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
19 October  Japan  Niue
23 November  Ghana  Nigeria
6 December  United States  Jamaica
Men's international tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
25 October 2025 World Cup qualification Northern Hemisphere playoff
9 November 2025 World Cup qualification Southern Hemisphere playoff
11 October 2025 European Championship D
18 October 2025 European Championship C
18 October 2025 European Championship B
18 October 2025 Pacific Cup
18 October 2025 Pacific Bowl

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  France
3 August  Wales  Scotland  Wales
9 August  Wales  England  England
1 November  Jamaica  Scotland
23 November  Ghana  Nigeria
6 December  United States  Jamaica
Women's international tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
21 October World Cup qualification, interconfederation playoff
19 October 2025 Pacific Cup
18 October 2025 Pacific Bowl

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 following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.[1][2]

IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  Australia 100
2 Steady  New Zealand 86
3 Steady  England 84
4 Increase 1  Tonga 63
5 Decrease 1  Samoa 54
6 Increase 1  Papua New Guinea 53
7 Decrease 1  Fiji 44
8 Steady  France 30
9 Increase 2  Serbia 23
10 Steady  Cook Islands 22
11 Increase 1  Netherlands 22
12 Increase 5  Wales 18
13 Increase 2  Malta 17
14 Increase 6  Ukraine 13
15 Decrease 1  Greece 12
16 Decrease 7  Lebanon 12
17 Decrease 4  Italy 11
18 Decrease 2  Ireland 9
19 Decrease 1  Jamaica 8
20 Increase 1  Czech Republic 8
21 Increase 2  Chile 8
22 Decrease 3  Scotland 7
23 Increase 4  Philippines 7
24 Increase 7  United States 7
25 Decrease 1  Poland 5
26 Increase 2  South Africa 5
27 Decrease 5  Germany 5
28 Decrease 3  Norway 5
29 Increase 4  Brazil 4
30 Decrease 4  Kenya 4
31 Increase 10  Canada 4
32 Steady  Montenegro 4
33 Increase 2  North Macedonia 3
34 Increase 15  Argentina 3
35 Increase 5  Albania 2
36 Steady  Bulgaria 2
37 Decrease 7  Ghana 2
38 Decrease 9  Nigeria 2
39 Decrease 5  Turkey 1
40 Decrease 3  Cameroon 1
41 Decrease 2  Japan 1
42 Decrease 4  Spain 1
43 Decrease 1  Colombia 1
44 Decrease 1  El Salvador 0
45 Steady  Russia 0
46 Increase 1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
47 Increase 3  Hong Kong 0
48 Increase 3  Solomon Islands 0
49 Increase 8  Vanuatu 0
50 Steady  Niue 0
51 Decrease 1  Latvia 0
52 Increase 2  Denmark 0
53 Increase 2  Belgium 0
54 Decrease 4  Estonia 0
55 Decrease 9  Sweden 0
56 Decrease 12  Morocco 0
57 Decrease 9  Hungary 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT
IRL Women's World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  Australia 100
2 Steady  New Zealand 83
3 Steady  England 55
4 Steady  France 36
5 Steady  Papua New Guinea 29
6 Increase 1  Wales 24
7 Increase 3  Ireland 19
8 Increase 1  Greece 18
9 Decrease 1  Canada 17
10 Decrease 4  Cook Islands 17
11 Increase 13  Samoa 14
12 Decrease 1  Serbia 11
13 Steady  Netherlands 11
14 Increase 2  United States 10
15 Decrease 1  Tonga 10
16 Increase 10  Fiji 8
17 Increase 1  Nigeria 8
18 Increase 2  Kenya 7
19 Decrease 4  Philippines 7
20 Decrease 8  Brazil 6
21 Decrease 2  Italy 5
22 Steady  Uganda 3
23 Steady  Jamaica 3
24 Increase 1  Ghana 2
25 Decrease 4  Malta 2
26 Decrease 9  Turkey 2
27 Steady  Lebanon 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT
IRL Wheelchair World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  England 100
2 Steady  France 96
3 Increase 1  Ireland 55
4 Decrease 1  Australia 52
5 Steady  Wales 47
6 Steady  Scotland 38
7 Increase 1  Spain 27
8 Decrease 1  United States 25
9 New entry  New Zealand 5
10 Decrease 1  Italy 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 1 Kaiss Lafifi
Quentin Crunel 2 2 Zakaria Hammouch
Romeo Tropis 3 3 Sofiane Hemissi
Yann Doutres Pedragosa 4 4 Yannis Ahcini
Baptiste Pourchi 5 5 Yannis Hamri
Lenny Chachoua 6 6 Hamza Bachoukh,
Mathis Dall'astra 7 7 Yliass Lamarti
Alexis Lis 8 8 Houcine Fakir
Mahault Beauvilliers 9 9 Hakim Ed Dermoune,
Theo Fouque 10 10 Naji Anas
Luc Brocas 11 11 Adam Ed-Diche
Anthony Munico 12 12 Mouadh Bida,
Felix Aubry 13 13 Ayoub Mesyani
Marc Pena Argeles 14 14 Abdelaziz Damen
Sacha Kouassi 15 15 Yannis Hettat
Arthur Salles 16 16 Yassine Al Gannfoufi
Mathis Frayssinous 17 17 Yassin Messaoudi
Maxime Greseque
Coach
Oliver Janzac


