World Cup - Live on TV Rugby League
Australia 2026
2026 Rugby League World Cup runs from 15 October to 15 November, with Australia hosting alongside New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The Kangaroos are among the tournament favourites and will be aiming to defend their World Cup title.
Kangaroos will begin their 2026 Rugby League World Cup campaign on home soil against New Zealand on 15 October in Sydney. Australia are the reigning world champions and one of the leading favourites to win the tournament again, with further group matches against Fiji and the Cook Islands. The Kangaroos will be targeting another World Cup title in front of a home crowd.
All matches will be shown live, free and exclusively on the Seven Network and 7plus Sport
15. Oct
15. Nov
World Cup
World Cup - Next live games
Thursday, 15. Oct
8:05PM
Australia
New Zealand
Friday, 16. Oct
5:45PM
Samoa
France
Saturday, 17. Oct
3:25PM
Papua New Guinea
Lebanon
8:05PM
England
Tonga
Sunday, 18. Oct
4:05PM
Fiji
Cook Islands
Friday, 23. Oct
8:05PM
Tonga
Lebanon
Saturday, 24. Oct
3:25PM
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
5:35PM
England
France
Sunday, 25. Oct
4:05PM
New Zealand
Cook Islands
8:05PM
Australia
Fiji
Friday, 30. Oct
8:05PM
England
Papua New Guinea
Saturday, 31. Oct
3:30PM
New Zealand
Fiji
8:05PM
Australia
Cook Islands
Sunday, 1. Nov
5:40PM
Lebanon
France
8:05PM
Tonga
Samoa
Thursday, 15. Oct
8:05PM
Australia
New Zealand
Standings
| A | P | W | D | L | Goals | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Australia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
2.  Cook Islands |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 3. Fiji |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 4. New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| B | P | W | D | L | Goals | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. France |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 2. England |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 3. Papua New Guinea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 4. Samoa |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 5. Tonga |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 6. Lebanon |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |