Rugby League World Cup 2026

[Dragon David]

Jesus christ there have been some blowout scores in both mens and women's games, it will be a long time when RL is genuinely a world game, its basically the pacific nations and thats it.

I find that those blow out scores in both the men's and women's teams are just shocking and embarrassing. The World Cup Championships should only involve 6 nations.

 

[Zen]

In the 2000 World Cup Samoa were one of the teams getting flogged by 66 points. Nobody would've expected them to reach the final just 22 years later.

Blowouts happen in these tournaments, especially with the Vlandysball 6 again rule in effect - there is absolutely no respite for the lower-ranked teams. Just gotta accept them

 

[Eric]

Cotter, Carrigan and Tino are in the team on reputation. Both Couchmans are comfortably better than all 3. Hamish is also way better than Preston. If NZ stay relatively injury free, I think they win even if Ponga isn't back for the final. Aus might even lose to Samoa or England.

 

[Dragon David]

Gee Val Holmes played dreadful last night. I hope that he is in much better form for us in 2027.

 

[Justadragon]

Gee Val Holmes played dreadful last night. I hope that he is in much better form for us in 2027.

As I said before Dave , nothing he did this year warranted him being picked in that squad, apart from the fact that he is Val Holmes