USA v Greece double header

Women's
28 February 2025
13:30 PT (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 1 Asimina Mastoraki
Shannon Hustosky 2 2 Magdelini Stavrianou
Haley Sheldon 3 3 Sam Glumac
Cyndi Campbell 4 4 Ourania Koutsikou
Stacia Thompson 5 5 Sotiria Skouroliakou
Roybyn Oliveri 6 6 Angelina Ballas
Samantha Black-Keels 7 7 Sophie Kitasaneli
Narcisse Jordan 8 8 Lavinia Taukamo
Nicole Fisch 9 9 Meleanna Waters
Kadie Sandford 10 10 Marilena Girlemi
Jeanna Beard 11 11 Lisa Poulakis
Rachael Bradley 12 12 Stephanie Glumac
Esther Anderson 13 13 Nicola Munday
Ashley Mencke 14 14 Ella Panagiotopoulos
Lucinda Darvell 15 15 Effie Skouroliakou
Bee Blackman 16 16 Eleni Zis
Erin Walsh 17 17 Claudia Koule
Sean Rutgerson
Coach
Dennis Lowe

Men's
28 February 2025
15:30 PT (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 1 Tyrone Tsagalias
Jason Martin 2 2 Sam Stratis
Ryan Burroughs 3 3 Alexandros Aliu
Daniel Vidot 4 4 Nick Mougios
Ulice Gillard 5 5 John Mitsias
Ryan Bannerot 6 6 Leon Bakis
Peter Lupton 7 7 Eddie Markopoulos
Tevita Bryce 8 8 Robert Tuliatu
Mason McCrory 9 9 Kody Papa
Anson Jiang 10 10 Nicholas Tuliatu
Wes Piggins 11 11 Chris Slater-Raptis
Joe Eichner 12 12 Nicholas Flocas
Malcolm Webb 13 13 Deon Iro
Fatai Makavaha 14 14 Billy Mougios
Max Dacey 15 15 Myles Gal
Anthony Russo 16 16 Mitchell Zampatides
Celcius Tarawhiti 17 17 Theodoros Nianiakas
Sean Rutgerson
Coach
Steve Georgallis


United States and Greece men's teams had intended to play a second game two days prior on 26 February 18:00 kick-off at the same venue. The game was cancelled after copper cables were stolen from the floodlights leaving them inoperable.[3] The men's and women's double header on the 28 February were brought forward by four hours as a result.

