2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup qualification

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The 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup qualification was announced on December. It will feature four confederation qualification tournaments for each of the four International Rugby League confederations (Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Middle East-Africa). The two group winners of Europe will directly qualify, while the playoff winner of the two runners up will face the winners of other three tournaments in the 2025 World Series for the final two spots in the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup. [1] [2]

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Qualification is open to all full and affiliate member nations who did not qualify via the 2021 World Cup.

Qualified teams

TeamMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Total
times
qualified
Last
time
qualified
Current
consecutive
appearances
Previous best
performance
Flag of England.svg  England 2021 Group A winners5 November 20224 [lower-alpha 1] 2021 4Semi-finals (2008, 2013, 2017, 2021)
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2021 Group A runners-up5 November 20222 2021 2Semi-finals (2021)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2021 Group B winners6 November 20226 2021 6Winners (2013, 2017, 2021)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2021 Group B runners-up6 November 20226 2021 6Winners (2000, 2003, 2008)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Europe Group A winner22 June 20241 [lower-alpha 1] 1First appearance
Flag of France.svg  France Europe Group B winner22 June 20245 2021 2Semi-finals (2013)
TBC Asia-Pacific winner3 November 2024
TBC World Series winners2025

Confederation tournaments

Asia-Pacific

The 2024 Women's Pacific Bowl will act as qualification for the World Cup. First place qualifies for the World Cup, second place qualifies for the 2025 World Series.

Seeding and group draws

The draw and schedule was announced 30 August 2024. [3] [4]

TeamRanking
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 6th
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 14th
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 24th
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 26th

Semi-finals

19 October 2024
18:00 FJT (UTC+12:00)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svgvFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa

26 October 2024
18:00 FJT (UTC+12:00)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svgvFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands

Final

3 November 2024
17:35 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
TBCvTBC

Americas

Americas qualification was to have been a four way competition between Brazil, Canada, Jamaica and the USA, with a semi-finals then final format based on IRL rankings , with the winner progressing to the 2025 World Series. [5]

In June 2024, Brazil withdrew from the tournament due to funding and logistical difficulties. [6]

Seeding and group draws

The original draw and schedule was announced 30 January 2024 and would have seen Canada play Jamaica and USA play Brazil in the semi-finals. [5]

TeamRanking
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7th
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 11th
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16th
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 22nd

The revised schedule will see Jamaica play USA, with the winners playing Canada for the place in the 2026 tournament. [6] Canada will play a friendly against the USA Pioneers in lieu of their semi-final match. [6]

Semi-final

Final

9 November 2024
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgvSemi-final winner
Report

Europe

Seven teams are entered into the competition. The two lowest ranked teams, Italy and the Netherlands, will play each other in a preliminary play-off match. The resulting six teams are split into two groups of three. The two group winning countries qualify for the World Cup, while the runners up in each group will play-off for a spot in the 2025 World Series.

Seeding and group draws

The draw for the groups was made on 17 January 2024, with fixtures confirmed on 7 February. [7] [8] Teams were seeded in pairs (highest ranked with second ranked, third with fourth and fifth with sixth) based on their IRL ranking on the date of the draw with one team from each pair in each group.

Group AGroup B
TeamRankTeamRank
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 8thFlag of France.svg  France 5th
Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 9thFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 10th
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy/
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
16th/
18th
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 12th

Preliminary playoff

27 April 2024
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg6–56Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Tries: Severgnini
Goals: Antonia (1/1)
1st: 6–20
2nd: 0–36
Report
Tries: Gevers (3), Geerlings, Van Beukering, Berding, N. Kennedy (3), Blom, Van Diepen
Goals: Berding (4/8), Schouw (0/1),Geerlings (1/1), Van der Zwan (1/1)
Team details
ItalyPositionNetherlands
NameNumberNumberName
Alessandra Menotti1 FB 1Nicole Kennedy
Rwan Hassnien2 WG 2Hiermons Monischa
Loide Agosta3 CE 3Lisa Berding
Camilla Giacomazzo4 CE 4Paige Schouw
Lillian Bremang5 WG 5Hannah Van Beukering
Martina Dall' Antonia6 SO 6Hiske Blom
Valentina Virgili7 SH 7Rixt Aerts
Giulia Iozzi8 PR 8Sele Steenkist
Camilla Vio9 HK 9Ver Van Der Zwan
Vanessa Bertini10 PF 10Lorraine Voorbach
Silvis Gai11 SR 11Linneke Gevers
Altea Forto12 SR 12Sylvie Moelee
Marvin Severgnini13 LF 13Kaylee Geerlings
Alissa Meinero14 IN 14Claire Kennedy
Alice Botiaro15 IN 15Dominique Velema
Ilenia Bollini16 IN 16Dana Burik
Fabiola Tosetii17 IN 17Stephanie Van Diepen
Alberto SuinCoachMatt Rigby

