A big weekend of International Rugby League has been run and won, and the Group Stage is over with just semifinals and final to come so to measure all the teams and players side by side, here is our Rugby League World Cup Round 3 Stats, with an added Team of the Round and Player Ratings.
After each round of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, we’ll offer up a brief look at the stats that matter for both the teams and players involved in the RLWC26 action.
Rugby League World Cup Round 3 Stats
BEST
- Tonga v Samoa. Once a year please. Minimum.
GOOD
- France and Lebanon’s match was surprisingly good, with such a good finish. But that two point field goal from France where Morgue stepped back to ensure it was a deuce was really good.
- New Zealand’s form, revenge is coming for Australia.
BAD
- How Fiji went from so good against Australia to meek turnstiles against New Zealand.
UGLY
- The punch from Brandon Wakeham was so unreal it was almost cartoon-like with a wind-up you’d expect when someone says “put ’em up”.
- Ronaldo Mulitano’s tackle wasn’t much better.
WORST
- The 2026 RLWC format.
Rugby League World Cup Round 3 Team of the Round & Player Ratings
Here is the Team of the Round based on various stats and judged on each position.
Rugby League World Cup Round 3 Team Stats
The best of Team Stats from the weekend of Rugby League World Cup action.
Rugby League World Cup Round 3 Player Stats
To see how and why the Team of the Round and Player Ratings ended like they did, with the standout players of the weekend.
Rugby League World Cup Round 3 Match Reports
To finish off the stats for Round 1, here are the Match Report visuals, available from our full match hubs listed below.
RLWC26 ROUND 3 MATCH HUBS
PNG v England
New Zealand v Fiji
Australia v Cook Islands
Lebanon v France
Tonga v Samoa
Rugby League World Cup Group Stage Stats & Player Ratings
Here’s all the stats from all three round of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup.
