How England’s underdog spirit can fuel RL World Cup semi-final hopes

England’s men find themselves in an unusual position: they are favourites to beat Papua New Guinea in their final group game, but underdogs to emerge from the combined Groups B and C and reach the semi-finals

They trail Samoa by 68 points on points difference and cannot finish above Tonga because of their head-to-head record, leaving their hopes of progressing dependent on a convincing win and results elsewhere going their way.