The 2026 Rugby League World Cup venues and fixtures have been announced with Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea to host games across three tournaments - the Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair.

From October 15 to November 15, stadiums across the three countries will welcome 14 nations, 26 teams and 53 matches, with nine host cities in total.

Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium (pictured above) will host the final of the Men’s and Women’s tournaments on Sunday, November 15

The Men’s tournament will kick off at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on Thursday, October 15, with the heavyweight clash between the top two world-ranked teams, the Kangaroos and the Kiwis. The opening weekend will also feature a clash between England and Tonga at Perth’s HBF Park on Saturday, October 17. 

The Men’s Group stage culminates with a match between Pacific giants Tonga and Samoa, at CommBank Stadium, on Sunday, November 1. 

Men’s matches will be played across Sydney, Port Moresby, Perth, Newcastle, Christchurch, Brisbane, Wollongong, Gold Coast and Townsville. The 10-team Men’s tournament will include one pool of four and two pools of three nations. The pools are: 

Group A 
Australia  
New Zealand  
Fiji  
Cook Islands  
Group B 
England  
Samoa  
Lebanon  
Group C 
Tonga  
PNG  
France  

The Men’s Group stage culminates with a match between Pacific giants Tonga and Samoa, at CommBank Stadium, on Sunday, November 1. 
Women’s Group matches will be played across Sydney, Port Moresby, Perth, Newcastle, Christchurch, Wollongong and Gold Coast.

The Women’s tournament will kick off on Friday, October 16 with a clash between the Australian Jillaroos and Samoa at CommBank Stadium.
The eight-team Women’s tournament will feature two groups of four: 

Group A 
Australia  
England  
Samoa  
Wales 

Group B 
New Zealand  
PNG  
France  
Fiji

CLICK HERE for the full 2026 Rugby League World Cup fixtures and dates.