New Zealand and the USA will go head-to-head in Wollongong on Thursday in the 7th-place playoff of the 2026 IRL Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup.

Both nations will be determined to finish their tournament on a high after suffering defeats to Scotland and Wales respectively in Monday’s Ranking Elimination Semi-Finals. Thursday’s clash offers one final opportunity for both sides to sign off their World Cup campaigns with a victory.

New Zealand (squad): Jack BROWN, Ryan CHARLES, Nikia FA'ATAU, Joshua HIRINI-BARCLAY, Jayson HOOKER, Kauri MURRAY, Dan SCOTT, Mitch STONE, Pele SULUSI, Jamie TAPP

United States of America (squad): Freddie SMITH III, Antoine GRAY, Mack JOHNSON, Lavern ANDERSON JR, Brent HAWKINS, Andy KINGSLEY, Morrell FOX, Jesse LIND, William JOHNSTONE