International rugby league in 2026
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A list of men, women and wheelchair senior international rugby league matches played throughout 2026.
| International rugby league in 2026 | |
|---|---|
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A † denotes a match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings - i.e. not a senior international match (SIM) as designated by the International Rugby League (IRL).[a]
The season is due to include the 2026 Rugby League World Cup which is planned to be held in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand during October and November 2026.
Season overview
Men
| Date | Home team | Away team | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 February |  United States |
 Scotland |
United States |
| 6 June† |  Vanuatu |
 Singapore |
Vanuatu |
| 2 July |  Norway |
 Canada |
Canada |
| 5 July | Scotland |
Canada |
Scotland |
| 11 July |  Netherlands |
Canada |
Canada |
| 12 September | Netherlands |
 Germany |
|
| 10 October | Canada |
 Jamaica |
|
| 17 October |  Wales |
United States |
| Start date | Tournament | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| TBC | European Championship D | |
| TBC | European Championship C | |
| TBC | European Championship B | |
| 15 October | World Cup |
Women
| Start date | Tournament | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 16 October | World Cup |
Wheelchair
| Start date | Tournament | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May | Celtic Cup |  Ireland |
| 30 October | World Cup |
January
Barrow Raiders v Scotland men
| Barrow Raiders | 74–6† | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Robson, Toal (2), Broadbent (2), Ritson (2), Johnston, Bulman, Cresswell (3), Archer Goals: B. Walker 3/4, Broadbent 1/1, Archer 7/8 |
1st: 44–0 2nd: 30–6 Report |
Tries: Grierson Goals: Duncan (1/1) |
| Barrow Raiders | Position | Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Luke Cresswell | 1 | 1 | Max Anderson-Moore | |
| Luke Broadbent | 2 | 2 | Cam Cullen | |
| Curtis Teare | 3 | 3 | Shaun Callan | |
| Shane Toal | 4 | 4 | Jacob Grierson | |
| Tee Ritson | 5 | 5 | Andrew Brown | |
| Brad Walker | 6 | 6 | George Shannon | |
| Ryan Johnston | 7 | 7 | Lewis Clarke | |
| Tom Walker | 8 | 8 | Connor Terrill | |
| Josh Wood | 9 | 9 | Jordan Duncan | |
| Joe Bullock | 10 | 10 | Kieran Moran | |
| Ellis Robson | 11 | 11 | Seth Clapham | |
| Matty Costello | 12 | 12 | Gregor Cowan | |
| Ryan King | 13 | 13 | Ollie Maher | |
| Greg Richards | 14 | 14 | Tom Murray | |
| Charlie Emslie | 15 | 15 | Joey Clarkson | |
| Alex Bishop | 16 | 16 | Ben Sykes | |
| Andrew Bulman | 17 | 17 | Lucas-Anderson-Moore | |
| Trent Ruddy | 18 | Interchange | 18 | Kris Illingworth |
| Seth Woodend | 19 | 19 | Shane Toal | |
| Dan Knott | 20 | |||
| Fin Dutton-Rosconie | 21 | |||
| Stevie Watson | 22 | |||
| Ellis Archer | 23 | |||
| Paul Creary | Coach | Adam Houston | ||
This match was a testimonial match for Barrow player, Shane Toal. He and fellow Barrow and Scotland international Max Anderson-Moore played a half for each team.[2]
February
USA v Scotland double header
Women's
| United States |
14–26 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Tone, Granby, Asumang Goals: Fish (1/3) |
1st: 0–10 2nd: 14–16 Report |
Tries: Grey, Smart, Stewart, Simpson (2) Goals: Stewart (3/5) |
| United States | Position | Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Brittany Royes | 1 | 1 | Rebecca Smart | |
| Sydney Pua | 2 | 2 | Raphaella Aquilina | |
| Mia Blocher | 3 | 3 | Steph Gray | |
| Brandice Neal | 4 | 4 | Enya Lackie | |
