International rugby league in 2022

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International rugby league
in 2021 |

A list of men and women international rugby league matches played throughout 2022 and does not include wheelchair rugby league international matches. A † denotes a recognised, but unofficial match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings.

2021 Rugby League World Cup was postponed until 2022 due to Australia and New Zealand pulling out months before the tournament was scheduled to commence.

Season overview[]

Men's international tours
Start date Touring side Region Results [Matches]
No international men's tours in 2022
Men's international friendlies
Start date Home team Away team Winners
7 February 2022    Malta  Malta
5 March 2022  Chile  Philippines  Chile
14 May 2022  Malta   TBA
7 October 2022  England  Fiji TBA
Men's international tournaments / series
Start date Tournament Winners
TBA TBA
TBA European Championship C TBA
TBA TBA
TBA Netherlands Griffin Cup TBA
27 September 2022 Ghana MEA Championship TBA
15 October 2022 England World Cup TBA
Women's international tours
Start date Touring side Region Results [Matches]
No international women's tours in 2022
Women's international friendlies
Start date Home team Away team Winners
18 June 2022 England   France TBA
Women's international tournaments / series
Start date Tournament Winners
1 November 2022 England World Cup TBA

February[]

North Macedonia vs Malta men in Australia[]

6 February 2022
16:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
  6 – 54  Malta
News Report

March[]

Chile vs Philippines men in Australia[]

5 March 2022
14:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Chile  36 – 20  Philippines
Try: Horvat, Vasquez, Nitor-Alvear, Castillo-Sioni, Doberer, Bravo-Graham
Goal: Horvat (6)
 Report (IRL) Try: Tootell, Sheedy, Jensen, Ubalodo
Goal: Gordon (2)
Pioneers Park, Sydney[2]
Referee: Brad Kiehne (Australia)

May[]

Montenegro men in Malta[]

14 May 2022
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  v  Malta

June[]

France women in England[]

September[]

MEA Championship[]

Main article: 2022 MEA Rugby League Championship
27 September 2022
TBA GMT (UTC+0:00)
Morocco  v  Ghana
University of Ghana Sports Grounds, Accra[5]
27 September 2022
TBA GMT (UTC+0:00)
Cameroon  v  Nigeria
University of Ghana Sports Grounds, Accra[5]
Third-place play-off
2 October 2022
TBA GMT (UTC+0:00)
Loser of
Morocco  v  Ghana 		v Loser of
Cameroon  v  Nigeria
University of Ghana Sports Grounds, Accra[5]
Final
2 October 2022
TBA GMT (UTC+0:00)
Winner of
Morocco  v  Ghana 		v Winner of
Cameroon  v  Nigeria
University of Ghana Sports Grounds, Accra[5]

October[]

Fiji men in England[]

7 October 2022
England  v  Fiji

World Cup[]

Main article: 2021 Rugby League World Cup

Group stage[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase[A]
2  Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 23 October 2021. Source: https://rlwc2021.com/the-tournament/mens
  1. ^ Teams that advance to the knockout phase also automatically qualify for the 2025 World Cup
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase[A]
2  Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 23 October 2021. Source: https://rlwc2021.com/the-tournament/mens
  1. ^ Teams that advance to the knockout phase also automatically qualify for the 2025 World Cup
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase[A]
2  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 October 2021. Source: https://rlwc2021.com/the-tournament/mens
  1. ^ Teams that advance to the knockout phase also automatically qualify for the 2025 World Cup
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase[A]
2  Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Cook Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 26 October 2021. Source: https://rlwc2021.com/the-tournament/mens
  1. ^ Teams that advance to the knockout phase also automatically qualify for the 2025 World Cup


15 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  v  Samoa
15 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Australia  v  Fiji
16 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Scotland  v  Italy
Kingston Park, Newcastle
16 October 2022
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Jamaica  v  Ireland
17 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
France  v  Greece
18 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales  v  Cook Islands
22 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Fiji  v  Italy
Kingston Park, Newcastle
22 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
New Zealand  v  Jamaica
22 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Lebanon  v  Ireland
23 October 2022
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Samoa  v  Greece
24 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Tonga  v  Wales
28 October 2022
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
New Zealand  v  Ireland
29 October 2022
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  v  Greece
29 October 2022
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Fiji  v  Scotland
Kingston Park, Newcastle
30 October 2022
12:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Lebanon  v  Jamaica
30 October 2022
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Tonga  v  Cook Islands
30 October 2022
17:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Samoa  v  France
31 October 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Papua New Guinea  v  Wales

Knockout stage[]

First quarter-final
4 November 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Group B winner v Group C runner-up
Second quarter-final
5 November 2022
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Group A winner v Group D runner-up
Third quarter-final
5 November 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Group C winner v Group B runner-up
Fourth quarter-final
6 November 2022
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Group D winner v Group A runner-up
First semi-final
11 November 2022
19:45 GMT (UTC±00:00)
First quarter-final winner v Third quarter-final winner
Second semi-final
12 November 2022
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Second quarter-final winner v Fourth quarter-final winner
The Emirates Stadium, London
Final
19 November 2022
16:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
First semi-final winner v Second semi-final winner

November[]

Women's World Cup[]

Main article: 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup

Group stage[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 England England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stages
2 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Canada Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Brazil Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 1 November 2022. Source:[citation needed]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Australia Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stages
2 New Zealand New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 France France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cook Islands Cook Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2 November 2022. Source:[citation needed]
1 November 2022
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
England  v  Brazil
1 November 2022
17:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Papua New Guinea  v  Canada
2 November 2022
17:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
New Zealand  v  France
2 November 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Australia  v  Cook Islands
5 November 2022
12:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
England  v  Canada
5 November 2022
17:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Papua New Guinea  v  Brazil
6 November 2022
17:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
New Zealand  v  Cook Islands
6 November 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Australia  v  France
9 November 2022
17:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Canada  v  Brazil
10 November 2022
17:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
France  v  Cook Islands
10 November 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Australia  v  New Zealand

Knockout stage[]

First semi-final
14 November 2022
17:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Group B winner v Group A runner-up
Second semi-final
14 November 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Group A winner v Group B winner
Final
19 November 2022
13:15 GMT (UTC±00:00)
First semi-final winner v Second semi-final winner

Non-IRL international matches[]

Combined Nations All Stars match
18 June 2022
TBA BST (UTC+01:00)
England  v Combined Nations All Stars

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://everythingrugbyleague.com/flanagan-gallen-coached-macedonia-to-take-on-malta/
  2. ^ https://everythingrugbyleague.com/chile-looking-to-regain-momentum-this-weekend/
  3. ^ https://europeanrugbyleague.com/articles/2107/montenegro-men-to-make-rugby-league-inte
  4. ^ https://europeanrugbyleague.com/articles/2105/england-confirm-mid-season-international
  5. ^ a b c d https://europeanrugbyleague.com/articles/2096/draw-made-for-2022-middle-east-africa-ru...
  6. ^ "England to face Fiji in World Cup warm-up at Rochdale". rugby-league.com. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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