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Australia v Fiji: men’s Rugby League World Cup – live

The Guardian UK Sunday 25 October 2026, 08:21 UTC By Jonathan Howcroft 1 min read
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Updates as the Kangaroos and Fiji Bati meet at Suncorp StadiumKick-off time in Brisbane is 7.05pm local/8.05pm AEDT/9.05am GMTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailThe jeopardy of losing one game in a pool of three is so harsh, it’s almost like we don’t get another chance to straighten things out. It’s just harsh that we have to take a standing eight count in that first round, but we’re ready to go again.

  • Updates as the Kangaroos and Fiji Bati meet at Suncorp Stadium

  • Kick-off time in Brisbane is 7.05pm local/8.05pm AEDT/9.05am GMT

  • Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email

The jeopardy of losing one game in a pool of three is so harsh, it’s almost like we don’t get another chance to straighten things out. It’s just harsh that we have to take a standing eight count in that first round, but we’re ready to go again.

Nothing has gone wrong, it’s just a harsh competition in which you’ve got to hit the ground running, which we didn’t do.

Should England beat Papua New Guinea by a margin of 68 points in Wollongong on Friday, a Tonga victory would allow McDermott’s side to sneak through to the semi-finals. If the winning margin is smaller than 68, they would need Tonga to pick up the slack in their own winning margin. Unlikely? Perhaps.

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Australia (LOCATION) Fiji (LOCATION) Rugby League World Cup (ORG) Kangaroos (ORG) Suncorp (ORG) StadiumKick (ORG) Brisbane (LOCATION) 7.05pm local/8.05pm (LOCATION) England (LOCATION) Papua New Guinea (LOCATION) Wollongong (LOCATION) Tonga (LOCATION) McDermott (PERSON)
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