2008 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP NEWS  

Jetstar takes World Cup to the skies
Australian coach Ricky Stuart and Darren Lockyer have joined Jetstar to help the 2008 Rugby League World Cup take to the skies in Brisbane today on the eve of the final countdown to the tournament.... [More]
 
Dragons Add Flame to Fiji World Cup Preparations
St George Illawarra Dragons staff arrived in Fiji yesterday to help Vodafone Fiji Bati in preparation for the touring Australian Affliated States match on June 17 at the National Stadium.... [More]
 
Test and City Country to use Int Rules
The Australian Rugby League has today announced the Centenary Test and this year's City v Country Origin will be played under international rules.... [More]
 
World Cup aspirations for England
England heads a group of nine nations hoping to destroy Australia’s Centenary celebrations at their final hurdle – the 2008 World Cup.... [More]
 
ARL clarifies World Cup eligibility
Australian Rugby League Chief Executive, Mr Geoff Carr, believes the 2008 Rugby League World Cup is already proving an emotional challenge for a number of Australian based players who are yet to formally declare their international status.... [More]
 
Where to buy your RLWC tickets
Tickets for all 2008 Rugby League World Cup matches are now on sale. Read on for details.... [More]
 
WC tickets on sale
As tickets go on sale today for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, the competing nations have gathered in England for the last time before heading to Australia in October 2008.... [More]
 
Watch the WC Qualifiers
Rugby League fans in Britain New Zealand and Australia will from this weekend be able to watch the final qualifying stages for next year’s World Cup in Australia.... [More]
 
World Cup to go live to England
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup has received further recognition with the decision from Britain’s Sky Sports to commit to live coverage of all 18 matches of next year’s tournament as well as five of next month’s qualifying matches.... [More]
 
Five ARL teams take to NZ
An abundance of Australian Rugby League representative teams travel abroad this month in what shapes as an epic trans-Tasman battle culminating in the October 14 Test match between the Kangaroos and New Zealand at Westpac Stadium, Wellington.... [More]
 
Moimoi and Tuiaki to play for NZ
The Rugby League International Federation has examined applications from players relating to eligibility for the 2008 World Cup commencing in Australia in October 2008.... [More]
 
Full 2008 World Cup draw announced
Half a century after hosting the first Rugby League World Cup in Australia, the Sydney Cricket Ground precinct has won the honour of hosting the 2008 Opening Ceremony and with it Australia’s opening match against New Zealand. ... [More]
 
Fiji to wow Wollongong in World Cup
Fiji will bring their flamboyant skills to Wollongong in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.... [More]
 
Canberra to host World Cup match
Canberra fans will be among the first to see action in the 2008 World Cup with the Rugby League International Federation today finalising venues for next year’s event.... [More]
 
Melbourne to host Roos England clash
Melbourne’s Telstra Dome has won the right to host the first Centenary year encounter between Australia and England in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. ... [More]
 
Gold Coast to host World Cup double
Rugby League World Cup organisers have thrown a huge vote of support behind the Gold Coast's soon to be completed Skilled Park... [More]
 
Rockhampton to host WC match
The Rugby League World Cup organising committee re-enforced its commitment to showcasing next year’s tournament in regional as well as metropolitan venues with today’s announcement that Rockhampton will host a World Cup match.... [More]
 
Townsville to host Kangaroos
Townsville has scored a second World Cup victory in as many weeks with the Rugby League International Federation confirming today that Dairy Farmers Stadium will host Australia’s final pool game, against PNG, in the 2008 Centenary tournament.... [More]
 
England WC venues announced
The Rugby League International Federation today announced that England will kick off its 2008 World Cup campaign in Townsville on October 25 and already an army of British fans are signing up to join the Aussie invasion.... [More]
 
Victory lap for 1957 World Cup team
The Australian Rugby League will pay tribute to Australia’s first victorious World Cup team when it parades members of the 1957 Kangaroos before the crowd at tonight’s Bundaberg Test between Australia and New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.... [More]