2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup squads
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The 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup featured 16 international teams, with each consisting of up to a 24-man squad.
Group A
England
Head coach: 
Shaun Wane
England announced their 24-man squad on 30 September 2022. Debut call-ups were handed to Andy Ackers, Herbie Farnworth, Kai Pearce-Paul, Victor Radley, Marc Sneyd and Dom Young.[1]
| # | Player | Games | Points | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Andy Ackers | 2 | 8 | Salford Red Devils |
| 22 | Joe Batchelor | 1 | 4 | St Helens |
| 12 | John Bateman | 4 | 4 | Wigan Warriors |
| 8 | Tom Burgess | 5 | 16 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 17 | Mike Cooper | 4 | 0 | Wigan Warriors |
| 4 | Herbie Farnworth | 4 | 12 | Brisbane Broncos |
| 5 | Ryan Hall | 2 | 16 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 18 | Chris Hill | 5 | 0 | Huddersfield Giants |
| 15 | Morgan Knowles | 4 | 0 | St Helens |
| 16 | Matty Lees | 3 | 4 | St Helens |
| 2 | Tommy Makinson | 4 | 68 | St Helens |
| 9 | Michael McIlorum | 4 | 0 |  Catalans Dragons |
| 20 | Mike McMeeken | 4 | 4 | Catalans Dragons |
| 23 | Mikolaj Oledzki | 1 | 0 | Leeds Rhinos |
| 24 | Kai Pearce-Paul | 1 | 4 | Wigan Warriors |
| 13 | Victor Radley | 5 | 4 | Sydney Roosters |
| 21 | Marc Sneyd | 2 | 44 | Salford Red Devils |
| 10 | Luke Thompson | 3 | 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 1 | Sam Tomkins (c) | 4 | 0 | Catalans Dragons |
| 3 | Kallum Watkins | 4 | 8 | Salford Red Devils |
| 6 | Jack Welsby | 5 | 4 | St Helens |
| 11 | Elliot Whitehead | 4 | 16 | Canberra Raiders |
| 7 | George Williams | 5 | 12 | Warrington Wolves |
| 14 | Dom Young | 5 | 36 | Newcastle Knights |
France
Head coach: Laurent Frayssinous
France announced their 24-man squad on 24 September 2022. Experienced players Théo Fages, Julian Bousquet, and Romain Navarrete were all unavailable due to injuries, as was Lucas Albert.[2] Samisoni Langi qualified via 5-years residency in 2022 and made himself available for France rather than Tonga, who he represented at the previous two tournaments (although did not play a match in 2017).[3]
Greece
Head coach: 
Steve Georgallis
Greece announced their 24-man squad on 15 September 2022.[4][5] The squad includes players from the professional competitions and from the Greek domestic competition.[6] Billy Tsikrikas was initially named in the squad but withdrew. He was replaced by Siteni Taukamo. Flocas, Gal, Ilias and Taukamo are the only uncapped players in the squad. Grigoris Koutsimpogiorgos was ruled out for the remainder of the tournament due to concussion. Adam Vrahnos was added to the squad as his replacement.[7]
| # | Player | Games | Points | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Stefanos Bastas | 1 | 0 | Rhodes Knights |
| 23 | Nikolaos Bosmos | 1 | 0 | Rhodes Knights |
| 3 | Terry Constantinou | 3 | 0 | Sunbury Tigers |
| 18 | Aris Dardamanis | 1 | 0 | Aris Eagles |
| 12 | Nick Flocas | 3 | 0 | Ipswich Jets |
| 15 | Myles Gal | 2 | 0 | Sunshine Coast Falcons |
| 6 | Lachlan Ilias | 3 | 8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 14 | Jake Kambos | 3 | 0 | Western Suburbs Magpies |
| 21 | Konstantinos Katsidonis | 1 | 0 | Rhodes Knights |
| 24 | Grigoris Koutsimpogiorgos | 0 | 0 | Aris Eagles |
| 13 | Billy Magoulias | 2 | 0 | Newtown Jets |
| 9 | Peter Mamouzelos | 3 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 7 | Jordan Meads (c) | 2 | 0 | University of the Sunshine Coast |
| 5 | Johnny Mitsias | 3 | 0 | Western Suburbs Magpies |
| 4 | Nick Mougios | 3 | 4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 20 | Ioannis Nake | 1 | 0 | Attica Rhinos |
| 17 | Theodoros Nianiakas | 3 | 0 | Aris Eagles / Woolston Rovers |
| 1 | Chaise Robinson | 2 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 22 | Ioannis Rousoglou | 1 | 0 | Aris Eagles |
| 16 | Sebastian Sell | 3 | 0 | Mittagong Lions |
| 19 | Liam Sue-Tin | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | Siteni Taukamo | 3 | 8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| 8 | Robert Tuliatu | 2 | 0 | London Broncos |
| 25 | Adam Vrahnos | 2 | 0 | London Broncos |
| 11 | Mitchell Zampetides | 2 | 0 | Western Suburbs Magpies |
Samoa
Head coach: Matt Parish
Samoa announced their 24-man squad on 27 September 2022.[8] Luciano Leilua was initially included in the squad but was withdrawn after he was charged with two criminal offences.[9] Ligi Sao was announced as his replacement on 8 October.[10] Braden Hamlin-Uele, Tyrone May and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow were ruled out for the remainder of the tournament due to injury. Ken Sio and Tim Lafai were added to the squad as their replacements.[11]
Group B
Australia
Head coach: Mal Meninga
Australia announced their 24-man squad on 3 October 2022.[12] Debut call-ups were handed to Matt Burton, Patrick Carrigan, Nathan Cleary, Lindsay Collins, Reuben Cotter, Angus Crichton, Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, Campbell Graham, Harry Grant, Liam Martin, Jeremiah Nanai, Murray Taulagi and Isaah Yeo. Nicho Hynes, Dylan Edwards and Damien Cook were named as standby players.
