2017 Rugby League World Cup

The 2017 Rugby League World Cup was the fifteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup tournament and took place in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea between 27 October and 2 December 2017.[1] The tournament featured the national teams of 14 Rugby League International Federation member countries who qualified through either standing in the previous tournament or a series of qualification play-off matches. In the final, defending champions Australia, playing in their 14th consecutive final, defeated England at Brisbane's Lang Park.

2017 (2017) World Cup  ()
Number of teams14 (22 qualifying)
Host countries Australia
 New Zealand
 Papua New Guinea
Winner Australia (11th title)
Matches played28
Attendance382,080 (13,646 per match)
Points scored1264 (45.14 per match)
Tries scored230 (8.21 per match)
Top scorer Cameron Smith (50)
Top try scorer Valentine Holmes (12)
Tournaments
 < 2013
2021 > 

Host selection
See also: Rugby League World Cup hosts

At the 2010 Rugby League International Federation executive meeting, the New Zealand Rugby League made an early submission to co-host the 2017 tournament with Australia.[2] The Rugby League World Cup was last held in Australia in 2008.[3]

Two formal bids were subsequently received by the RLIF before a November 2012 deadline; the co-host bid from Australia and New Zealand and a bid from South Africa.[4][5][6] On 19 February 2014, it was announced that the joint bid from Australia and New Zealand had won hosting rights.[7]

Michael Brown, the CEO of several big name Australian sporting franchises and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, was originally appointed CEO of the World Cup in 2015, but resigned less than a year later due to 'workload' and 'homesickness'.[8] He was replaced by Andrew Hill.[9]

Qualification
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying

It was announced on 3 August 2014 that 7 of the 8 quarter-finalists from the last World Cup would qualify automatically for the 2017 tournament; hosts Australia and New Zealand, plus England, Fiji, France, Samoa and Scotland. The USA, who were also 2013 quarter-finalists, were denied automatic qualification after a long-running internal governance dispute saw their RLIF membership temporarily suspended in 2014; later, once the matter was resolved, they were accepted into the qualification process. Papua New Guinea were initially set to be involved in the qualifying competition but were later granted automatic qualification, due to becoming co-hosts of the tournament. In addition to the eight automatic qualifiers, the remaining six spots will come from four different qualification zones; three from Europe, one from Asia/Pacific, one from Americas and one from Middle East/Africa.[10]

Tonga were the first team to qualify from the qualification stage after winning the Asian-Pacific play-off. Lebanon were the second team to qualify from the qualification stage, after winning the Middle East-African play-off. The USA were the third team to qualify, winning the Americas qualification group.

Teams
See also: 2017 Rugby League World Cup squads
Team Captain Coach RLIF
rank		 Previous appearances Previous
Best World Cup Result		 Qualification
 Australia Cameron Smith Mal Meninga 1 14 (list) Winners (10 times) Co-hosts
 England Sean O'Loughlin Wayne Bennett 3 5 (1975, 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013) Runners-up (1975, 1995); Winners (as part of Great Britain) 3 times 2013 semi-finalists
 Fiji Kevin Naiqama Mick Potter 7 4 (1995, 2000, 2008, 2013) Semi-finals (2008, 2013) 2013 semi-finalists
 France Théo Fages Aurélien Cologni 6 14 (list) Runners-up (1954, 1968) 2013 quarter-finalists
 Ireland Liam Finn Mark Aston 8 3 (2000, 2008, 2013) Quarter-finals (2000, 2008); Winners (as part of Great Britain) 3 times European qualifying group 2 winner
 Italy Mark Minichiello Cameron Ciraldo 12 1 (2013) Group stage (2013) European qualifying play-off winner
 Lebanon Robbie Farah Brad Fittler 18 1 (2000) Group Stage (2000) Middle East-Africa play-off winner
 New Zealand Adam Blair David Kidwell 2 14 (list) Winners (2008) Co-hosts
 Papua New Guinea David Mead Michael Marum 16 6 (list) Quarter-finals (2000) Co-hosts
 Samoa Frank Pritchard Matt Parish 5 4 (1995, 2000, 2008, 2013, 2017) Quarter-finals (2000, 2013) 2013 quarter-finalists
 Scotland Danny Brough Steve McCormack 4 3 (2000, 2008, 2013) Quarter-finals (2013); Winners (as part of Great Britain) 3 times 2013 quarter-finalists
 Tonga Sika Manu Kristian Woolf 11 4 (1995, 2000, 2008, 2013) Group Stage (1995, 2000, 2008, 2013) Asia-Pacific play-off winner
 United States Mark Offerdahl Brian McDermott 10 1 (2013) Quarter-finals (2013) Americas qualifying group winner
 Wales Craig Kopczak John Kear 9 4 (1975, 1995, 2000, 2013) Semi-finals (1995, 2000); Winners (as part of Great Britain) 3 times European qualifying group 1 winner

