The 2026 NRL season is the 119th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 29th season run by the National Rugby League (NRL). The regular season will be followed by a finals series contested by the top eight teams on the competition ladder.
The lineup of teams in the league remained unchanged for the 4th and final consecutive year, with seventeen participating in the regular season: ten from New South Wales, four from Queensland and one from each of Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand.
Venues for the 2026 National Rugby League competition.
Venues used for the 2026 National Rugby League season.
Italics indicates a non-NRL club
The 16-game pre-season challenge was played from 7 February to 22 February 2026 and was won by the Parramatta Eels, the first team to score the maximum 30 competition points.
<span style="font-size:85%">Bold â Home game</span><br> <span style="font-size:85%">X â Bye</span><br> <span style="font-size:85%">* â Golden point game</span><br> <span style="font-size:85%">Opponent for round listed above margin</span>
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of round 4.
Top 5 point scorers
Top 5 try scorers
Top 5 goal kickers
Top 5 tacklers
<nowiki>*</nowiki> = Magic Round home game not counted
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