Rugby League World Cup records

Rugby League World Cup records have been accumulating since the first Rugby League World Cup tournamernt was held in 1954.

Most wins

ChampionshipsCountryYears
10 Australia1957, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1985–1988, 1989–1992, 1995, 2000, 2013
3
Great Britain
1954, 1960, 1972
1 New Zealand 2008
Matches wonCountryMatches playedWinning percentage
59
Australia
7282%
31
New Zealand
6548%
25
Great Britain
4260%
16
England
2759%
15
France
5726%

Biggest wins

MarginCountryScoreCountryScoreVenueYear
106 Australia110 Russia4Hull2000
80 Australia86 South Africa6Gateshead1995
74 New Zealand84 Cook Islands 10Reading2000

Most points in a game

MarginCountryScoreCountryScoreVenueYear
114 Australia110 Russia4Hull2000
94 New Zealand84
Cook Islands
10Reading2000
92 Australia86 South Africa6Gateshead1995

Individual records

Overall top points scorers

Points Scorers
112Australia Mick Cronin
108Australia Michael O'Connor
94United Kingdom/England George Fairbairn

Most appearances

Appearances Individual
25New Zealand Kurt Sorensen
17United Kingdom/England John Atkinson; Australia Bob Fulton
15Australia Mal Meninga; Australia Michael O'Connor

World Cup winning captains and coaches

Year Captain Coach Team
1954 Dave Valentine G Shaw United Kingdom
1957 Dick Poole Dick Poole Australia
1960 Eric Ashton William Fallowfield United Kingdom
1968 Johnny Raper Harry Bath Australia
1970 Ron Coote Harry Bath Australia
1972 Clive Sullivan Jim Challinor United Kingdom
1975 Arthur Beetson Graeme Langlands Australia
1977 Arthur Beetson Terry Fearnley Australia
1988 Wally Lewis Don Furner Australia
1992 Mal Meninga Bob Fulton Australia
1995 Brad Fittler Bob Fulton Australia
2000 Brad Fittler Chris Anderson Australia
2008 Nathan Cayless Stephen Kearney New Zealand
2013 Cameron Smith Tim Sheens Australia

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

References

  1. Fletcher, Paul (30 November 2013). "Rugby League World Cup 2013: New Zealand 2-34 Australia". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
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