The players' jersey numbers were announced on 6 October.[13] The decision to number players in order of their Kangaroos debut (except captain James Tedesco, who was allocated #1), rather than the conventional positional numbering, was met with widespread backlash and derision.[14][15]
Fiji
Head coach: 
Wise Kativerata
Fiji announced their 24-man squad on 4 October 2022.[16] A 33-man squad was initially named on 6 September 2022.[17]
Head coach Joe Rabele was replaced by Wise Kativerata after being hospitalised due to illness.[18] Pio Seci (#3), Mikaele Ravalawa (#5), and Kaylen Miller (#15) all suffered tournament-ending injuries during Fiji's warm-up match against England on 7 October. They were replaced by Korbin Sims, Mitieli Vulikijapani, and Tevita Toloi.[19][20][21]
Italy
Head coach: Leo Epifania[22]
Italy announced their 24-man squad on 30 September 2022. Cooper Johns was initially named in the squad but withdrew and was replaced by Radean Robinson.[23][24]
| # | Player | Games | Points | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Giordano Arena | 0 | 0 |  Catania Bulls |
| 3 | Daniel Atkinson | 3 | 0 | Sunshine Coast Falcons |
| 22 | Simone Boscolo | 0 | 0 | RC Salon XIII |
| 13 | Nathan Brown (c) | 3 | 0 | Parramatta Eels |
| 6 | Jack Campagnolo | 3 | 10 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 16 | Gioele Celerino | 2 | 0 | Racing Saint Gaudens |
| 20 | Jack Colovatti | 3 | 0 | Parramatta Eels |
| 19 | Luke Hodge | 2 | 0 | Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles |
| 10 | Anton Iaria | 3 | 0 | Barrow Raiders |
| 11 | Ryan King | 2 | 0 | Whitehaven |
| 2 | Richard Lepori | 2 | 0 | Swinton Lions |
| 5 | Jake Maizen | 3 | 16 | Sunshine Coast Falcons |
| 15 | Luca Moretti | 3 | 0 | Parramatta Eels |
| 4 | Ethan Natoli | 3 | 0 | Newtown Jets |
| 24 | Ippolito Occhialini | 0 | 0 | Lignano Sharks |
| 17 | Ronny Palumbo | 1 | 4 | London Broncos |
| 9 | Dean Parata | 3 | 4 | London Broncos |
| 18 | Kyle Pickering | 1 | 0 | Cronulla Sharks |
| 1 | Luke Polselli | 3 | 4 | Sunshine Coast Falcons |
| 7 | Radean Robinson | 3 | 0 | Central Queensland Capras |
| 12 | Brenden Santi (vc) | 3 | 16 | Keighley Cougars |
| 8 | Alec Susino | 2 | 0 | Penrith Panthers |
| 21 | Nicholas Tilburg | 0 | 0 | Wentworthville Magpies |
| 14 | Joey Tramontana | 3 | 0 | Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles |
Scotland
Head coach: 
Nathan Graham
Scotland announced their 24-man squad on 28 September 2022.[25] They announced their squad numbers on 14 October.[26]
| # | Player | Games | Points | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Euan Aitken | 2 | 0 |  New Zealand Warriors |
| 15 | Luke Bain | 3 | 0 | Parramatta Eels |
| 8 | Logan Bayliss-Brow | 3 | 0 | Brisbane Broncos |
| 13 | James Bell | 3 | 0 | St Helens |
| 7 | Ryan Brierley | 1 | 0 | Salford Red Devils |
| 4 | Kieran Buchanan | 3 | 0 | Batley Bulldogs |
| 1 | Lewis Clarke | 0 | 0 | Edinburgh Eagles |
| 20 | Davey Dixon | 1 | 0 | Dewsbury Rams |
| 17 | Charlie Emslie | 1 | 0 | Barrow Raiders |
| 24 | Dale Ferguson (c) | 3 | 0 | Dewsbury Rams |
| 19 | Calum Gahan | 3 | 0 | London Broncos |
| 16 | Guy Graham | 2 | 0 | Whitehaven |
| 6 | Bailey Hayward | 2 | 0 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 3 | Ben Hellewell | 3 | 4 | Featherstone Rovers |
