World Cup Squads

[jim_57]

All final 24 player squads. Source

Group A
England - Sam Tomkins (Catalans), Andy Ackers (Salford Red Devils), Joe Batchelor (St Helens), John Bateman (Wigan Warriors), Tom Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Mike Cooper (Wigan Warriors), Herbie Farnworth (Brisbane Broncos), Ryan Hall (Hull KR), Chris Hill (Huddersfield Giants), Morgan Knowles (St Helens), Matty Lees (St Helens), Tommy Makinson (St Helens), Michael McIlorum (Catalans Dragons), Mike McMeeken (Catalans Dragons), Mikolaj Oledzki (Leeds Rhinos), Kai Pearce-Paul (Wigan Warriors), Victor Radley (Sydney Roosters), Marc Sneyd (Salford Red Devils), Luke Thompson (Canterbury Bulldogs), Kallum Watkins (Salford Red Devils), Jack Welsby (St Helens), Elliott Whitehead (Canberra Raiders), George Williams (Warrington Wolves), Dom Young (Newcastle Knights)

France - Lambert Belmas (Toulouse), Alrix Da Costa (Catalans), Jordan Dezaria (Catalans), Morgan Escaré (Salford), Benjamin Garcia (Catalans), Tony Gigot (Toulouse), Mickael Goudemand (Catalans), Benjamin Jullien (Catalans), Mathieu Laguerre (Catalans), Samisoni Langi (Catalans), Corentin Le Cam (Catalans), Paul Marcon (Toulouse), Anthony Marion (Toulouse), Arthur Mourgue (Catalans), Eloi Pelissier (Toulouse), Maxime Puech (Albi), Arthur Romano (Catalans), César Rougé (Catalans), Justin Sangaré (Toulouse), Paul Séguier (Catalans), Gadwin Springer (Featherstone), Maxime Stefani (Toulouse), Louis Jouffret (Halifax), Fouad Yaha (Catalans)

Greece - Jordan Meads (Captain) (Sunshine Coast), Lachlan Ilias (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Stefanos Bastas (Coventry Bears), Nikolaos Bosmos (Rhodes Knights), Terry Constantinou (Sunbury Tigers), Aris Dardamanis (Aris Eagles), Nick Flocas (Ipswich Jets), Myles Gal (TBC), Jake Kambos (Wests Magpies), Kosta Katsidonis (Rhodes Knights), Greg Koutsimporgiorgos (Aris Eagles), Billy Magoulias (Newtown Jets), Peter Mamouzelos (South Sydney Rabbitohs), John Mitsias (Wests Magpies), Nick Mougios (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Thodoris Nianiakas (Woolston Rovers), Ionnis Nake (TBC), Chaise Robinson (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Ionnis Rousoglou (Aris Eagles), Sebastian Sell (Mittagong Lions), Liam Sui Tin (TBC), Vasili Tsikrikas (Canterbury Bulldogs), Robert Tuliatu (London Broncos), Adam Vrahnos (London Broncos), Mitchell Zampetides (Wests Magpies)

Samoa - Josh Aloiai (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Fa’amanu Brown (Wests Tigers), Stephen Crichton (Penrith Panthers), Mathew Feagai (St George-Illawarra Dragons), Braden Hamlin-Uele (Cronulla Sharks), Chanel Harris-Tavita (Warriors), Royce Hunt (Cronulla Sharks), Oregon Kaufusi (Parramatta Eels), Luciano Leilua (North Queensland Cowboys), Spencer Leniu (Penrith Panthers), Danny Levi (Huddersfield Giants), Jarome Luai (Penrith Panthers), Taylan May (Penrith Panthers), Tyrone May (Catalans Dragons), Anthony Milford (Newcastle Knights), Josh Papalii (Canberra Raiders), Junior Paulo (Parramatta Eels), Jaydn Su’a (St George-Illawarra Dragons), Joseph Suaalii (Sydney Roosters), Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (North Queensland Cowboys), Izack Tago (Penrith Panthers), Martin Taupa’u (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Brian To’o (Penrith Panthers), Kelma Tuilagi (Wests Tigers)


Group B
Australia - Josh Addo-Carr (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Matt Burton* (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Parramatta Eels), Patrick Carrigan* (Brisbane Broncos), Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Nathan Cleary* (Penrith Panthers), Lindsay Collins* (Sydney Roosters), Reuben Cotter* (North Queensland Cowboys), Angus Crichton* (Sydney Roosters), Tino Fa'asuamaleaui* (Gold Coast Titans), Campbell Graham* (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Harry Grant* (Melbourne Storm), Valentine Holmes (North Queensland Cowboys), Ben Hunt (St George Illawarra Dragons), Liam Martin* (Penrith Panthers), Latrell Mitchell (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Cameron Munster (Melbourne Storm), Cameron Murray, vice captain (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Jeremiah Nanai* (North Queensland Cowboys), Murray Taulagi* (North Queensland Cowboys), James Tedesco, captain (Sydney Roosters), Jake Trbojevic (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Jack Wighton (Canberra Raiders), Isaah Yeo* (Penrith Panthers)

