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 |
|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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. .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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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