Match officials

The match officials will be headed by Tony Archer and three coaches: Steve Ganson, Russell Smith and Luke Watts.[11]

Pre-tournament matches

Before the World Cup it was announced that France would face Jamaica in Perpignan,[12] England would take on the Combined Affiliated States in Perth,[13] Lebanon would take on Niue in Leichhardt,[14] and Australia, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea would compete in a tri-series in Suva, with each game lasting 40 minutes.[15] The Australian Combined Affiliated States team was composed of players from the Northern Territory, South Australian, Victorian and Western Australian state rugby league competitions. Malta faced Italy at Marconi Stadium in Bossley Park, a suburb of Sydney.[16]

23 September 2017Papua New Guinea PM's XIII 08 – 48 Australia PM's XIIINational Football Stadium, Port Moresby
8 October 2017Malta 24 – 24 ItalyMarconi Stadium, Sydney
13 October 2017Country U23s 26 – 40 SamoaMcDonald's Park, Wagga Wagga
13 October 2017France 34 – 12 JamaicaStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan
14 October 2017Fiji 00 – 10 Papua New GuineaANZ National Stadium, Suva
14 October 2017Australia 20 – 40 Papua New GuineaANZ National Stadium, Suva
14 October 2017Fiji 00 – 18 AustraliaANZ National Stadium, Suva
14 October 2017Lebanon 32 – 16 NiueLeichhardt Oval, Sydney
20 October 2017Country U23s 50 – 14 ScotlandKingsford Smith Park, Ballina
20 October 2017Italy 06 – 16 TongaCallendar Park, Innisfail
20 October 2017Combined Affiliated States 12 – 74 EnglandPerth Oval, Perth

Venues
Main article: Rugby League World Cup venues

It was announced in October 2014 that negotiations were being held for Papua New Guinea to host matches.[17] The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League presented to the RLIF in September 2015, requesting to host three matches.[18] In October 2015 it was confirmed that Papua New Guinea would host three matches in the group stage.[19]

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne will host the opening game between Australia and England while Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane will host the World Cup Final.[20]

Australia
Brisbane Sydney Melbourne Townsville
Brisbane Stadium Sydney Football Stadium Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Townsville Stadium
Capacity: 52,500 Capacity: 45,500 Capacity: 30,050 Capacity: 26,500
Canberra Perth Cairns Darwin
Canberra Stadium Perth Rectangular Stadium Barlow Park Darwin Stadium
Capacity: 25,011 Capacity: 20,500 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 12,000

New Zealand
Wellington Auckland
Wellington Regional Stadium Mount Smart Stadium
Capacity: 34,500 Capacity: 30,000
Hamilton Christchurch
Waikato Stadium[21] Christchurch Stadium
Capacity: 25,800 Capacity: 18,000

Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
National Football Stadium
Capacity: 14,800

Group stage

Draw

The draw was undertaken at the launch of the event in Auckland on 19 July 2016[22] and involved the same four group format as the 2013 tournament. The first two groups are made up of four teams whilst the other two groups feature three teams each. The top three teams in the first two groups and the winners of the two smaller groups will qualify for the quarter-finals. Group play will involve a round robin in the larger groups, and a round robin in the smaller groups with an additional inter-group game for each team so all teams will play three group games.[20]

Group A Group B Group C Group D

 Australia
 England
 France
 Lebanon

 New Zealand
 Samoa
 Scotland
 Tonga

 Ireland
 Papua New Guinea
 Wales

 Fiji
 Italy
 United States

Key to colours in pool tables
Advances to knockout stage and qualifies for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup

