The 2017 Rugby League World Cup was the fifteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup tournament and took place in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea between 27 October and 2 December 2017. The tournament featured 14 teams who qualified through either standing in the previous tournament or a series of qualification play-off matches. In the final, defending champions Australia, playing in their…
The 2017 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup was the third in the history of the sport and was retained by France, who beat England in the Final. Held between Thursday July 20 to Friday July 28, it was held in France after the tournament didn’t become affordable to be staged in Australia. Seven teams took…
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and took place in England, Wales, France and Ireland between 26 October and 30 November 2013. It was the main event of the year’s Festival of World Cups. Fourteen teams contested the tournament: Australia, England, New Zealand, Samoa, Wales,…
The 2013 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup was the second in the history of the sport and was won by France, who beat reigning champions England in the Final. Held between Wednesday July 3 to Saturday July 13, it formed part of the Festival of World Cups that was staged in England and Wales. The…
The 2000 Rugby League World Cup was held during October and November of that year in Great Britain, Ireland and France. Sixteen national teams competed in four groups of four, playing each other once over three weekly rounds before a series of play-offs that culminated in the final between Australia and New Zealand. Tournament favourites Australia defeated…
The 1995 Rugby League World Cup was held during October in the United Kingdom. It was the eleventh staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was marketed as the Halifax Centenary World Cup, reflecting the tournament’s sponsorship and the fact that 1995 marked the centenary of the sport. Envisaged as a celebration of rugby…
As we countdown to this year’s Rugby League World Cup, here’s the first in our monthly lookbacks at previous World Cup competitions involving Wales… The 1975 Rugby League World Championship (also referred to as the World Series) was the seventh tournament for the Rugby League World Cup. The format differed from that employed in previous…
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