Pool A
Australia
With New Zealand claiming the trophy in 2008 and no tournament having been held prior to that since 2000, Australia's squad didn't feature a single World Cup winner. [1]
Head coach: 
Tim Sheens [2]
| Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Slater | 4 | 16 | FB | Melbourne Storm |
| Darius Boyd | 5 | 16 | FB | Newcastle Knights |
| Jarryd Hayne | 5 | 36 | WG | Parramatta Eels |
| Brett Morris | 5 | 36 | WG | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| Greg Inglis | 5 | 8 | CE | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Michael Jennings | 1 | 4 | CE | Sydney Roosters |
| Josh Morris | 2 | 4 | CE | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Brent Tate | 3 | 0 | CE | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Johnathan Thurston | 4 | 74 | SO | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Daly Cherry-Evans | 6 | 8 | SH | Manly Sea Eagles |
| Cooper Cronk | 5 | 20 | SH | Melbourne Storm |
| Andrew Fifita | 6 | 8 | PR | Cronulla Sharks |
| Nate Myles | 2 | 0 | PR | Gold Coast Titans |
| Josh Papalii | 4 | 8 | PR | Canberra Raiders |
| Matt Scott | 5 | 0 | PR | North Queensland Cowboys |
| James Tamou | 6 | 4 | PR | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Cameron Smith (captain) | 6 | 10 | HK | Melbourne Storm |
| Robbie Farah | 3 | 0 | HK | Wests Tigers |
| Greg Bird | 5 | 8 | SR | Gold Coast Titans |
| Boyd Cordner | 2 | 0 | SR | Sydney Roosters |
| Luke Lewis | 2 | 4 | SR | Cronulla Sharks |
| Corey Parker | 5 | 8 | SR | Brisbane Broncos |
| Sam Thaiday | 5 | 0 | SR | Brisbane Broncos |
| Paul Gallen (vice-captain) | 6 | 0 | LF | Cronulla Sharks |
England
Head coach: 
Steve McNamara [3]
| Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Hardaker | 0 | 0 | FB | Leeds Rhinos |
| Sam Tomkins | 5 | 0 | FB | Wigan Warriors |
| Tom Briscoe | 2 | 8 | WG | Hull FC |
| Josh Charnley | 3 | 12 | WG | Wigan Warriors |
| Ryan Hall | 5 | 32 | WG | Leeds Rhinos |
| Leroy Cudjoe | 5 | 4 | CE | Huddersfield Giants |
| Kallum Watkins | 5 | 8 | CE | Leeds Rhinos |
| Rangi Chase | 4 | 4 | SO | Castleford Tigers |
| Kevin Sinfield (captain) | 5 | 38 | SO | Leeds Rhinos |
| Gareth Widdop | 3 | 2 | SO | Melbourne Storm |
| Rob Burrow | 2 | 4 | SH | Leeds Rhinos |
| George Burgess | 5 | 4 | PR | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Sam Burgess | 4 | 8 | PR | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Tom Burgess | 2 | 0 | PR | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| James Graham | 4 | 0 | PR | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Chris Hill | 5 | 0 | PR | Warrington Wolves |
| Lee Mossop | 1 | 0 | PR | Wigan Warriors |
| Michael McIlorum | 2 | 0 | HK | Wigan Warriors |
| James Roby | 4 | 0 | HK | St. Helens |
| Carl Ablett | 3 | 0 | SR | Leeds Rhinos |
| Liam Farrell | 2 | 0 | SR | Wigan Warriors |
| Brett Ferres* | 5 | 12 | SR | Huddersfield Giants |
| Ben Westwood | 5 | 4 | SR | Warrington Wolves |
| Sean O'Loughlin | 4 | 8 | LF | Wigan Warriors |
* Replaced initially named Gareth Hock prior to the tournament. [4]
Fiji
Head coach: Rick Stone [5]
| Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Naiqama | 5 | 4 | FB | Newcastle Knights |
| Marika Koroibete | 5 | 0 | WG | Wests Tigers |
| Akuila Uate | 4 | 12 | WG | Newcastle Knights |
| Semi Radradra | 3 | 4 | WG | Parramatta Eels |
| Sisa Waqa | 4 | 0 | WG | Melbourne Storm |
| Ilisavani Jegesa | 0 | 0 | CE |  Nabua Broncos |
| Daryl Millard | 4 | 0 | CE |  Catalans Dragons |
| Wes Naiqama | 4 | 26 | CE | Penrith Panthers |
| Kaliova Nauqe Tani | 0 | 0 | SO | Fassifern Bombers |
| Alipate Noilea | 2 | 2 | SO | Collegians Illawarra |
| Ryan Millard* | 1 | 0 | SO | Burwood United |
| Aaron Groom | 5 | 4 | SH | North Sydney Bears |
| Petero Civoniceva (captain) | 5 | 0 | PR | Redcliffe Dolphins |
| Kane Evans | 5 | 0 | PR | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Ashton Sims | 5 | 0 | PR | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Korbin Sims | 3 | 4 | PR | Newcastle Knights |
| Eloni Vunakece | 5 | 4 | PR | Toulouse Olympique |
| Apisai Koroisau | 4 | 0 | HK | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| James Storer | 5 | 0 | HK | Collegians Illawarra |
| Tikiko Noke | 0 | 0 | SR | Lautoka Crushers [6] |
| Vitale Junior Roqica | 5 | 4 | SR | Cronulla Sharks |
| Tariq Sims | 5 | 4 | SR | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Jayson Bukuya | 5 | 0 | LF | Cronulla Sharks |
| Peni Botiki | 1 | 0 | LF | Saru Dragons |
* Replaced initially named John Sutton prior to the tournament. [7]
Ireland
Head coach: Mark Aston [8]
| Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Grix | 2 | 0 | FB | Huddersfield Giants |
| Damien Blanch | 3 | 4 | WG | Catalans Dragons |
| Pat Richards | 3 | 2 | WG | Wigan Warriors |
| Joshua Toole | 1 | 0 | WG | Mounties |
| Stuart Littler | 3 | 0 | CE | Leigh Centurions |
| James Mendeika | 3 | 0 | CE | Warrington Wolves |
| Marc Sneyd | 0 | 0 | SO | Salford Red Devils |
| Liam Finn (captain) | 3 | 0 | SH | Featherstone Rovers |
| Apirana Pewhairangi | 2 | 0 | SH | Parramatta Eels |
| Brett White | 3 | 0 | PR | Canberra Raiders |
| Luke Ambler | 2 | 0 | PR | Halifax |
| Matty Hadden* | 0 | 0 | PR | Oxford Rugby League |
| Eamon O'Carroll | 1 | 0 | PR | Widnes Vikings |
| Anthony Mullally | 3 | 0 | PR | Huddersfield Giants |
| Colton Roche | 0 | 0 | PR | Sheffield Eagles |
| Bob Beswick | 3 | 0 | HK | Halifax |
| Rory Kostjasyn | 3 | 0 | HK | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Simon Finnigan | 2 | 0 | SR | Leigh Centurions |
| Dave Allen | 3 | 0 | SR | Widnes Vikings |
| Tyrone McCarthy | 3 | 4 | SR | Warrington Wolves |
| Kurt Haggerty | 1 | 0 | SR | Barrow Raiders |
| Danny Bridge | 1 | 0 | SR | Warrington Wolves |
| James Hasson | 3 | 4 | SR | Manly Sea Eagles |
| Ben Currie | 3 | 0 | LF | Warrington Wolves |
* Replaced initially named Simon Grix who was ruled out by injury prior to the tournament. [9]
