A total of 47 players who either appeared in Super League (or London Broncos) in 2026 or are joining the competition in 2027 have been named to feature in week two of the Men’s Rugby League World Cup.

Representatives from 12 of the current 14 top fight clubs are involved, with only Leeds Rhinos and York Knights failing to have any current or future player involved in the tournament.

Of course, most of the players called up from the Northern Hemisphere are involved in the England and France camps, with over half of the contingent set to feature in Saturday morning’s fixture between those two nations.

Papua New Guinea boast the next highest number of players with eight. Four of those have come from London’s Championship-conquering side.

Fiji have four. Cook Islands have three, Lebanon have two whilst both Samoa and Tonga have one representative.

With week two of the World Cup fast approaching, here is every Super League and Championship player involved in this week’s fixtures.

The 47 Super League and Championship players named in Rugby League World Cup week two squads

*All kick-offs are stated in UK time. Only players in the starting line-up and interchanges have been included.

Tonga v Lebanon – Friday 23rd October @ 10:05am

Tonga: 6. Tui Lolohea (Huddersfield Giants)

Lebanon: 10. James Roumanos (Toulouse Olympique), 19. Abbas Miski (Wigan Warriors)

Papua New Guinea v Samoa – Saturday 24th October @ 5:25am

PNG: 1. Morea Morea, 6. Gairo Voro, 8. Epel Kapinias, 14. Finley Glare (all London Broncos), 4. Nene MacDonald (St Helens), 9. Edwin Ipape, 15. Liam Horne (both Leigh Leopards), 11. Rhyse Martin (Hull KR)

Samoa: 14. Jazz Tevaga (Wakefield Trinity)

England v France – Saturday 25th October @ 7:35am

England: 5. Zach Eckersley, 7. Harry Smith, 9. Brad O’Neill, 10. Luke Thompson, 11. Junior Nsemba, 16. Ethan Havard, 17. Sam Walters (all Wigan Warriors), 6. George Williams, 15. Ben Currie, 19. Matty Ashton (all Warrington Wolves), 14. Jez Litten (Hull KR), 18. Jack Welsby (St Helens)

France: 1. Arthur Mourgue, 18. Jordan Dezaria (both Hull KR), 2. Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, 8. Romain Navarette, 10. Julian Bousquet, 13. Ben Garcia (all Catalans Dragons), 4. Romeo Tropis, 5. Benjamin Laguerre, 6. Thomas Lacans, 12. Mathieu Jussaume, 14. Cesar Rouge, 15. Lambert Belmas, 17. Louis Grossemy (all Toulouse), 9. Amir Bourouh, 11. Arthur Romano (both Hull FC), 16. Matthieu Cozza (Huddersfield Giants)

New Zealand v Cook Islands – Sunday 25th October @ 5:05am

New Zealand: None

Cook Islands: 2. Paul Ulberg (Toulouse Olympique), 13. Mason Teague (Wakefield Trinity – joining in 2027), 7. Esan Marsters (Bradford Bulls – named on bench)

Australia v Fiji – Sunday 25th October @ 9:05am

Australia: None

Fiji: 3. Waqa Blake (Bradford Bulls), 5. Semi Valemei (Castleford Tigers), 10. Mitchell Prest (Warrington Wolves – joining in 2027), 11. Taane Milne (Huddersfield Giants)

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