RAF rugby league announce squad for New Zealand and Australia Tri Nations matches

The RAF men's rugby league team have announced a 21-man squad who will compete against the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force teams this month.

Head coach Sergeant James Hutchinson has chosen Corporal Nathan Barker as the team captain for the tournament after usual skipper Sergeant Liam Bradley was ruled out of the tournament.

The first match of the tournament will take place between the two visiting teams in London on 13 July with highlights available after the match – with BFBS Sport.

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On 19 July, the RAF start their tournament against the loser of match one at Stanningley ARLFC, and you can watch that match live on the BFBS Forces News YouTube channel and on BFBS TV (for serving personnel overseas only).

BFBS Sport will also present live coverage of the final match of the tournament on 23 July – find out more here.

See the RAF's full squad list for the Tri Nations tournament with their Instagram post below.