Rugby League World Cup preview: Free online supplement
After an 8-year gap, the 13th Rugby league World Cup will swing into action in Townsville, Australia, on Saturday when England face Papua New Guinea.
As the top ten teams in the sport prepare to battle it out over eighteen matches spanning four weeks at twelve different venues across four Australian states - we bring you the lowdown on the tournament ahead in our online e-mag.
Click here to start reading now
Eight pages of in-depth analysis include Jason Robinson's view as the former GB star assesses England's chances of glory.
There are player profiles of the entire England team, plus we take a look at how the rest of the competing nations shape up.
England's Australian coach Tony Smith explains why he will be happy to sing the English national anthem when his boys take to the field and Gareth Ellis talks about his dream of emulating England's rugby union world champions.
We've also got the ten players to watch in the tournament, plus the ten all-time World Cup greats and finish off with an interview with Wigan's Pat Richards on his 'homecoming' - his Ireland side will be based in Parramatta, close to his birthplace.
Our e-mag is completely free. You can read online, or download the pages to take away or print out. Click here to start reading now.
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Saturday 11 February 2012
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