Rugby League World Cup records
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
Titles won
Team | Winners | Years won |
---|---|---|
Australia | 11 | 1957, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2013, 2017 |
Great Britain | 3 | 1954, 1960, 1972 |
New Zealand | 1 | 2008 |
Title win rate
Team | Win rate |
---|---|
Australia | 73.33% |
Great Britain | 33.33% |
New Zealand | 6.67% |
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
Points | 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
Most appearances
App. | Individual |
---|---|
25 | Kurt Sorensen |
17 | / John Atkinson; Bob Fulton |
15 | Mal Meninga; Michael O'Connor |
Overall top points scorers
Points | Scorers |
---|---|
124 | Johnathan Thurston |
112 | Mick Cronin |
108 | Michael O'Connor |
94 | / George Fairbairn |
Most tries
Tries | Individual |
---|---|
17 | Valentine Holmes |
16 | Billy Slater |
14 | / Jarryd Hayne |
13 | Bob Fulton |
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) |
5 | Valentine Holmes (2017) |
4 | 10 players |
Miscellaneous
Winning captains and coaches
A foreign coach has never managed a World Cup-winning team.
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 |
Draws
Team | Score | Opponent | Date |
---|---|---|---|
France | 13–13 | Great Britain | 7 November 1954 |
Great Britain | 10–10* | Australia | 11 November 1972 |
New Zealand | 17–17 | England | 21 June 1975 |
Australia | 10–10 | England | 28 June 1975 |
France | 12–12 | New Zealand | 17 October 1975 |
Great Britain | 6–6 | New Zealand | 9 November 1985 |
France | 10–10 | Great Britain | 16 February 1986 |
Papua New Guinea | 28–28 | Tonga | 10 October 1995 |
Cook Islands | 22–22 | Lebanon | 5 November 2000 |
Samoa | 14–14 | Scotland | 11 November 2017 |
Nil points
Team | Score | Opponent | Date |
---|---|---|---|
France | 0–9 | New Zealand | 8 October 1960 |
France | 0–6 | Great Britain | 28 October 1970 |
France | 0–27 | New Zealand | 15 June 1975 |
England | 0–25 | Australia | 12 November 1975 |
Australia | 0–18 | New Zealand | 7 July 1985 |
France | 0–22 | New Zealand | 7 December 1985 |
France | 0–52 | Australia | 13 December 1986 |
Papua New Guinea | 0–42 | Great Britain | 24 October 1987 |
France | 0–34 | New Zealand | 3 December 1989 |
Great Britain | 0–14 | Australia | 24 November 1990 |
France | 0–36 | Great Britain | 7 March 1992 |
Fiji | 0–46 | England | 11 October 1995 |
Fiji | 0–66 | Australia | 14 October 1995 |
South Africa | 0–46 | England | 14 October 1995 |
Lebanon | 0–64 | New Zealand | 29 October 2000 |
South Africa | 0–16 | Papua New Guinea | 2 November 2000 |
Fiji | 0–52 | Australia | 16 November 2008 |
France | 0–48 | New Zealand | 1 November 2013 |
Ireland | 0–42 | England | 2 November 2013 |
Ireland | 0–50 | Australia | 9 November 2013 |
Italy | 0–16 | Tonga | 10 November 2013 |
United States | 0–62 | Australia | 16 November 2013 |
Fiji | 0–64 | Australia | 23 November 2013 |
United States | 0–46 | Italy | 5 November 2017 |
Lebanon | 0–34 | Australia | 11 November 2017 |
United States | 0–64 | Papua New Guinea | 12 November 2017 |
Samoa | 0–46 | Australia | 17 November 2017 |
England | 0–6 | Australia | 2 December 2017 |
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.
External links
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