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 1 Georgie Dagger
Jakiya Whitfeld 2 2 Eboni Partington
Isabelle Kelly 3 3 Tamzin Renouf
Tiana Penitani 4 4 Amy Hardcastle
Julia Robinson 5 5 Anna Davies
Ali Brigginshaw 6 6 Zoe Harris
Tarryn Aiken 7 7 Georgia Roche
Shannon Mato 8 8 Olivia Wood
Olivia Higgins 9 9 Keara Bennett
Kezie Apps 10 10 Shona Hoyle
Yasmin Clydsdale 11 11 Hollie Dodd
Olivia Kernick 12 12 Paige Travis
Simiana Taufa-Kautai 13 13 Jodie Cunningham
Quincy Dodd 14 14 Katie Mottershead
Jessica Sergis 15 15 Vicky Whitfield
Sarah Togatuki 16 16 Bella Sykes
Keilee Joseph 17 17 Izzy Northrop
Jess Skinner
Coach
Stuart Barrow


This match was initially planned to be Test 1 of a three match women's Ashes series to be concluded in the autumn.[4] Originally set to take place in Australia but later switched to England alongside the equivalent men's games.[5] At the time of the game, the fixture was no longer being described as part of the Ashes, saw a blowout 90–4 victory in Australia's favour. In the weeks that followed, criticism occurred as a result of the gulf in performance which highlighted the superior set up that women's rugby league had in Australia compared to England.[6] No fixtures of the 2025 Women's Ashes were planned as of 26 March 2025, the date of announcement of the 2025 Men's Ashes; and in the months that followed, doubts emerged over the productiveness of contesting the remaining fixtures.[7]

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 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
16:00 IST (UTC+01:00)
Ireland  4–34  France
Tries: O'Dwyer
Goals: Cobain (0/1)
Report
Tries: Vilanove (3), Medina (2), Absi, Ramazeilles
Goals: Diraison (3/7)
Garda Westmanstown RFC, Dublin
Referee: James Spencer (Ireland)
Team details
Ireland Position France
Name Number Number Name
Cliodhna O'Sullivan 1 1 Manon Samarra
Aimee Clarke 2 2 Amael Vilanove
Anna Potterton 3 3 Melissa Medina
Katie Ann O'Neil 4 4 Laureane Biville
Holly O'Dwyer 5 5 Perle Ramazeilles
Emma Kelly 6 6 Justine Roses
Jade Walker 7 7 Lisa Diraison
Orlaith McAuliffe 8 8 Leila Bessahli
Polly Roberts 9 9 Dorine Samarra
Stacy Hanley 10 10 Salome Segala
Aifric Ni Ghibine 11 11 Kaina Absi
Storm Cobain 12 12 Stecy Bessiere
Iona McCusker 13 13 Tallis Kuresa
Megan Preston 14 14 Noémie Samuel
Molly Boyne 15 15 Anais Andral
Aine Rutley 16 16 Pauline Noe
Becky Webb 17 17 Elodie Pacull
Matt Kennerson
Coach
Romain Maillot


August

Wales women v Scotland

3 August 2025
13:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales  18–12  Scotland
Tries: Davies, Salter, Dainton
Goals: Ruck (3/3)
Report
Tries: Field, Smart
Goals: Smart (2/3)
The Gnoll, Neath
Referee: Rob Apsee (Wales)
Team details
Wales Position Scotland
Name Number Number Name
Megan Whittaker 1 1 Rebecca Smart
Lucia Davies 2 2 Sarah Smart
Olivia Williams 3 3 Sammi Simpson
Kathryn Salter 4 4 Emma Whelsford
Danielle McGifford 5 5 Eve Tonkin
Carys Marsh 6 6 Demi Fisher
Amberly Ruck 7 7 Isabel Glover
Ffion Jenkins 8 8 Grace Field
Jasmine Gibbons 9 9 Abi Gordon
Gracie Hobbs 10 10 Kaiya Glynn
Georgia Cussons 11 11 Charlotte Hill
Charley Mundy 12 12 Steph Gray
Bethan Dainton 13 13 Nicole Stewart
Sara Jones 14 14 Morgan Pearson
Agnes Wood 15 15 Georgia Briggs
Amy Price 16 16 Rebecca Moffat
Ffion Jones 17 17 Ciorstadia Ainsworth
Tom Brindle
Coach
John Whalley


