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The International Rugby League Board has reviewed bids for the 2028 IRL Women’s Rugby League World Cup, 2029 IRL Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup and 2030 IRL Men’s Rugby League World Cup, and is now in a clarification phase.
After announcing that the Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair World Cups would be staged separately following RLWC2026, IRL initiated an Invitation to Tender (ITT) process and last year announced 13 confirmed tenderers for the three events.
As part of the ITT process, the IRL Board recently conducted interviews with some tenderers.
The IRL Board also endorsed the bid from Canada to host the inaugural Women’s World Series in October to determine the final Women’s RLWC2026 berth between the Ravens, Fiji, Ireland and Nigeria.
The tournament is being supported by the City of Brampton in Ontario, with the semi-finals to be played at Terry Fox Stadium, Brampton, on October 21 and the final at Lamport Stadium, Toronto, on October 26.
The Board was also prepared to invest in the Men’s World Series but there was no viable bid measured against a business case to host the tournament.
As a result, France will play Jamaica and Cook Islands will meet South Africa in Northern and Southern Hemisphere RLWC2026 qualifying play-offs later in the year.
Details of the international calendar from 2028 to 2030 will be determined once hosts for the 2028 Women’s IRL World Cup, 2029 Wheelchair IRL World Cup and 2030 Men’s IRL World Cup have been confirmed.
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After announcing that the Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair World Cups would be staged separately following RLWC2026, IRL initiated an Invitation to Tender (ITT) process and last year announced 13 confirmed tenderers for the three events.
As part of the ITT process, the IRL Board recently conducted interviews with some tenderers.
The IRL Board also endorsed the bid from Canada to host the inaugural Women’s World Series in October to determine the final Women’s RLWC2026 berth between the Ravens, Fiji, Ireland and Nigeria.
The tournament is being supported by the City of Brampton in Ontario, with the semi-finals to be played at Terry Fox Stadium, Brampton, on October 21 and the final at Lamport Stadium, Toronto, on October 26.
The Board was also prepared to invest in the Men’s World Series but there was no viable bid measured against a business case to host the tournament.
As a result, France will play Jamaica and Cook Islands will meet South Africa in Northern and Southern Hemisphere RLWC2026 qualifying play-offs later in the year.
Details of the international calendar from 2028 to 2030 will be determined once hosts for the 2028 Women’s IRL World Cup, 2029 Wheelchair IRL World Cup and 2030 Men’s IRL World Cup have been confirmed.
