# Samoa (Toa Samoa) Rugby League World Cup 2026: Squad, Fixtures & Prediction

Toa Samoa reached their first World Cup final at the 2021 tournament, beating England 27-26 in golden point in the semi-final before losing 30-10 to Australia.

**Pool:** Pool B · **Head coach:** Ben Gardiner
**Power rating:** -1.1 (6 of 10)
**Model outlook:** 29% to reach the semi-finals, <1% to win the World Cup.
**World Cup record since 2008:** 7 won, 7 lost.

## Squad (23)

**Backs:** Clayton Faulalo (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Dolphins), Sua Fa'alogo (Melbourne Storm), Brian To'o (Penrith Panthers), Deine Mariner (Brisbane Broncos), Greg Marzhew (Newcastle Knights), Enari Tuala (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Izack Tago (Penrith Panthers), Stephen Crichton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)

**Halves:** Chanel Harris-Tavita (New Zealand Warriors), Jarome Luai (Wests Tigers), Ronald Volkman (Parramatta Eels)

**Hookers:** Benaiah Ioelu (Sydney Roosters)

**Forwards:** Francis Molo (Dolphins), Junior Paulo (Parramatta Eels), Pasami Saulo (Newcastle Knights), Spencer Leniu (Sydney Roosters), Ata Mariota (Canberra Raiders), Connelly Lemuelu (Dolphins), Francis Manuleleua (Newcastle Knights), Jermaine McEwen (Newcastle Knights), Shawn Blore (Melbourne Storm), Jazz Tevaga (Wakefield Trinity)

## Fixtures

- [Samoa v France](https://alphr.com.au/rugby-league-world-cup/match/2026-r1-samoa-v-france) · Fri, 16 Oct, 05:45 pm AEDT · CommBank Stadium · **Model pick:** pending until both 17s are named
- [Papua New Guinea v Samoa](https://alphr.com.au/rugby-league-world-cup/match/2026-r2-papua-new-guinea-v-samoa) · Sat, 24 Oct, 03:25 pm AEDT · Santos National Football Stadium · **Model pick:** pending until both 17s are named
- [Tonga v Samoa](https://alphr.com.au/rugby-league-world-cup/match/2026-r3-tonga-v-samoa) · Sun, 01 Nov, 08:05 pm AEDT · CommBank Stadium · **Model pick:** pending until both 17s are named

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Last updated: 2026-10-10 23:38 UTC (latest tip update)