Rugby League World Cup 2026 ('RLWC 2026') is Select's first release of a Rugby League World Cup product, and is an official RLWC product.

The series is comprised of a base set of 163 cards featuring players from each of the 10 participating Men's teams, the 8 participating Women's teams and the 8 participating Wheelchair teams.

Each pack contains 9 cards of which every pack contains 2 Luminous cards.

There are also 2 base parallel series featured in each box of 36 packs being Base Pink and Base Orange numbered to #345 and #175 respectively.

One of the highlights of the release is the Portraits series containing 100 cards and featuring players from each of the 10 participating nations. Each card is up close and personal.

Also included in the series are the Try Machine insert set (40 cards) and the Origins Acetate series (40). Look for the distinctive World Cup designs in the background of Origins Acetate.

Also included in the release is the popular Mercury series in both Mercury - Country and Mercury - Rainbow with Mercury Rainbow limited to 90 only.

A Super Refractor appears every 144 packs and is limited to 60 cards only. There are 60 Super Refractors from all 10 participating countries. 

Introducing the Team of the Tournament Predictor. There are 17 predictors, one for each position plus the 4 interchange players. The predictor redeems for a limited edition card of the player appointed to the Team of the Tournament in each specific position.

There is also a World Cup Winner Predictor for the 10 participating Men's teams.  The winning predictor redeems for a set of cards of the winning World Cup team.

RLWC 2026 is headlined by World Cup Finest (#80), World Cup Finest signature (#60), World Cup Finest - Black (#35) series. Produced on a pearlescent board and featuring the superstar players from each of the 10 Men's team.

1,150 cases / 13,800 boxes have been produced. Product available in sealed box (36 packs) format and in Blaster format. 

There are two official release (shipping) dates: 

• Part A (Boxes, Albums and Packs): 23rd September, 2026.
• Part B (Blaster Boxes): 15th October, 2026

Check the product information pages for details on when each will be dropped for sale on our website.