Group A
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 104 10 +94 6
 England 3 2 0 1 69 34 +35 4
 Lebanon 3 1 0 2 39 81 −42 2
 France 3 0 0 3 30 117 −87 0
Source:
27 October 2017Australia 18 – 40 EnglandMelbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
29 October 2017France 18 – 29 LebanonCanberra Stadium, Canberra
3 November 2017Australia 52 – 60 FranceCanberra Stadium, Canberra
4 November 2017England 29 – 10 LebanonSydney Football Stadium, Sydney
11 November 2017Australia 34 – 00 LebanonSydney Football Stadium, Sydney
12 November 2017England 36 – 60 FrancePerth Rectangular Stadium, Perth

Group B
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Tonga 3 3 0 0 110 44 +66 6
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 134 42 +92 4
 Samoa 3 0 1 2 40 84 −44 1
 Scotland 3 0 1 2 24 138 −114 1
Source:
28 October 2017New Zealand 38 – 80 SamoaMount Smart Stadium, Auckland
29 October 2017Scotland 04 – 50 TongaBarlow Park, Cairns
4 November 2017New Zealand 74 – 60 ScotlandChristchurch Stadium, Christchurch
4 November 2017Samoa 18 – 32 TongaWaikato Stadium, Hamilton
11 November 2017New Zealand 22 – 28 TongaWaikato Stadium, Hamilton
11 November 2017Samoa 14 – 14 ScotlandBarlow Park, Cairns

Group C
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Papua New Guinea 3 3 0 0 128 12 +116 6
 Ireland 3 2 0 1 76 32 +44 4
 Wales 3 0 0 3 18 156 −138 0
Source:
28 October 2017Papua New Guinea 50 – 60 WalesNational Football Stadium, Port Moresby,
5 November 2017Papua New Guinea 14 – 60 IrelandNational Football Stadium, Port Moresby
12 November 2017Wales 06 – 34 IrelandPerth Rectangular Stadium, Perth

Group D
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group D
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 168 28 +140 6
 Italy 3 1 0 2 68 74 −6 2
 United States 3 0 0 3 12 168 −156 0
Source:
28 October 2017Fiji 58 – 12 United StatesTownsville Stadium, Townsville
5 November 2017Italy 46 – 00 United StatesTownsville Stadium, Townsville
10 November 2017Fiji 38 – 10 ItalyCanberra Stadium, Canberra

Inter-group matches
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup inter-group matches
29 October 2017Ireland 36 – 12 ItalyBarlow Park, Cairns
5 November 2017Fiji 72 – 60 WalesTownsville Stadium, Townsville
12 November 2017Papua New Guinea 64 – 00 United StatesNational Football Stadium, Port Moresby

Knockout stage
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage

Three teams from each of Groups A and B and one team from each of Groups C and D advanced to the quarter-finals. All quarter-finalists automatically qualified for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[23] The quarter-final fixture were finalised at the conclusion of the pool stages, to ensure that Australia played in Darwin on 17 November and New Zealand in Wellington on 18 November.[24]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
17 November – Darwin
 
 
 Australia46
 
24 November – Brisbane
 
 Samoa0
 
 Australia54
 
18 November – Wellington
 
 Fiji6
 
 New Zealand2
 
2 December – Brisbane
 
 Fiji4
 
 Australia6
 
18 November – Christchurch
 
 England0
 
 Tonga24
 
25 November – Auckland
 
 Lebanon22
 
 Tonga18
 
19 November – Melbourne
 
 England20
 
 England36
 
 
 Papua New Guinea6
 

Australia vs Samoa
17 November 2017
19:00 ACST (UTC+9:30)
Australia  46 – 0  Samoa
Tries:
Holmes (9', 17', 51', 57', 74') 5
Morgan (31', 36') 2
Slater (24') 1
Goals:
Smith 7/8
(10', 19', 26', 33', 38', 53', 58')		 1st: 30 – 0
2nd: 16 – 0
Darwin Stadium, Darwin
Attendance: 13,473
Referee: Phil Bentham (England)
Man of the Match: Valentine Holmes (Australia)