Fiji -

Italy - Daniel Atkinson (Sunshine Coast Falcons), Nathan Brown (Parramatta Eels), Joseph Tramontana (Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles), Cooper Johns (Melbourne Storm), Ryan King (Whitehaven), Jake Maizen (Sunshine Coast Falcons), Luca Moretti (Parramatta Eels), Luke Polselli (Sunshine Coast Falcons), Jack Campagnolo (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Alec Susino (Penrith Panthers), Luke Hodge (Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles), Kyle Pickering (Cronulla Sharks), Jack Colovatti (Parramatta Eels), Ethan Natoli (Newtown Jets), Rinaldo Palumbo (London Broncos), Nicholas Tilburg (Wentworthville), Giole Celerino (Racing St Gaudens), Simone Boscolo (RC Salon XIII), Giordano Arena (Catania Bulls), Ippolito Occhialini (Lignano Sharks), Alex Rojatto (Lignano Sharks), Dean Parata (London Broncos), Brendan Santi (Keighley Cougars), Anton Iaria (Barrow Raiders), Richard Lepori (Swinton Lions)

Scotland - Charlie Emslie (Barrow), Shane Toal (Barrow), Kieran Buchanan (Batley), Logan Bayliss-Brow* (Brisbane Broncos), Bailey Hayward* (Canterbury Bulldogs), Davey Dixon (Dewsbury), Dale Ferguson (Dewsbury), Lewis Clarke (Edinburgh Eagles), Ben Hellewell (Featherstone), Lachlan Walmsley (Halifax), Kane Linnett (Hull KR), Calum Gahan* (London Broncos), Alex Walker (London Broncos), Kyle Schneider* (Mackay Cutters)uan Aiken (New Zealand Warriors), Luke Bain* (Parramatta Eels), Ryan Brierley (Salford), Sam Luckley (Salford), Bayley Liu* (Sheffield), James Bell (St Helens), Matty Russell (Toulouse), Liam Hood (Wakefield), Guy Graham* (Whitehaven RLFC), Jack Teanby (York City Knights)

Group C
Ireland - James Bentley (Leeds), Keanan Brand (Leigh), Liam Byrne (Wigan), Ed Chamberlain (Leigh), Josh Cook (Canterbury Bulldogs), Frankie Halton (Hull KR), James Hasson (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Jaimin Jolliffe (Gold Coast Titans), Luke Keary (Sydney Roosters), Joe Keyes (Halifax), Toby King (Wigan, on loan from Warrington), George King (Hull KR), Ben Mathiou (Featherstone), James McDonnell (Wigan), Ronan Michael (York), Robbie Mulhern (Warrington), Richie Myler (Leeds), Dan Norman (St Helens), Henry O’Kane (Wests Tigers), Harry Rushton (Huddersfield), Innes Senior (Huddersfield), Louis Senior (Hull KR), Michael Ward (Batley)

Jamaica - Greg Johnson (Batley), AJ Wallace (Bradford), Aaron Jones-Bishop (Cornwall), Ross Peltier (Dewsbury), Keenen Tomlinson (Dewsbury), Chevaughn Bailey (Duhaney Park Red Sharks), Khamisi Mckain (Duhaney Park Red Sharks), Andrew Simpson (Duhaney Park Red Sharks), Marvin Thompson (Duhaney Park Red Sharks), Renaldo Wade (Duhaney Park Red Sharks), James Woodburn-Hall (Halifax), Ashton Golding (Huddersfield), Michael Lawrence (Huddersfield), Kieran Rush (Huddersfield), Bradley Ho (Keighley), Mo Agoro (Keighley), Abevia McDonald (London Skolars), Joel Farrell (Sheffield), Ben Jones-Bishop (Sheffield), Joe Brown (Workington), Alex Young (Workington), Jacob Ogden (York), Jordan Anrade (Unattached)Jy-Mel Coleman (Unattached)