Group stage

Group A
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 22007616+604Qualify for 2026 World Cup
2Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 21012640142Advance to World Series play-off
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 20021864460
Source: ERL
27 April 2024
14:45 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg28–10Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
Tries: Dainton (2), Taylor, Salter, Parker
Goals: Salter (4/5)
1st: 18–4
2nd: 10–6
Report
Tries: Tutty, Molloy
Goals: Cobain (1/3)
Cardiff University Sports Fields, Cardiff
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sam Jenkinson (England)
Team details
WalesPositionIreland
NameNumberNumberName
Brittony Price1 FB 1Cliodhna O'Sullivan
Georgia Taylor2 WG 2Bettie Lambert
Ashlea Prescott3 CE 3Molly Young
Kathryn Salter4 CE 4Francessca Copley
Lucia Davies5 WG 5Grace Tutty
Shaunni Davies6 SO 6Holly O'Dwyer
Rhi Parker7 SH 7Alex McGuinness
Amy Price8 PR 8Mairead Quinn
Jasmine Gibbons9 HK 9Niamh Griffin
Sara Jones10 PF 10Rachel Morton
Hannah Jones11 SR 11Storm Cobain
Charlie Mundy12 SR 12Tricia Doyle
Bethan Dainton13 LF 13Clodagh Dunne
Agnes Wood14 IN 14Megan Preston
Katie Carr15 IN 15Caoimhe Molloy
Ffion Jenkins16 IN 16lydia Egan
Kim Boaler17 IN 17Lisa Callen
Tom BrindleCoachMatt Kennerson

19 May 2024
15:00 IST (UTC+01:00)
Ireland  Four Provinces Flag.svg16–12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Tries: Preston, Cobain (2)
Goals: Cobain (2/3)
Report
Tries: Van Der Zwan, N. Kennedy, J. Kennedy
Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Fabien Nicaud (France)
Team details
IrelandPositionNetherlands
NameNumberNumberName
Cliodhna O'Sullivan1 FB 1Nicole Kennedy
Alice Fitzegerald2 WG 2Monischa Hiermons
Francessca Copley3 CE 3Claire Kennedy
Mollie Young4 CE 4Linneke Gevers
Bettie Lambert5 WG 5Hannah Van Beukering
Storm Cobain6 SO 6Hiske Blom
Alex McGuinness7 SH 7Rixt Aerts
Mairead Quinn8 PR 8Sela Steenkist
Megan Preston9 HK 9Vera Van Der Zwan
Clodagh Dunne10 PF 10Lorraine Voorbach
Lisa Callan11 SR 11Jessica Kennedy
Tricia Doyle12 SR 12Sylvie Moelee
Caoimhe Molloy13 LF 13Lisa Berding
Niamh Griffin14 IN 14Paige Schouw
Rachel Morton15 IN 15Iris Hansman
Aine Rutley16 IN 16Dominique Velema
Stacy Hanley17 IN 17Stephanie Van Diepen
CS 18Arijanna Van Der Kieft
Matt JeffersonCoachMatt Rigby

22 June 2024
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6–48Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: Moelee
Goals: Geerlings (1/1)
Report
Tries: Burnell (2), Price, Gough-Walters (3), Salter, Wood, H Jones, Dainton
Goals: Salter (2/7), Burnell (2/3)
RC Waterland, Purmerend, Netherlands
Referee: Geoffrey Poumes (France)
Team details
NetherlandsPositionWales
NameNumberNumberName
Nicole Kennedy1 FB 1Leanne Burnell
Monischa Hiermons2 WG 2Megan Whittaker
Lisa Berding3 CE 3Kathryn Salter
Linneke Gevers4 CE 4Seren Gough-Walters
Hannah Van Beukering5 WG 5Britonny Price
Rixt Aerts6 SO 6Rhi Parker
Hiske Blom7 SH 7Shaunni Davies
Sela Steenkist8 PR 8Amy Price
Ver Van Der Zwan9 HK 9Jasmine Gibbons
Lorraine Voorbach10 PF 10Sara Jones
Carola Terlouw11 SR 11Hannah Jones
Sylvie Moelee12 SR 12Georgia Taylor
Kaylee Geerlings13 LF 13Bethan Dainton
Dominique Velema14 IN 14Agnes Wood
Claire Kennedy15 IN 15Katie Carr
Kim Dekker16 IN 16Gracie Hobbs
Iris Hansman17 IN 17Ffion Jones
Matt RigbyCoachTom Brindle


