IRL Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup will be held at WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong from Friday, October 30, with eight nations battling it out for the trophy.

There is plenty of interest in this year’s tournament which will be the first Wheelchair World Cup to be held in Australia since 2008.

The Wheelchair tournament will be staged alongside the Men’s and Women’s World Cups, and for the first time will be played at the same venue, with the adjoining WIN Stadium hosting a double-header on October 30.

Tickets are on sale through the IRL Rugby League World Cup 2026 website.

Australian Wheelaroos

Bayley McKenna - (captain)
Daniel Anstey
Peter Arbuckle
Cory Cannane
Diab Karim
Liam Luff
Toby Popple
Stephan Rochecouste
Zachary Schumacher
Adam Tannock

Head coach: Brett Clark

England Wheelchair World Cup squad

Mason Billington (London Roosters)
Jack Brown (Halifax Panthers)
Nathan Collins (Leeds Rhinos)
Joe Coyd (London Roosters)
Luis Domingos (Sheffield Eagles)
Rob Hawkins (Halifax Panthers)
Chris Haynes (Sheffield Eagles)
Lewis King (London Roosters)
Tristan Norfolk (Leeds Rhinos)
Finlay O'Neill (Halifax Panthers)

Head coach: Tom Coyd MBE

France

Jérémy Bourson
Gilles Clausells
Nicolas Clausells
Dany Denuwelaere
Damien Doré
Guillaume Dubruel
Jorge Gelade Panzo
Florian Guttadoro
Jonathan Hivernat
Léo Hivernat
Adrien Zittel
Thomas Duhalde

Head coach: Cyril Torres

Ireland

Oran Spain
Cian Horgan
Bledar Suxha
Toby Burton Carter
Melanie Griffith
Thomas Martin
Philip Roberts - coach
Peter Johnston
Joseph Calcott
James McCarthy
Maurice Noonan
Jack Mangan

New Zealand Wheel Kiwis squad

Jack Brown*
Ryan Charles
Hayden Delves*
Nikia Fa’atau
Joshua Hirini-Barclay*
Jayson Hooker (c)
Kauri Murray (vc)
Pele Sulusi*
Mitch Stone*
Jamie Tapp

Head coach: Edie George

*Denotes debutant

Scotland

Alex Howe
Arran King
Calum Davidson
Calum Japes
David Hill
Hamish Douglas
James Simpson-Hill MBE
John Clarke
Mark Robertson
Max Owen
Olivia Fulton
Sarah Devlin

Head coach: Martyn Gill

United States of America

Jesse Lind
Austin "Mack" Johnson
Brent Hawkins
Antoine Gray
Frederick Smith III
William "Mo" Fox
James Ross
Eric Wooten
Lavern Anderson Jr
William "Bill" Johnstone
Andy Kingsley
Jabrier Lee

Head coach: Geoff Mason

Wales Wheelchair World Cup squad

Stuart Williams (Edinburgh Giants / North Wales Crusaders)
Jodie Boyd-Ward (Leeds Rhinos)
Andrew Higgins (Midlands Hurricanes)
Lee Sargent (Midlands Hurricanes / Cardiff Blue Dragons)
Jonathan Gill (North Wales Crusaders)
Fionn McCabe (North Wales Crusaders)
Martin Turner (North Wales Crusaders)
Gareth Ramsey (Sheffield Eagles)
Sid Ramsey (Sheffield Eagles)
Matthew Turner (Wigan Warriors / North Wales Crusaders)
Mark Williams (Wigan Warriors / South Wales Jets)
John Berriman (York RLFC)

Head coach: Alan Caron