Lebanon - Jalal Bazzaz (Wests Illawarra), Adam Doueihi (Wests Tigers), Hanna El-Nachar (Penrith Panthers), Toufic El-Hajj (American University of Beirut), Elie El-Zakhem (Parramatta Eels), Atef Hamdan (Wolves, Lebanon), Kayne Kalache (Newtown Jets), Andrew Kazzi (Western Suburbs Magpies), Jacob Kiraz (Canterbury Bulldogs), Bilaal Maarbani (Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles), Anthony Layoun (St Marys Saints), Josh Mansour (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Josh Maree (Wentworthville United), Tony Maroun (Ryde-Eastwood Hawks), Abbas Miski (Wigan Warriors), Brandon Morkos (Canberra Raiders), Mitchell Moses (Parramatta Eels), Jaxson Rahme (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Khalil Rahme (Mt Pritchard Mounties), Khaled Rajab (Canterbury Bulldogs), Reece Robinson (unattached), James Roumanos (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles), Mikey Tannous (Wests Tigers), Charbel Tasipale (Newtown Jets)

New Zealand - Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Melbourne Storm), Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne Storm), Kenneath Bromwich (Melbourne Storm), Dylan Brown (Parramatta Eels), James Fisher-Harris (Penrith Panthers), Kieran Foran (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles), Peta Hiku (North Queensland Cowboys), Jahrome Hughes (Melbourne Storm), Sebastian Kris (Canberra Raiders), Moses Leota (Penrith Panthers), Isaac Liu (Gold Coast Titans), Joseph Manu (Sydney Roosters), Jeremy Marshall-King (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Ronaldo Mulitalo (Cronulla Sharks), Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (Canberra Raiders), Briton Nikora (Cronulla Sharks), Marata Niukore (Parramatta Eels), Isaiah Papali'i (Parramatta Eels), Jordan Rapana (Canberra Raiders), Brandon Smith (Melbourne Storm), Scott Sorensen (Penrith Panthers), Joseph Tapine (Canberra Raiders), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney Roosters), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Warriors)

Group D
Cook Islands -

Papua New Guinea - Wellington Albert (London Broncos), Jacob Alick (Gold Coast Titans), Keven Appo (PNG Hunters), Watson Boas (Doncaster), Xavier Coates (Melbourne Storm), Edene Gebbie (Townsville Blackhawks), Edwin Ipape (Leigh Centurions), Zev John (Central Queensland Capras), Alex Johnston (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Lachlan Lam (Leigh Centurions), Kyle Laybutt (Townsville Blackhawks), Nene Macdonald (Leigh Centurions), Rhyse Martin (Leeds Rhinos), Sylvester Namo (PNG Hunters), Jeremy Ngutlik (Western Suburbs Magpies), Justin Olam (Melbourne Storm), Nixon Putt (Central Queensland Capras), Daniel Russell (Brisbane Tigers), Jeremiah Simbiken (Redcliffe Dolphins), Rodrick Tai (PNG Hunters), Sherwin Tanabi (PNG Hunters), Wesser Tenza (PNG Hunters), Emmanuel Waine (PNG Hunters), McKenzie Yei (Central Queensland Capras)

Tonga -

Wales -



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Original Post (Fiji extended squad) moved to post #4.

 

[England87]

That pack is as good as anything Tonga & Samoa have on offer.

 

[Billythekid]

That pack is as good as anything Tonga & Samoa have on offer.

Which frankly is right up there with what almost any country will be able to offer. I'm not sure they have the play makers to win the whole thing but they're looking to be a dangerous side and could cause a boil over.

 

[jim_57]

Fiji have announced a 34 man initial squad. Final 24 to be announced by 25th September according to this article.
Backs:
1 Kevin Naiqama
2 Marcelo Montoya
3 Maika Sivo
4 Semi Valemei
5 Waqa Blake
6 Taane Milane
7 Mikaele Ravalawa
8 Braydon Wakeham
9 Sitiveni Moceidreke
10 Netane Masima
11 Isaac Lumelume
12 Sunia Turuva
13 Vuate Karawalevu
14 Jason Qareqare
15 Ratu Inoke Vasuturaga
16 Ilaitia Moceidreke

Forwards:
1 Apisai Koroisau
2 Joe Lovodua
3 Penioni Tagituimua
4 Tariq Sims
5 Viliame Kikau
6 Daniel Saifiti
7 Jacob Saifiti
8 Ben Nakubuwai
9 Tui Kamikamica
10 Korbin Sims
11 King Vuniyayawa
12 Reagan Campbell Gillard
13 Taniela Sadrugu
14 Pio Maisamoa Seci
15 Joseph Ratu Vakacereivalu
16 Lamar Manuel Liolevave
17 Siua Wong



RCG & Koroisau are a fair chance of an Australian spot and Daniel Saifiti has said he isn’t playing in the World Cup. Tariq sims hasn’t played for Fiji since 2013 but it is probably his last World Cup, RCG last played for Fiji in 2014 so might not be interested even if he misses a Kangaroos spot.

