The 2017 Rugby League World Cup featured fourteen international teams, with each consisting of a twenty-four-man squad. Pool A
Australia Head coach: Mal Meninga
Australia's 24-man squad is composed entirely of players who play in the NRL. In the days following the initial squad announcement, Andrew Fifita withdrew from the squad in order to represent Tonga while Darius Boyd withdrew due to an ongoing hamstring injury. Campbell-Gillard and Mansour were named as the respective replacements. Seven members of the squad are uncapped for the Kangaroos (Campbell-Gillard, Gagai, Graham, Kaufusi, McLean, Munster, and T. Trbojevic).
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England Head coach: Wayne Bennett
Uncapped players Currie and Walmsley have been included in a squad that is very similar to the one that was named to played Samoa earlier in the year. Zak Hardaker was not considered for selection after he tested positive for cocaine four weeks prior to the squad announcement, the details of which were publicly reported only hours before said announcement. All 24 players were selected from the top-tier Super League or NRL competitions.
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France Head coach: Aurélien Cologni
In addition to the twenty-four man squad, four players were named as alternatives: Kevin Larroyer, Lambert Belmas, Rémy Marginet and Ilias Bergal. Gadwin Springer was initially named in the squad but withdrew due to a groin injury. He was replaced by Belmas. Guillaume Bonnet was initially named in the squad but withdrew due to a ligament injury. He was replaced by Marginet. Hakim Miloudi was initially named in the squad but was dropped due to disciplinary reasons. He was replaced by Bergal.
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Lebanon Head coach: Brad Fittler
Reece Robinson was initially named in the squad but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Daniel Abou-Sleiman. PlayerGamesPointsClub10Unattached10 Wentworthville Magpies30 Auburn Warriors48 South Sydney Rabbitohs34 Wests Newcastle40 Auburn Warriors (c)40 South Sydney Rabbitohs34 Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles20 Wests Tigers34 Parramatta Eels40 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs10 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles40 Auburn Warriors40 Parramatta Eels48 North Sydney Bears (vc)421 Parramatta Eels30 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs38 Newtown Jets10 Guildford Owls00 Lycans FC10 Wests Tigers30 Auburn Warriors40 Wests Tigers44Unattached
Pool B
New Zealand Head coach: David Kidwell
Kevin Proctor and captain Jesse Bromwich were not considered for selection after being caught buying and using cocaine following the 2017 Anzac Test in May; Blair was subsequently named captain for the tournament. Five uncapped players (Asofa-Solomona, Fonua-Blake, Levi, Liu, and Takairangi) are included in the squad as Tohu Harris, Jordan Kahu, Kieran Foran, and Ben Matulino were ruled out by injury, while Jason Taumalolo opted to represent his Tongan heritage over the Kiwis.
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Samoa Head coach: Matt Parish
Sione Mata'utia and Tautau Moga were initially named in the squad but withdrew due to injury. They were replaced by Lafai and Winterstein. Luai, Musgrove, Papalii, and Tevaga are the only uncapped players for Samoa, with Luai making an unexpected appearance in the squad as the only player without NRL experience.
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Scotland Head coach: Steve McCormack
Ryan Brierley was originally selected, but withdrew after failing a fitness test. He was replaced by Oakes. Brooks, Brough, and Walker were dropped on 5 November for disciplinary reasons. PlayerGamesPointsClub312 Hull Kingston Rovers20 Sydney Roosters30 New Zealand Warriors20 Toulouse Olympique30 Toulouse Olympique20 Featherstone Rovers (c) 20 Huddersfield Giants (vc)30 St. Helens30 Huddersfield Giants30 London Broncos30 Hull Kingston Rovers24 Featherstone Rovers00 Hull Kingston Rovers10 Hull Kingston Rovers20 Workington Town30 Warrington Wolves00 Batley Bulldogs30 Penrith Panthers24 Bradford Bulls34 Wigan Warriors10 Barrow Raiders10 London Broncos20 Darlington Point Roosters20 Bradford Bulls
Tonga Head coach: Kristian Woolf
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Pool C
Ireland Head coach: Mark Aston
Mikey Russell is the travelling reserve. Toby King was initially named in the squad but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Michael Morgan.
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Papua New Guinea Head coach: Michael Marum
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Pool D
Fiji Head coach: Mick Potter
Nabua Broncos' Etuate Bola was named as a reserve player. Sokobalavu was called into the squad following injuries to Evans and K. Sims.
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Italy Head coach: Cameron Ciraldo
Italy named a squad of 33 players before shortening the squad to 24 players. Four shadow players were also named: Jake Campagnolo, Dean Parata, Ricardo Parata, and Kieran Quabba. PlayerGamesPointsClub30 Parramatta Eels00 Saluzzo Roosters30 Parramatta Eels20 Palau XIII Broncos10 Queanbeyan Blues24 Northern Pride00 Saluzzo Roosters / Tully Tigers10 Wyong Roos34 Penrith Panthers34 Northern Pride00 Central Queensland Capras10 Newcastle Knights10 Oldham R.L.F.C.328 Wyong Roos38 Wests Tigers (c)30 Hull F.C.30 Northern Pride30 Sydney Roosters (vc)38 Wests Tigers38 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs34 St. George Illawarra Dragons30 Huddersfield Giants30 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks10 Northern Pride
United States Head coach: Brian McDermott
The Hawks continue to support the growth of rugby league in the United States by selecting fourteen players who have played in the amateur USA Rugby League competition, three of whom have since been signed by professional clubs (Burroughs, Eichner, and Offerdahl). Nine members of the squad (Faraimo, Farley, Freed, both Howard brothers, Marando, Offerdahl, Pettybourne, and Shipway) previously represented the Tomahawks at the 2013 World Cup, and three players have experience in the NRL, all of whom are eligible to represent the US through their American Samoan heritage (Faraimo, Pettybourne, and Vaivai). Samoa, also of American Samoan descent, was a late inclusion to the squad due to an injury to Matt Walsh.
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