Rugby League World Cup records
Appearance
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Rugby League World Cup records have been accumulating since the first Rugby League World Cup tournament was held in 1954.
Team Records
All-time record
Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third / Fourth / Losing Semi-finalists |
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12 (1957, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2013, 2017, 2021) | 3 (1960, 1972, 2008) | 1 (1954) |
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3 (1954, 1960, 1972) | 4 (1964, 1970, 1977, 1992) | 2 (1968, 1988) |
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1 (2008) | 3 (1985–88, 2000, 2013) | 11 (1954, 1957, 1960, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1992, 1995, 2021) |
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3 (1975, 1995, 2017) | 4 (2000, 2008, 2013, 2021) | |
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2 (1954, 1968) | 6 (1957, 1960, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1992) | |
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1 (2021) |
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3 (1975, 1995, 2000) | ||
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3 (2008, 2013, 2017) | ||
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1 (1988) | ||
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1 (2017) |
- Tournaments between 1954–1992 did not feature semi-final and quarter-final rounds.
Title win rate
Team | Win rate |
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75.00% |
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33.33% |
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6.67% |
Biggest wins
Rank | Winner | Score | Loser | Points | Year |
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1 | ![]() |
110-4 | ![]() |
106 | 2000 |
2 | ![]() |
94-4 | ![]() |
90 | 2021 |
3 | ![]() |
84-0 | ![]() |
84 | 2021 |
4 | ![]() |
92-10 | ![]() |
82 | 2021 |
5 | ![]() |
86-6 | ![]() |
80 | 1995 |
Individual records
Most appearances
Rank | Player | Country(s) | Years | Apps |
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1 | Kurt Sorensen | ![]() |
1975–1989 | 25 |
2 | John Atkinson | ![]() ![]() |
1970–1980 | 17 |
Bob Fulton | ![]() |
1968–1978 | ||
Cameron Smith | ![]() |
2008–2017 | ||
5 | Mal Meninga | ![]() |
1982–1994 | 15 |
Michael O'Connor | ![]() |
1985–1990 | ||
Chris Hill | ![]() |
2013- |
Top try scorers
Rank | Player | Country(s) | Years | Tries |
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1 | Billy Slater | ![]() |
2008–2017 | 16 |
2 | Jarryd Hayne | ![]() ![]() |
2008–2017 | 14 |
Ryan Hall | ![]() |
2013– | ||
4 | Bob Fulton | ![]() |
1968–1975 | 13 |
Valentine Holmes | ![]() |
2017– |
Top points scorers
Rank | Player | Country(s) | Years | Points |
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1 | Johnathan Thurston | ![]() |
2008–2017 | 124 |
2 | Shaun Johnson | ![]() |
2013–2017 | 120 |
3 | Mick Cronin | ![]() |
1975–1982 | 112 |
4 | Michael O'Connor | ![]() |
1985–1990 | 108 |
5 | George Fairbairn | ![]() ![]() |
1975–1982 | 94 |
Most tries in a tournament
Tries | Player | Year |
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12 | ![]() |
2017 |
12 | ![]() |
2021 |
10 | ![]() |
2000 |
9 | ![]() |
2013 |
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2013 | |
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2021 | |
7 | ![]() |
2008 |
Most tries in a match
Tries | Player | Year |
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6 | ![]() |
2017 |
5 | ![]() |
2017 |
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2021 | |
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2021 |
Miscellaneous
Winning captains and coaches
A foreign coach has never managed a World Cup-winning team.
