List of Rugby League World Cup finals

Rugby League World Cup Final

Teams	2
First meeting	1954
Latest meeting	2013
Next meeting	2017
Statistics
Meetings total	11
Most wins	Australia (10 titles)

The Rugby League World Cup is an international men's rugby league competition contested every several years between national teams of the members of Rugby League International Federation, the sport's governing body. Australia has won the most Rugby League World Cup championships, with its tenth coming in the 2013 tournament in Europe, in which it defeated New Zealand.

Results

Year	Winners	Score	Runner–up	Venue	City	Attendance
1954	Great Britain	16 – 12	France	Parc des Princes	Paris, France	30,368
1968	Australia	20 – 2	France	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney, Australia	54,290
1970	Australia	12 – 7	Great Britain	Headingley Stadium	Leeds, England	18,776
1972	Great Britain	10 – 10	Australia	Stade de Gerland	Lyon, France	4,231
1977	Australia	13 – 12	Great Britain	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney, Australia	24,457
1988	Australia	25 – 12	New Zealand	Eden Park	Auckland, New Zealand	47,363
1992	Australia	10 – 6	Great Britain	Wembley Stadium	London, England	73,631
1995	Australia	16 – 8	England	Wembley Stadium	London, England	66,540
2000	Australia	40 – 12	New Zealand	Old Trafford	Manchester, England	44,329
2008	New Zealand	34 – 20	Australia	Lang Park	Brisbane, Australia	50,559
2013	Australia	34 – 2	New Zealand	Old Trafford	Manchester, England	74,468
2017				Lang Park	Brisbane, Australia
2021					England

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• Note: in 1957, 1960 and 1975, no World Cup Finals were held with the winner determined by the best record at the end of the group stage. In 1975 a 'Final challenge match' was held between Australia and England at Headingley in Leeds with the Aussies winning 25-0