RLWC 2026 Details soon per official account

[adamkungl]

Apparently England have been offered a Mid season Test against PNG leading up to the RLWC..

Source: Love Rugby League FB Page.

Yes but ultimately the Super League clubs will decide if England has time to play or not. They'd have no shortage of offers.

 

[shadowformz]

RUGBY LEAGUE IN FRANCE ON VERGE OF NEW DAWN

www.intrl.sport

 

[Jim from Oz]

Apparently England have been offered a Mid season Test against PNG leading up to the RLWC..

Source: Love Rugby League FB Page.

I presume in the UK? And, if so, will all the Papua New Guinea players fly over to the UK in the middle of the season for this one game? Seems rather unlikely…

 

[mikail-eagle]

I presume in the UK? And, if so, will all the Papua New Guinea players fly over to the UK in the middle of the season for this one game? Seems rather unlikely…

Maybe JD will be looking to use only the PNG players playing in Super League and the Championship.
But not sure if there will be enough numbers to have an 18 men team.

 

[Growthegame]

Maybe JD will be looking to use only the PNG players playing in Super League and the Championship.
But not sure if there will be enough numbers to have an 18 men team.

Couldn’t be classified as a SIM in that case then.

 

[mikail-eagle]

Maybe JD will be looking to use only the PNG players playing in Super League and the Championship.
But not sure if there will be enough numbers to have an 18 men team.

I'm trying to put a Team together but I'm falling two players short.
Not sure if I'm missing anyone.

1. Morea Morea jnr (London)
2. Edene Gebbie (Doncaster)
3. Robert Mathias (London)
4. Nene MacDonald *(London)
5. Robert Tai *
6. Finley Glare (London)
7. Lachlan Lam (Leigh)
8. Jacob Alick Wiencke
9. Edwin Ipape (Leigh)
10. Mekenzie Yei (Oldham)
11. Jeremaih Simbiken *(London)
12. Rhys Martin (Hull KR)
13. Liam Horne (Leigh)

14. Watson Boas (Doncaster)
15. Emmanuel Wane *(Salford)
16. Daniel Russell (Bradford)
17.

18.

 

[Wb1234]

Canberra World Cup snub: ACT govt snubs bid due to bidding war

Canberra is set to be overlooked in the Rugby League World Cup.

www.canberratimes.com.au

 

[jim_57]

I'm trying to put a Team together but I'm falling two players short.
Not sure if I'm missing anyone.

1. Morea Morea jnr (London)
2. Edene Gebbie (Doncaster)
3. Robert Mathias (London)
4. Nene MacDonald *(London)
5. Robert Tai *
6. Finley Glare (London)
7. Lachlan Lam (Leigh)
8. Jacob Alick Wiencke
9. Edwin Ipape (Leigh)
10. Mekenzie Yei (Oldham)
11. Jeremaih Simbiken *(London)
12. Rhys Martin (Hull KR)
13. Liam Horne (Leigh)

14. Watson Boas (Doncaster)
15. Emmanuel Wane *(Salford)
16. Daniel Russell (Bradford)
17.

18.

Flying over 5-10 players from the Hunters & Australian clubs shouldn’t be a problem and would provide a better game.

 

[paulmac]

Flying over 5-10 players from the Hunters & Australian clubs shouldn’t be a problem and would provide a better game.

Maybe the NRL could ask the clubs to let one player per club be released for this match.

 

[Perth Red]

Canberra World Cup snub: ACT govt snubs bid due to bidding war

Canberra is set to be overlooked in the Rugby League World Cup.

www.canberratimes.com.au

Once again the ACT govt shows it’s disdain for rugby league.

 

[adamkungl]

Once again the ACT govt shows it’s disdain for rugby league.

We should be thankful, Canberra was the worst game I went to across 5 cities in 2017

 

[yakstorm]

Maybe the NRL could ask the clubs to let one player per club be released for this match.

If you look at the Kumuls squads for the past two Pacific Championships, Cowboys are the only side with more than one player and generally there are only 4-5 NRL players total.

From an impact to the NRL perspective, PNG is actually one of the best nations to send to the NH mid-season with a large portion of their best squad already over there.

 

[yakstorm]

Details to be released tomorrow

 

[Foreign Legion]

Can't wait

 

[Usain Bolt]

Events

www.rlwc2026hospitality.com

looks like they accidentally leaked the draw

 

[Taking The Two]

Format is horrible. Really, it’s utterly abysmal. England and Samoa can win three games and one goes out.

 

[adamkungl]

Format is horrible. Really, it’s utterly abysmal. England and Samoa can win three games and one goes out.

No they can't. If England and Samoa win 3 games they both go through and no one from the other pool does.

 

[shadowformz]

Sounds

No they can't. If England and Samoa win 3 games they both go through and no one from the other pool does.

Sounds good, but where did you read this.

 

[League Unlimited News]

Discussion for RLWC 2026 draw etc in the RLWC forum

RLWC 2026 Draw, Venue & Crowds

Semi-reliable leaks Take with a grain of salt i guess The only thing I can think is that the pool of 4 will contain seeds 1 and 2 (e.g. Aus and NZ), and two pools of three have seeds 3 and 4.

forums.leagueunlimited.com

 

[adamkungl]

Sounds
Sounds good, but where did you read this.

The early reports around the format discussed this. Pool B and C are a combined table with a split draw. It's discussed earlier in this thread I think.