England Men\u2019s Head Coach Brian McDermott has named his playing squad for Friday\u2019s Rugby League World Cup fixture against Papua New Guinea in Wollongong (KO 9:05am).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dolphins forward Morgan Knowles makes his first appearance of the tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had originally been named at prop for the opener against Tonga but was a late withdrawal due to injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Former St Helens star Knowles also missed the 82-0 win against France but is fit to resume against the Kumuls and comes in at loose forward, with Victor Radley dropping to the bench.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the only other change to the provisional 19-man squad, Hull KR hooker Jez Litten is promoted into the starting line-up in place of Brad O’Neill while Ben Talty drops out of the 22-man wider squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Teams will name six-person interchange benches throughout the Rugby League World Cup, with only four of those players actually being allowed to enter the field of play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Follow England\u2019s journey and watch the 2026 Rugby League World Cup LIVE with a Premier Sports subscription.\u00a0<\/p>\n
England Men v Papua New Guinea\u00a0<\/p>\n
1) AJ Brimson\u00a0<\/p>\n
2) Dom Young\u00a0<\/p>\n
3) Hugo Savala\u00a0<\/p>\n
4) Herbie Farnworth\u00a0<\/p>\n
5) Matty Ashton\u00a0<\/p>\n
6) George Williams\u00a0<\/p>\n
7) Harry Smith\u00a0<\/p>\n
8) Max King\u00a0<\/p>\n
9) Jez Litten\u00a0<\/p>\n
10) Luke Thompson\u00a0<\/p>\n
11) Junior Nsemba\u00a0<\/p>\n
12) Kai Pearce-Paul\u00a0<\/p>\n
13) Morgan Knowles\u00a0<\/p>\n
14) Mikey Lewis\u00a0<\/p>\n
15) Sam Walters\u00a0<\/p>\n
16) Ethan Havard\u00a0<\/p>\n
17) Victor Radley\u00a0<\/p>\n
18) Ben Currie\u00a0<\/p>\n
19) Jack Welsby\u00a0<\/p>\n
20) Brad O’Neill\u00a0<\/p>\n
21) Zach Eckersley\u00a0<\/p>\n
22) Kallum Watkins\u00a0<\/p>\n
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