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Rugby League World Cup 2017 Kopczak named as Wales team captain

Wales head coach John Kear named Craig Kopczak as team captain for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup yesterday.

The Salford forward has been in the role for the last two years and guided Wales to success at the European Championship in 2015 and qualification to the World Cup, which begins in October.

Wales start their Group C campaign against joint-hosts Papua New Guinea at Port Moresby on Saturday October 28, before taking on Fiji and Ireland.

 

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