Rugby League World Cup

Compétition internationale
The top rugby league nations have met here since 1954. The 2026 edition brings ten teams to Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Defending champion
Australia
Teams
10
Category
Men's, Senior, Rugby League

Standings & Knockout Stage

Pool A

#TeamPWLDiffPts
1Australia XIII330+766
2New Zealand XIII321+1424
3Fiji XIII312-642
4Cook Islands XIII303-1540

Pools B and C

#TeamPWLDiffPts
1Tonga XIII C330+566
2Samoa XIII B321+1304
3England XIII B321+864
4Papua New Guinea XIII C312-562
5Lebanon XIII B312-562
6France XIII C303-1600
  • Qualifiés demi-finales1 at 2

Results & Fixtures

Pool:
All pools
Pool A
Pools B and C
08 Nov 2026
Australia XIII44 – 12Samoa XIII
——Allianz Stadium
07 Nov 2026
New Zealand XIII34 – 10Tonga XIII
——McDonald Jones Stadium
01 Nov 2026
Tonga XIII20 – 18Samoa XIII
——CommBank Stadium
01 Nov 2026
Lebanon XIII24 – 20France XIII
——CommBank Stadium
31 Oct 2026
Australia XIII66 – 6Cook Islands XIII
——Queensland Country Bank Stadium
31 Oct 2026
New Zealand XIII78 – 0Fiji XIII
——Cbus Super Stadium
30 Oct 2026
England XIII34 – 12Papua New Guinea XIII
——WIN Stadium
25 Oct 2026
Australia XIII36 – 22Fiji XIII
——Suncorp Stadium
25 Oct 2026
New Zealand XIII82 – 16Cook Islands XIII
——One NZ Stadium
24 Oct 2026
England XIII82 – 0France XIII
——HBF Park
24 Oct 2026
Papua New Guinea XIII6 – 64Samoa XIII
——Santos National Football Stadium
23 Oct 2026
Tonga XIII36 – 0Lebanon XIII
——CommBank Stadium
18 Oct 2026
Fiji XIII40 – 12Cook Islands XIII
——McDonald Jones Stadium
17 Oct 2026
England XIII12 – 30Tonga XIII
——HBF Park
17 Oct 2026
Papua New Guinea XIII42 – 18Lebanon XIII
——Santos National Football Stadium
16 Oct 2026
Samoa XIII78 – 4France XIII
——CommBank Stadium
15 Oct 2026
Australia XIII24 – 22New Zealand XIII
——Allianz Stadium
No upcoming matches

Statistics

#PlayerTeamMJPointsPts/match
1Jamayne IsaakoNew Zealand48421.0
2Stephen CrichtonSamoa44010.0
3Hugo SavalaEngland33812.7
4Casey McLeanNew Zealand4328.0
5Tom TrbojevicAustralia4328.0
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#PlayerTeamMJTriesTries/game
1Casey McLeanNew Zealand482.0
2Tom TrbojevicAustralia482.0
3Jack BostockAustralia471.8
4Sualauvi FaalogoSamoa461.5
5Reece WalshAustralia351.7
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#TeamMJTriesPts/matchPoints
1New Zealand33660.7182
2Samoa33353.3160
3England32242.7128
4Australia33142.0126
5Tonga31628.786
6Fiji31120.762
7Papua New Guinea31020.060
8Lebanon3714.042
9Cook Islands3611.334
10France XIII348.024
#TeamMJTries concededPts concededPts/match
1Tonga3123010.0
2Samoa3133010.0
3New Zealand3104013.3
4England364214.0
5Australia3105016.7
6Lebanon3179832.7
7Papua New Guinea32211638.7
8Fiji32112642.0
9France XIII33218461.3
10Cook Islands33318862.7

Honours

4 titles since 2001

Defending champion

Australia

Champion 2023, final against Samoa

Most titles

  1. 1AustraliaLast title in 2023, 1 lost final4 titles
  2. 2New ZealandLast title in 2008, 2 lost finals1 title