| Josephine Asumang | 5 | 5 | Olivia Barnard | |
| Teree Okabe | 6 | 6 | Emma Whelsford | |
| Tiana Granby | 7 | 7 | Isabel Glover | |
| Afi Tone | 8 | 8 | Robyn Price | |
| Nicole Fisch | 9 | 9 | Cerys Gregory | |
| Kadie Sandford | 10 | 10 | Georgia Briggs | |
| Jeanna Beard | 11 | 11 | Sammi Simpson | |
| ShaMarica Scott | 12 | 12 | Ciorstadia Ainsworth | |
| Sarah Anderson | 13 | 13 | Nicole Stewart | |
| Paris Hart | 14 | 14 | Morgan Pearson | |
| Isabel Henderson | 15 | 15 | Grace Field | |
| Salataima Mamea | 16 | 16 | Betti Ginnelly | |
| Maiah Alofaituli | 17 | 17 | Rebecca White | |
| Taylor White | 18 | |||
| Troy Clarkson | Coach | Gareth Nicholson | ||
Men's
| United States |
28–20 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Hlanguyo, Vidot, Delaney, Piggins, Bryce Goals: Tupuola (0/1), Granby (4/4) |
1st: 10–12 2nd: 18–8 Report |
Tries: Clarke, Anderson-Moore, Carter, Brown Goals: Punton (2/4) |
| United States | Position | Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Ryan Burroughs | 1 | 1 | Pete Burns | |
| Shingirai Hlanguyo | 2 | 2 | Brett Carter | |
| Jason Martin | 3 | 3 | Andrew Brown | |
| David Washington | 4 | 4 | Jacob Grierson | |
| Esteban Tupuola | 5 | 5 | Max Anderson-Moore | |
| Celcius Tarawhiti | 6 | 6 | Lewis Clarke | |
| Peter Lupton | 7 | 7 | Luke Punton | |
| Tevita Bryce | 8 | 8 | Connor Terrill | |
| Jace Delaney | 9 | 9 | Ross Whitmore | |
| Matt Finnesy | 10 | 10 | Ben Morris | |
| Daniel Vidot | 11 | 11 | George Shannon | |
| Wes Piggins | 12 | 12 | Dan Turland | |
| Joe Eichner | 13 | 13 | Kieran Moran | |
| Fatai Makavaha | 14 | 14 | Jordan Duncan | |
| Kyle Granby | 15 | 15 | Joe Kirkup | |
| Tyler Sisley | 16 | 16 | Niall Hall | |
| Anson Jiang | 17 | 17 | Tom Murray | |
| 18 | Corrie Dicks | |||
| Adam Woolnough | Coach | Adam Houston | ||
This double-header was part of a triple-header which also featured a Men's U-19 between the same nations.[3]
March
Wales wheelchair v UK Armed Forces
This was part of a double-header which also featured the 'A' sides of Wales and the UK Armed Forces.[4]
May
Celtic Cup
| Scotland |
40–70 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Owen (17, 26, 66), Davidson (34, 42), Japes (48), Robertson (61) Goals: Davidson 4/5, Robertson 2/2 |
Report |
Tries: Horgan (2, 5, 31), Burton-Carter (8, 39), Johnston (15, 16), Griffith (21), Martin (39, 58), Calcott (44, 53), Noonan (62) Goals: Horgan 0/1, Burton-Carter 1/2, Johnston 7/7, Spain 1/1, Martin 0/2 |
June
Vanuatu men v Singapore
German Exiles v Brazil men
| German Exiles | Position | Brazil | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| George Wood | 1 | 1 | Harley Nicholson | |
| Jason Kay | 2 | 2 | Aiden Tolen | |
| Shaun Smith | 3 | 3 | Ben Godwin | |
| Zach Burke | 4 | 4 | Keigan Cumberland | |
| William Fairhead | 5 | 5 | Carlos Henrique | |
| Josh McConnell | 6 | 6 | Reece Schofield | |
| Brad Bilsborough | 7 | 7 | Jack Humphries | |
| Jamie Blakestone | 8 | 8 | Heron Godoi | |
| Martin Robinson | 9 | 9 | Ben Jones | |
| Jordan Williams | 10 | 10 | Alyfer Vinicus | |
| Aaron Williams | 11 | 11 | Ciaran Mylod | |
| Scott Wilson | 12 | 12 | Chayse Quigley | |
| Andy Hoggins | 13 | 13 | Harvey Mitton | |
| Oliver Bowie | 14 | 14 | Scott Davies | |
| Drew Malcolm | 15 | 15 | Oliver Godwin | |
| James Whittaker | 16 | 16 | Finn Gamble | |
| Steve Brinkley | 17 | 17 | Luke Fisher | |
| Joshua Pengel | 18 | Interchange | 18 | Arjun Chhbra |
| Lewis Dempsey | 19 | 19 | Lukas Silva | |
| Lewis Wilson | 20 | |||
Played as a double-header with the Championship fixture between Keighley Cougars and Swinton Lions.
