The 2022 Rugby League World Cup, to be held in England, will get underway on October 15.
As the tournament approaches, nations are beginning to name squads, or drop major hints over who will be travelling to the United Kingdom for the tournament, which was originally supposed to be held in 2021 before being postponed thanks to the impacts of the coronavirus on both the NRL season, and global travel.
Teams are required to name a squad of 24 players for the tournament, where all 16 nations will play three group games, before a knockout stage features up to three more games per team, with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.
Players who are eligible for two nations must decide who they will play for three weeks before the tournament starts under International Rugby League rules.
You can use the drop down menu below to navigate between nations to find out the status of their squad, as well as key information ahead of the tournament.
Samoa
Group: A
Coach: Matt Parish
Captain: Anthony Milford
Number of World Cups: 5
Best World Cup performance: Quarter-finals 92000, 2013, 2017)
Fixtures
Sunday, October 16, 12:30am: vs England
Monday, October 24, 3:00am: vs Greece
Monday, October 31, 4:00am: vs France
All times AEDT.
Samoa have confirmed a strong 24-man squad for their assault on the Rugby League World Cup.
Six Penrith Panthers players headline the team, with three - Jarome Luai, Stephen Crichton and Brian To'o - having played State of Origin this year.
They are joined by other Origin players Josh Papalii, Junior Paulo and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, while the late addition of Joseph Suaalii who deflected away from Australia in the days before the squad was named has added plenty.
Familiar faces also litter the squad, while the captain is yet to be confirmed from the 24-man squad.
Final Samoa squad
Josh Aloiai (Manly Sea Eagles)
Fa'amanu Brown (Wests Tigers)
Stephen Crichton (Penrith Panthers)
Mathew Feagai (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Chanel Harris-Tavita (New Zealand Warriors)
Braden Hamlin-Uele (Cronulla Sharks)
Royce Hunt (Cronulla Sharks)
Oregon Kaufusi (Parramatta Eels)
Spencer Leniu (Penrith Panthers)
Danny Levi (Huddersfield Giants)
Jarome Luai (Penrith Panthers)
Taylan May (Penrith Panthers)
Tyrone May (Catalan Dragons)
Anthony Milford (Newcastle Knights)
Josh Papalii (Canberra Raiders)
Junior Paulo (Parramatta Eels)
Ligi Sao (Hull FC)
Jaydn Su'A (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Joseph Suaalii (Sydney Roosters)
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (North Queensland Cowboys)
Izack Tago (Penrith Panthers)
Martin Taupau (Manly Sea Eagles)
Brian To'o (Penrith Panthers)
Kelma Tuilagi (Wests Tigers)
