Australia face Samoa in Rugby League World Cup semi-final in Sydney
The gist
Australia play Samoa in a Rugby League World Cup semi-final at Allianz Stadium, Sydney, at 8:05pm AEDT.
Samoa, surprise 2022 finalists, are chasing a first win over the 10-time champions.
How it unfolded
- Oct 15, 2026Australia beat New Zealand 24-22 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney.
- Oct 16, 2026Samoa beat France 78-4 at CommBank Stadium in Sydney.
- Oct 24, 2026Samoa beat Papua New Guinea 64-6 in Port Moresby.
Key terms
- Rugby League World Cup
- An international rugby league tournament contested by senior men's national teams representing members of the International Rugby League.
- golden-point
- A sudden-death overtime system used to decide matches that are drawn at the end of normal time.
- five-eighth
- A rugby league position, wearing number 6, that partners the half-back and links the forwards to the backs.
Source: Wikipedia