A big weekend of International Rugby League has been run and won with the Rugby League World Cup, wand to sort out the stats for the semifinals, here is our Rugby League World Cup Semi Final Stats, with an added Team of the Weekend 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 Semi Final Stats
BEST
- Tongan & Samoan flags on cars driving around the streets.
READ MORE – WHY TONGA v SAMOA SHOULD BE ONCE A YEAR, MINIMUM
GOOD
- Australia looked good.
- Kiwis looked good.
- Net week’s Grand Final shoudl be a cracker.
BAD
- Spencer Leniu’s match wasn’t one of his best.
UGLY
- Ronald Volkman’s swinging arm to Jacob Preston lying on the ground was pretty ordinary.
WORST
- The refereeing is rarely perfect, and Samoa deserved a lot of the calls, but not all. Some were harsh and the 50-50 went with the home side, which is actually brave refereeing in this case.
Rugby League World Cup Semi Final 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 Semi Final Team Stats
The best of Team Stats from the weekend of Rugby League World Cup action.
Rugby League World Cup Semi Final 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 Semi Final 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 SEMI FINAL MATCH HUBS
New Zealand v Tonga
Australia v Samoa
Rugby League World Cup Tournament Stats & Player Ratings
Here’s all the stats from all three round of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup.
