ST HELENS South MP Marie Rimmer has tabled a motion in the House of Commons wishing the England men’s and women’s rugby league teams well for the remainder of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

The motion congratulated the England men’s team on reaching the knockout stages, and wishing the women’s team well for the remainder of the competition.

England women’s rugby league team kicked their tournament off with a 36-8 win over Papua New Guinea in Sydney yesterday (16 November). They now face Australia and the Cook Islands as they bid to win a place in the semi-finals, and then the final on 2 December in Brisbane.

The men’s team are also aiming to join the women at the double-header final on 2 December, facing unbeaten Papua New Guinea in the quarter-finals on Sunday (19 November).

Tabling the motion, All-Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group Secretary and Member of Parliament for St Helens South and Whiston, Marie Rimmer MP, said “Despite a loss to Australia in the first group game, England men’s team have produced some encouraging performances against Lebanon and France.

"This has been a fantastic Rugby League World Cup so far, and I hope that both England teams can go all the way, and bring the trophies home.”

The full text of the motion is as follows: Early Day Motion 550 - Women's and Men's Rugby League World Cup.