Organisers have defended shunning NSW when allocating next years Rugby League World Cup matches, saying it came down to state government willingness to pay.Only two of the 28 matches will be played in league heartland NSW, both pool games featuring minnows Lebanon in Sydney.Christchurch, Wellington, Melbourne and even Darwin will host quarter-finals before semi-finals move to Brisbane and Auckland.Brisbane will host the December 2 World Cup final.Unveiling the draw on Tuesday, World Cup 2017 CEO Michael Brown said the NSW government simply didnt come to the party when the organising committee was finalising the draw.It is about the involvement of each of the governments willing to host matches and sadly that didnt happen in NSW.But we think Lebanon is the perfect team for Sydney to host.Kangaroos captain Cameron Smith conceded that Sydney fans would be disappointed by the draw.Sydney hosts Lebanons pool matches against Australia and Wayne Bennetts England.It would be disappointing for Sydney but one thing the NRL have done is try and grow this game across the nation, Smith said.We are the host nation - lets share the game.Queensland will host a total of eight matches, with Townsville and Cairns each allotted three group matches.Melbourne has been given two games, both big ones - the glamour tournament opener between Australia and England on October 27 and a quarter-final.Six NSW venues were used for nine games during the 2008 World Cup - the last to be played in the country.Seven matches in next years event will also be played in tournament co-host New Zealand, including the countrys tournament opener against Samoa on October 28.Papua New Guinea will play each of their three group matches in Port Moresby. DeAndre Hopkins Jersey . Duchene scored two goals and had an assist, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night to match the best 10-game start in team history. Deshaun Watson Womens Jersey . Pedro scored from a pass by Lionel Messi in the 33rd minute and added two more goals in the 47th and 72nd after Valdes saved his second penalty in four days following his stop in Wednesdays 4-0 over Ajax in the Champions League. http://www.officialhoustontexanspro.com/Max-scharping-texans-jersey/ . Vaives lawyer Trevor Whiffen claims the former 50-goal man wasnt provided with a copy of the claim beforehand and that he would not have agreed to the allegations made against the NHL had he been asked to review its contents. Andre Johnson Womens Jersey . Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe. Kahale Warring Youth Jersey . Just as Montreal was settling into the first full working week of a new year, the Impact announced the appointment of their new head coach. Javed Akhtar, the former Pakistan spinner and international umpire, died in Rawalpindi on Friday. He was 75.Akhtar, an offspinner, made his international debut as a 21-year old against England at Leeds in 1962. He went wicketless in the match that Pakistan lost by an innings and 117 runs. It would be his only Test in a first-class career that spanned 17 seasons, from 1959-60 to 1975-1976.He returned to the international arena as an umpiree in the same year he retired, when he first officiated in an ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand in Sialkot.ddddddddddddOverall, Akhtar, who served on the ICC panel from 1997 to 1999, officiated in 18 Tests and 40 ODIs, the last of which was at the 1999 World Cup in a league fixture between England and India. ' ' '