Four Nations Rugby League: England v New Zealand

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1:15pm BBC1 (kick-off 2.30pm)

John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield

Saturday 29 October 2016

All eyes on Sam Burgess. This time in 2015, his ill-fated spell playing rugby union was coming to an end. “No matter what I did, I always felt I was fighting a losing battle,” he said at the time. It was a sour end to an experiment many in the sport never really embraced. Now, he is back in the rugby league fold – and captain of his country.

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Burgess will lead out England in their first match of the Four Nations tournament against New Zealand, with Australia having already played Scotland.

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The hosts will look to emulate their performances of the three-match international series between these sides last year, when they claimed a 2-1 victory over the Kiwis.

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