2021 Men’s Rugby League World Cup

The 2021 Men’s Rugby League World Cup was the 16th Rugby League World Cup, and one of three major tournaments of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The tournament was held in England from 15 October 2022 to 19 November 2022.[1] It was originally due to be held between 23 October 2021 and 27 November 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the …

2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup

The 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup was the fourth staging of the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup, and was one of three major tournaments part of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The tournament was held in England from 3 November to 18 November 2022. It was originally planned to be held in November 2021 but was postponed …

2017 Rugby League World Cup

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 …

2017 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup

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 …

2013 Rugby League World Cup

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, …

2000 Rugby League World Cup

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 …

1995 Rugby League World Cup

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 …

1975 Rugby League World Championship

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 …