Tonga vs Lebanon
18 November 2017
17:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Tonga  24 – 22  Lebanon
Tries:
Fusitu'a (19', 33') 2
Lolohea (4') 1
Hopoate (23') 1
Goals:
Hingano 4/5
(5', 24', 34', 53' pen)		 1st: 22 – 16
2nd: 2 – 6		 Tries:
2 (40', 69') Miski
1 (9') Doueihi
1 (30') Elias
Goals:
3/4 Moses
(10', 31', 70')
Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 8,309
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Man of the Match: Mitchell Moses (Lebanon)

New Zealand vs Fiji
18 November 2017
19:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
New Zealand  2 – 4  Fiji
Goals:
Johnson 1/1
(45' pen)		 1st: 0 – 2
2nd: 2 – 2		 Goals:
1/1 Koroisau
(15' pen)
1/1 Milne
(62' pen)
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 12,713
Referee: Matt Cecchin (Australia)
Man of the Match: Kevin Naiqama (Fiji)

England vs Papua New Guinea
19 November 2017
16:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
England  36 – 6  Papua New Guinea
Tries:
McGillvary (13', 20') 2
Watkins (68', 72') 2
Walmsley (33') 1
Currie (56') 1
Hall (79') 1
Goals:
Widdop 4/7
(34', 57', 69', 80')		 1st: 14 – 0
2nd: 22 – 6		 Tries:
1 (60') Lo
Goals:
1/1 Martin
(61')
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,563
Referee: James Child (England)
Man of the Match: Jermaine McGillvary (England)

Australia vs Fiji
24 November 2017
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  54 – 6  Fiji
Tries:
Holmes (18', 24', 42', 51', 65', 75') 6
Gagai (31', 69') 2
Slater (14', 48') 2
Goals:
Smith 7/10
(15', 19', 33', 43', 49', 53', 67')		 1st: 22 – 2
2nd: 32 – 4		 Tries:
1 (59') Vunivalu
Goals:
1/2 Koroisau
(7' pen)
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 22,073
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Man of the Match: Cameron Smith (Australia)

Tonga vs England
25 November 2017
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Tonga  18 – 20  England
Tries:
Pangai Junior (73') 1
Havili (76') 1
Lolohea (77') 1
Goals:
Taukeiaho 3/3
(73', 76, 77')		 1st: 0 – 12
2nd: 18 – 8		 Tries:
1 (11') McGillvary
1 (16') Widdop
1 (68') Bateman
Goals:
4/4 Widdop
(12, 17, 50 pen, 69)
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 30,003
Referee: Matt Cecchin (Australia)
Man of the Match: Gareth Widdop (England)

Final: Australia vs England
Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final
2 December 2017
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  6 – 0  England
Tries:
Cordner (15')
Goals:
Smith 1/1
(16')		 1st: 6 – 0
2nd: 0 – 0
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 40,033
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Man of the Match: Boyd Cordner (Australia)

Try scorers
12
9
7
5
4
3
2
1

Attendances
Date Match Venue Location Attendance
27 October 2017 Australia EnglandMelbourne Rectangular Stadium Melbourne22,724
28 October 2017 Papua New Guinea WalesNational Football Stadium Port Moresby14,800
28 October 2017 New Zealand SamoaMount Smart Stadium Auckland17,857
28 October 2017 Fiji United StatesTownsville Stadium Townsville5,103
29 October 2017 Ireland ItalyBarlow Park Cairns9,216
 Scotland Tonga
29 October 2017 France LebanonCanberra Stadium Canberra5,492
3 November 2017 Australia FranceCanberra Stadium Canberra12,293
4 November 2017 New Zealand ScotlandChristchurch Stadium Christchurch12,130
4 November 2017 Samoa TongaWaikato Stadium Hamilton18,156
4 November 2017 England LebanonSydney Football Stadium Sydney10,237
5 November 2017  Papua New Guinea Ireland National Football Stadium Port Moresby 14,800
5 November 2017  Italy United States Townsville Stadium Townsville 7,732
 Fiji Wales
10 November 2017 Fiji ItalyCanberra Stadium Canberra6,733
11 November 2017 New Zealand TongaWaikato Stadium Hamilton24,041
11 November 2017 Samoa ScotlandBarlow Park Cairns4,309
11 November 2017 Australia LebanonSydney Football Stadium Sydney21,127
12 November 2017 Papua New Guinea United StatesNational Football Stadium Port Moresby14,800
12 November 2017  Wales Ireland Perth Rectangular Stadium Perth 14,744
 England France
17 November 2017 Australia SamoaDarwin Stadium Darwin13,473
18 November 2017 Tonga LebanonChristchurch Stadium Christchurch8,309
18 November 2017 New Zealand FijiWellington Regional Stadium Wellington12,713
19 November 2017 England Papua New GuineaMelbourne Rectangular Stadium Melbourne10,563
24 November 2017 Australia FijiBrisbane Stadium Brisbane22,073
25 November 2017 Tonga EnglandMount Smart Stadium Auckland30,003
2 December 2017 Australia EnglandBrisbane Stadium Brisbane40,033

