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International Rugby League has agreed an International Calendar to 2030.
The return of the Ashes, with England Men and Women to tour Australia in 2025.
Kangaroo and Kiwi tours to resume. International tours for other nations are back on the agenda.
Dedicated Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere Tri-Nations and Four Nations tournaments.
Greater emphasis on Regional Championships and World Cup qualifying process, including a new World Series to help nations develop.
Men’s and Women’s games to grow under new International Calendar.
Change to World Cups cycle, with the next World Cup for Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair teams to be staged in 2026
The next IRL Rugby League World Cup for Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair teams has been moved to 2026 and will be staged in the Southern Hemisphere after France’s withdrawal as hosts for the scheduled 2025 tournament. In addition, a stand-alone Women’s World Cup will be staged in 2028, with the Wheelchair World Cup to be held in 2029 and the next Men’s World Cup, after RLWC2026, to be held in 2030. The IRL has received 22 expressions of interest from 11 nations interested in hosting one or more of the three tournaments, with the 2028 Women’s World Cup proving the most popular
"The Ashes return, with England Men’s and Women’s teams to tour Australia in 2025
The 2022 accounts include the first staging of the World Cup since the UK Company scaled up its operations, having historically had modest income levels compared to its operating costs. In 2022, the company received £4.81m of income, most of this being from the World Cup. In the financial year ended 31st December 2022, the company had £1.04m of operating costs. This produced an operating profit of £3.76m. This compared to an operating loss of £489k in the previous financial year.
The return of the Ashes, with England Men and Women to tour Australia in 2025.
Kangaroo and Kiwi tours to resume. International tours for other nations are back on the agenda.
Dedicated Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere Tri-Nations and Four Nations tournaments.
Greater emphasis on Regional Championships and World Cup qualifying process, including a new World Series to help nations develop.
Men’s and Women’s games to grow under new International Calendar.
Change to World Cups cycle, with the next World Cup for Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair teams to be staged in 2026
The next IRL Rugby League World Cup for Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair teams has been moved to 2026 and will be staged in the Southern Hemisphere after France’s withdrawal as hosts for the scheduled 2025 tournament. In addition, a stand-alone Women’s World Cup will be staged in 2028, with the Wheelchair World Cup to be held in 2029 and the next Men’s World Cup, after RLWC2026, to be held in 2030. The IRL has received 22 expressions of interest from 11 nations interested in hosting one or more of the three tournaments, with the 2028 Women’s World Cup proving the most popular
"The Ashes return, with England Men’s and Women’s teams to tour Australia in 2025
The 2022 accounts include the first staging of the World Cup since the UK Company scaled up its operations, having historically had modest income levels compared to its operating costs. In 2022, the company received £4.81m of income, most of this being from the World Cup. In the financial year ended 31st December 2022, the company had £1.04m of operating costs. This produced an operating profit of £3.76m. This compared to an operating loss of £489k in the previous financial year.
