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.
Scotland
Group: B
Coach: Dale Ferguson
Captain: Nathan Graham
Number of World Cups: 4
Best World Cup performance: Quarter-finals (2013)
Fixtures
Monday, October 17, 12:30am: vs Italy
Saturday, October 22, 5:30am: vs Australia
Sunday, October 30, 3:00am: vs Fiji
All times AEDT.
Two NRL-experienced players have been included in the Scotish squad to play the World Cup, with Euan Aitken and Kane Linnett both making the cut.
The duo are joined by a number of Australian-based players in Luke Bain, Logan Bayliss-Brow, Bailey Hayward and Kyle Schneider, while another five English Super League players alongside Linnett in James Bell, Ryan Brierly, Sam Luckley, Matt Russell and Liam Hood have all been included in the Bravehearts' squad.
Final Scotland squad
Euan Aitken (New Zealand Warriors)
Luke Bain (Parramatta Eels)
Logan Bayliss-Brow (Brisbane Broncos)
James Bell (St Helens Saints)
Ryan Brierley (Salford Red Devils)
Keiran Buchanan (Batley Bulldogs)
Lewis Clarke (Edinburgh Eagles)
Davey Dixon (Dewsbury Rams)
Charlie Emslie (Barrow Raiders)
Dale Ferguson (Dewsbury Rams)
Calum Gahan (London Broncos)
Guy Graham (Whitehaven RLFC)
Bailey Hayward (Canterbury Bulldogs)
Ben Hellewell (Featherstone Rovers)
Liam Hood (Wakefield Trinnity)
Kane Linnett (Hull KR)
Bayley Liu (Sheffield Eagles)
Sam Luckley (Salford Red Devils)
Matty Russell (Toulouse)
Kyle Schneider (Mackay Cutters)
Jack Teanby (York City Knights)
Shane Toal (Barrow Raiders)
Alex Walker (London Broncos)
Lachlan Walmsley (Halifax Panthers)
