International rugby league in 2025

International rugby league in 2025
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A list of men, women and wheelchair international rugby league matches played throughout 2025. A † denotes a recognised, but unofficial match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings.

Season overview

Men

Men's international tours
Start date Touring side Region Results [Matches]
25 October  Australia  England 0-0 [3]
Men's international friendlies
Date Home team Away team Winners
22 February  France  Morocco  France
26 February  United States  Greece Cancelled
28 February  United States  Greece  Greece
6 December  United States  Jamaica
Men's international tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
25 October 2025 World Cup qualification Northern Hemisphere playoff
October 2025 World Cup qualification Southern Hemisphere playoff
11 October 2025 European Championship D
18 October 2025 European Championship B
18 October 2025 European Championship C

Women

Women's international tours
Start date Touring side Region Results [Matches]
Women's international friendlies
Start date Home team Away team Winners
28 February  United States  Greece  United States
1 March  Australia  England  Australia
12 July  Ireland  France
3 August  Wales  Scotland
9 August  Wales  England
1 November  Jamaica  Scotland
6 December  United States  Jamaica
Women's international tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
21 October World Cup qualification, interconfederation playoff

Wheelchair

Wheelchair international tours
Start date Touring side Region Results [Matches]
30 October  England  Australia 0-0 [2]
Wheelchair international friendlies
Start date Home team Away team Winners
Wheelchair international tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
24 May Celtic Cup  Ireland

Rankings

The latest rankings were issued on 19 December 2024.[1]

IRL Wheelchair World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1  England 100
2  France 96
3 1  Ireland 55
4 1  Australia 52
5  Wales 47
6  Scotland 38
7 1  Spain 27
8 1  United States 25
9  New Zealand 5
10 1  Italy 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT
IRL Women's World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1  Australia 100
2  New Zealand 83
3  England 55
4  France 36
5  Papua New Guinea 29
6 1  Wales 24
7 3  Ireland 19
8 1  Greece 18
9 1  Canada 17
10 4  Cook Islands 17
11 13  Samoa 14
12 1  Serbia 11
13  Netherlands 11
14 2  United States 10
15 1  Tonga 10
16 10  Fiji 8
17 1  Nigeria 8
18 2  Kenya 7
19 4  Philippines 7
20 8  Brazil 6
21 2  Italy 5
22  Uganda 3
23  Jamaica 3
24 1  Ghana 2
25 4  Malta 2
26 9  Turkey 2
27  Lebanon 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT
IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1  Australia 100
2  New Zealand 86
3  England 84
4 1  Tonga 63
5 1  Samoa 54
6 1  Papua New Guinea 53
7 1  Fiji 44
8  France 30
9 2  Serbia 23
10  Cook Islands 22
11 1  Netherlands 22
12 5  Wales 18
13 2  Malta 17
14 6  Ukraine 13
15 1  Greece 12
16 7  Lebanon 12
17 4  Italy 11
18 2  Ireland 9
19 1  Jamaica 8
20 1  Czech Republic 8
21 2  Chile 8
22 3  Scotland 7
23 4  Philippines 7
24 7  United States 7
25 1  Poland 5
26 2  South Africa 5
27 5  Germany 5
28 3  Norway 5
29 4  Brazil 4
30 4  Kenya 4
31 10  Canada 4
32  Montenegro 4
33 2  North Macedonia 3
34 15  Argentina 3
35 5  Albania 2
36  Bulgaria 2
37 7  Ghana 2
38 9  Nigeria 2
39 5  Turkey 1
40 3  Cameroon 1
41 2  Japan 1
42 4  Spain 1
43 1  Colombia 1
44 1  El Salvador 0
45  Russia 0
46 1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
47 3  Hong Kong 0
48 3  Solomon Islands 0
49 8  Vanuatu 0
50  Niue 0
51 1  Latvia 0
52 2  Denmark 0
53 2  Belgium 0
54 4  Estonia 0
55 9  Sweden 0
56 12  Morocco 0
57 9  Hungary 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