Group B
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 22001160+1164Qualify for 2026 World Cup
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 21013262302Advance to World Series play-off
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2002490860
Source: ERL
13 April 2024
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
France  Flag of France.svg58–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Tries: Song-Puche, Canal (4), Legout, Vilanove (3), Ramos, Himoudi (2)
Goals: Pommier (5/12)
1st: 28–0
2nd: 30–0
Report
Stade Georges Dartiailh, Marmande
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: James Spencer (Ireland)
Team details
FrancePositionGreece
NameNumberNumberName
Manon Samarra1 FB 1Magdelini Stavrianou
Margot Canal2 WG 2Velissaria Koutsioumpa
Cristina Song-Puche3 CE 3Dimitra Papoutsi
Amael Vilanove4 CE 4Christina Macris
Chahrazad Himoudi5 WG 5Sofia Anagnostopoulou
Justine Roses6 SO 6Cleopatra Velmachou
Mahault Pommier7 SH 7Asimina Mastoraki
Salomé Ségala8 PR 8Marianna Chali,
Fanny Ramos9 HK 9Chrysi Lymperidi
Leila Bessahli10 PF 10Anna Limperi
Ines Legout11 SR 11Maria-Eleni Gkirlemi
Stecy Bessiere12 SR 12Myrsini Pappa
Dorine Samarra13 LF 13Ourania Koutsikou
Helene Leclerc14 IN 14Georgia-Fotini Koutsimpogeorgou
Pauline Noe15 IN 15Ekaterini Varypati
Nabila Zaghdoudi16 IN 16Maria-Anna Lamprou
Tallis Kuresa17 IN 17Sofia-Margarita Kitsaneli
Romain MaillotCoachJim Minadakis

18 May 2024
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg32–4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Tries: Papoutsi (2), Lamprou (2), Koutsikou, Koutsimpogeorgou, Koutsioumpa
Goals: Pappa (2/4)
Report
Tries: Simic
Agios Dimitrios Stadium, Athens
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
Team details
GreecePositionSerbia
NameNumberNumberName
Kleopatra Velmachou1 FB 1Tamara Bošnjak
Velissaria Koutsioumpa2 WG 2Katarina Veljanovski
Dimitra Papoutsi3 CE 3Teodora Micic
Christina Macris4 CE 4Anastasija Karanovic
Magdelini Stavrianou5 WG 5Jelena Stoiljković
Asimina Mastoraki6 SO 6Natasa Kovacevic
Sofia-Margarita Kitsaneli7 SH 7Lea Milosevic
Maria-Anna Lamprou8 PR 8Marija Maslakovic
Chrysi Lymperidi9 HK 9Karolina Blizanac
Marie Eleni Gkirlemi10 PF 10Anna Liuter
Myrsini Pappa11 SR 11Sanja Starcevic
Anna Limperi12 SR 12Natalija Simic
Ourania Koutsikou13 LF 13Cleopatra Carreno
Sofia Anagnostopoulou14 IN 14Jovana Fridl
Marianna Chali15 IN 15Uma Cengaj
Georgia-Fotini Koutsimpogeorgou16 IN 16Nika Bajic
Sotiria Skouroliakou17 IN 17Dunja Stojiljkovic
Jim MinadakisCoachSlobodan Manak

22 June 2024
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg0–58Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Tries: Monsarrat, Song-Puche (3), Kessely (2), Ramazeilles (2), Samarra, Roses
Goals: Diraison (9/10)
Team details
SerbiaPositionFrance
NameNumberNumberName
Tamara Bosnjak1 FB 1Manon Samarra
Teodora Micic2 WG 2Chahrazad Himoudi
Sanja Starcevic3 CE 3Cristina Song-Puche
Marija Stojsic4 CE 4Amael Vilanove
Anastasija Karanovic5 WG 5Perle Ramazeilles
Ljiljana Bajic6 SO 6Justine Roses
Katarina Veljanovski7 SH 7Lisa Diraison
Natalija Simic8 PR 8Haoua Kessely
Natasa Kovacevic9 HK 9Mahault Pommier
Teodora Marin10 PF 10Perrine Monsarrat
Mihaela Markicevic11 SR 11Ines Legout
Anna Liuter12 SR 12Dorine Samarra
Marija Maslakovic13 LF 13Leila Bessahli
Marija Simovic14 IN 14Noemie Samuel
Milica Cvijetanovic15 IN 15Salome Segala
Nika Bajic16 IN 16Pauline Noe
Uma Cengaj17 IN 17Tallis Kuresa
Slobodan ManakCoachRomain Maillot

