World Cup 2026 : Finals (Wheelchair)

The finals are in one post. First up, the play off places, the semi finals and then the grand final. 

Semi Finals:

Wales 64-36 NZ. Third from Group A played fourth from Group B. In an entertaining match, the scores were surprisingly tied 24-24 at the half time. Wales then pulled away to win convincingly.

Scotland 44-12 USA. Third from Group B played fourth from Group A. In the lowest scoring match of the tournament, Scotland led 28-6 at half time. The US struggled to turn opportunity into points. Things evened up a bit in the second half.

France 82-26 Ireland. Ireland got a good start to the match but by half time, it was 32-12 to France. The expected result was achieved and France make their fourth consecutive WC final.

England 86:18 Australia. England came out of the blocks with haste and raced away with the game. 40-6 at half time and it was game over for Australia. England will now have played in all five WC finals. 

Finals:

NZ 30-26 USA. In the seventh/eighth place match, it was as close a game as you could expect. NZ got a try on half time to lead 20-16 and went on to win their first WC match. The USA had 60% of the possession but struggled to turn that into points, missing out narrowly on some scoring opportunities. 

Wales 52-30 Scotland. In the fifth/sixth place match, Wales took control early but Scotland kept them honest by coming back and keeping the score respectable. 28-10 was the half time score in Wales' favour.

Ireland-Australia. In the third/fourth place match

England-France. In the first/second place match

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World Cup 2026 : Finals (Women)

The finals are in one post. First up, the semi finals and then the grand final. 

NZ 32-0 Samoa. The Kiwis took an 8-0 lead in at the break, making the important plays and Samoa hanging on. Samoa tired in the second period and NZ won comfortably. Samoa defended well but that's virtually all they were doing. 

Australia 30-14 Fiji. Fiji jumped out to a surprising 8-0 lead. It was 8-8 at the turn around and the Jillaroos pulled away. The game was tight, the score was a bit flattering to the hosts. The message is to take the game to Australia and they can be contained. Doing it for 70 minutes is the challenge. 

Grand Final: 

Australia - NZ.

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World Cup 2026 : Finals (Men)

The finals are in one post. First up, the semi finals and then the grand final. 

NZ 34-10 Tonga. In a tight first half where Tonga led 10-6 with seconds to go before half time, it was the Kiwis that led 12-10 when they changed ends. Gradually, the Kiwis took control and ran away with it late. The scoreline didn't reflect the closeness of the contest. 

Australia 44-12 Samoa. Samoa promised but didn't deliver much in the first half. Down 2-26 at half time and the contest was effectively over. It didn't help that a few tight calls went Australia's way. Neutral ref anyone? 

Grand Final: 

Australia - NZ.

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