February

France men v Morocco

22 February 2025
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
France  34–10  Morocco
Tries: Dall'astra, Crunel, Pourchi (2), Pedragosa, Lis
Goals: Dall'astra (5/6)
 Report
 Tries: Anas, Dermoune
Goals: Lafifi (1/2)
Parc Des Sports, Avignon
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mo Drizza (France)
Team details
France Position Morocco
Name Number Number Name
Zachary Santo 1
FB
 1 Kaiss Lafifi
Quentin Crunel 2
WG
 2 Zakaria Hammouch
Romeo Tropis 3
CE
 3 Sofiane Hemissi
Yann Doutres Pedragosa 4
CE
 4 Yannis Ahcini
Baptiste Pourchi 5
WG
 5 Yannis Hamri
Lenny Chachoua 6
SO
 6 Hamza Bachoukh,
Mathis Dall'astra 7
SH
 7 Yliass Lamarti
Alexis Lis 8
PR
 8 Houcine Fakir
Mahault Beauvilliers 9
HK
 9 Hakim Ed Dermoune,
Theo Fouque 10
PF
 10 Naji Anas
Luc Brocas 11
SR
 11 Adam Ed-Diche
Anthony Munico 12
SR
 12 Mouadh Bida,
Felix Aubry 13
LF
 13 Ayoub Mesyani
Marc Pena Argeles 14
IN
 14 Abdelaziz Damen
Sacha Kouassi 15
IN
 15 Yannis Hettat
Arthur Salles 16
IN
 16 Yassine Al Gannfoufi
Mathis Frayssinous 17
IN
 17 Yassin Messaoudi
Maxime Greseque
Coach
 Oliver Janzac


USA men v Greece

26 February 2025
18:00 PT (UTC-08:00)
United States  C–C[a]  Greece
Silver Bowl Park, Las Vegas
28 February 2025
15:30 PT[b] (UTC-08:00)
United States  10–46  Greece
Tries: Gillard, Webb
Goals: McCrory (1/2)
 Report
 Tries: Bakis, Gal, Markopoulos (2), John Mitsias (2), Tuliatu, Stratis (2)
Goals: Stratis (5/8), Markopoulos (0/1)
Silver Bowl Park, Las Vegas
Referee: Cody Kuxmann (USA)
Team details
USA Position Greece
Name Number Number Name
David Washington 1
FB
 1 Tyrone Tsagalias
Jason Martin 2
WG
 2 Sam Stratis
Ryan Burroughs 3
CE
 3 Alexandros Aliu
Daniel Vidot 4
CE
 4 Nick Mougios
Ulice Gillard 5
WG
 5 John Mitsias
Ryan Bannerot 6
SO
 6 Leon Bakis
Peter Lupton 7
SH
 7 Eddie Markopoulos
Tevita Bryce 8
PR
 8 Robert Tuliatu
Mason McCrory 9
HK
 9 Kody Papa
Anson Jiang 10
PF
 10 Nicholas Tuliatu
Wes Piggins 11
SR
 11 Chris Slater-Raptis
Joe Eichner 12
SR
 12 Nicholas Flocas
Malcolm Webb 13
LF
 13 Deon Iro
Fatai Makavaha 14
IN
 14 Billy Mougios
Max Dacey 15
IN
 15 Myles Gal
Anthony Russo 16
IN
 16 Mitchell Zampatides
Celcius Tarawhiti 17
IN
 17 Theodoros Nianiakas
Sean Rutgerson
Coach
 Steve Georgallis


USA women v Greece

28 February 2025
13:30 PT[c] (UTC-08:00)
United States  46–0  Greece
Tries: Fisch (4), Black-Keels, Campbell, Sheldon, Thompson, White
Goals: Oliveri (5/9)
 Report
Silver Bowl Park, Las Vegas
Referee: John Ashton (England)
Team details
USA Position Greece
Name Number Number Name
Taylor White 1
FB
 1 Asimina Mastoraki
Shannon Hustosky 2
WG
 2 Magdelini Stavrianou
Haley Sheldon 3
CE
 3 Sam Glumac
Cyndi Campbell 4
CE
 4 Ourania Koutsikou
Stacia Thompson 5
WG
 5 Sotiria Skouroliakou
Roybyn Oliveri 6
SO
 6 Angelina Ballas
Samantha Black-Keels 7
SH
 7 Sophie Kitasaneli
Narcisse Jordan 8
PR
 8 Lavinia Taukamo
Nicole Fisch 9
HK
 9 Meleanna Waters
Kadie Sandford 10
PF
 10 Marilena Girlemi
Jeanna Beard 11
SR
 11 Lisa Poulakis
Rachael Bradley 12
SR
 12 Stephanie Glumac
Esther Anderson 13
LF
 13 Nicola Munday
Ashley Mencke 14
IN
 14 Ella Panagiotopoulos
Lucinda Darvell 15
IN
 15 Effie Skouroliakou
Bee Blackman 16
IN
 16 Eleni Zis
Erin Walsh 17
IN
 17 Claudia Koule
Sean Rutgerson
Coach
 Dennis Lowe