World Series playoff

The IRL World Rankings were updated in July 2024 following the group stage of the European qualification tournament. This saw Greece move up one spot to ninth and Ireland drop one spot to tenth. As a result, Greece will host the World Series playoff. [9]

12 October 2024
Greece  Flag of Greece.svgvFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
Report
Greece

Middle East-Africa

Kenya hosted Nigeria in a two match test series where the winner qualified for the 2025 World Series. [10]

The series saw each team win one match and the aggregate score was 22-all. Under the tournament rules the team with the highest aggregate scores would advance but with the aggregate scores tied, the result had to move to the next deciding criteria. The next deciding criteria was tries scored. Again this was tied with each having scored four. The next deciding criteria was number of goals kicked, which saw Nigeria advance to the World Series with a three to two goal advantage. [11]

19 September 2024
16:00 EAT (UTC+03:00)
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg14–22Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Tries: Amazimbi, Negesia (2)
Goals: Ochieng (1/3)
report
Tries: Aladegelu, Ukwuoma, Iliya (2)
Goals: Aladegelu (3/4)
National Youth Centre Organisation, Nairobi
Referee: Stephane Vincent (France)
Team details
KenyaPositionNigeria
NameNumberNumberName
Lawnisky Munayi1 FB 1Blessing Aladegelu
Moreen Atieno2 WG 2Blessing Umude
Lovinah Mijere3 CE 3Endurance Ukwuoma
Lewin Amazimbi4 CE 4Lauretta Bayere
Merisha Negesia5 WG 5Perpetua Nwanya
Diana Omosso6 SO 6Rukayat Akinade
Ann Ochieng7 SH 7Adaeze Innocent
Mercy Khatenje8 PR 8Shukurat Nojimu
Milkah Chitechi9 HK 9Rukayat Jimoh
Dorris Kimani10 PF 10Chinaza Abbah
Sophye Nabwire11 SR 11Muinat Oseni
Kerina Omala12 SR 12Abiola Obazuaye
Angel Salamba13 LF 13Rachel Iliya
Vivian Anyango14 IN 14Becky Okitikpe
Susan Wangechi15 IN 15Success Iyoha
Sharon Bosibori16 IN 16Elizabeth Adie
Faith Oketch17 IN 17Adaolisa Onyedikachi
Antonio LombardoCoachBolu Fagborun

22 September 2024
16:00 EAT (UTC+03:00)
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg8–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Tries: Negesia
Goals: Omosso (1/4)
Drop goals: Omosso (2)
report
Impala Club Rugby Ground, Nairobi
Referee: Stephane Vincent (France)
Team details
KenyaPositionNigeria
NameNumberNumberName
Milkah Chitechi1 FB 1Blessing Umude
Merisha Negesia2 WG 2Becky Okitikpe
Susan Wangechi3 CE 3Lauretta Bayere
Lewin Amazimbi4 CE 4Success Iyoha
Lawnisky Munayi5 WG 5Endurance Ukwuoma
Moreen Atieno6 SO 6Blessing Aladegelu
Diana Omosso7 SH 7Adaeze Innocent
Angel Salamba8 PR 8Shukurat Nojimu
Faith Oketch9 HK 9Rukayat Jimoh
Dorris Kimani10 PF 10Chinaza Abbah
Kerina Omala11 SR 11Oseni Muinat
Dorothy Mulela12 SR 12Abiola Obazuaye
Lovinah Mijere13 LF 13Rachel Iliya
Vivian Anyango14 IN 14Rukayat Akinade
Sharon Bosibori15 IN 15Perpetua Nwanna
Sophye Nabwire16 IN 16Elizabeth Adie
Hesslah Khisa17 IN 17Adaolisa Onyedikachi
Antonio LombardoCoachBolu Fagborun

World Series

The 2025 World Series will be the inter-confederation qualification tournament for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup. The winner will qualify for the World Cup.

In September 2024, South Africa (who will participate in the men's tournament) submitted a proposal to host the World Series, in attempt to strengthen their bids to host the 2028 Women's World Cup and 2030 Men's World Cup. [12]

The 2025 World Series will be played by:

The winner will qualify for the World Cup.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Plus two as Great Britain

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