Wales women v England

9 August 2025
17:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales  0–62  England
Report
Tries: Foubister, Jones, Davies (2), Murray, Hunter (2), Rowe, Sykes, Partington, Wilson
Goals: Rowe (9/11)
The Gnoll, Neath
Attendance: 468
Referee: Geoffrey Poumès (France)
Player of the Match: Isobel Rowe (England)
Team details
Wales Position England
Name Number Number Name
Leanne Burnell 1 1 Gracie Banks
Lucia Davies 2 2 Anna Davies
Olivia Williams 3 3 Georgia Wilson
Kathryn Salter 4 4 Molly Jones
Dani McGifford 5 5 Eboni Partington
Megan Whittaker 6 6 Isabel Rowe
Amberly Ruck 7 7 Jenna Foubister
Agnes Wood 8 8 Olivia Wood
Carys Marsh 9 9 Katie Mottershead
Gracie Hobbs 10 10 Isabel Northorp
Georgia Cussons 11 11 Lucy Murray
Charlie Mundy 12 12 Eva Hunter
Bethan Dainton 13 13 Jodie Cunningham
Jasmine Gibbons 14 14 Ruby Bruce
Ffion Jenkins 15 15 Victoria Whitfield
Amy Price 16 16 Isabella Skyes
Hannah Jones 17 17 Savannah Andrade
Tom Brindle
Coach
Stuart Barrow


Canada women tour of Fiji

27 August 2025
RISE Academy XIII  Canada
Report

30 August 2025
Fiji Residents  Canada
Report

October

2025 Pacific Championships

Men's Pacific Cup

Group stage


26 October 2025
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Samoa  v  Tonga
Report

2 November 2025
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
New Zealand  v  Tonga
Report

Men's final

9 November 2025
16:05 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
TBC v TBC
Report

Men's Pacific Bowl



Women's Pacific Cup

Group stage


26 October 2025
13:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Australia  v  Samoa
Report

2 November 2025
16:00 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
New Zealand  v  Australia
Report

Women's final

9 November 2025
13:35 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
TBC v TBC
Report

Women's Pacific Bowl



Men's European Championship

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 England v  Jamaica
Report
Pilkington Recs, St Helens

25 October 2025
13:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
England Amateurs England v  Scotland
Report
Pilkington Recs, St Helens

1 November 2025
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Scotland  v  Jamaica
Report

Japan men vs Niue

19 October 2025
Japan  v  Niue
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

2026 Men's World Cup, interconfederation qualifying

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

2025 England wheelchair tour

24 October 2025
New South Wales New South Wales v England England

27 October 2025
Queensland Queensland v England England


2025 Kangaroo tour

25 October 2025
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  v  Australia
Report


November

Cumbria men v Nigeria

2 November 2025
Cumbria Cumbria  Nigeria
Report

Ghana v Nigeria double header

Women's
23 November 2025
Ghana   Nigeria
Report
University of Ghana Rugby Stadium, Accra

Men's
23 November 2025
Ghana   Nigeria
Report
University of Ghana Rugby Stadium, Accra

Roots Rugby tour of Africa

26 November 2025
Nigeria  Roots Women
Report
University of Ghana Rugby Stadium, Accra

26 November 2025
Nigeria  Roots Men
Report
University of Ghana Rugby Stadium, Accra

29 November 2025
Ghana  Roots Women
Report
University of Ghana Rugby Stadium, Accra

29 November 2025
Ghana  Roots Men
Report
University of Ghana Rugby Stadium, Accra

December

USA v Jamaica double header

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

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

References

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