Rugby League World Cup venues

The following is a list of venues that have hosted matches as part of the Rugby League World Cup.^[1]

The first Rugby League World Cup was staged in France in 1954 with the last having been staged in three countries (Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea) in 2017. The next World Cup is set to be held in England in 2021.

As of 2017, there have been 15 Rugby League World Cups held since the inaugural event in 1954.

Venues by tournament

All countries listed in alphabetical order while all venues listed in order of appearance and with their non-corporate name (unless unavoidable). Venue capacity is as it currently stands and in some cases may vary from the capacity of the venue at the time of use. For example, the Sydney Cricket Ground's current spectator capacity is 48,000 but stood at 70,000 when used as a World Cup venue from 1957–1977.

Stadiums in Bold text show Rugby League World Cup Final hosts.
Stadiums in Italic text show ground has been demolished as of 2017.

Australia/New Zealand 1968

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Sydney	Sydney Cricket Ground	48,000	62,256
Brisbane	Lang Park	52,500	50,599
Auckland	Carlaw Park	17,000	18,000

International 1975

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Leeds	Headingley	21,062	22,209
Brisbane	Lang Park	52,500	50,599
Sydney	Sydney Cricket Ground	48,000	62,256
Bradford	Odsal Stadium	27,500	33,023
Salford	The Willows	11,363	2,247
Warrington	Wilderspool Stadium	9,200	8,083
Wigan	Central Park	18,000	26,263
Bordeaux	Stade Chaban Delmas	34,694	14,000
Marseille	Stade Vélodrome	67,394	20,748
Perpignan	Stade Gilbert Brutus	13,000	11,576
Toulouse	Stadium Municipal	33,150	37,471
Auckland	Carlaw Park	17,000	18,000
Christchurch	Addington Showgrounds	18,000	9,000
Swansea	St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground	4,500	11,112

Australia/New Zealand 1977

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Sydney	Sydney Cricket Ground	48,000	62,256
Brisbane	Lang Park	52,500	50,599
Auckland	Carlaw Park	17,000	18,000
Christchurch	Addington Showgrounds	18,000	9,000

International 1985-1988

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Auckland	Eden Park	50,000	47,363
Brisbane	Lang Park	52,500	50,599
Sydney	Sydney Football Stadium	45,500	34,157
Wagga Wagga	Eric Weissel Oval	10,000	11,685
Leeds	Headingley	21,062	22,209
Wigan	Central Park	18,000	26,263
Avignon	Parc des Sports	17,518	17,518
Carcassonne	Stade Albert Domec	10,000	10,288
Perpignan	Stade Gilbert Brutus	13,000	11,576
Auckland	Carlaw Park	17,000	18,000
Christchurch	Addington Showgrounds	18,000	9,000
Port Moresby	Lloyd Robson Oval	25,000	17,000

International 1989-1992

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
London	Old Wembley Stadium	82,000	73,631
Brisbane	Lang Park	52,500	50,599
Parkes	Pioneer Oval	12,000	12,384
Townsville	Townsville Sports Reserve	6,400	12,470
Hull	The Boulevard	10,500	5,250
Leeds	Elland Road	37,890	32,500
Wigan	Central Park	18,000	26,263
Carcassonne	Stade Albert Domec	10,000	10,288
Perpignan	Stade Gilbert Brutus	13,000	11,576
Auckland	Mount Smart Stadium	30,000	15,000
Christchurch	Addington Showgrounds	18,000	9,000
Goroka	Danny Leahy Oval	13,000	11,485
Port Moresby	Lloyd Robson Oval	25,000	17,000

England 1995

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
London	Old Wembley Stadium	82,000	73,631
Gateshead	Gateshead International Stadium	11,800	9,181
Huddersfield	Kirklees Stadium	24,169	24,375
Hull	The Boulevard	10,500	5,250
Keighley	Cougar Park	7,800	4,845
Leeds	Headingley	21,062	22,209
Manchester	Old Trafford	75,643	74,468
St. Helens	Knowsley Road	17,500	8,679
Warrington	Wilderspool Stadium	9,200	8,083
Wigan	Central Park	18,000	26,263
Cardiff	Ninian Park	21,508	10,250
Swansea	Vetch Field	11,475	15,385

