2025 Women's Rugby League World Cup qualification

There will be four qualification tournaments for the 2025 Women's Rugby League World Cup - one for each International Rugby League confederation. This will be the first time teams will need to qualify for the women's rugby league world cup with previous editions having been by invitation only.

Automatic qualification

The eight teams who competed in the 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup gained automatic qualification for 2025, they are:[1][2][3]

The remaining eight teams will gain qualification through confederation qualification tournaments.

Asia - Pacific

Competitors

Two of the following will qualify:

Europe

Teams

With England and France automatically qualifying for the tournament, there are four other places available between the eight teams. The teams will play in a two group qualifying tournament with the top two in each group going forward to the finals in 2025.

The group draw took place of 22 February 2023.[4][5][6]

Group A

Group B

The fixture list was announced on 8 March 2023. The matches will be played between September 2023 and May 2024.[7]

Group A
30 September 2023
Wales  v  Netherlands
28 October 2023
Greece  v  Wales
4 November 2023
Greece  v  Turkey
11 May 2024
Netherlands  v  Greece
11 May 2024
Turkey  v  Wales
18 May 2024
Turkey  v  Netherlands

Group B
2 September 2023
Italy  v  Malta
28 October 2023
Serbia  v Ireland Ireland
11 May 2024
Malta  v  Serbia
11 May 2024
Ireland Ireland v  Italy
18 May 2024
Malta  v Ireland Ireland
25 May 2024
Italy  v  Serbia

Americas

Competitors

One of the following will qualify:

Middle East - Africa

Competitors

One of the following will qualify:

  •  Cameroon
  •  Ghana
  •  Lebanon
  •  Morocco
  •  Nigeria
  •  South Africa

Notes
  1. Replaced Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References
  1. Pattison, Cam (November 29, 2022). "Important information released on 2025 Rugby League World Cup".
  2. "Which countries can still qualify for the 2025 World Cup?". LoveRugbyLeague. December 13, 2022.
  3. "Road to 2025 World Cup confirmed". National Rugby League. November 30, 2022.
  4. "Draws Made For Men's and Women's Euros". europeanrugbyleague.com. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. "Draws made for men's and women's Rugby League Euros". Rugby League International Federation.
  6. Willacy, Gavin (23 February 2023). "The European Championship offers rugby league fans quirky delights". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  7. "Euro women's RLWCQ fixtures announced as female refs look to take part". europeanrugbyleague.com. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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