Reigning Champions England kick-start their World Cup title defence on Friday against Wales

Both sides met in the Semi Finals of the 2022 World Cup in England where the World Champions run out 125-22 winners at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.

The game takes place in Wollongong on Friday, kicking off at 3:30pm local time at the WIN Entertainment Centre.

England (squad): Nathan COLLINS, Robert HAWKINS, Joe COYD, Jack BROWN, Lewis KING, Fin O'NEIL, Mason BILLINGTON, Tristan NORFOLK, Luis DOMINGOS, Chris HAYNES

Wales (squad): Sid RAMSEY, Mark WILLIAMS, Jodie Boyd-Ward, Stuart WILLIAMS, Matthew TURNER, Fionn McCABE, Jonathan GILL, John BERRIMAN, Lee SARGENT, Andrew HIGGINS