Even so still pretty strong. Ideal best 17:

1. Turuva
2. Sivo
3. Blake
3. Montoya
5. Ravalawa
6. Lovodua
7. Wakeham
8. D Saifiti
9. Koroisau
10. Campbell-Gillard
11. Kikau
12. T Sims
13. Kamikamica
14. Tagituamua
15. J Saifiti
16. Nakubuwai
17. Vuniyayawa

Wong, Milne, Sadrugu, Naiqama, K Sims, Liolevave, QareQare to round out the squad.

Funnily enough I don’t think Naiqama should be in the 17 at full strength but he will be because he is captain, if they play him at 6 again they’ll struggle.

 

[England87]

Naiqama should start at 1 or 6. He has never played a bad game for Fiji and is the heart of that team and rightful captain. A Koroisau and Lovodua combo at 9 and roving middle is pretty exciting. IF only they had some quality in the halfs.

 

[jim_57]

Naiqama should start at 1 or 6. He has never played a bad game for Fiji and is the heart of that team and rightful captain. A Koroisau and Lovodua combo at 9 and roving middle is pretty exciting. IF only they had some quality in the halfs.

His game at 6 this year was pretty poor. Nothing against him but he isn’t a 6. Lovodua has played there plenty of times this year for Hull so he should partner Wakeham if Koroisau plays. Turuva has earned the #1 too and has played the majority of his games the last 2 years in that position.

Naiqama will be there because he is captain, best spot for him is probably centre. Again though Blake, Montoya, Valemei and Milne have all started games in the NRL at centre this year whilst Naiqama has only gotten a few starts on the wing for the Roosters.

 

[Jim from Oz]

Canadian women prepare for second appearance at Rugby League World Cup

Student, police officer, nurse, teacher, biologist and firefighter. Just some of the occupations represented in Canada's 24-women team for next month's Rugby League World Cup in England.

www.albertaprimetimes.com

 

[England87]

When do 40 man prelim squads get announced? Is there an official deadline?

 

[yakstorm]

 

[jim_57]

 

[Clarkent]

That's a strong squad. Royce Hunt and Faitala-Mariner must be playing for samoan. Lacking depth on the wing and fullback. That's the strongest Kiwis team I've seen in years

 

[Jim from Oz]

Australia Rugby League World Cup train-on squad (so far)​

Bulldogs: Matt Burton, Josh Addo-Carr
Dragons: Ben Hunt
Titans: Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, David Fifita
Storm: Cameron Munster, Harry Grant
Roosters: Joseph Suaalii, James Tedesco, Angus Crichton, Lindsay Collins
Sea Eagles: Jake Trbojevic, Daly Cherry-Evans
Broncos: Patrick Carrigan, Payne Haas

 

[Fangs]

Korisau probably getting squeezed out with Grant/Hunt and most likely Cook in the squad. Not such a bad thing if he plays for Fiji.

 

[Smug Panther]

Korisau probably getting squeezed out with Grant/Hunt and most likely Cook in the squad. Not such a bad thing if he plays for Fiji.

Best hooker in the game will definitely help Fiji

 

[taste2taste]

And that's the world cup winning team. Big mobile forwards and skillful spine.

Hopefully Riki makes the final team, a ridiculous athlete underutilised by the Broncos.

Am I right that rugby league is now the number 1 sport played by Maori and pacific islanders in new Zealand?

 

[The Penguin #6.]

Am I right that rugby league is now the number 1 sport played by Maori and pacific islanders in new Zealand?

Nice to think so but I doubt it, would be a seismic change if it was though.

 

[Clarkent]

Looks like Payne Haas might be playing for samoa. He's given time to decide if he wants to commit to the kangaroos and they have Lindsay Collins on the side in case he doesn't. That would be a huge for samoa if he commits

 

[jim_57]

That's a strong squad. Royce Hunt and Faitala-Mariner must be playing for samoan. Lacking depth on the wing and fullback. That's the strongest Kiwis team I've seen in years

Yeh back 3 a bit weak outside of first choicers evidently with CNK & Simonsson there. Centres looking good now with Kris, Timoko & Hiku all in form. Didn’t know About Kris being keen to play for NZ.

 

[Perth Red]

That Kiwi pack is insane! If they can stay out of the sinbin they will be punishing.
Back line arent anything that exciting though. Manu, Brown, Hughes, Smith. Not a bad spine if they can jell!

 

[Matua]

And that's the world cup winning team. Big mobile forwards and skillful spine.

Hopefully Riki makes the final team, a ridiculous athlete underutilised by the Broncos.

Am I right that rugby league is now the number 1 sport played by Maori and pacific islanders in new Zealand?

I highly doubt it. Most rugby teams in NZ at all levels are filled with Maori and PI, there's just more Pakeha playing as well (especially in the SI). In many regions most of the league players play rugby anyway at school and club level.