RLWC 2026 Draw, Venue & Crowds

[adamkungl]

Can we get a schedule with men and womens games together so its easier to see what's on at the same event

 

[undertaker]

Edit: League Unlimited News just wrote out the full mens/womens draw with the kick-off times added.

 

[undertaker]

Regarding the two semi-finals, which will most likely be:

Winner Group A vs 2nd place from Groups B/C combined
Runner-up Group A vs 1st place from Groups B/C combined

I can't find anywhere regarding which venue will be allocated which semi-final (or if Australia is simply going to be allocated the Allianz Stadium semi-final regardless of whether they finish 1st or 2nd in Group A, given it's the larger venue)

 

[League Unlimited News]

Can we get a schedule with men and womens games together so its easier to see what's on at the same event

THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER
MENS Australia v New Zealand
Thu 15 Oct 8:05PM at Allianz Stadium, Moore Park / Gadigal

FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER
MENS Samoa v France
Fri 16 Oct 5:45PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal
WOMENS Australia v Samoa
Fri 16 Oct 8:05PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal

SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER
WOMENS Papua New Guinea v France
Sat 17 Oct 1:15PM at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby / PNG
MENS Papua New Guinea v Lebanon
Sat 17 Oct 3:25PM at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby / PNG

WOMENS England v Wales
Sat 17 Oct 5:35PM at HBF Park, Perth / Whadjuk
MENS England v Tonga
Sat 17 Oct 8:05PM at HBF Park, Perth / Whadjuk

SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER
WOMENS New Zealand v Fiji
Sun 18 Oct 1:50PM at McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal
MENS Fiji v Cook Islands
Sun 18 Oct 4:05PM at McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal

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FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER
WOMENS Samoa v Wales
Fri 23 Oct 5:50PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal
MENS Tonga v Lebanon
Fri 23 Oct 8:05PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal

SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER
WOMENS Fiji v Papua New Guinea
Sat 24 Oct 1:15PM at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby / PNG
MENS Papua New Guinea v Samoa
Sat 24 Oct 3:25PM at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby / PNG

MENS England v France
Sat 24 Oct 5:35PM at HBF Park, Perth / Whadjuk
WOMENS Australia v England
Sat 24 Oct 8:05PM at HBF Park, Perth / Whadjuk

SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER
WOMENS New Zealand v France
Sun 25 Oct 1:50PM at One New Zealand Stadium, Christchurch / Aoteraoa
MENS New Zealand v Cook Islands
Sun 25 Oct 4:05PM at One New Zealand Stadium, Christchurch / Aoteraoa

MENS Australia v Fiji
Sun 25 Oct 8:05PM at Suncorp Stadium, Milton / Yuggera-Turrbal

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FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER
WOMENS England v Samoa
Fri 30 Oct 5:50PM at WIN Stadium, Wollongong / Dharawal
MENS England v Papua New Guinea
Fri 30 Oct 8:05PM at WIN Stadium, Wollongong / Dharawal

SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER
WOMENS Fiji v France
Sat 31 Oct 1:35PM at Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh
MENS New Zealand v Fiji
Sat 31 Oct 3:45PM at Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh
WOMENS New Zealand v Papua New Guinea
Sat 31 Oct 5:55PM at Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh

MENS Australia v Cook Islands
Sat 31 Oct 8:05PM at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville / Wulgurukaba

SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER
WOMENS Australia v Wales
Sun 1 Nov 3:45PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal
MENS Lebanon v France
Sun 1 Nov 5:50PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal
MENS Tonga v Samoa
Sun 1 Nov 8:05PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal

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SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER
WOMEN’S Semi Final 1 — 5:50pm
MENS Semi Final 1 — 8:05pm
McDonald Jones Stadium

SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER
WOMEN’S Semi Final 2 — 5:50pm
MENS Semi Final 2 — 8:05pm
Allianz Stadium

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SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER
WOMENS Final 4:15pm
MENS Final 7:35pm
Suncorp Stadium

 

[Burns]

That Friday 16 October game, with Samoa and France as before 6pm will be a nightmare for people to get to. Will be hoping many stay around to see the Australian women put a cricket score on Samoan women.

 

[paulmac]

People have short memories. Lebanon always aim up at Worls Cups. They hung in with Aus in 2017, pushed Eng & only lost by 2 to 2026 opponents Tonga

 

[paulmac]

Also the wheelchair schedule is a mess. Round 3 games starting after round 1 games??? No venues

 

[Burns]

Not seeing any answers to how the Semi Final fixtures are going to work, as in who plays where?

 

[undertaker]

Not seeing any answers to how the Semi Final fixtures are going to work, as in who plays where?

Made this same comment.

I'm going to guess, it will either be the group placement venue allocation:

- 2nd place in Group A vs 1st place from Groups B/C at Newcastle
- 1st place in Group A vs 2nd place from Groups B/C at Allianz Stadium

OR

Allianz Stadium will be pre-selected as the venue Australia will play their semi-final at, regardless if they finish 1st or 2nd in Group A (as its the bigger venue), much like how their quarter-final was pre-selected to be played in Darwin, and subsequently their semi-final in Brisbane (due to the other semi-final held in New Zealand) during the 2017 RLWC

 

[mikail-eagle]

PNG only have 2 games at home.
Was hoping to see England up here.