| 9 | Liam Hood | 2 | 0 | Wakefield Trinity |
| 12 | Kane Linnett | 3 | 0 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 23 | Bayley Liu | 2 | 4 | Sheffield Eagles |
| 10 | Sam Luckley | 2 | 0 | Salford Red Devils |
| 2 | Matty Russell | 3 | 0 | Toulouse Olympique |
| 14 | Kyle Schneider | 3 | 2 | Mackay Cutters |
| 18 | Jack Teanby | 2 | 0 | York City Knights |
| 21 | Shane Toal | 0 | 0 | Barrow Raiders |
| 22 | Alex Walker | 1 | 0 | London Broncos |
| 5 | Lachlan Walmsley | 3 | 8 | Halifax Panthers |
Group C
Ireland
Head coach: 
Ged Corcoran[27]
Ireland announced their 24-man squad on 29 September 2022.[28] They announced their squad numbers on 14 October.[29]
| # | Player | Games | Points | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | James Bentley | 3 | 4 | Leeds Rhinos |
| 2 | Keanan Brand | 0 | 0 | Leigh Centurions |
| 8 | Liam Byrne | 2 | 0 | Wigan Warriors |
| 3 | Ed Chamberlain | 3 | 14 | Leigh Centurions |
| 9 | Josh Cook | 3 | 0 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 12 | Frankie Halton | 3 | 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 22 | James Hasson | 3 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 10 | Jaimin Jolliffe | 2 | 0 | Gold Coast Titans |
| 6 | Luke Keary | 3 | 0 | Sydney Roosters |
| 7 | Joe Keyes | 3 | 6 | Halifax Panthers |
| 13 | George King (c) | 3 | 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 4 | Toby King | 3 | 4 | Wigan Warriors |
| 24 | Ben Mathiou | 0 | 0 | Featherstone Rovers |
| 14 | James McDonnell | 1 | 4 | Wigan Warriors |
| 21 | Ronan Michael | 1 | 0 | York City Knights |
| 19 | Robbie Mulhern | 1 | 0 | Warrington Wolves |
| 1 | Richie Myler | 3 | 0 | Leeds Rhinos |
| 17 | Dan Norman | 1 | 0 | St Helens |
| 16 | Brendan O'Hagan | 3 | 4 | York City Knights |
| 18 | Henry O'Kane | 1 | 0 | Wests Tigers |
| 15 | Harry Rushton | 3 | 0 | Huddersfield Giants |
| 5 | Innes Senior | 3 | 4 | Huddersfield Giants |
| 20 | Louis Senior | 3 | 24 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 23 | Michael Ward | 0 | 0 | Batley Bulldogs |
Jamaica
Head coach: 
Romeo Monteith
Jamaica announced their 24-man squad on 28 September 2022. Six players from the domestic competition are named in the squad, including former Excelsior Community College winger Abevia McDonald (now playing for London Skolars).[30]
| # | Player | Games | Points | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mo Agoro | 3 | 4 | Keighley Cougars |
| 15 | Jordan Andrade | 3 | 4 | Unattached |
| 22 | Chevaughn Bailey | 3 | 0 | Duhaney Park Red Sharks |
| 3 | Joe Brown | 3 | 0 | Workington Town |
| 9 | Jy-mel Coleman | 1 | 0 | Unattached |
| 12 | Joel Farrell | 2 | 0 | Sheffield Eagles |
| 13 | Ashton Golding (c) | 3 | 0 | Huddersfield Giants |
| 19 | Bradley Ho | 2 | 0 | Keighley Cougars |
| 20 | Greg Johnson | 2 | 0 | Batley Bulldogs |
| 17 | Aaron Jones-Bishop | 1 | 0 | Cornwall |
| 1 | Ben Jones-Bishop | 3 | 4 | Sheffield Eagles |
| 10 | Michael Lawrence | 3 | 0 | Huddersfield Giants |
| 18 | Abevia McDonald | 1 | 0 | London Skolars |
| 8 | Khamisi McKain | 1 | 0 | Duhaney Park Red Sharks |
| 4 | Jacob Ogden | 3 | 0 | York City Knights |
| 21 | Ross Peltier | 1 | 0 | Dewsbury Rams |
