# England Rugby League World Cup 2026: Squad, Fixtures & Prediction

England reached the 2017 final and lost 6-0 to Australia in Brisbane. At the 2021 tournament they were beaten 27-26 in golden point by Samoa in the semi-final.

**Pool:** Pool B · **Head coach:** Brian McDermott
**Power rating:** +10.7 (3 of 10)
**Model outlook:** 81% to reach the semi-finals, 4% to win the World Cup.
**World Cup record since 2008:** 12 won, 7 lost.

## Squad (23)

**Backs:** Jack Welsby (St Helens), Dom Young (Newcastle Knights), Matty Ashton (Warrington Wolves), Zach Eckersley (Wigan Warriors), AJ Brimson (Gold Coast Titans), Herbie Farnworth (Dolphins), Hugo Savala (Sydney Roosters)

**Halves:** George Williams (Warrington Wolves), Mikey Lewis (Hull Kingston Rovers), Harry Smith (Wigan Warriors)

**Hookers:** Brad O'Neill (Wigan Warriors), Jez Litten (Hull Kingston Rovers)

**Forwards:** Ben Talty (Brisbane Broncos), Ethan Havard (Wigan Warriors), Max King (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Junior Nsemba (Wigan Warriors), Kai Pearce-Paul (Wests Tigers), Sam Walters (Wigan Warriors), Ben Currie (Warrington Wolves), Morgan Knowles (Dolphins), Morgan Smithies (Canberra Raiders), Victor Radley (Sydney Roosters)

**Other:** Luke Thompson (Wigan Warriors)

## Fixtures

- [England v Tonga](https://alphr.com.au/rugby-league-world-cup/match/2026-r1-england-v-tonga) · Sat, 17 Oct, 08:05 pm AEDT · HBF Park · **Model pick:** pending until both 17s are named
- [England v France](https://alphr.com.au/rugby-league-world-cup/match/2026-r2-england-v-france) · Sat, 24 Oct, 05:35 pm AEDT · HBF Park · **Model pick:** pending until both 17s are named
- [England v Papua New Guinea](https://alphr.com.au/rugby-league-world-cup/match/2026-r3-england-v-papua-new-guinea) · Fri, 30 Oct, 08:05 pm AEDT · WIN Stadium · **Model pick:** pending until both 17s are named

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