is in newcastle this morning for us. good morning. a realfestivalfeel here in newcastle on the quayside. we have got young people practising behind us. we have got a zip wire being built over the river. we have got a fan village being set up. excitement beginning to grow and look, this is what it is all about come here, we have the wheelchair world cup, the men s world cup, and the women s world cup as well, as you say. these competitions begin in the next couple of weeks. the men s world cup begins tomorrow with england against samoa. it is just a stone s throw away at st james s park. ellery hanley, rugby league legend, joins me now. all the excitement and the build up, it is going to be a big occasion tomorrow but a difficult game for england does not stop below there is no question about it, it s going to be very difficult, england know that themselves as well. they would have prepared for that. thea;r themselves as well. they would have prepared for that. prepared for that. they
australia and new zealand of course, it feels, in terms of the tournament, competitive, it feels like a big global event isjust about to start in newcastle? there s no question about to start in newcastle? there s no question about about to start in newcastle? there s no question about it, about to start in newcastle? there s no question about it, going - about to start in newcastle? there s no question about it, going back- about to start in newcastle? there s no question about it, going back to l no question about it, going back to the pages a little bit, one of the great executive decisions was not to host the world cup last year through the pandemic. we have got all the teams on board now, they are all competitive and everyone is looking forward to it, it is going to be absolutely a spectacular event, world cup and everything. i think this will be the closest world cup we have had in decades and decades. the teams are quite evenly balanced and when i say they are quite evenly
Australia has brought 13 newcomers to the Rugby League World Cup starting this weekend. Even if all 24 players in the Kangaroos squad were uncapped, it still wouldn't matter. They are the raging favorite to engrave their name on the Paul Barriere Trophy after the Nov.