King brothers ready to fulfil Ireland dream at Rugby League World Cup

He is not the only new King in town but Ireland captain George thanked the luck of the Irish for being reunited with his brother Toby in their Rugby League World Cup squad. The King brothers from Huddersfield are fiercely proud of their Irish heritage on their mother's side with Hull KR prop George, 27, racking up 10 caps and representing his country at the 2017 World Cup.

Ad Centre Toby, 26, made a try-scoring debut in 2016 alongside his older brother in the convincing win over Russia that booked Ireland's spot at the last World Cup, but he has not been seen since in the Emerald jersey. Rugby LeagueSamoa coach Parish slams favourite tags for England Rugby League World Cup openerAN HOUR AGO Injury scuppered Toby's hopes of joining George down under five years ago and the new Wigan Warriors loanee at one stage looked to be heading for Shaun Wane's squad at this tournament having impressed with Warrington and the England Knights before injury and the pandemic intervened.

«It's really good to have Toby in the squad, it's always nice having your brother by your side,» explained George. «Thanks to the luck of the Irish he's playing for us and I'm really looking forward to it.

»When he made his debut for Ireland against Russia that was my second game and it really brought home that we could both play in a World Cup together and now we've got to that stage." Ireland Rugby League's royal family are a tight knit bunch with George and Toby separated by just 16 months and first experiencing life as teammates at local side Meltham All Blacks when they were still at primary school. The duo can also call upon elder brother Adam – who George previously dubbed ‘the smart one' and plays his rugby league for amateur side London