United Kingdom, Ireland and France 2000

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Manchester	Old Trafford	75,643	74,468
Barrow-in-Furness	Craven Park	7,600	2,187
Bolton	Reebok Stadium	28,723	16,032
Castleford	Wheldon Road	11,775	8,958
Gateshead	Gateshead International Stadium	11,800	9,181
Gloucester	Kingsholm Stadium	16,115	2,496
Hull	Craven Park	12,225	7,481
Hull	The Boulevard	10,500	5,250
Huddersfield	Kirklees Stadium	24,169	24,375
Leeds	Headingley	21,062	22,209
London	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	33,758
Reading	Madejski Stadium	24,161	3,982
St. Helens	Knowsley Road	17,500	8,679
Warrington	Wilderspool Stadium	9,200	8,083
Watford	Vicarage Road	21,577	5,404
Widnes	Halton Stadium	13,350	5,211
Workington	Derwent Park	10,000	7,630
Edinburgh	Tynecastle Stadium	17,480	1,579
Glasgow	Firhill Stadium	10,102	2,008
Cardiff	Millennium Stadium	74,500	45,052
Llanelli	Stradey Park	10,800	1,497
Wrexham	Racecourse Ground	10,771	8,019
Dublin	Tolka Park	9,680	1,782
Belfast	Windsor Park	18,434	3,207
Albi	Stadium Municipal d'Albi	13,058	7,969
Carcassonne	Stade Albert Domec	10,000	10,288
Paris	Stade Sébastien Charléty	20,000	7,498
Toulouse	Stadium Municipal	33,150	37,471

England and Wales 2013

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Manchester	Old Trafford	75,643	74,468
Bristol	Memorial Stadium	12,300	7,247
Halifax	The Shay	14,061	10,266
Huddersfield	Kirklees Stadium	24,169	24,375
Hull	Craven Park	12,225	7,481
Hull	KCOM Stadium	25,400	25,114
Leeds	Headingley	21,062	22,209
Leigh	Leigh Sports Village	12,000	10,554
London	Wembley Stadium	90,000	67,545
Rochdale	Spotland Stadium	10,000	8,872
Salford	City of Salford Stadium	12,000	6,041
St. Helens	Langtree Park	18,000	14,137
Wigan	DW Stadium	25,138	22,276
Warrington	Halliwell Jones Stadium	15,200	14,965
Workington	Derwent Park	10,000	7,630
Cardiff	Millennium Stadium	74,500	45,052
Neath	The Gnoll	5,000	3,270
Wrexham	Racecourse Ground	10,771	8,019
Avignon	Parc des Sports	17,518	17,518
Perpignan	Stade Gilbert Brutus	13,000	11,576
Limerick	Thomond Park	26,200	5,021

• Although the competition was officially co hosted by England and Wales, France and Ireland played games in their respected home nations.

Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea 2017

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Brisbane	Lang Park	52,500	50,599
Cairns	Barlow Park	18,000	9,216
Canberra	Canberra Stadium	25,011	12,293
Darwin	Marrara Oval	12,500	13,473
Melbourne	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium	30,050	22,724
Perth	Perth Oval	20,500	14,744
Sydney	Sydney Football Stadium	45,500	34,157
Townsville	Willows Sports Complex	26,500	16,239
Auckland	Mount Smart Stadium	30,000	30,003
Christchurch	Addington Showground	18,000	12,130
Hamilton	Waikato Stadium	25,800	24,041
Wellington	Wellington Regional Stadium	34,500	12,713
Port Moresby	Lloyd Robson Oval	25,000	17,000

Venues by nation

See also

• Rugby League World Cup finals
• List of rugby league competitions
• List of rugby league stadiums by capacity

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rugby League World Cup.

• Official Rugby League World Cup Website
• Rugby League International Federation

Further reading

• Andrews, Malcolm & Butcher, Tim (2009). The Rugby League World Cup. League Publications.