Criticism and controversy

The lack of games in New South Wales, the heartland of rugby league in Australia, drew some criticism. Only one of the 13 confirmed tournament venues was in New South Wales (Sydney Football Stadium) and it is only hosting two group-stage fixtures, both featuring Lebanon. This was due to the refusal of the New South Wales Government to bid for hosting rights. Despite the so-called 'Sydney Cup snub', the RLWC organisers backed their decision and the venues they were using.[25]

In the buildup to the Samoa vs. Tonga game in Hamilton, controversy occurred after fans from both countries were caught having brawls in South Auckland. At least 6 people were arrested from the brawls resulting in a massive security increase for the game. Both teams, celebrities, and police urged fans to calm down.[26] Following the results of the controversial incident, a Tongan Advisory Council member lashed out at organisers, saying that this tournament is poorly organised compared to the 2011 Rugby World Cup, mentioning that Rugby World Cup organisers engaged with community groups 18 months beforehand, whereas this tournament was "scrambled around".[27]

After Scotland's 68-point thrashing to New Zealand in Christchurch, captain Danny Brough, Sam Brooks, and Jonathan Walker were sent home for violating code of conduct after being all deemed too 'intoxicated' for their team's flight to Cairns for Scotland's next game against Samoa. Italian players James Tedesco and Shannon Wakeman were under investigation by the World Cup integrity unit for a brawl at a Cairns nightclub.[28]

There was criticism on how Samoa and Lebanon qualified for the Quarter-Finals of the World Cup, while Ireland missed out. Samoa played in Pool B where three sides qualify for the finals and only one misses out. Samoa lost to both New Zealand and Tonga, and drew with Scotland. Lebanon was in Pool A which had the same format as Pool B. Lebanon lost to both Australia and England and beat France. Ireland played in Pool C where there are only three teams and the winner is the only team that goes to the finals. Ireland beat both Italy and Wales and only just lost to Papua New Guinea and didn't qualify for the finals. Irish captain Liam Finn, said "I don't know if it's unfair, it probably makes sense, but to me: try and explain that to someone who's not rugby league," , "That's how we judge it. I tell someone 'we didn't go through, we won two games; someone got through by drawing one," and "That's where we should be focused: how do we attract new fans when that's how you're explaining the game to them?" in the press conference after his team's victory over Wales.[29]

Media coverage

Seven Network was the Australian and worldwide host broadcaster, winning the rights for the event in July 2016, beating the likes of Foxtel and Optus.[30]

Country or region Broadcaster Broadcasting Ref.
 Australia Seven Network All 28 matches live (via Channel 7, 7mate, or streamed from the 7Live app) [31]
 Austria
 Germany
  Switzerland		 ProSieben Maxx
ran.de		 6 matches live (ProSieben Maxx)
All 28 matches live streamed (ran.de)		 [32]
 Germany Sportdeutschland.TV All 28 matches live streamed [32]
 Fiji Fiji One All 28 matches live [33]
 France beIN Sports All 28 matches live [34]
Hong Kong PCCW All 28 matches live [35]
 Ireland eir Sports All 28 matches live [36]
 Japan DAZN All 28 matches live [35]
Malaysia Astro All 28 matches live [35]
Middle East OSN Sports All 28 matches live [35]
 New Zealand Sky Sport All 28 matches live [37]
 Papua New Guinea EM TV All 28 matches live [38]
 United Kingdom BBC Sport All England matches live; Ireland, Wales and Scotland matches delayed; highlights from all 28 matches [39]
Premier Sports 27 matches Live (Delayed coverage of NZ vs Tonga due to football match) [40]
 United States Fox Sports All USA matches and knockout matches live [35]

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