# International rugby league in 2025

A list of men, women and wheelchair international rugby league matches played throughout 2025. A † denotes a recognised, but unofficial match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings.

## Season overview
### Men

Men's international tours :
| Start date | Touring side | Region | Results [Matches] |
Men's international friendlies :
| Date | Home team | Away team | Winners |
| 22 February | France | Morocco | France |
| 26 February | United States | Greece | Cancelled |
| 28 February | United States | Greece | Greece |
Men's international tournaments :
| Start date | Tournament | Winners |
| 25 October 2025 | World Cup qualification Northern Hemisphere playoff | |
| October 2025 | World Cup qualification Southern Hemisphere playoff | |

### Women

Women's international tours :
| Start date | Touring side | Region | Results [Matches] |
| 1 March | Australia | England | 1–0 [3] |
Women's international friendlies :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Winners |
| 28 February | United States | Greece | United States |
Women's international tournaments :
| Start date | Tournament | Winners |

### Wheelchair

Wheelchair international tours :
| Start date | Touring side | Region | Results [Matches] |
Wheelchair international friendlies :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Winners |
Wheelchair international tournaments :
| Start date | Tournament | Winners |
| 24 May | Celtic Cup | |

## Rankings

The latest rankings were issued on 19 December 2024.
IRL Wheelchair World Rankingsvte :
| Official rankings as of December 2024 ||||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 | | England | 100 |
| 2 | | France | 96 |
| 3 | 1 | Ireland | 55 |
| 4 | 1 | Australia | 52 |
| 5 | | Wales | 47 |
| 6 | | Scotland | 38 |
| 7 | 1 | Spain | 27 |
| 8 | 1 | United States | 25 |
| 9 | | New Zealand | 5 |
| 10 | 1 | Italy | 0 |
| Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT ||||
IRL Women's World Rankingsvte :
| Official rankings as of December 2024 ||||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 | | Australia | 100 |
| 2 | | New Zealand | 83 |
| 3 | | England | 55 |
| 4 | | France | 36 |
| 5 | | Papua New Guinea | 29 |
| 6 | 1 | Wales | 24 |
| 7 | 3 | Ireland | 19 |
| 8 | 1 | Greece | 18 |
| 9 | 1 | Canada | 17 |
| 10 | 4 | Cook Islands | 17 |
| 11 | 13 | Samoa | 14 |
| 12 | 1 | Serbia | 11 |
| 13 | | Netherlands | 11 |
| 14 | 2 | United States | 10 |
| 15 | 1 | Tonga | 10 |
| 16 | 10 | Fiji | 8 |
| 17 | 1 | Nigeria | 8 |
| 18 | 2 | Kenya | 7 |
| 19 | 4 | Philippines | 7 |
| 20 | 8 | Brazil | 6 |
| 21 | 2 | Italy | 5 |
| 22 | | Uganda | 3 |
| 23 | | Jamaica | 3 |
| 24 | 1 | Ghana | 2 |
| 25 | 4 | Malta | 2 |
| 26 | 9 | Turkey | 2 |
| 27 | | Lebanon | 0 |
| Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT ||||
IRL Men's World Rankingsvte :
| Official rankings as of December 2024 ||||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 | | Australia | 100 |
| 2 | | New Zealand | 86 |
| 3 | | England | 84 |
| 4 | 1 | Tonga | 63 |
| 5 | 1 | Samoa | 54 |
| 6 | 1 | Papua New Guinea | 53 |
| 7 | 1 | Fiji | 44 |
| 8 | | France | 30 |
| 9 | 2 | Serbia | 23 |
| 10 | | Cook Islands | 22 |
| 11 | 1 | Netherlands | 22 |
| 12 | 5 | Wales | 18 |
| 13 | 2 | Malta | 17 |
| 14 | 6 | Ukraine | 13 |
| 15 | 1 | Greece | 12 |
| 16 | 7 | Lebanon | 12 |
| 17 | 4 | Italy | 11 |
| 18 | 2 | Ireland | 9 |
| 19 | 1 | Jamaica | 8 |
| 20 | 1 | Czech Republic | 8 |
| 21 | 2 | Chile | 8 |
| 22 | 3 | Scotland | 7 |
| 23 | 4 | Philippines | 7 |
| 24 | 7 | United States | 7 |
| 25 | 1 | Poland | 5 |
| 26 | 2 | South Africa | 5 |
| 27 | 5 | Germany | 5 |
| 28 | 3 | Norway | 5 |
| 29 | 4 | Brazil | 4 |
| 30 | 4 | Kenya | 4 |
| 31 | 10 | Canada | 4 |
| 32 | | Montenegro | 4 |
| 33 | 2 | North Macedonia | 3 |
| 34 | 15 | Argentina | 3 |
| 35 | 5 | Albania | 2 |
| 36 | | Bulgaria | 2 |
| 37 | 7 | Ghana | 2 |
| 38 | 9 | Nigeria | 2 |
| 39 | 5 | Turkey | 1 |
| 40 | 3 | Cameroon | 1 |
| 41 | 2 | Japan | 1 |
| 42 | 4 | Spain | 1 |
| 43 | 1 | Colombia | 1 |
| 44 | 1 | El Salvador | 0 |
| 45 | | Russia | 0 |
| 46 | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
| 47 | 3 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 48 | 3 | Solomon Islands | 0 |
| 49 | 8 | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 50 | | Niue | 0 |
| 51 | 1 | Latvia | 0 |
| 52 | 2 | Denmark | 0 |
| 53 | 2 | Belgium | 0 |
| 54 | 4 | Estonia | 0 |
| 55 | 9 | Sweden | 0 |
| 56 | 12 | Morocco | 0 |
| 57 | 9 | Hungary | 0 |
| Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT ||||

