With the draw for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup released and anticipation building, we take a look at the structure of the pools for the Men's, Women's and Wheelchair tournaments.

Three tournaments, 14 nations, 26 teams, 53 matches, 31 days – the most competitive, ambitious and anticipated Rugby League World Cup will be played across three countries and nine host cities.

Men's World Cup Pools

Pool A

Australia
New Zealand
Fiji
Cook Islands

Pool B

England
Samoa
Lebanon

Pool C

Tonga
Papua New Guinea
France

RLWC 2026 Men's Pools

Women's World Cup Pools

Pool A

Australia
England
Samoa
Wales

Pool B

New Zealand
PNG
France
Fiji

RLWC 2026 Women's Pools

Wheelchair World Cup Pools

Pool A

England
Ireland
Wales
USA

Pool B

France
Australia
Scotland
New Zealand

RLWC 2026 Wheelchair Pools

RLWC 2026 Wheelchair Draw and Pools explained

For tickets head to the official Ticketmaster website.