Kevin Sinfield is wary of unknown quantity Greece after England were drawn with the debutants for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The Greeks booked their place in next year’s tournament despite a dispute which meant they were unable to play qualifiers at home due to rugby league being something of an outlaw sport there.Samoa and old rivals France, who England have faced in the past two World Cups, completed the line-up for Pool A, but RFL rugby director Sinfield is taking nothing for granted against the newcomers. RLWC: England get Samoa, Scotland face AusPrince Harry to front RLWC mental health campaign”I think they’ll be something that is unknown and a potential banana skin for everybody, but I think they’ll be competitive and I think it’s remarkable what they’ve been able to achieve so far,” Sinfield, who played in three World Cups for England, said of Greece.”As we saw with Italy two World Cups ago when we played them in a friendly, we nearly came unstuck and we need to be really careful.”I think all of the teams in our group are tough. The French have caused us some problems in the past.”We’ve played them in past two World Cups… Read full this story
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