Australia vs. Samoa: When is it, how to watch, squads, betting odds for Rugby League World Cup final

Australia and Samoa will square off in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup final.

Whilst the tournament was delayed by a year, it was well worth the wait for Toa Samoa in particular, who have reached their first-ever final. 

However, they will now face competition heavyweights Australia, who will be looking to secure their third successive crown.

The Sporting News has everything you need to know ahead of the clash.

What time is Australia vs. Samoa?

The Rugby League World Cup final - to be played between Australia and Samoa - will kick off at 4:00 pm local time on Saturday, November 19.

For Aussie viewers, the action will begin at 3:00 am AEDT on Sunday, November 20.

Old Trafford in Manchester, England is the venue for the decider.

MORE: Every result from RLWC 2021

How to watch, TV channel and live stream for Australia vs. Samoa

The final will be broadcast live in Australia, England and New Zealand on TV and via live streaming services.

	Australia	England	New Zealand
TV	Fox League	BBC	Sky Sports NZ
Streaming	Foxtel/Kayo	BBC	Spark Sports
Start time	3:00 am AEDT	4:00 pm BST	5:00 am NZT

UK: The match will be shown on the BBC One channel, and - like all other games - can be streamed through the BBC iPlayer website.

Australia: Fox League will broadcast all of the games, with live streaming also available through Kayo.

New Zealand: Spark Sport is the place to stream every game while Sky Sport NZ will also broadcast the match.

Australia vs. Samoa squads Australia

Players listed in alphabetical order.

9. Josh Addo-Carr6. Reagan Campbell-Gillard13. Patrick Carrigan2. Daly Cherry-Evans14. Nathan Cleary16. Reuben Cotter17. Angus Crichton18. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui20. Harry Grant4. Valentine Holmes3. Ben Hunt21. Liam Martin8. Latrell Mitchell7. Cameron Munster11. Cameron Murray (vc)1. James Tedesco (capt.)5. Jake Trbojevic10. Jack Wighton24. Isaah Yeo (vc)

Samoa

Players listed in alphabetical order.

4. Stephen Crichton20. Chanel Harris-Tavita15. Royce Hunt23. Oregon Kaufusi25. Tim Lafai27. Connelly Lemuelu16. Spencer Leniu6. Jarome Luai2. Taylan May7. Anthony Milford8. Josh Papali’i10. Junior Paulo (capt.)11. Ligi Sao26. Ken Sio12. Jaydn Su’a1. Joseph Sua’ali’i17. Martin Taupau5. Brian To’o22. Kelma Tuilagi

Australia vs. Samoa betting odds

Australia are strong favourites to take the final out, rated at $1.10 by Palmerbet.

Samoa, conversely, are $7.10 underdogs.

Aus $1.10	Head-To-Head	Samoa $7.10
Aus -18.5$1.90	Line	Samoa +18.5$1.90
1-12 $3.5013+ $1.51	Margin	1-12 $813+ $26

Odds last updated Friday, November 18.