All 61 games from the men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments of the Rugby League World Cup will be live on the BBC
The BBC will broadcast all 61 games from the men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments of the Rugby League World Cup live on free-to-air television.
The competition kicks off with England against Samoa on BBC1 on 15 October, and runs until the finals on 19 November.
Mark Chapman, Tanya Arnold and JJ Chalmers will lead the presentation across BBC TV and BBC iPlayer.
Analysis and insight throughout the tournaments will come from England’s most capped player James Graham; former Great Britain and England forwards Jamie Peacock, Jon Wilkin and Jamie Jones-Buchanan; former England Women internationals Danika Priim and Lois Forsell; former Wales player Jonathan Davies, former Ireland forward Kyle Amor; former New Zealand international Robbie Hunter-Paul; former England playmaker Kevin Brown; and former Great Britain coach Brian Noble.
Commentary will be from Dave Woods, Matt Newsum, Sharon Shortle, Andrew Voss, Mark Wilson and Andy Stevenson.
World Cup reporters working on the tournament for the BBC include Jenna Brooks, Damian Johnson and Tanya Arnold.
The BBC’s content around the Rugby League World Cup includes documentary Women Of Steel, which goes behind-the-scenes with the England Women’s Rugby League squad in the build-up to the World Cup this October.
The women in the squad are not paid professionals – they hold down full-time jobs alongside club rugby and their England commitments.
Women Of Steel will air on BBC iPlayer on Monday 24 October.
Next year, BBC Storyville will also bring behind the scenes coverage of the England men’s Wheelchair Rugby League team, telling the backstories of players, families, and coaching staff.
BBC Wales and BBC iPlayer will also air 30-minute documentary Clive Sullivan: Rugby League Legend. Sullivan was the first black athlete to captain Great Britain at any sport, and led the team to a 1972 World Cup final triumph over Australia. He still holds the record for most tries scored in British rugby league history (205) and the most scored in one game (seven).
The film will TX on BBC Wales and BBC iPlayer on Wednesday 12 October at 10.40pm.
The Rugby League World Cup Schedule
Men’s World Cup
Saturday, October 15 - England v Samoa (BBC One, BBC iPlayer)
Saturday, October 15 - Australia v Fiji (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Sunday, October 16 - Scotland v Italy (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Sunday, October 16 - Jamaica v Ireland (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Sunday, October 16 - New Zealand v Lebanon (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Monday, October 17 - France v Greece (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Tuesday, October 18 – Tonga v Papua New Guinea (BBC Three, BBC iPlayer)
Wednesday, October 19 - Wales v Cook Islands (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Friday, October 21 - Australia v Scotland (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Saturday, October 22 - Fiji v Italy (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online)
Saturday, October 22 – England v France (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Saturday, October 22 - New Zealand v Jamaica (BBC Three, BBC iPlayer)
Sunday, October 23 - Lebanon v Ireland (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Sunday, October 23 - Samoa v Greece (BBC iPlayer, Red Button and BBC Sport Online)
Monday, October 24 - Tonga v Wales (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Tuesday, October 25 - Papua New Guinea v Cook Islands (BBC Three, BBC iPlayer)
Friday, October 28 - New Zealand v Ireland (BBC Three, BBC iPlayer)
Saturday, October 29 – England v Greece (BBC One, BBC iPlayer)
Saturday, October 29 - Fiji v Scotland (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Saturday, October 29 - Australia v Italy (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Sunday, October 30 - Lebanon v Jamaica (BBC iPlayer, Red Button BBC Sport Online)
Sunday, October 30 - Tonga v Cook Islands (BBC iPlayer, Red Button BBC Sport Online)
Sunday, October 30 - Samoa v France (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Monday, October 31 - Papua New Guinea v Wales (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Friday, November 4 - Quarter-Final 1 (BBC Three, BBC iPlayer)
Saturday, November 5 - Quarter-Final 2 (BBC One, BBC iPlayer)
Saturday, November 5 - Quarter-Final 3 (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Sunday, November 6 - Quarter-Final 4 (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Friday, November 11 - Semi-Final 1 (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Saturday, November 12 - Sem-Final 2 (BBC One, BBC iPlayer)
Saturday, November 19 - Final (BBC One, BBC iPlayer)
Women’s World Cup
Tuesday, November 1 - England v Brazil (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Tuesday, November 1 - Papua New Guinea v Canada (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Wednesday, November 2 - New Zealand v France (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Wednesday, November 2 - Australia v Cook Islands (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Saturday, November 5 - England v Canada (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Saturday, November 5 - Papua New Guinea v Brazil (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Sunday, November 6 - New Zealand v Cook Islands (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Sunday, November 6 - Australia v France (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Wednesday, November 9 - Canada v Brazil (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Wednesday, November 9 - England v Papua New Guinea (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Thursday, November 10 - France v Cook Islands (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Thursday, November 10 - Australia v New Zealand (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Monday, November 14 - Semi-Final 1 (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Monday, November 14 - Semi-Final 2 (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Saturday, November 19 - Final (BBC One, BBC iPlayer)
Wheelchair World Cup
Thursday, November 3 – Spain v Norway (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Thursday, November 3 – England v Australia (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Friday, November 4 – France v Wales (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Friday, November 4 – Scotland v USA (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Sunday, November 6 – England v Spain (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Sunday, November 6 – Australia v Norway (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Monday, November 7 – France v Scotland (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Monday, November 7 – Wales v USA (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Wednesday, November 9 – Australia v Spain (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Wednesday, November 9 – England v Norway (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Thursday, November 10 – France v USA (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Thursday, November 10 – Wales v Scotland (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Sunday, November 13 – Semi-Final 1 (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
Sunday, November 13 – Semi-Final 2 (BBC iPlayer, Red Button & BBC Sport Online)
Friday, November 18 – Final (BBC Two, BBC iPlayer)
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