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Rugby League Writers retweeted
HOW THE 2026 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP WORKS
10 nations. 15 Oct – 15 Nov. Here's the format
POOL A
🇦🇺 Australia · 🇳🇿 New Zealand · 🇫🇯 Fiji · 🇨🇰 Cook Islands
Everyone plays everyone. Top 2 → semis.
POOL B
🏴 England · 🇱🇧 Lebanon · 🇼🇸 Samoa
POOL C
🇫🇷 France · 🇵🇬 PNG · 🇹🇴 Tonga
The twist: B and C teams only play the OTHER pool, all on one combined ladder. Top 2 → semis.
SEMI-FINALS (cross-over)
Sat 7 Nov, Newcastle: Pool A 2nd v B/C 1st
Sun 8 Nov, Sydney: Pool A 1st v B/C 2nd
FINAL
Sun 15 Nov, Brisbane
Rugby League Writers retweeted
505 drop outs in total - 328 of those were regain attempts (short)
Of those the kicking team got the ball 24 percent of the time
Knights had highest percentage of drop outs as short this season (94%) with a 31 percent success rate
Rugby League Writers retweeted
It's the biggest rugby league weekend of the year.
For those of us who write about the game, it's the week with the best stories to tell.
We've got fairytales, droughts, dramas, tactical breakdowns, the lot.
If you like great RL writing, the best of its from this week is here 👇🏻
Rugby League Writers retweeted
The 2026 Super League Grand Final is nearly here 🏆
Warrington Wolves 🆚 Wakefield Trinity LIVE on Sky Sports Saturday from 5pm!
Rugby League Writers retweeted
Why not prepare for two exciting NRL prelim finals by checking Eye Test analysis of the 4 teams playing from earlier this season?
Panthers (March)
Knights (May)
Roosters (July)
Phins (August)
+ relevant Aug 2025 post on how important Sam Walker is to the Roosters (links ⬇️)
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Dolphins v Roosters Preview: The Stats That Matter & Try Location Analysis
“There are a few numbers leading up to this match that can start to paint a picture of what we’re likely to see on Friday night.”
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While the Knights are without key players through the middle, their right edge remains relatively in tact. Overall, Newcastle’s right edge defence has been one of the best all season accounting for only 30% of their total tries conceded.
Rugby League Writers retweeted
NRL Notepad: Rabbitohs v Knights Preview
We know where the Bunnies are going inside 10; no team has scored more tries at a higher proportion than Souths down the left edge.
Rugby League Writers retweeted
Marker Policies On The Line
We see most teams send their first marker to the long side and second marker down the shortside.
The Newcastle Knights offered a prime example of what that looks like.
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Rugby League Writers retweeted
70% of set restarts are awarded by the 46th minute.
Brisbane have the worst net set restart count in the NRL, as well as a high rate of errors in their own half
It's not surprising they're behind early so often.
Brisbane have the worst net set restart and net total penalty mark after 13 rounds in the NRL this decade. Poor discipline is forcing them to consistently chase down leads
A full Broncos breakdown is a part of this months NRL efficiency update
rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/…
Rugby League Writers retweeted
Magic Round 2026 was the third highest round in my data with nearly 30% of minutes played with a margin of more than three converted tries (18+). Previous high was Round 16, 2021.
Also over 17% of minutes this season played with 18+margin. Very normal areas.
Rugby League Writers retweeted
Following one of the lowest scoring seasons in recent NRL history, Justin Holbrook has turned the Newcastle Knights into one of the most potent attacking forces in the competition
rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/…
Rugby League Writers retweeted
Great thread on Deine Mariner.
Discussed on the pod last night - there’s nothing to the suggestions of mistreatment. The incidence rate of a thigh cork progressing to compartment syndrome is so low it isn’t even documented in literature - effectively it would be less than 0.1%.
Mariner played through a cork, which happens week in & week out in all contact sports. It just had a super rare complication. Thankfully he had excellent care to identify & treat it as quickly as possible.
Rugby League Writers retweeted
The Feature Reel: Try of the Week
After covering how Kieran Foran and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles made the most of the Dolphins’ tight defence on their own line last week, he’s gone and capitalised on another subtlety in this one.
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Rugby League Writers retweeted
Wrote about set restarts - nobody knows why we got them and danged if we know how to use them.
abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/n…
Rugby League Writers retweeted
Some analysis on the increased set restart number & high margins from Round 1, including just how many set restarts occurred between 20-40 metres
Plus the return of the Eye Test's expected points model, with ETxP charts for every game
rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/…
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New post on the site today looking into the numbers that show what happens on a play leading up to a try.
Some of it will confirm what you already see, but some of it might surprise you (especially the team breakdowns)
rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/…
Rugby League Writers retweeted
What’s to come this week:
• Taking The Good & The Bad With Walsh
• More Marky Mark
• But He Has Victor Radley To Thank…
• Coaches Setting Up A Thursday night thriller
• Try Time: Long Range On Last
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