July
Canada men's European summer tour
| Norway | Position | Canada | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Denis Galic | 1 | 1 | Oliver Lenahan | |
| Magnus Soiland | 2 | 2 | Jalen Harrison | |
| Lucas Zuniga | 3 | 3 | Fynn Murphy | |
| Martin Hogmoe | 4 | 4 | Blake Marshall | |
| Idar Kjaerstad | 5 | 5 | Richard Lebel | |
| Kristoffer Milligan | 6 | 6 | Toby Horn | |
| Stephen Mwikaria | 7 | 7 | Blake Mahovic | |
| Rob Adams | 8 | 8 | Matthew Fish | |
| Jamie Ward | 9 | 9 | Nathan Roberts | |
| Havard Tjetland | 10 | 10 | Charles Curran | |
| Kevin Batnes | 11 | 11 | Augustus Murphy | |
| Oliver Falk | 12 | 12 | Jason Chuck | |
| Nils Holte | 13 | 13 | Mitchell Talbot | |
| Isuf Peci | 14 | 14 | Kyle Yurkiw | |
| Mikal Berghom Ousdal | 15 | 15 | Luka Wicken | |
| Mathias Stenseth-Holm | 16 | 16 | Doug Howard | |
| Andreas Skifjeld | 17 | 17 | Dillon Goos | |
| 18 | Thomas Dickinson | |||
| Tim Jones | Coach | Aaron Zimmerle | ||
| Scotland | Position | Canada | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Tom Gray | 1 | 1 | Oliver Lenahan | |
| Cameron Cullen | 2 | 2 | Jalen Harrison | |
| Connor Slader | 3 | 3 | Fynn Murphy | |
| Jacob Grierson | 4 | 4 | Luka Wicken | |
| Roserutabua Tawanayavulala | 5 | 5 | Richard Lebel | |
| George Shannon | 6 | 6 | Toby Horn | |
| Joseph Lowe | 7 | 7 | Blake Mahovic | |
| Conner Terrill | 8 | 8 | Matthew Fish | |
| Ross Whitmore | 9 | 9 | Nathan Roberts | |
| Kieran Moran | 10 | 10 | Charles Curran | |
| Gregor Cowan | 11 | 11 | Augustus Murphy | |
| Hamish Bentley | 12 | 12 | Jason Chuck | |
| Oliver Maher | 13 | 13 | Mitchell Talbot | |
| Ben Morris | 14 | 14 | Jacob Bourne | |
| Naill Hall | 15 | 15 | Jordan Cella | |
| Jordan Duncan | 16 | 16 | Doug Howard | |
| Andrew Brown | 17 | 17 | Michael Snook | |
| Lachlann Forsyth | 18 | 18 | Gregory Wise | |
| Adam Houston | Coach | Aaron Zimmerle | ||
| Netherlands |
6–34 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Schuiling (75) Goals: Baats (1/1) |
1st: 0–22 2nd: 6–12 Report |
Tries: Horn (7), Murphy (9), Chuck (19), Fish (27), Roberts (35), Wicken (79) Goals: Horn (5/6) |
| Netherlands | Position | Canada | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Dimitri Haringa | 1 | 1 | Gregory Wise | |
| Miquel Raven | 2 | 2 | Fynn Murphy | |
| Hidde Van De Berg | 3 | 3 | Ewan Lawton | |
| Mike Prins | 4 | 4 | Richard Lebel | |
| Arie Razoux-Schultz | 5 | 5 | Luka Wicken | |
| Paul Kuijpers | 6 | 6 | Thomas Dickinson | |
| Kees Kuijpers | 7 | 7 | Toby Horn | |
| Joris Van Lankveld | 8 | 8 | Matthew Fish | |
| Rick Baats | 9 | 9 | Nathan Roberts | |
| Robin Raaijmakers | 10 | 10 | Charles Curran | |
| Kwinten Roeleveld | 11 | 11 | Augustus Murphy | |
| Rowan Schuiling | 12 | 12 | Doug Howard | |
| Sylvan Vonken | 13 | 13 | Jason Chuck | |
| Max Van De Stroom | 14 | 14 | Kyle Yurkiw | |
| Francis Appleton | 15 | 15 | Michael Snook | |
| Bert Kuypers | 16 | 16 | Garin Nicholls | |
| Sam Klumpert | 17 | 17 | Ethan Chantler | |
| Shaden Lavia | 18 | 18 | Mitchell Talbot | |
| James Adams | Coach | Aaron Zimmerle | ||
England men v Papua New Guinea
A proposed mid-season game between England and Papua New Guinea[5][6] did not occur following the RFL's U-turn decision to use the spare week in the UK domestic calendar (4/5 July) to retain Magic Weekend for 2026 as a sole loop fixture.[7] Magic Weekend had previously been set to be removed following Super League's expansion to 14 teams and the subsequent removal of loop fixtures (which included Magic Weekend) from the competition.[8]
