List of Rugby League World Cup finals

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Rugby League World Cup final
RLWC trophy.jpg
Teams2
First meeting 1954
Latest meeting 2021
Next meeting 2026
Statistics
Meetings total16
Most winsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (12 titles)
Largest victoryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 40–12 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

The Rugby League World Cup is an international men's rugby league competition contested every several years between national teams of the members of International Rugby League, the sport's governing body. Australia has won the most Rugby League World Cup championships, with its twelfth coming in the 2021 tournament in England, in which they defeated Samoa.

Contents

List of Finals

Key to the list
a.e.t.Match was won during extra time
YearChampionsScoreRunners-upVenueLocationAttendance
1954 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 16–12 Flag of France.svg  France Parc des Princes Paris, France 30,368
1957 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [a 1] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain N/A
1960 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1968 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20–2 Flag of France.svg  France Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia 54,290
1970 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12–7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Headingley Stadium Leeds, England 18,776
1972 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 10–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Stade de Gerland Lyon, France 4,231
1975 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia —Flag of England.svg  England N/A
1977 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 13–12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia 24,457
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25–12 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Eden Park Auckland, New Zealand 47,363
1992 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10–6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Wembley Stadium London, England 73,631
1995 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16–8 Flag of England.svg  England Wembley Stadium London, England 66,540
2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 40–12 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Old Trafford Manchester, England 44,329
2008 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 34–20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Lang Park Brisbane, Australia 50,559
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 34–2 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Old Trafford Manchester, England 74,468
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6–0 Flag of England.svg  England Lang Park Brisbane, Australia 40,033
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30–10 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Old Trafford Manchester, England 67,502

Team performance

TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1231957, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1988,
1992, 1995, 2000, 2013, 2017, 2021		1960, 1972, 2008
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 341954, 1960, 19721957, 1970, 1977, 1992
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1320081988, 2000, 2013
Flag of England.svg  England 03–1975, 1995, 2017
Flag of France.svg  France 02–1954, 1968
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 01–2021

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ There was no official World Cup final match in 1957 and 1960. The tournament winner was decided by a round robin contested by four teams.

References

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