Season overview
Rankings
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North Macedonia vs Malta men in Australia
March
Chile vs Philippines men in Australia
April
United States women in Canada
May
Montenegro men in Malta
June
Brazil vs South Africa men in Australia
----Women's European Championship B
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----England women in Wales
----France women in England
----Wales men in France
----Lebanon vs Malta men in Australia
----Tonga women in New Zealand
----Tonga men in New Zealand
----Samoa vs Cook Islands men in Australia
----Fiji vs Papua New Guinea men in Australia
----September
Netherlands men in Spain
Lebanon men vs Italy in Australia
----Bulgaria men in Turkey
----MEA Championship
Semi-finals
----Third place play-off
Final
October
Fiji men in England
----France vs Tonga men in England
----Malta men in Bulgaria
----Wales vs Lebanon men in England
----Germany men in Netherlands
----El Salvador vs Japan men in Australia
----Philippines vs Thailand men in Australia
Poland men in Slovakia
World Cup
Group stage
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Knockout stage
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Ireland vs Canada women in England
Brazil vs France women in England
November
Women's World Cup
Group stage
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Knockout stage
---- ---- ----Canada men in the United States
----Poland vs Norway men in England
----Brazil men in Argentina
----South American Championship
---- ---- ----Poland vs South Africa men in Australia
Turkey vs North Macedonia men in Australia
Non-IRL international matches
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*Notes
References
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