## February
### France men v Morocco

* 22 February 2025 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
| France | 34–10 | Morocco |
| Tries: Dall'astra, Crunel, Pourchi (2), Pedragosa, Lis Goals: Dall'astra (5/6) | Report | Tries: Anas, Dermoune Goals: Lafifi (1/2) |
* Parc Des Sports, Avignon Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mo Drizza (France)

### USA men v Greece

* 26 February 2025 18:00 PT (UTC-08:00)
| United States | C–C | Greece |
* Silver Bowl Park, Las Vegas
* 28 February 2025 15:30 PT (UTC-08:00)
| United States | 10–46 | Greece |
| Tries: Gillard, Webb Goals: McCrory (1/2) | Report | Tries: Bakis, Gal, Markopoulos (2), John Mitsias (2), Tuliatu, Stratis (2) Goals: Stratis (5/8), Markopoulos (0/1) |
* Silver Bowl Park, Las Vegas Referee: Cody Kuxmann (USA)

### USA women v Greece

* 28 February 2025 13:30 PT (UTC-08:00)
| United States | 46–0 | Greece |
| Tries: Fisch (4), Black-Keels, Campbell, Sheldon, Thompson, White Goals: Oliveri (5/9) | Report | |
* Silver Bowl Park, Las Vegas Referee: John Ashton (England)

## March
### Australia women v England in the United States

* 1 March 2025 18:15 PST (UTC-08:00)
| Australia | 90–4 | England |
| Tries: Robinson 3, Penitani, Upton 5, Mato, Kelly 2, Sergis 3, Whitfeld, Joseph Goals: Aiken 11/17 | 1st: 38–0 2nd: 52–4 Report | Tries: Roche Goals: Bennett 0/1 |
* Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, United States Attendance: 45,209 Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia) Touch judges: Tara Jones, Liam Moore (England)

## May
### Celtic Cup (wheelchair)

* 24 May 2025 11:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
| Wales | v | Scotland |
* Archers Arena, Cardiff Metropolitan University
* 24 May 2025 13:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
| Scotland | v | Ireland |
* Archers Arena, Cardiff Metropolitan University
* 24 May 2025 15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
| Wales | v | Ireland |
* Archers Arena, Cardiff Metropolitan University

## October
### 2026 Men's World Cup, Interconfederation qualifying
#### Northern Hemisphere

* 25 October 2025
| France | v | Jamaica |
| | Report | |
* Albi

#### Southern Hemisphere

* TBA
| Cook Islands | v | South Africa |
| | Report | |

## Autumn Matches

Dates and schedules for these tournaments are still to be confirmed, however the post season will see:
* Men's Ashes
Australia vs England (3 matches)
* Women's Ashes
Australia vs England (3 matches; the first of these three will be played in March)
* Wheelchair Ashes
Australia vs England (4 matches)
* Men's Pacific Cup
Between New Zealand, Samoa, and Tonga
* Men's Pacific Bowl
Between Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Cook Islands
* Women's Pacific Cup
Between New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa
* Women's World Series
Between Canada, Fiji, Ireland, and Nigeria