The tournament favorites, Australia, will take on Lebanon in the first match of the quarterfinals at this year’s Rugby League World Cup. Australia is seeking to maintain their impressive run of success in order to go further in the competition.
The reigning world champions finished first in Group B with a points differential of +178 after winning all three of their games in the group, including resounding triumphs over both Scotland and Italy.
On the other side, Lebanon finished with a points differential of +58 after beating Jamaica decisively in their final game and won two of their three matches, losing only to New Zealand. Lebanon’s sole loss came in their third and final game.
John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield will serve as the host venue for this match, which will be the first of four quarter-finals and will be broadcast live.
On Friday, November 4th, the match between Australia and Lebanon will get underway at 7.30pm local time, which translates to 6.30am AEDT on Saturday morning.
Ahead of the RLWC match between Australia and Lebanon, here is all you need to know.
When is the RLWC match between Australia and Lebanon?
On Friday, November 4 at 7.30 p.m. local time, Australia and Lebanon will play one other in a quarterfinal matchup for the Rugby League World Cup.
| Australia | England | New Zealand | |
| TV | Fox League | BBC | Sky Sports NZ |
| Streaming | Foxtel/Kayo | BBC | Spark Sports |
| Start time | 6.30am AEDT | 7.30pm GMT | 8.30am NZT |
The first pitch of the match will take place on Saturday, November 5 at 6.30am local time (AEST), for viewers in Australia.
The contest will take place at John Smith’s Stadium, which is located in Huddersfield, England, in the United Kingdom.
Watching instructions, the TV channel, and a link to a live stream for the RLWC match between Australia and Lebanon
The match will be shown live on television as well as live streaming sites in the countries of Australia, England, and New Zealand.
Australia vs Lebanon RLWC tickets
Simply click on this link to purchase tickets to see Australia take on Lebanon.
Australia vs Lebanon RLWC squads
Both Australia and Lebanon have disclosed the members of their teams that will compete in the quarterfinal encounter.
Australia:
- James Tedesco
- Josh Addo-Carr 4. Valentine Holmes 8. Latrell Mitchell
- Campbell Graham
- Cameron Munster
- The Honorable Daly Cherry-Evans
- Jake Trbojevic 20. Harry Grant
- Tino Fa’asuamaleaui
- Crichton, Angus, the Seventeenth
- Isaah Yeo 11. Cameron Murray
- Jack Wighton ranks tenth.
- The Honorable Patrick Carrigan
- Nathan Cleary, number 14.
- Reuben Cotter
Lebanon:
- Jacob Kiraz
- Joshua Mansour 4. Bradley Morkos 16. Reece Robinson
- Abbas Miski
- Adam Doueihi
- The Reverend Mitchell Moses
- James Roumanos
- Andrew Kazzi
- Khalil Rahme
- Elie El-Zakhem
- Charbel Tasipale
- Jalal Bazzaz
- Kayne Kalache
- Hanna El-Nachar
- Anthony Layoun
- Jaxson Rahme
Australia vs Lebanon RLWC betting odds
OKBET Online Sports betting gives Australia a one-dollar-to-one probability of winning their quarterfinal match, while Lebanon is given an eighty-one-dollar chance of victory.