Summary

  • England score incredible 10 tries in opening match of World Cup

  • Kallum Watkins, Herbie Farnworth, Elliott Whitehead (2), Tommy Makinson, George Williams and Tom Burgess all scored in second half

  • Dominic Young scored twice with superb finishes as England led 18-6 at half-time

  • England's Jack Welsby claimed first try

  • 43,199 fans at St James’ Park in Newcastle

Live Reporting

Joe Rindl

  1. This World Cup will have everything

    Dave Woods
    BBC Rugby League correspondent

    This World Cup on English soil promises to be the biggest adventure that international rugby league has ever been on.

    Tournaments like this have their key matches to watch out for - home nations fixtures, the clash of giants in the knockout stages, and grand finales at the end of it all.

    But it is often the unpredicted moments that live long in the memory as "I was there" events.

    And, in the next few weeks, there are going to be plenty of those.

    There will be group matches that will be pure rock and roll on a rugby field, there will be spine-tingling cultural displays before and after games, there will be unheralded athletes who will transform into household names, and there will be moments of pure skill or bravery that will make us all go: "Wow!"

  2. Team news

    England v Samoa (14:30 BST)

    This looks a very strong side. Dom Young starts on the wing.

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  4. England v Samoa (14:30 BST)

    Legendary poet Tony Walsh has just delivered a brilliant opening montage on BBC One.

    You can tick that off your tournament bingo card now.

  5. How to follow on the BBC

    England v Samoa (14:30 BST)

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    The Rugby League World Cup gets under way on Saturday and you can watch all 61 games from the men's, women's and wheelchair events live on the BBC.

    Matches will be across BBC TV, on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Three.

    All matches will be available to view on the BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and and the BBC Sport mobile app.

    The three tournaments, all hosted by England, will also be covered extensively on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sounds app.

    Build-up for today's match has just got under way on BBC One and BBC Radio 5 Live.

    For the rest of the games, click here.

  6. England ready to go one step further

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    Five years ago England were, potentially, a tap-tackle away from World Cup glory.

    Today it's time to put things right.

    Can Shaun Wane's stars get the hosts off to flying a start? Or will Samoa silence the home crowd?

  7. Welcome

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    We've waited so long for this.

    The Rugby League World Cup is a little over an hour away...