The Rugby League World Cup is in full swing, the quarterfinals starting up on Friday 17 November and running through Sunday 19 November.
After the group stages concluded this past Sunday, the quarterfinal matchups are all set.
Australia faces Samoa at Darwin Stadium on Friday 17 November at 8:30pm AEDT. Samoa advanced to the quarterfinals without winning a game and looks to be in a vulnerable position.
Tonga takes on Lebanon at Christchurch Stadium on Saturday 18 November at 3pm AEDT. Tonga recorded an upset against New Zealand and look strong heading into this one.
Also on Saturday, New Zealand plays against Fiji at Wellington Rectangular Stadium at 5:30pm AEDT. This should be a good one as New Zealand looks to rebound from their loss against Tonga while Fiji has been in good form throughout the group stages.
Finally, England and Papua New Guinea matchup on Sunday 19 November at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium at 4pm AEDT. An England victory will see them through to a semifinal game where they won’t have to worry about facing Australia.
The four winners will meet for the semifinal matches next week. The first of those games will be held at Brisbane Stadium at 8pm AEDT on Friday 24 November.
The next will take place on Saturday 25 November at 4pm AEDT at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.
Looking all the way ahead to the final, it will be played at Brisbane Stadium on Saturday 2 December.
The Seven Network will be broadcasting every game live, however they will not all be on their main channel, Seven.
Games involving Australia’s national team, the Kangaroos, will likely be broadcast on Seven, but games not involving Australia may instead be broadcast on 7mate.
Check your local guides to see what channel the matches are being broadcast on in your area.
There is still only one option for live streaming the World Cup here in Australia – but at least it’s free.
Channel Seven hold the exclusive digital rights, meaning that you will need to use their 7Live website or mobile application to stream the action.
These applications allow you to stream all of the Seven Network channels, meaning you won’t need to download a separate application for those matches set to be shown on 7Mate.
The Roar will keep you updated on all of the weekend’s action here on the site.
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