Rugby League World Cup records
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Rugby League World Cup records have been accumulating since the first Rugby League World Cup tournament was held in 1954.
Team Records
[edit]All-time record
[edit]Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third / Fourth / Losing Semi-finalists |
---|---|---|---|
12 (1957, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2013, 2017, 2021) | 3 (1960, 1972, 2008) | 1 (1954) | |
3 (1954, 1960, 1972) | 4 (1964, 1970, 1977, 1992) | 2 (1968, 1988) | |
1 (2008) | 3 (1985–88, 2000, 2013) | 11 (1954, 1957, 1960, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1992, 1995, 2021) | |
3 (1975, 1995, 2017) | 4 (2000, 2008, 2013, 2021) | ||
2 (1954, 1968) | 6 (1957, 1960, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1992) | ||
1 (2021) |
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3 (1975, 1995, 2000) | |||
3 (2008, 2013, 2017) | |||
1 (1988) | |||
1 (2017) |
- Tournaments between 1954–1992 did not feature semi-final and quarter-final rounds.
Title win rate
[edit]Team | Win rate |
---|---|
75.00% | |
33.33% | |
6.67% |
Biggest wins
[edit]Rank | Winner | Score | Loser | Points | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 110-4 | 106 | 2000 | ||
2 | 94-4 | 90 | 2021 | ||
3 | 84-0 | 84 | 2021 | ||
4 | 92-10 | 82 | 2021 | ||
5 | 86-6 | 80 | 1995 |
Individual records
[edit]Most appearances
[edit]Rank | Player | Country(s) | Years | Apps |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kurt Sorensen | 1975–1989 | 25 | |
2 | John Atkinson | 1970–1980 | 17 | |
Bob Fulton | 1968–1978 | |||
Cameron Smith | 2008–2017 | |||
5 | Mal Meninga | 1982–1994 | 15 | |
Michael O'Connor | 1985–1990 | |||
Chris Hill | 2013- |
Top try scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Country(s) | Years | Tries |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Billy Slater | 2008–2017 | 16 | |
2 | Jarryd Hayne | 2008–2017 | 14 | |
Ryan Hall | 2013– | |||
4 | Bob Fulton | 1968–1975 | 13 | |
Valentine Holmes | 2017– |
Top points scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Country(s) | Years | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Johnathan Thurston | 2008–2017 | 124 | |
2 | Shaun Johnson | 2013–2017 | 120 | |
3 | Mick Cronin | 1975–1982 | 112 | |
4 | Michael O'Connor | 1985–1990 | 108 | |
5 | George Fairbairn | 1975–1982 | 94 |
Most tries in a tournament
[edit]Tries | Player | Year |
---|---|---|
12 | 2017 | |
12 | 2021 | |
10 | 2000 | |
9 | 2013 | |
2013 | ||
2021 | ||
7 | 2008 |
Most tries in a match
[edit]Tries | Player | Year |
---|---|---|
6 | 2017 | |
5 | 2017 | |
2021 | ||
2021 |
Miscellaneous
[edit]Winning captains and coaches
[edit]A foreign coach has never managed a World Cup-winning team.
Year | Captain | Coach | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1954 | |||
1957 | |||
1960 | |||
1968 | |||
1970 | Ron Coote | Harry Bath | |
1972 | |||
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 | |||
2017 |
Draws
[edit]Team | Score | Opponent | Date |
---|---|---|---|
13–13 | 7 November 1954 | ||
10–10* | 11 November 1972 | ||
17–17 | 21 June 1975 | ||
10–10 | 28 June 1975 | ||
12–12 | 17 October 1975 | ||
6–6 | 9 November 1985 | ||
10–10 | 16 February 1986 | ||
28–28 | 10 October 1995 | ||
22–22 | 5 November 2000 | ||
14–14 | 11 November 2017 |
Nil points
[edit]Team | Score | Opponent | Date |
---|---|---|---|
0–9 | 8 October 1960 | ||
0–6 | 28 October 1970 | ||
0–27 | 15 June 1975 | ||
0–25 | 12 November 1975 | ||
0–18 | 7 July 1985 | ||
0–22 | 7 December 1985 | ||
0–52 | 13 December 1986 | ||
0–42 | 24 October 1987 | ||
0–34 | 3 December 1989 | ||
0–14 | 24 November 1990 | ||
0–36 | 7 March 1992 | ||
0–46 | 11 October 1995 | ||
0–66 | 14 October 1995 | ||
0–46 | 14 October 1995 | ||
0–64 | 29 October 2000 | ||
0–16 | 2 November 2000 | ||
0–52 | 16 November 2008 | ||
0–48 | 1 November 2013 | ||
0–42 | 2 November 2013 | ||
0–50 | 9 November 2013 | ||
0–16 | 10 November 2013 | ||
0–62 | 16 November 2013 | ||
0–64 | 23 November 2013 | ||
0–46 | 5 November 2017 | ||
0–34 | 11 November 2017 | ||
0–64 | 12 November 2017 | ||
0–46 | 17 November 2017 | ||
0–6 | 2 December 2017 | ||
0–84 | 21 October 2022[1] | ||
0–36 | 31 October 2022[2] |
Attendance Records
[edit]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.[3]
Top 5 match attendances
[edit]Year | Venue | City/Country | Event | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Old Trafford | Manchester, England | Final | 74,468 | |
1989–92 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | Final | 73,631 | |
2013 | Wembley Stadium | London, England | Semi Final (double header) | 67,575 | |
1995 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | Final | 66,540 | |
1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | Group stage | 62,256 |
Top 5 World Cup final attendances
[edit]Year | Venue | City/Country | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Old Trafford | Manchester, England | 74,468 | |
1992 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | 73,631 | |
1995 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | 66,540 | |
1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | 54,290 | |
2008 | Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane, Australia | 50,599 |
Highest Attendance per Host Nation
[edit]Country | Year | Venue | City | Event | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 2013 | Old Trafford | Manchester | Final | 74,468 | |
Australia | 1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | Group stage | 62,256 | |
New Zealand | 1988 | Eden Park | Auckland | Final | 47,363 | |
Wales | 2013 | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Group stage (double header) | 45,052 | |
France | 1954 | Stadium de Toulouse | Toulouse | Group stage | 37,471 | |
Papua New Guinea | 1986 | Lloyd Robson Oval | Port Moresby | Group stage | 17,000 | |
Ireland | 2013 | Thomond Park | Limerick | Group stage | 5,021 | |
Northern Ireland | 2000 | Windsor Park | Belfast | Group stage | 3,207 | |
Scotland | 2000 | Firhill Stadium | Glasgow | Group stage | 2,008 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Australia 84–0 Scotland". RLWC2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea 36–0 Wales". RLWC2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (30 November 2013). "Rugby League World Cup 2013: New Zealand 2–34 Australia". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2013.