Rugby League World Cup 2026: Schedule, format and results from men's, women's, and wheelchair tournaments

Latest scores and results from the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, with Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea playing host to the men's, women's and wheelchair tournaments.

In the men's and women's tournaments, Australia are the defending champions, while England currently hold the title of world champions in the wheelchair competition.

England have suffered a group-stage exit from the women's competition, having lost two of their three pool matches, while England's men need Tonga to beat Samoa by over 46 points on Sunday to avoid an early exit.

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Men's Rugby League World Cup

• Group A: Australia, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji
• Group B: England, Lebanon, Samoa
• Group C: France, Papua New Guinea, Tonga

Results from Group B and Group C merge into one table, with the two highest-ranked sides going through to the semi-finals. The team that finishes top of that combined table will face the runner-up in Group A in the last four.

Fixtures and results (all GMT)

Thursday October 15

Group A: Australia 24-22 New Zealand

Friday October 16

Group B/C: Samoa 78-4 France

Saturday October 17

Group B/C: Papua New Guinea 42-18 Lebanon

Group B/C: England 12-30 Tonga

Sunday October 18

Group A: Fiji 40-12 Cook Islands

Friday October 23

Group B/C: Tonga 36-0 Lebanon

Saturday October 24

Group B/C: Papua New Guinea 6-64 Samoa

Group B/C: England 82-0 France

Sunday October 25

Group A: New Zealand 82-16 Cook Islands

Group A: Australia 36-22 Fiji

Friday October 30

Group B/C: England 34-12 Papua New Guinea

Saturday October 31

Group A: New Zealand 78-0 Fiji

Group A: Australia 66-6 Cook Islands

Sunday November 1

Group B/C: Lebanon v France - CommBank Stadium, Sydney (6.40am)

Group B/C: Tonga v Samoa - CommBank Stadium, Sydney (9.05am)

Saturday November 7

Semi-Final 1: New Zealand v TBC - McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle (9.05am)

Sunday November 8

Semi-Final 2: Australia v TBC - Allianz Stadium, Sydney (9.05am)

Sunday November 15

Final: TBC v TBC - Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (8.35am)

Women's Rugby League World Cup

• Group A: Australia, England, Samoa, Wales
• Group B: New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, France, Fiji

Fixtures and results (all GMT)

Friday October 16

Group A: Australia 40-0 Samoa

Saturday October 17

Group B: Papua New Guinea 58-4 France

Group A: England 70-6 Wales

Sunday October 18

Group B: New Zealand 18-12 Fiji

Friday October 23

Group A: Samoa 76-0 Wales

Saturday October 24

Group B: Fiji 40-4 Papua New Guinea

Group A: Australia 78-0 England

Sunday October 25

Group B: New Zealand 92-0 France

Friday October 30

Group A: England 6-24 Samoa

Saturday October 31

Group B: Fiji 54-6 France

Group B: New Zealand 40-12 Papua New Guinea

Sunday November 1

Group A: Australia v Wales - CommBank Stadium, Sydney (4.40am)

Saturday November 7

Semi-Final 1: New Zealand vs Samoa - McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle (6.45am)

Sunday November 8

Semi-Final 2: Australia vs Fiji - Allianz Stadium, Sydney (6.45am)

Sunday November 15

Final: TBC v TBC - Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (5.10am)

Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup

• Group A: England, Ireland, Wales, USA
• Group B: France, Australia, Scotland, New Zealand

Fixtures and results (all GMT)

Friday October 30

Group A: Ireland 110-10 USA

Group A: England 98-18 Wales

Saturday October 31

Group B: France 114-0 Scotland

Group B: Australia 112-14 New Zealand

Tuesday November 3

Group B: France v New Zealand (12am)

Group B: Australia v Scotland (2.30am)

Group A: Ireland v Wales (5am)

Group A: England v USA (7.30am)

Friday November 6

Group B: Scotland v New Zealand (12am)

Group A: Wales v USA (2.30am)

Group A: England v Ireland (6am)

Group B: France v Australia (8.30am)

Tuesday November 10

Semi-Finals

Friday November 13

Final