International rugby league in 2022

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.

International rugby league
in 2021 | in 2023

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  North Macedonia  Malta  Malta
5 March 2022  Chile  Philippines  Chile
14 May 2022  Malta  Montenegro TBA
19 June 2022  France  Wales TBA
25 June 2022  New Zealand  Tonga TBA
25 June 2022  Samoa  Cook Islands TBA
25 June 2022  Papua New Guinea  Fiji TBA
17 September 2022  Spain  Netherlands TBA
24 September 2022  Netherlands  Sweden TBA
7 October 2022  England  Fiji TBA
Men's international tournaments / series
Start date Tournament Winners
TBA European Championship C TBA
TBA Americas Championship TBA
8 October 2022 Griffin Cup TBA
27 September 2022 MEA Championship TBA
15 October 2022 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 World Cup TBA

February

North Macedonia vs Malta men in Australia
6 February 2022
16:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
North Macedonia  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)

April

Canada vs USA women
16 April 2022
14:30 PDT (UTC-7:00)
Canada  42 – 10  United States
Try: Woods (3), Jones (2), Pakulis (2), Scholten, Siciliano
Goal: Naismith (2), McDaid
 Report Try: Fisch, Roach
Goal: Oliveri

May

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

June

France women in England

Wales men in France

Mate Ma'a Tonga vs Kiwi's

Toa Samoa vs Cook Island's
25 June 2022
Samoa  v  Cook Islands

Fiji Bati vs PNG Kumuls
25 June 2022
Fiji  v  Papua New Guinea

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[6]
27 September 2022
TBA GMT (UTC+0:00)
Cameroon  v  Nigeria
University of Ghana Sports Grounds, Accra[6]
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[6]
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[6]

Netherlands Men in Spain
17 September 2022
Spain  v  Netherlands
TBC, Madrid

Sweden Men in Netherlands
24 September 2022
Netherlands  v  Sweden
Zaandijk RC, Zaandam

October

Fiji men in England
7 October 2022
England  v  Fiji

Griffin Cup
8 October 2022
Netherlands  v  Germany
The British School, Voorschoton, Netherlands

World Cup
Main article: 2021 Rugby League World Cup

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase[upper-alpha 1]
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 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase[upper-alpha 1]
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 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase[upper-alpha 1]
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 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase[upper-alpha 1]
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
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
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
30 October 2022
12:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Lebanon  v  Jamaica

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
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stages
2 Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 1 November 2022. Source:
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stages
2 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 France 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 2 November 2022. Source:
1 November 2022
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
England  v  Brazil
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
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

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. "Chile looking to regain momentum this weekend". Everything Rugby League. 3 March 2022.
  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. https://europeanrugbyleague.com/articles/2119/france-to-host-wales-in-mid-season-inter...
  6. "Draw made for 2022 Middle East Africa Rugby League Championship".
  7. "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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