A total of 45 Super League and Championship players will take part in the final group games of the Rugby League World Cup, with the team lists for week three now confirmed.

The action starts with England, who need to defeat Papua New Guinea by 68 points or more. They also need to rely on Tonga defeating Samoa, though that game doesn’t take place until Sunday, so the side will need to sit around in Wollongong before knowing whether they have advanced to the semi-finals or not.

In between those games, which happen to be the first and last of the tournament, New Zealand take on Fiji in a winner-takes-semis Pool A game. With Australia already qualified, the Kiwis and Bati will fight it out for the other place in the last four.

The Kangaroos, meanwhile, will face Cook Islands, who are already eliminated, meaning nothing rides on the outcome of that game.

Speaking of games that are a foregone conclusion, Lebanon will take on France before Tonga-Samoa, in a game that will see both sides fight for pride and the right to say they didn’t finish bottom of the combined Pool B+C table.

Here is every Super League and Championship player named to take to the field this week. Of course, team lists can change up until game day of the respective fixture.

The 45 Super League and Championship players set to feature in Rugby League World Cup week three

*All kick-offs are stated in UK time. Only players in the starting line-up and interchanges (1-19) have been included.

England v Papua New Guinea – Friday 30th October @ 9:05am

England: 5. Matty Ashton, 6. George Williams, 18. Ben Currie (all Warrington Wolves), 7. Harry Smith (Wigan Warriors), 10. Luke Thompson, 11. Junior Nsemba, 15. Sam Walters, 16. Ethan Havard (all Wigan Warriors), 9. Jez Litten, 14. Mikey Lewis (both Hull KR), 19. Jack Welsby (St Helens)

PNG: 4. Nene MacDonald (St Helens), 6. Gairo Voro, 8. Epel Kapinias, 14. Finley Glare, 16. Robert Mathias (all London Broncos), 9. Edwin Ipape, 13. Liam Horne (both Leigh Leopards), 11. Rhyse Martin (Hull KR)

New Zealand v Fiji – Saturday 31st October @ 4:30am

New Zealand: None

Fiji: 3. Waqa Blake (Bradford Bulls), 5. Semi Valemei (Castleford Tigers), 11. Taane Milne (Huddersfield Giants)

Australia v Cook Islands – Saturday 31st October @ 9:05am

Australia: None

Cook Islands: 2. Paul Ulberg (Toulouse Olympique), 13. Mason Teague (Wakefield Trinity – joining in 2027), 7. Esan Marsters (Bradford Bulls – named on bench)

Lebanon v France – Sunday 1st November @ 6:40am

Lebanon: 10. James Roumanos (Toulouse Olympique), 12. Abbas Miski (Wigan Warriors)

France: 1. Arthur Mourgue, 16. Jordan Dezaria (both Hull KR), 2. Leo Darrelatour, 3. Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, 8. Romain Navarette, 9. Alrix Da Costa, 10. Julian Bousquet, 13. Ben Garcia (all Catalans Dragons), 4. Romeo Tropis, 5. Benjamin Laguerre, 6. Cesar Rouge, 7. Thomas Lacans, 12. Mathieu Jussaume, 15. Lambert Belmas (all Toulouse Olympique), 11. Mathieu Cozza (Huddersfield Giants), 14. Amir Bourouh (Hull FC)

Tonga v Samoa – Sunday 1st November @ 9:05am

Tonga: 6. Tui Lolohea (Huddersfield Giants)

Samoa: 14. Jazz Tevaga (Wakefield Trinity)

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