| 7 | Kieran Rush | 3 | 6 | Huddersfield Giants |
| 24 | Andrew Simpson | 1 | 0 | Duhaney Park Red Sharks |
| 14 | Marvin Thompson | 1 | 0 | Duhaney Park Red Sharks |
| 16 | Keenen Tomlinson | 3 | 0 | Dewsbury Rams |
| 23 | Renaldo Wade | 0 | 0 | Duhaney Park Red Sharks |
| 11 | AJ Wallace | 3 | 0 | Bradford Bulls |
| 6 | James Woodburn-Hall | 3 | 2 | Halifax Panthers |
| 5 | Alex Young | 2 | 0 | Workington Town |
Lebanon
Head coach: Michael Cheika
Lebanon announced their 24-man squad on 29 September 2022.[31] Atef Hamdan was initially named in the squad but withdrew. He was replaced by Robin Hachache.
| # | Player | Games | Points | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Jalal Bazzaz | 4 | 0 | Western Suburbs Red Devils |
| 6 | Adam Doueihi | 3 | 12 | Wests Tigers |
| 10 | Hanna El-Nachar | 1 | 0 | Penrith Panthers |
| 24 | Toufic El Hajj | 4 | 8 |  American University of Beirut |
| 11 | Elie El-Zakhem | 4 | 4 | Parramatta Eels |
| 23 | Robin Hachache | 0 | 0 | Tripoli Kings |
| 8 | Kayne Kalache | 2 | 0 | Newtown Jets |
| 15 | Andrew Kazzi | 4 | 0 | Western Suburbs Magpies |
| 1 | Jacob Kiraz | 3 | 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 14 | Anthony Layoun | 3 | 0 | St Marys Saints |
| 3 | Bilal Maarbani | 1 | 0 | Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles |
| 2 | Josh Mansour | 4 | 20 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 21 | Josh Maree | 1 | 0 | Wentworthville United |
| 22 | Tony Maroun | 1 | 4 | Ryde-Eastwood Hawks |
| 5 | Abbas Miski | 4 | 16 | Wigan Warriors |
| 4 | Brad Morkos | 4 | 4 | Canberra Raiders |
| 7 | Mitchell Moses (c) | 4 | 30 | Parramatta Eels |
| 20 | Jaxson Rahme | 3 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 19 | Khalil Rahme | 4 | 0 | Mount Pritchard Mounties |
| 18 | Khaled Rajab | 3 | 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 16 | Reece Robinson | 4 | 8 | Unattached |
| 13 | James Roumanos | 4 | 0 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 9 | Michael Tannous | 3 | 4 | Wests Tigers |
| 12 | Charbel Tasipale | 4 | 8 | Newtown Jets |
New Zealand
Head coach: Michael Maguire[32]
New Zealand announced their 24-man squad on 3 October 2022.[33] A 34-man squad was initially named, which included Braden Hamlin-Uele, Corey Harawira-Naera, Shaun Johnson, Ken Maumalo, Griffin Neame, Jordan Riki, Matt Timoko, Kodi Nikorima and Bailey Simonsson.
Group D
Cook Islands
Head coach: Tony Iro
The Cook Islands announced their 24-man squad on 4 October 2022. Adam Tangata and Malachi Morgan were named as standby players.[34] Anthony Gelling withdrew from the squad following their match against Papua New Guinea on 25 October.[35]
Papua New Guinea
Head coach: 
Stanley Tepend[36]
Papua New Guinea announced their 24-man squad on 3 October 2022.[37] On 21 October, Coates and Gebbie were ruled out for the rest of the tournament due to injury.[38] No replacements were added.
Tonga
Head coach: Kristian Woolf
Tonga announced their 24-man squad on 3 October 2022.[39] A 38-man squad was initially named on 16 September.[40][41]
Wales
Head coach: John Kear
Wales announced their 24-man squad on 3 October 2022.[42] Ben Evans was ruled out for the remainder of the tournament due to a throat injury. He was replaced by Luke Thomas.[43]
