Official team lists and updates for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup Final.

Note: The Women's World Cup will be played under the same rules as the NRLW competition, with four players on the interchange and an 18th player.

World Cup Final Team Lists

Australia v New Zealand, Sunday 4.10pm AEDT at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Team Lists: Australian Jillaroos vs Kiwi Ferns - 15-Nov-2026

Australia: Just the one change to the side that beat Fiji in the semi-final with Jesse Southwell coming back in at five-eighth and Jocelyn Kelleher dropping to the reserves. Kelleher has played three of the Jillaroos' four matches while Southwell wore the No.6 in the record-breaking win over Wales. Sheridan Gallagher is again the 18th player while Quincy Dodd, Ellie Johnston and Kelleher are the reserves. The Jillaroos side contains seven members of the 2022 World Cup winning side that beat the Ferns at Old Trafford - Jess Sergis, Isabelle Kelly, Tarryn Aiken, Keeley Nizza, Kezie Apps, Simaima Taufa and Shaylee Bent.

New Zealand: The Kiwi Ferns stick with the same 17 that took care of business against Samoa in the semi-final. Brooke Anderson is the 18th player. The Kiwi squad contains six players who were part of the 2022 Cup final against Australia - Apii Nicholls, Mele Hufanga, Raecene McGregor, Brianna Clark, Abigail Roache and Otesa Pule. Fullback Nicholls and halfack McGregor will play in their third World Cup Final.