RLWC 2026 Select cards: the buyer's guide

What is the RLWC 2026 Select set?

The hobby box is the day-one product: 36 packs × 9 cards, on shelf today at AUD $250. Blaster boxes arrive for general sale on 10 October, with an official release on 15 October, the opening day of the tournament across Australia and New Zealand. Each blaster packs 6 packs × 9 cards and includes two Origins Silver Acetate exclusives that you won't find in hobby boxes.

The base set is 163 cards spanning the full scope of the competition: all 10 men's nations, plus dedicated cards for the women's and wheelchair squads. Those nations are Australia, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, France, Lebanon, New Zealand, PNG, Samoa, and Tonga. A 225-pocket collector's album, limited to 2,500 copies at around AUD $19.99, is also available for anyone building the master set.

What inserts should NRL collectors chase?

The pull ladder has a hit at every price point. Luminous cards (100-card set, unnumbered) come two per pack, so they're guaranteed, not hunted. Everything below is ranked rarest last.

• Portraits (100 cards, unnumbered): 1:6 packs
• Try Machines (40 cards, unnumbered): 1:9 packs
• Origins clear acetate (40 cards): 1:9 packs
• Base Parallel Pink /345: 1:9 packs
• Base Parallel Orange /175: 1:18 packs
• Mercury Country /375 (75 cards): 1:18 packs
• Mercury Rainbow /90 (40 cards): 1:144 packs
• Super Refractor /60: 1:144 packs
• RLWC's Finest /80 (38 cards): 1:170 packs
• Team of Tournament Predictor /140 (17 cards): 1:216 packs
• Champions Predictor /120 (10 cards): 1:432 packs
• RLWC's Finest Signature Redemption /60: 1:700 packs
• RLWC's Finest Black /35 (12 cards): 1:1,250 packs

Which NRL stars appear in RLWC cards?

The Australian base cards are the natural starting point for most NRL collectors, and the Kangaroos squad has genuine depth across the roster. All 12 key Aussie cards sit early in the checklist, making them straightforward targets. Here are the card numbers to know.

Three Penrith Panthers appear in Samoa colours: Stephen Crichton (#107), Jarome Luai (#110), and Brian To'o (#118). Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Dolphins) is Samoa #116, while from the Knights, Payne Haas heads to Samoa (#109) and Addin Fonua-Blake represents Tonga (#122). Log the ones you've pulled in CardLoft and you'll instantly see the gaps still left in your international checklist.

• #3 Patrick Carrigan
• #4 Nathan Cleary
• #5 Harry Grant
• #6 Liam Martin
• #7 Latrell Mitchell
• #8 Cameron Munster
• #9 Cameron Murray
• #10 Kotoni Staggs
• #11 James Tedesco
• #12 Reece Walsh
• #13 Isaah Yeo
• #14 Hudson Young

How does the Champions Predictor work?

The Champions Predictor is a 10-card set, one per competing nation, each numbered to 120. There is one card for each of the 10 men's teams in the draw, from Australia through to Tonga. Australia's card is WCP1, pulled at 1:432 packs.

Pull it, register it, and if Australia win the RLWC Final you can submit it for redemption. It's the set's long-game card: a numbered collectible regardless of the result, but one with a redemption trigger if the Kangaroos go all the way. Either outcome, you're holding a card numbered to 120.

Who are the Finest Signature /60 players?

The Finest Signature /60 is the set's premium autograph tier: 12 redemptions, each exchangeable for an on-card auto numbered to 60, falling at roughly 1:700 hobby packs. Most boxes won't see one, which is exactly the point. Two Australians headline the checklist, Harry Grant and Cameron Munster, but the full 12 cover every corner of the RLWC draw.

• Harry Grant (Australia)
• Cameron Munster (Australia)
• KL Iro (Cook Islands)
• Herbie Farnworth (England)
• Viliame Kikau (Fiji)
• Arthur Mourgue (France)
• Adam Doueihi (Lebanon)
• James Fisher-Harris (New Zealand)
• Casey McLean (New Zealand)
• Alex Johnston (PNG)
• Brian To'o (Samoa)
• Jason Taumalolo (Tonga)

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