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

Most championships
WinsCountryYears
11 Australia1957, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1985–1988, 1989–1992, 1995, 2000, 2013, 2017
3
Great Britain		1954, 1960, 1972
1 New Zealand 2008


Most matches won
WonCountryPlayedWinning
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
124Australia Johnathan Thurston
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

Most tries

Tries Individual
16Australia Billy Slater
14Australia/Fiji Jarryd Hayne
13Australia Bob Fulton
12Australia Valentine Holmes

Most Tries in a Tournament

Tries Individual
12Australia Valentine Holmes (2017)
10Australia Wendell Sailor (2000)
9Australia Jarryd Hayne* (2013)
9Australia Brett Morris (2013)
7Australia Billy Slater (2008)

* Jarryd Hayne represented Australia at the 2013 World Cup.

Most tries in a match

Tries Individual
6 AustraliaValentine Holmes (2017)

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
2017 Cameron Smith Mal Meninga 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

YearVenueCity/CountryEventResultAttendance
2013Old TraffordManchester, EnglandFinal Australia def.  New Zealand 34–274,468
1989-92Wembley Stadium (1923)London, EnglandFinal Australia def.  Great Britain 10–673,631
2013Wembley StadiumLondon, EnglandSemi Final (double header) Australia def.  Fiji 64–0
 New Zealand def.  England 20–18		67,575
1995Wembley Stadium (1923)London, EnglandFinal Australia def.  England 16–866,540
1968Sydney Cricket GroundSydney, AustraliaGroup Stage Australia def.  Great Britain 25–1062,256

Top 5 World Cup Final attendances

YearVenueCity/CountryResultAttendance
2013Old TraffordManchester, England Australia def.  New Zealand 34–274,468
1992Wembley Stadium (1923)London, England Australia def.  Great Britain 10–673,631
1995Wembley Stadium (1923)London, England Australia def.  England 16–866,540
1968Sydney Cricket GroundSydney, Australia Australia def.  France 20–254,290
2008Suncorp StadiumBrisbane, Australia New Zealand def.  Australia 34–2050,599

Highest Attendance per Host Nation

CountryYearVenueCityEventResultAttendance
England2013Old TraffordManchesterFinal Australia def.  New Zealand 34–274,468
Australia1968Sydney Cricket GroundSydneyGroup Stage Australia def.  Great Britain 25–1062,256
New Zealand1988Eden ParkAucklandFinal Australia def.  New Zealand 25–1247,363
Wales2013Millennium StadiumCardiffGroup Stage (double header) Australia def.  England 28–20
 Italy def.  Wales 32–16		45,052
France1954Stadium de ToulouseToulouseGroup Stage France drew with  Great Britain 13–1337,471
Papua New Guinea1986Lloyd Robson OvalPort MoresbyGroup Stage Australia def.  Papua New Guinea 62–1217,000
Ireland2013Thomond ParkLimerickGroup Stage Australia def.  Ireland 50–05,021
Northern Ireland2000Windsor ParkBelfastGroup Stage Ireland def.  Samoa 30–163,207
Scotland2000Firhill StadiumGlasgowGroup Stage Aotearoa Māori def.  Scotland 17–162,008

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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