Year | Captain | Coach | Team |
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1954 | ![]() |
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1957 | ![]() |
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1960 | ![]() |
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1968 | ![]() |
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1970 | Ron Coote | Harry Bath | ![]() |
1972 | ![]() |
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1975 | Arthur Beetson | Graeme Langlands | ![]() |
1977 | Arthur Beetson | Terry Fearnley | ![]() |
1988 | Wally Lewis | Don Furner | ![]() |
1992 | Mal Meninga | Bob Fulton | ![]() |
1995 | Brad Fittler | Bob Fulton | ![]() |
2000 | Brad Fittler | Chris Anderson | ![]() |
2008 | Nathan Cayless | Stephen Kearney | ![]() |
2013 | ![]() |
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2017 | ![]() |
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Draws
Team | Score | Opponent | Date |
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13–13 | ![]() |
7 November 1954 |
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10–10* | ![]() |
11 November 1972 |
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17–17 | ![]() |
21 June 1975 |
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10–10 | ![]() |
28 June 1975 |
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12–12 | ![]() |
17 October 1975 |
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6–6 | ![]() |
9 November 1985 |
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10–10 | ![]() |
16 February 1986 |
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28–28 | ![]() |
10 October 1995 |
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22–22 | ![]() |
5 November 2000 |
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14–14 | ![]() |
11 November 2017 |
Nil points
Team | Score | Opponent | Date |
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0–9 | ![]() |
8 October 1960 |
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0–6 | ![]() |
28 October 1970 |
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0–27 | ![]() |
15 June 1975 |
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0–25 | ![]() |
12 November 1975 |
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0–18 | ![]() |
7 July 1985 |
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0–22 | ![]() |
7 December 1985 |
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0–52 | ![]() |
13 December 1986 |
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0–42 | ![]() |
24 October 1987 |
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0–34 | ![]() |
3 December 1989 |
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0–14 | ![]() |
24 November 1990 |
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0–36 | ![]() |
7 March 1992 |
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0–46 | ![]() |
11 October 1995 |
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0–66 | ![]() |
14 October 1995 |
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0–46 | ![]() |
14 October 1995 |
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0–64 | ![]() |
29 October 2000 |
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0–16 | ![]() |
2 November 2000 |
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0–52 | ![]() |
16 November 2008 |
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0–48 | ![]() |
1 November 2013 |
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0–42 | ![]() |
2 November 2013 |
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0–50 | ![]() |
9 November 2013 |
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0–16 | ![]() |
10 November 2013 |
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0–62 | ![]() |
16 November 2013 |
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0–64 | ![]() |
23 November 2013 |
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0–46 | ![]() |
5 November 2017 |
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0–34 | ![]() |
11 November 2017 |
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0–64 | ![]() |
12 November 2017 |
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0–46 | ![]() |
17 November 2017 |
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0–6 | ![]() |
2 December 2017 |
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0–84 | ![]() |
21 October 2022[1] |
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0–36 | ![]() |
31 October 2022[2] |
Attendance Records
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup final at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, drew a world record international rugby league attendance of 74,468.[3]
Top 5 match attendances
Year | Venue | City/Country | Event | Result | Attendance |
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2013 | Old Trafford | Manchester, England | Final | ![]() ![]() |
74,468 |
1989–92 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | Final | ![]() ![]() |
73,631 |
2013 | Wembley Stadium | London, England | Semi Final (double header) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
67,575 |
1995 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | Final | ![]() ![]() |
66,540 |
1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | Group stage | ![]() ![]() |
62,256 |
Top 5 World Cup final attendances
Year | Venue | City/Country | Result | Attendance |
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2013 | Old Trafford | Manchester, England | ![]() ![]() |
74,468 |
1992 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | ![]() ![]() |
73,631 |
1995 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | ![]() ![]() |
66,540 |
1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | ![]() ![]() |
54,290 |
2008 | Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane, Australia | ![]() ![]() |
50,599 |
Highest Attendance per Host Nation
Country | Year | Venue | City | Event | Result | Attendance |
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England | 2013 | Old Trafford | Manchester | Final | ![]() ![]() |
74,468 |
Australia | 1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | Group stage | ![]() ![]() |
62,256 |
New Zealand | 1988 | Eden Park | Auckland | Final | ![]() ![]() |
47,363 |
Wales | 2013 | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Group stage (double header) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
45,052 |
France | 1954 | Stadium de Toulouse | Toulouse | Group stage | ![]() ![]() |
37,471 |
Papua New Guinea | 1986 | Lloyd Robson Oval | Port Moresby | Group stage | ![]() ![]() |
17,000 |
Ireland | 2013 | Thomond Park | Limerick | Group stage | ![]() ![]() |
5,021 |
Northern Ireland | 2000 | Windsor Park | Belfast | Group stage | ![]() ![]() |
3,207 |
Scotland | 2000 | Firhill Stadium | Glasgow | Group stage | ![]() ![]() |
2,008 |
See also
References
- ^ "Australia 84–0 Scotland". RLWC2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea 36–0 Wales". RLWC2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (30 November 2013). "Rugby League World Cup 2013: New Zealand 2–34 Australia". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2013.