Rugby League World Cup records
Appearance
Rugby League World Cup records have been accumulating since the first Rugby League World Cup tournamernt was held in 1954.
Most wins
Wins | Country | Years |
---|---|---|
11 | Australia | 1957, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1985–1988, 1989–1992, 1995, 2000, 2013, 2017 |
3 | Great Britain |
1954, 1960, 1972 |
1 | New Zealand | 2008 |
Won | Country | Played | Winning percentage |
---|---|---|---|
59 | Australia |
72 | 82% |
31 | New Zealand |
65 | 48% |
25 | Great Britain |
42 | 60% |
16 | England |
27 | 59% |
15 | France |
57 | 26% |
Biggest wins
Margin | Country | Score | Country | Score | Venue | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
106 | Australia | 110 | Russia | 4 | Hull | 2000 |
80 | Australia | 86 | South Africa | 6 | Gateshead | 1995 |
74 | New Zealand | 84 | Cook Islands | 10 | Reading | 2000 |
Most points in a game
Margin | Country | Score | Country | Score | Venue | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
114 | Australia | 110 | Russia | 4 | Hull | 2000 |
94 | New Zealand | 84 | Cook Islands |
10 | Reading | 2000 |
92 | Australia | 86 | South Africa | 6 | Gateshead | 1995 |
Individual records
Overall top points scorers
Points | Scorers |
---|---|
124 | Johnathan Thurston |
112 | Mick Cronin |
108 | Michael O'Connor |
94 | / George Fairbairn |
Most appearances
Appearances | Individual |
---|---|
25 | Kurt Sorensen |
17 | / John Atkinson; Bob Fulton |
15 | Mal Meninga; Michael O'Connor |
Most tries
Tries | Individual |
---|---|
16 | Billy Slater |
14 | / Jarryd Hayne |
13 | Bob Fulton |
12 | Valentine Holmes |
Most Tries in a Tournament
Tries | Individual |
---|---|
12 | Valentine Holmes (2017) |
10 | Wendell Sailor (2000) |
9 | Jarryd Hayne* (2013) |
9 | Brett Morris (2013) |
7 | Billy Slater (2008) |
* Jarryd Hayne represented Australia at the 2013 World Cup.
Most tries in a match
Tries | Individual |
---|---|
6 | Valentine Holmes (2017) |
World Cup winning captains and coaches
Year | Captain | Coach | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1954 | Dave Valentine | G Shaw | |
1957 | Dick Poole | Dick Poole | |
1960 | Eric Ashton | William Fallowfield | |
1968 | Johnny Raper | Harry Bath | |
1970 | Ron Coote | Harry Bath | |
1972 | Clive Sullivan | Jim Challinor | |
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 | Cameron Smith | Tim Sheens | |
2017 | Cameron Smith | Mal Meninga |
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.[1]
Top 5 match attendances
Year | Venue | City/Country | Event | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Old Trafford | Manchester, England | Final | Australia def. New Zealand 34–2 | 74,468 |
1989-92 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | Final | Australia def. Great Britain 10–6 | 73,631 |
2013 | Wembley Stadium | London, England | Semi Final (double header) | Australia def. Fiji 64–0 New Zealand def. England 20–18 |
67,575 |
1995 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | Final | Australia def. England 16–8 | 66,540 |
1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | Group Stage | Australia def. Great Britain 25–10 | 62,256 |
Top 5 World Cup Final attendances
Year | Venue | City/Country | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Old Trafford | Manchester, England | Australia def. New Zealand 34–2 | 74,468 |
1992 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | Australia def. Great Britain 10–6 | 73,631 |
1995 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | Australia def. England 16–8 | 66,540 |
1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | Australia def. France 20–2 | 54,290 |
2008 | Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane, Australia | New Zealand def. Australia 34–20 | 50,599 |
Highest Attendance per Host Nation
Country | Year | Venue | City | Event | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 2013 | Old Trafford | Manchester | Final | Australia def. New Zealand 34–2 | 74,468 |
Australia | 1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | Group Stage | Australia def. Great Britain 25–10 | 62,256 |
New Zealand | 1988 | Eden Park | Auckland | Final | Australia def. New Zealand 25–12 | 47,363 |
Wales | 2013 | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Group Stage (double header) | Australia def. England 28–20 Italy def. Wales 32–16 |
45,052 |
France | 1954 | Stadium de Toulouse | Toulouse | Group Stage | France drew with Great Britain 13–13 | 37,471 |
Papua New Guinea | 1986 | Lloyd Robson Oval | Port Moresby | Group Stage | Australia def. Papua New Guinea 62–12 | 17,000 |
Ireland | 2013 | Thomond Park | Limerick | Group Stage | Australia def. Ireland 50–0 | 5,021 |
Northern Ireland | 2000 | Windsor Park | Belfast | Group Stage | Ireland def. Samoa 30–16 | 3,207 |
Scotland | 2000 | Firhill Stadium | Glasgow | Group Stage | Aotearoa Māori def. Scotland 17–16 | 2,008 |
See also
References
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (30 November 2013). "Rugby League World Cup 2013: New Zealand 2-34 Australia". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2013.