{
  "id": 18649253,
  "title": "Live: Rugby League World Cup semifinal weekend begins in Newcastle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/live-rugby-league-world-cup-semifinal-weekend-begins-in-newcastle",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T05:45:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News",
    "slug": "abc-news",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-07/rugby-league-world-cup-live-semifinals-from-newcastle/107345014"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The first semifinals of the men's and women's Rugby League World Cup tournaments are being held in Newcastle to determine finalists. According to ABC News, both the men's and women's competitions have semifinals scheduled in the city.\n\nIn the men's tournament, New Zealand faces Tonga. Rugby World reports that New Zealand reached the semifinals with victories over the Cook Islands and Fiji, making them the highest scorers in the tournament. Tonga enters the match after securing pool stage wins against England and Samoa.\n\nThe women's semifinal features New Zealand against Samoa. Tom's Guide notes that this match is scheduled for November 7 and will be streamed live on 7plus for viewers in Australia.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}