BetFred 2022 Summer Bash

2022 SUMER BASH | SATURDAY 30 & SUNDAY 31 JULY 2022 | HEADINGLEY STADIUM
the world is coming to leeds
The Rugby League World Cup 2021 is coming to
Yorkshire in October and November and there is
plenty for fans to get excited about with 32 of
the 61 men’s, women’s and wheelchair fixtures set
to take place across the county.
Headingley Stadium will host seven matches,
including the opening fixture of the women’s
tournament which will see England take on a
passionate Brazil team who will be making their
first ever appearance at a Women’s World Cup.
England’s players will be hoping to get their
campaign off to a flying start as they aim to go
one better than 2017 and make it to the final
for the first time. Excitingly, interest in England’s
fortunes is high, with over 5,000 fans already
having bought tickets for the match, which is a
record for a women’s rugby league fixture in the UK.
Supporters coming to Headingley will also have
the opportunity to see some of the greatest
men’s players in the world as reigning champions
Australia take on Fiji on Saturday 15 October,
while 2008 winners, and three-time runners up
New Zealand, will also play at the venue, against
Ireland. The Irish will also take on Jamaica who
are another side keen to make an impression
in what is their tournament debut too.
The grand old city of York will have a huge
part to play in the women’s event with the
LNER Community Stadium hosting six group
games across three double headers. The venue
will then hold both women’s semi-finals on
14 November as four teams will go head-tohead
for the opportunity to compete for glory
at Old Trafford on Saturday 19 November.
In South Yorkshire, Bramall Lane will host
England men in their final group match against
Greece, while the Wheelchair tournament,
held alongside the men’s and women’s
competition for the first time in history, will
also visit the region with eight matches being
played at the English Institute of Sport.
Fans will be able to see tournament favourites
France, who will be hoping to make it a hat-trick
of titles after winning in 2013 and 2017, play all
three of their group games at the venue, which
will see them take on Wales, Scotland and USA.
Back up to Leeds, and Elland Road will provide
the atmosphere for the first men’s semi-final on
Friday 11 November with a chance to compete for
the famous Paul Barriere Trophy at stake in front
of what should become a packed sell-out crowd.
The Rugby League World Cup 2021 is set to be
the biggest, best and most inclusive World Cup
in the tournament’s long history and Yorkshire
clearly has a huge part to play in its success.
Get your tickets now, secure your place,
and help create an atmosphere befitting of
the world’s best rugby league players.
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