12 days ago · England
Jake Connor is shock omission from England squad for Rugby League World Cup
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. The Guardian Sport, BBC Sport, and Sky Sports Football are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to England. The first report grouped here was at 4 Oct 2026, 13:25 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Jake Connor is shock omission from England squad for Rugby League World Cup”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
McDermott wants those who ‘can best stick to gameplan’ Hull KR’s Lewis in but no Wakefield players included Brian McDermott, the England head coach, has justified his surprise decision to omit Jake Connor from England’s Rugby League World Cup squad by insisting the players selected are better suited to his…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Sky Sports Football
Star man Connor left out of England squad for Rugby League World Cup
- Picked up by BBC Sport
- Picked up by The Guardian Sport
Jake Connor is shock omission from England squad for Rugby League World Cup
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.