Rugby League World Cup
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup will kick off at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff with a spectacular first day including the opening ceremony, host nation Wales taking on Italy and co-hosts England playing Australia.
Rugby League World Cup 2013 today announced the full schedule of matches for the tournament being held in October and November next year.
Welsh hosts Wrexham’s Glyndwr University Racecourse Ground have Wales taking on the USA and one of the tournament quarter-finals, while in Neath, home supporters at The Gnoll can see the men in red take on the Cook Islands.
The tournament will be pushing Rugby League further than ever before with Limerick’s Thomond Park in Ireland hosting Australia v Ireland and France playing New Zealand in Avignon and Samoa in Perpignan
Carwyn Jones, First Minister of the Welsh Government said “We are delighted that Wales will join our neighbours England in hosting RLWC2013. It’s wonderful that the capital city of Wales will host participating countries pre-tournament – the only time these nations will all unite during the World Cup. It’s also a testament to the great work of Wales Rugby League that we are all here today. Hosting the opening ceremony and the double header here at the Stadium will have major international significance and we look forward to welcoming the world to Wales in 2013″.
For more information and tickets visit www.rlwc2013.com
