October
- 4 October – Manchester, England: Super League XIII culminates in the Leeds Rhinos' 24–16 win against St Helens in the final at Old Trafford before 68,810.
- 5 October – Sydney, Australia: The 2008 NRL season culminates in the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles' record-breaking 40 – 0 win against the Melbourne Storm in the grand final at ANZ Stadium before 80,388.
- 10 October - Doncaster, England: In the weeks before the World Cup began nearly half of the teams played warm up matches to prepare themselves for the tournament and to help select their squads.
| England | 74 – 0 | Wales | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster Attendance: 11,263 Referee/s: Steve Ganson Man of the Match: Rob Purdham |
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| Try: Briscoe (2) Sykes (2) Gleeson (2) Myler (2) Purdham Calderwood Clubb Hock McCarthy-Scarsbrook Fox Goal: Purdham (9) |
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- 12 October - New Plymouth, New Zealand: In the weeks before the World Cup began nearly half of the teams played warm up matches to prepare themselves for the tournament and to help select their squads.
| All Golds | 44 – 10 | New Zealand Māori | Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Referee/s: Leon Williamson |
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| Try: Vatuvei (2) Hohaia (2) Sa Inu Perrett Wiki Goal: Luke (3) Inu (2) Swann |
(report) | Try: Kenny-Dowall Nightingale Goal: Locke |
- 12 October - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: In the weeks before the World Cup began nearly half of the teams played warm up matches to prepare themselves for the tournament and to help select their squads.
| 12 October 2008 | PNG Residents | 12 – 22 | PNG Internationals | Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 10,000+ Referee/s: Shayne Hayne Man of the Match: Neville Costigan |
| Try: Marabe Riyong Goal: J. Joe John |
(report) | Try: Keppa S. Joe Bond Goal: Wilshere (3) |
- 18 October – Auckland, New Zealand: In the weeks before the World Cup began nearly half of the teams played warm up matches to prepare themselves for the tournament and to help select their squads.
| New Zealand | 56 – 8 | Tonga | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Referee/s: Jason Robinson |
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| Try: Ropati (3) Nightingale (2) Marshall (2) Sa Leuluai Mannering Goal: Inu (6) Matai (2) |
(report) | Try: Vuna Leo-Latu |
- 24 October – Townsville, Australia: The 2008 Rugby League World Cup tournament commences with a match between England and Papua New Guinea at the Dairy Farmers Stadium.
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