March

Australia women v England in the United States

1 March 2025
18:15 PST (UTC-08:00)
Australia  90–4  England
Tries: Robinson 3, Penitani, Upton 5, Mato, Kelly 2, Sergis 3, Whitfeld, Joseph
Goals: Aiken 11/17
 1st: 38–0
2nd: 52–4
Report
 Tries: Roche
Goals: Bennett 0/1
Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, United States
Attendance: 45,209
Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia)
Touch judges: Tara Jones, Liam Moore (England)
Team details
Australia Position England
Name Number Number Name
Tamika Upton 1
FB
 1 Georgie Dagger
Jakiya Whitfeld 2
WG
 2 Eboni Partington
Isabelle Kelly 3
CE
 3 Tamzin Renouf
Tiana Penitani 4
CE
 4 Amy Hardcastle
Julia Robinson 5
WG
 5 Anna Davies
Ali Brigginshaw 6
FE/SO
 6 Zoe Harris
Tarryn Aiken 7
HB/SH
 7 Georgia Roche
Shannon Mato 8
PR
 8 Olivia Wood
Olivia Higgins 9
HK
 9 Keara Bennett
Kezie Apps 10
PF
 10 Shona Hoyle
Yasmin Clydsdale 11
SR
 11 Hollie Dodd
Olivia Kernick 12
SR
 12 Paige Travis
Simiana Taufa-Kautai 13
LK/LF
 13 Jodie Cunningham
Quincy Dodd 14
IN
 14 Katie Mottershead
Jessica Sergis 15
IN
 15 Vicky Whitfield
Sarah Togatuki 16
IN
 16 Bella Sykes
Keilee Joseph 17
IN
 17 Izzy Northrop
Jess Skinner
Coach
 Stuart Barrow


May

Celtic Cup (wheelchair)

24 May 2025
11:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales  62–54  Scotland
Tries: Stuart Williams (3), Boyd-Ward (2), Powell (3), Trigg-Turner (3)
Goals: Trigg-Turner (9/11)
 report
 Tries: Willans (2), Blackmore (2), Davidson (2), Hill (2), Devlin
Goals: Willans (9/9)
Archers Arena, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Referees: Adam Rigby (England), Jake Brook (England)
Touch judges: Matt Ball (England), Harry Jones (Wales)
Team details
Wales Position Scotland
Name Number Number Name
Stuart Williams 1
Starter
 1 John Willans
Mark Williams 2
Starter
 2 Calum Davidson
Scott Trigg-Turner 3
Starter
 3 Connor Blackmore
Alex Powell 4
Starter
 4 Dave Hill
Jodie Boyd-Ward 5
Starter
 5 Sarah Devlin
Lee Sargent 6
Interchange
 6 Hamish Douglas
Jess Booth (not used) 7
Interchange
 7 Olivia Foulton
Brogan Evans 8
Interchange
 8 Calum Japes
Jonathan Gill 9
CS
 9 Mark Robertson
Alan Caron
Coach
 Martyn Gill
24 May 2025
13:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Scotland  20–92  Ireland
Tries: Blackmore (2), Foulton, Robertson
Goals: Willans (1/2), Davidson (1/2)
 report
 Tries: Calcott (3), Burton-Carter (3), McCarthy (2), Johnston (3), Martin (2), Horgan (5)
Goals: Johnston (7/13), Calcott (3/5)
Archers Arena, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Referees: Matt Ball (England), Harry Jones (Wales)
Touch judges: Jake Brook (England), Adam Rigby (England)
Team details
Scotland Position Ireland
Name Number Number Name
John Willans 1
Starter
 1 Toby Burton-Carter
Calum Davidson 2
Starter
 2 Peter Johnston
Connor Blackmore 3
Starter
 3 Melanie Griffiths
Olivia Foulton 4
Starter
 4 Joe Calcott
Calum Japes 5
Starter
 5 James McCarthy
Martin Dougan 6
Interchange
 6 Tom Martin
Dave Hill 7
Interchange
 7 Jack Shannon Cole
Mark Robertson 8
Interchange
 8 Cian Horgan
Martyn Gill
Coach
 Phil Roberts
24 May 2025
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales  10–66  Ireland
Tries: Stuart Williams, Mark Williams
Goals: Trigg-Turner (1/2)
 report
 Tries: Calcott (6), Spain, Griffiths (2), Burton-Carter, Johnston, Horgan (2)
Goals: Calcott (2/6), Johnston (5/7)
Archers Arena, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Referees: Jake Brook (England), Matt Ball (England)
Touch judges: Adam Rigby (England), Harry Jones (Wales)
Team details
Wales Position Ireland
Name Number Number Name
Stuart Williams 1
Starter
 1 Toby Burton-Carter
Mark Williams 2
Starter
 2 Melanie Griffiths
Scott Trigg-Turner 3
Starter
 3 Oran Spain
Alex Powell 4
Starter
 4 Tom Martin
Jodie Boyd-Ward 5
Starter
 5 Joe Calcott
Lee Sargent 6
Interchange
 6 Cian Horgan
Jonathan Gill 7
Interchange
 7 Phil Roberts
Jakub Wasieczko 8
Interchange
 8 Peter Johnston
Alan Caron
Coach
 Phil Roberts

