England are the defending champions after winning the inaugural Wheelchair Ashes 2–0 in 2019, in addition to beating the North Queensland, Queensland, and New South Wales representative teams, going the whole tour undefeated.[4]
Background
England squad selection process
Wheelchair festival and intra-squad tri-series
In April 2025, the RFL hosted a wheelchair rugby league festival in Nottingham to scout potential new players for the tour.[5] The following month, 24 players made up of invitees from the festival and England regulars contested an intra-squad tri-series tournament in York.[6]
National Performance Squad selection and Future of England game
Following the tri-series tournament, a national performance squad and a "Future of England" squad were selected for training camps on 28 June at St George's Park and on 15 June at the University of York Sport's Centre respectively.[7][8]
The Future of England camp involved an intra-squad friendly and saw Billington, Boardman, Domingos, Edwards, Haynes, Holmes, Norfolk, O'Neill, and Owen were advanced to the national performance squad for a second training session and a behind closed doors trial in York on 13 July.[10][11][12]
The touring squad was announced on 7 August and will have a final training session on 31 August.[1]
Australia coaching changes
Ahead of the tour, Queensland head coach Cameron Sullivan joined Brett Clark's coaching staff as an assistant coach.[13]
Squads
England
The England squad for the tour was announced on 7 August.[1][14] Captaincy was announced on 31 August.[15] Squad numbers were confirmed on 19 October, the day the squad flew to Australia.[16]
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