The 2030 Men's Rugby League World Cup will be the eighteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup, and will revert to a stand-alone tournament with the women's and wheelchair tournaments being played in 2028 and 2029 respectively.
Following the withdrawal of France as host of the 2025 Rugby League World Cups, the International Rugby League (IRL) recognised it would become increasingly difficult for one or two nations to host three growing tournaments.
[1][2] The same decision was made on 13 November for the wheelchair tournament for the same reason, with their new four-year cycle starting in 2029.
[4] On 13 November 2023, the IRL confirmed seven nations had expressed interest in hosting the 2030 World Cup.
[5] On 29 July 2024, the IRL announced Kenya, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, and the United States had bid to host the tournament.