July

Ireland women v France

12 July 2025
16:30 IST (UTC+01:00)
Ireland  –  France

August

Wales women v Scotland

3 August 2025
13:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales  –  Scotland

Wales women v England

9 August 2025
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales  –  England

October

Men's European Championship

Main article: 2025 Rugby League European Championships

Euro B

18 October 2025
Malta  v  Netherlands
Report
25 October 2025
Netherlands  v  Serbia
Report
1 November 2025
Serbia  v  Malta
Report

Euro C

18 October 2025
Italy  v  Ukraine
Report
Pasian di Prato stadium, Udine
22 October 2025
Greece  v  Ukraine
Report
Pasian di Prato stadium, Udine
25 October 2025
Italy  v  Greece
Report
Pasian di Prato stadium, Udine

Euro D

11 October 2025
Norway  v  Czech Republic
Report
18 October 2025
Czech Republic  v  Germany
Report
25 October 2025
Germany  v  Norway
Report

Women's tri-series

18 October 2025
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
England Amateurs v  Jamaica
Report
Pilkington Recs, St Helens
25 October 2025
13:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
England Amateurs v  Scotland
Report
Pilkington Recs, St Helens
1 November 2025
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Scotland  v  Jamaica
Report

2026 Women's World Cup, interconfederation qualifying

Semi-finals

21 October 2025
15:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Ireland  v  Nigeria
Report
21 October 2025
18:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Canada  v  Fiji
Report

Third-place playoff

26 October 2025
13:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)
SF1 Runner-up v SF2 Runner-up
Report

Final

26 October 2025
15:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)
SF1 Winner v SF2 Winner
Report

2025 England wheelchair tour

Main article: 2025 England wheelchair rugby league tour of Australia
24 October 2025
New South Wales v England
27 October 2025
Queensland v England

2026 Men's World Cup, interconfederation qualifying

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

October/November 2025
AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Cook Islands  v  South Africa
Report

2025 Kangaroo tour

Main article: 2025 Kangaroo tour of England and France
25 October 2025
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  v  Australia
Report

December

USA women v Jamaica

6 December 2025
15:30 EST (UTC-05:00)
United States  –  Jamaica
Leto High School Stadium, Tampa, Florida

USA men v Jamaica

6 December 2025
18:30 EST (UTC-05:00)
United States  –  Jamaica
Leto High School Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Autumn matches

Dates and schedules for these tournaments are still to be confirmed, however the post season will see:

  • Men's Pacific Cup

Between  New Zealand,  Samoa, and  Tonga

  • Men's Pacific Bowl

Between  Papua New Guinea,  Fiji, and  Cook Islands

  • Women's Pacific Cup

Between  New Zealand,  Papua New Guinea, and  Samoa

Notes

  1. ^ Match cancelled after cable theft left the floodlights inoperable.[2]
  2. ^ Brought forward from 19:30 due to floodlights not being available
  3. ^ Brought forward from 17:30 due to floodlights not being available

References

  1. ^ "IRL World Rankings: December 2024". International Rugby League. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  2. ^ "USA and Greece prepare for Friday encounters". europeanrugbyleague.com. ERL. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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