Rugby League World Cup groups and fixtures

Groups and fixtures for the men's and women's Rugby League World Cup in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

Both tournaments kick off on Thursday and run until November 15 (all times GMT):

Men

Group A - Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Cook Islands

Group B - England, Samoa, Lebanon

Group C - Tonga, Papua New Guinea, France

Thursday, October 15

Australia v New Zealand, at Sydney (0905)

Friday, October 16

Samoa v France, at Sydney (0645)

Saturday, October 17

Papua New Guinea v Lebanon, at Port Moresby (0425); England v Tonga, at Perth (0905)

Sunday, October 18

Fiji v Cook Islands, at Newcastle (0505)

Friday, October 23

Tonga v Lebanon, at Sydney (0905)

Saturday, October 24

Papua New Guinea v Samoa, at Port Moresby (0435); England v France, at Perth (0635)

Sunday, October 25

New Zealand v Cook Islands, at Christchurch (0505); Australia v Fiji, at Brisbane (0905)

Friday, October 30

England v Papua New Guinea, at Wollongong (0905)

Saturday, October 31

New Zealand v Fiji, at Gold Coast (0430); Australia v Cook Islands, at Townsville (0905)

Sunday, November 1

Lebanon v France, at Sydney (0640); Tonga v Samoa, at Sydney (0905)

Saturday, November 7

Semi-final 1, at Newcastle (0905)

Sunday, November 8

Semi-final 2, at Sydney (0905)

Sunday, November 15

Final, at Brisbane (0835)

Women

Group A - Australia, England, Samoa, Wales

Group B - New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, France, Fiji

Friday, October 16

Australia v Samoa, at Sydney (0905)

Saturday, October 17

Papua New Guinea v France, at Port Moresby (0215); England v Wales, at Perth (0635)

Sunday, October 18

New Zealand v Fiji, at Newcastle (0250)

Friday, October 23

Samoa v Wales, at Sydney (0645)

Saturday, October 24

Fiji v Papua New Guinea, at Port Moresby (0215); Australia v England, at Perth (0905)

Sunday, October 25

New Zealand v France, at Christchurch (0300)

Friday, October 30

England v Samoa, at Wollongong (0645)

Saturday, October 31

Fiji v France, at Gold Coast (0220); New Zealand v Papua New Guinea, at Gold Coast (0645)

Sunday, November 1

Australia v Wales, at Sydney (0440)

Saturday, November 7

Semi-final 1, at Newcastle (0645)

Sunday, November 8

Semi-final 2, at Sydney (0645)

Sunday, November 15

Final, at Brisbane (0510)