ffs.

hmmm, those rumours regarding Graham being involved in the Hock incident are looking a bit stronger, he's not in the squad to play us this weekend.

England: Ablett, G.Burgess, S.Burgess, T.Burgess, Burrow, Charnley, Chase, Cudjoe, Farrell, Ferres, Hall, Hill, Mossop, Roby, Sinfield(c), Tomkins, Watkins, Westwood, Widdop (2 to be omitted).

Wales: N Budworth (Moranbah Miners), R Divorty (Halifax), G Dudson (Wigan), J Emmitt (Salford), B Evans (Bradford), R Evans (Warrington), B Flower (Wigan), T Frizell (St George Illawarra), J James (Salford), E Kear (Bradford), C Kopzcak (Huddersfield, capt), R Lloyd (Wigan), P Lupton (Workington), L Patrick (Huddersfield), M Seamark (Wynnum Manly), A Walker (St Helens), I Webster (Central Queensland Capras), L White (Widnes), R Williams (Warrington).

Italy: A Minichiello (Sydney Roosters, capt); J Mantellato (Newcastle), J Tedesco (Wests Tigers), A Guerra (Sydney Roosters), C Centrone (North Sydney); B Falcone (Souths Logan), R Ghietti (Northern Pride); A Laffranchi (St Helens), D Parata (Parramatta), P Vaughan (Canberra), M Minichiello (Gold Coast), C Ciraldo (Penrith), J Riethmuller (North Queensland).

Interchange (from): S Gardel (Souths Logan), R Tramonte (Windsor), B Santi (Wests Tigers), R Nasso (Avignon), T McCann (Tweed Heads), G Hiscox (Central Capras).

NZ squad for match v Samoa

Jersey
Name
Club
Kiwi #
Tests
1
Josh Hoffman
Brisbane Broncos
773
3
2
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Sydney Roosters
-
-
3
Dean Whare
Penrith Panthers
776
2
4
Bryson Goodwin
South Sydney Rabbitohs
752
4
5
Manu Vatuvei
Vodafone Warriors
720
20
6
Kieran Foran (Vice-captain)
Manly Sea Eagles
757
9
7
Shaun Johnson
Vodafone Warriors
774
2
8
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
Sydney Roosters
755
12
9
Issac Luke
South Sydney Rabbitohs
749
23
10
Jesse Bromwich
Melbourne Storm
775
3
11
Frank Pritchard
Canterbury Bulldogs
718
24
12
Sonny Bill Williams
Sydney Roosters
706
7
13
Simon Mannering (Captain)
Vodafone Warriors
731
30
14
Elijah Taylor
Vodafone Warriors
770
4
15
Sam Kasiano
Canterbury Bulldogs
777
1
16
Sam Moa
Sydney Roosters
-
-
17
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala
Sydney Roosters
754
9
18
Greg Eastwood
Canterbury Bulldogs
737
18
19
Ben Matulino
Vodafone Warriors
756
14