Alex Simmons hosts the fan zone

23 Sep 2022

Alex Simmons hosts the fan zone

Make your way to Old Trafford from 3:00pm tomorrow, and get in on the action early.

The Fan Zone is located in the North West corner of the grounds at Old Trafford, next to Ticket and membership services, offering food, beverage, and activities. Alex Simmons will be hosting the fan zone, keeping the party going with live music and special guest interviews from the stage.

Check out the line up below to make sure you don’t miss a thing!

3pm: Alex Simmons invites his first guests of the day onto the stage. Hear from Paul Wood, Wagga, and Leon Pryce recounted their Rugby League careers

3:10pm: Hear from Community Integrated Care on their awe-inspiring projects. Volunteers and players from the Learning Disability Super League tell us why these projects are so important, and give us a little insight into what they have planned for this year’s Rugby League World Cup.

3:20pm: Get the party going with some anthems

3:30pm: An interview with Jason Robinson. Simmo and Jason chat through his incredible career, from Grand Final glory in 1998, to being an ambassador for the Jamacia side ready to take on RLWC21.

3:50pm: The only man to have collected a Grand Final trophy on both sides of the hemisphere gets speaks to fans about getting inducted into the Hall of Fame. Join Adrian Morley for a Big World Cup Quiz and and try your luck at winning some prizes.

4:05pm: There she is! Wagga challenges you to a trick shot competition, giving kids the change to get kitted out for the World Cup win England Shirts up for grabs.

4:15pm: five of this year’s Jamaica World Cup team join Simmo up on stage to talk about their preparations going into the competition.

4:30pm: CAN OF STEEL. In partnership with Batchelors Mushy Peas. Quiz master Simmo gives you the chance to guess who is the mystery Can of Steel for the chance to win a year’s supply, courtesy of our partners.

4:45pm: An interview with the mystery man hiding in the Can of Steel.

4:55pm: Paul Wood, Leon Pryce, and Nick Fozzard talk about the brilliant work done by Rugby League Cares.

5:00pm: Previewing the game. Join us in taking a look through the team sheets, picking out the key battles in player head-to-heads, and predict who will be taking home the Harry Sunderland trophy in 2022.

5:15pm: A DJ set the keep the party going all the way to kick-off!