Reece Walsh fires clunky Australia to Rugby League World Cup win against Cook Islands
The Kangaroos top Pool A with 66-6 victory in Townsville Tom Trbojevic scores second hat-trick in as many games Reece Walsh showed if there was anything James Tedesco could do, he can do better with a starring role for the Kangaroos in a partly clunky but otherwise entertaining victory over the Cook Islands in…
How 4 newspapers cover this story
Live: Kangaroos wrap up RLWC group stage against Cook Islands
The Kangaroos look to go undefeated through the group stage of the Rugby League World Cup as they close out the Pool A action against Cook Islands in Townsville. Follow live.
Australia v Cook Islands: men’s Rugby League World Cup – live
Updates as the Kangaroos and Cook Islands meet in Townsville Kick-off time is 7.05pm local/8.05pm AEDT/9.05am GMT Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email Hello everybody and welcome to live coverage of Australia v Cook Islands in the 2026 men’s Rugby League World Cup. Kick-off at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in…
· Reece Walsh fires clunky Australia to Rugby League World Cup win against Cook Islands
Rugby League World Cup LIVE: Kangaroos’ campaign continues against Cook Islands
Reece Walsh, Isaah Yeo, Liam Martin and Ethan Strange return as Australia meets the Cook Islands in Townsville. Follow the action live.
LIVE: Rugby League World Cup: Australia v Cook Islands
All the action from Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville with RNZ Pacific's live blog.
Coverage details
4 outlets from 3 countries are covering this story: ABC News Australia, The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald and RNZ. ABC News Australia published it first, on October 31, 2026; the last outlet to join was RNZ, one hour later.
Key names in the coverage: Cook Islands, Kangaroos, Australia, Townsville and Rugby League World Cup.
By country: Australia (2), United Kingdom (1), New Zealand (1). In total 7 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.


