The Rugby League World Cup 9s arrives in Sydney this weekend and Ray Hadley is pumped!

12 nations will descend on the brand new Bankwest Stadium at Parramatta.

Some of biggest stars from the NRL and overseas will battle it out this Friday and Saturday (October 18th & 19th) for the inaugural Downer Rugby League World Cup 9s title.

The Downer Rugby League World Cup 9s Pools have just dropped 🔥 #RLWC9s pic.twitter.com/myg2AxZONn

— NRL (@NRL) July 22, 2019

Australian coach Mal Meninga has named a squad full of superstars, including Kalyn Ponga, Daly Cherry-Evans and Josh Addo-Carr.

Ray Hadley says he can’t wait for “free-flowing” action to get underway.

“I’ve watched 9s, I’ve watched 7s; it’s entirely different to the 13-a-side game.

“It’s really fast and free-flowing. Defence is sometimes missing but attack is there all day and you’ll be absolutely delighted to watch.”

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AUSTRALIAN SQUAD
1 Kalyn Ponga
2 Josh Addo-Carr
3 Daly Cherry-Evans
4 Wade Graham
5 Ben Hunt
6 Tyson Frizell
7 Mitchell Moses
8 Kyle Feldt
9 Clint Gutherson
10 Campbell Graham
11 David Fifita
12 Alexander Brimson
13 Ryan Papenhuyzen
14 Jai Arrow
15 Nathan Brown
16 Reuben Garrick

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