 

[Diesel]

Got my tickets for the final you merkins!!!!!

 

[Last Week]

I've got my tickets for the opener. Bit of a bummer that it's on a Thursday night..

Can't do Samoa v France as they're 6pm on a Friday. Too hard to get to for me.

England vs PNG at Wollongong, 8pm on a Friday might be doable.

The Lebanon v France and Tonga v Samoa double header looks very tempting. Shame it's not at a bigger ground.

If Australia play their semi at Allianz, I'll probably go to that.

I'll think about the final for the moment.

 

[undertaker]

That Friday 16 October game, with Samoa and France as before 6pm will be a nightmare for people to get to. Will be hoping many stay around to see the Australian women put a cricket score on Samoan women.

Yep.

Very poor scheduling having a Friday game commencing so ridiculously early. Don't know why it couldn't start at 8:05pm, like the games on the following two Fridays.

 

[undertaker]

Regarding the commentators for the tournament, please oh PLEASE Channel 7....don't pick Mark "they MUST score" Braybrook again as main caller.

 

[undertaker]

Here's the announcement from Channel 7 this afternoon:

 

[eels4lifee]

How stupendous not to have Tonga vs Samoa at Accor, the place wouldve been pumping had it been. The numbnut award goes to the organisers!

 

[PARRA_FAN]

It will certainly sold out at Commbank, but they've really missed an opportunity with playing it at a bigger venue. Did they not see the crowd at Suncorp?

 

[adamkungl]

THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER
MENS Australia v New Zealand
Thu 15 Oct 8:05PM at Allianz Stadium, Moore Park / Gadigal

FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER
MENS Samoa v France
Fri 16 Oct 5:45PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal
WOMENS Australia v Samoa
Fri 16 Oct 8:05PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal

SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER
WOMENS Papua New Guinea v France
Sat 17 Oct 1:15PM at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby / PNG
MENS Papua New Guinea v Lebanon
Sat 17 Oct 3:25PM at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby / PNG

WOMENS England v Wales
Sat 17 Oct 5:35PM at HBF Park, Perth / Whadjuk
MENS England v Tonga
Sat 17 Oct 8:05PM at HBF Park, Perth / Whadjuk

SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER
WOMENS New Zealand v Fiji
Sun 18 Oct 1:50PM at McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal
MENS Fiji v Cook Islands
Sun 18 Oct 4:05PM at McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal

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FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER
WOMENS Samoa v Wales
Fri 23 Oct 5:50PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal
MENS Tonga v Lebanon
Fri 23 Oct 8:05PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal

SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER
WOMENS Fiji v Papua New Guinea
Sat 24 Oct 1:15PM at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby / PNG
MENS Papua New Guinea v Samoa
Sat 24 Oct 3:25PM at Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby / PNG

MENS England v France
Sat 24 Oct 5:35PM at HBF Park, Perth / Whadjuk
WOMENS Australia v England
Sat 24 Oct 8:05PM at HBF Park, Perth / Whadjuk

SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER
WOMENS New Zealand v France
Sun 25 Oct 1:50PM at One New Zealand Stadium, Christchurch / Aoteraoa
MENS New Zealand v Cook Islands
Sun 25 Oct 4:05PM at One New Zealand Stadium, Christchurch / Aoteraoa

MENS Australia v Fiji
Sun 25 Oct 8:05PM at Suncorp Stadium, Milton / Yuggera-Turrbal

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FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER
WOMENS England v Samoa
Fri 30 Oct 5:50PM at WIN Stadium, Wollongong / Dharawal
MENS England v Papua New Guinea
Fri 30 Oct 8:05PM at WIN Stadium, Wollongong / Dharawal

SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER
WOMENS Fiji v France
Sat 31 Oct 1:35PM at Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh
MENS New Zealand v Fiji
Sat 31 Oct 3:45PM at Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh
WOMENS New Zealand v Papua New Guinea
Sat 31 Oct 5:55PM at Cbus Super Stadium, Robina / Yugambeh

MENS Australia v Cook Islands
Sat 31 Oct 8:05PM at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville / Wulgurukaba

SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER
WOMENS Australia v Wales
Sun 1 Nov 3:45PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal
MENS Lebanon v France
Sun 1 Nov 5:50PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal
MENS Tonga v Samoa
Sun 1 Nov 8:05PM at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal

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SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER
WOMEN’S Semi Final 1 — 5:50pm
MENS Semi Final 1 — 8:05pm
McDonald Jones Stadium

SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER
WOMEN’S Semi Final 2 — 5:50pm
MENS Semi Final 2 — 8:05pm
Allianz Stadium

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SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER
WOMENS Final 4:15pm
MENS Final 7:35pm
Suncorp Stadium

Awesome

 

[adamkungl]

It will certainly sold out at Commbank, but they've really missed an opportunity with playing it at a bigger venue. Did they not see the crowd at Suncorp?

They've literally left a least 20,000 ticket sales. Probably $1-2M. Sitting on the table. Boneheaded decision unless Venues NSW is paying through the roof for it. Even then Allianz/Accor

 

[Billythekid]

Newcastle getting a semi? Holy f**k we’re being treated decently for once. Will be there for sure. Kind of interesting as I feel Newcastle is potentially a better fit for a group game. There’s a lot of support for the womens game here and I think if Australia play in Newy we’d near sell out the women’s game alone.