England’s World Cup test against Tonga will show where power really lies in rugby league

The Guardian

England begin their tournament on Saturday with a must-win fixture in Perth that can inject some optimism into the European game Two games into the men’s World Cup and the tournament is already overflowing with colour. As if the biggest Test crowd in Sydney for more than 50 years was not enough cause for celebration, Australia and New Zealand served up one of the great international games of modern times, with the Kangaroos edging a thriller on the opening night. But the stories do not end there. Samoa’s rise as a league powerhouse continued with a record win against France on Friday, with…