Rugby League World Cup venues

The following is a list of venues that have hosted matches as part of the Rugby League World Cup.

The first Rugby League World Cup was staged in France in 1954 with the last having been staged in four countries (England, France, Ireland and Wales) in 2013. The next World Cup is set to be held in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea in 2017.

As of 2013 there have been 14 Rugby League World Cups held since 1954.

Venues

All countries listed in alphabetical order. All venues listed in order of appearance. Venue capacity is as it currently stands and in some cases may vary from the capacity of the venue at the time of use. For example, the Sydney Cricket Ground's current spectator capacity is 48,000 but stood at 70,000 when used as a World Cup venue.

Australia

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance	Years
Brisbane	Brisbane Cricket Ground	42,000	29,636	1957
Sydney	Sydney Cricket Ground	48,000	62,256	1957, 1968, 1975, 1977
Brisbane	Lang Park	52,500	50,599	1968, 1975, 1977, 1985-88, 1989-92, 2008, 2017
Sydney	Sydney Football Stadium	45,500	34,157	1985-88, 2008, 2017
Wagga Wagga	Eric Weissel Oval	10,000	11,685	1985-88
Parkes	Pioneer Oval	12,000	12,384	1989-92
Townsville	Townsville Sports Reserve	6,400	12,470	1989-92
Townsville	Willows Sports Complex	26,500	16,239	2008, 2017
Canberra	Canberra Stadium	25,011	9,287	2008, 2017
Wollongong	Wollongong Showground	23,000	9,213	2008
Sydney	Parramatta Stadium	21,500	8,602	2008
Sydney	Penrith Stadium	22,500	11,787	2008
Gold Coast	Robina Stadium	27,400	10,780	2008
Melbourne	Docklands Stadium	56,347	36,297	2008
Gosford	Central Coast Stadium	20,059	9,720	2008
Newcastle	Newcastle International Sports Centre	33,000	15,145	2008
Rockhampton	Browne Park	8,000	5,942	2008
Melbourne	AAMI Park	30,050	TBC	2017
Perth	Nib Stadium	20,500	TBC	2017
Cairns	Barlow Park	18,000	TBC	2017
Darwin	Marrara Oval	12,000	TBC	2017

England

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance	Years
Bradford	Odsal Stadium	27,500	33,023	1960, 1970, 1975
Wigan	Central Park	18,000	26,263	1960, 1970, 1975, 1985-88, 1989-92, 1995
Leeds	Headingley	21,062	22,209	1960, 1970, 1975, 1985-88, 1989-92, 1995, 2000, 2013
Swinton	Station Road	35,000	22,923	1960, 1970
Castleford	Wheldon Road	11,743	8,958	1970, 2000
Hull	The Boulevard	10,500	5,250	1970, 1989-92, 1995, 2000
Warrington	Wilderspool Stadium	9,200	8,083	1975, 1995
Salford	The Willows	11,363	2,247	1975
Leeds	Elland Road	37,914	32,500	1989-92
London	Wembley Stadium (1923)	82,000	73,631	1989-92, 1995
Keighley	Cougar Park	7,800	4,845	1995
Gateshead	Gateshead International Stadium	11,800	9,181	1995, 2000
St Helens	Knowsley Road	17,500	8,679	1995, 2000
Huddersfield	McAlpine Stadium	24,500	24,375	1995, 2000, 2013
Manchester	Old Trafford	75,635	74,468	1995, 2000, 2013
London	Twickenham Stadium	82,500	33,758	2000
Barrow-in-Furness	Craven Park	7,600	2,187	2000
Gloucester	Kingsholm Stadium	16,500	2,496	2000
Workington	Derwent Park	10,000	7,630	2000, 2013
Reading	Madejski Stadium	24,161	3,982	2000
Watford	Vicarage Road	21,577	5,404	2000
Widnes	Halton Stadium	13,350	5,211	2000
Bolton	Reebok Stadium	28,723	16,032	2000
Hull	Craven Park	10,000	7,481	2013
Warrington	Halliwell Jones Stadium	15,200	14,965	2013
Bristol	Memorial Stadium	12,100	7,247	2013
St Helens	Langtree Park	18,000	14,137	2013
Leigh	Leigh Sports Village	12,000	10,554	2013
Salford	City of Salford Stadium	12,000	6,041	2013
Halifax	The Shay	14,061	10,266	2013
Hull	KCOM Stadium	25,586	25,114	2013
Wigan	DW Stadium	25,138	22,276	2013
London	Wembley Stadium	90,000	67,545	2013

France

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance	Years
Paris	Parc des Princes	48,712	30,368	1954, 1972
Lyon	Stade de Gerland	43,051	10,250	1954, 1972
Toulouse	Stadium Municipal	33,150	37,471	1954, 1972, 1975, 2000
Marseille	Stade Vélodrome	67,394	20,748	1954, 1972, 1975
Bordeaux	Stade Chaban Delmas	35,000	14,000	1954, 1975
Nantes	Stade Marcel Saupin	20,000	13,000	1954
Perpignan	Stade Gilbert Brutus	13,000	11,576	1972, 1975, 1985-88, 1989-92, 2013
Grenoble	Stade Lesdiguières	12,000	5,321	1972
Pau	Stade du Hameau	13,819	7,500	1972
Avignon	Parc des Sports	17,518	17,518	1985-88, 2013
Carcassonne	Stade Albert Domec	10,000	10,288	1985-88, 1989-92, 2000
Paris	Stade Sébastien Charléty	20,000	7,498	2000
Albi	Stadium Municipal d'Albi	13,058	7,969	2000

Ireland

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance	Years
Dublin	Tolka Park	9,680	1,782	2000
Limerick	Thomond Park	25,630	5,021	2013

New Zealand

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance	Years	Matches
Auckland	Carlaw Park	20,000	18,000	1968, 1975, 1977, 1985-88	10
Christchurch	Addington Showground	18,000	9,000	1975, 1977, 1985-88, 1989-92, 2017	5
Auckland	Eden Park	50,000	47,363	1985-88	1
Auckland	Mount Smart Stadium	30,000	15,000	1989-92, 2017	2
Wellington	Wellington Regional Stadium	34,500	TBC	2017	0
Hamilton	Waikato Stadium	25,800	TBC	2017	0

Northern Ireland

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance	Years
Belfast	Windsor Park	17,000	3,207	2000

Papua New Guinea

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance	Years
Port Moresby	Lloyd Robson Oval	17,000	17,000	1985-88, 1989-92, 2017
Goroka	Danny Leahy Oval	13,000	11,485	1989-92

Scotland

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance	Years
Glasgow	Firhill Stadium	10,102	2,008	2000
Edinburgh	Tynecastle Stadium	17,529	1,579	2000

Wales

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance	Years
Swansea	St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground	4,500	11,112	1975
Cardiff	Ninian Park	21,508	10,250	1995
Swansea	Vetch Field	11,475	15,385	1995
Wrexham	Racecourse Ground	10,771	8,019	2000, 2013
Llanelli	Stradey Park	10,800	1,497	2000
Cardiff	Millennium Stadium	74,500	45,052	2000, 2013
Neath	The Gnoll	5,000	3,270	2013

See also

• Rugby League World Cup finals
• List of rugby league competitions
• List of rugby league stadiums by capacity

External links

• Official Rugby League World Cup Website
• Rugby League International Federation

Further reading

• Andrews, Malcolm; Butcher, Tim (2009). The Rugby League World Cup. League Publications. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)