New Zealand at the NRL Wheelchair Championship
10 to 12 July
New Zealand finished 4th:
- Lost 6–28 against
New South Wales - Lost 12–40 against
North Queensland - Won 28–0 against
Affiliated States - Won 44–0 against
Victoria - Lost 6–16 against
Australian Capital Territory - Lost 14–24 against
Queensland
- Lost 6–28 against
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France wheelchair v Ireland
France  |
106–16 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Alazard (5, 28, 35, 76), Dore (9, 56, 67), Dananchy (22, 30, 38), Clausells (24), Denuwaelere (41, 64), Penella (50, 72), Guttadoro (53, 60), Seixas (69) Goals: Alazard (17/18) |
Report |
Tries: Calcott (9), Burton-Carter (20), Horgan (63) Goals: Burton-Carter (0/1), Johnston (2/2) |
| France | Position | Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Jerome Seixas | 1 | Starter | 1 | Joseph Calcott |
| Julien Penella | 2 | Starter | 2 | Cian Horgan |
| Damien Dore | 3 | Starter | 3 | James McCarthy |
| Florien Guttadoro | 4 | Starter | 4 | Toby Burton-Carter |
| Lionel Alazard | 5 | Starter | 5 | Peter Johnson |
| Thibaud Dananchy | 6 | Interchange | 6 | Oran Spain |
| Dany Denuwaelere | 7 | Interchange | 7 | Thomas Martin |
| Nicolas Clausells | 8 | Interchange | 8 | Jack Mangan |
| Cyril Torres | Coach | Phil Roberts | ||
| France | Position | Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Adrien Zittel | 1 | Starter | 1 | Cian Horgan |
| Gilles Clausells | 2 | Starter | 2 | Jack Mangan |
| Guillaume Dubruel | 3 | Starter | 3 | James Mccarthy |
| Jeremy Bourson | 4 | Starter | 4 | Joseph Calcott |
| Leo Hivernat | 5 | Starter | 5 | Melanie Griffith |
| Jorge Gelade Panzo | 6 | Interchange | 6 | Oran Spain |
| Leo Hivernat | 7 | Interchange | 7 | Peter Johnston |
| William Drouard | 8 | Interchange | 8 | Phil Roberts |
| Jonathan Hivernat | 9 | Reserve | 9 | Thomas Martin |
| Cyril Torres | Coach | Phil Roberts | ||
Brazil men v University of Oxford
Ghana men v University of Cambridge
Canada women's European summer tour
NB: Match played to Australia's 70 minute rule for women's rugby league per request of Wales.
France women v England
Played as a double-header with the men's Super League fixture between Toulouse Olympique and Catalans Dragons.
NB: Match played to Australia's 70 minute rule for women's rugby league per request of both teams.[9]
August
France women v Nigeria
Played as a double-header with the men's Super League fixture between Catalans Dragons and Wakefield Trinity.
NB: Match played to Australia's 70 minute rule for women's rugby league per request of France.[10]
September
October
Men's European Championships
- Euro B
- Euro C
- Euro D
Canada men v Jamaica
Played as a quadruple-header along with a masters, U-19, and "Select vs Exodus" match of the same nations.
Wales men v the United States
Greece women v Jamaica
Greece women v the Netherlands
Men's World Cup
Group A
Group B and C
Semi Finals
Final
Women's World Cup
NB: All matches played to Australia's 70 minute rule for women's rugby league.[13]
Group A
Group B
Semi Finals
Final
Wheelchair World Cup
Group A
Group B
Ranking Semi Finals
Semi Finals
7th-place play-offs
5th-place play-offs
3rd-place play-off
Final
Notes
- IRL defines a SIM as "any match in which a player represents a national federation, where such match has been sanctioned and recognised by IRL and the relevant national federations as a match played between senior national teams, which are national teams of a member national federation playing in a match for world rankings points."[1]