Rugby League World Cup records have been accumulating since the first Rugby League World Cup tournament was held in 1954.
This all-time table compares national teams that have participated in the Rugby League World Cup by a number of criteria including matches, wins, losses, draws, total points for, total points against, etc.
This table also shows accumulated points, which treats each match as a group stage match (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) and accumulates them together.
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 16 | 83 | 71 | 1 | 11 | 2,766 | 768 | +1,998 | 143 | [1] |
![]() | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 146 | 358 | -212 | 5 | [2] |
![]() | 7 | 38 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 1,111 | 560 | +551 | 50 | [3] |
![]() | 6 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 558 | 670 | -112 | 24 | [4] |
![]() | 16 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 44 | 675 | 1,582 | -907 | 35 | [5] |
![]() | 9 | 41 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 897 | 487 | +410 | 53 | [6] |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 200 | -200 | 0 | [7] |
![]() | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 324 | 370 | -46 | 14 | [8] |
![]() | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 168 | 266 | -98 | 7 | [9] |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 190 | -170 | 0 | [10] |
![]() | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 227 | 323 | -96 | 7 | [11] |
![]() | 16 | 74 | 37 | 3 | 34 | 1,845 | 1,328 | +517 | 77 | [12] |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 2 | [13] |
![]() | 8 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 571 | 1,106 | -535 | 19 | [14] |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 224 | -204 | 0 | [15] |
![]() | 6 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 536 | 558 | -22 | 23 | [16] |
![]() | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 194 | 537 | -343 | 8 | [17] |
![]() | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 322 | -286 | 0 | [18] |
![]() | 6 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 610 | 351 | +259 | 25 | [19] |
![]() | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 288 | -212 | 4 | [20] |
![]() | 6 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 386 | 637 | -251 | 16 | [21] |
Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third / Fourth / Losing Semi-finalists |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 12 (1957, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2013, 2017, 2021) | 3 (1960, 1972, 2008) | 1 (1954) |
![]() | 3 (1954, 1960, 1972) | 4 (1964, 1970, 1977, 1992) | 2 (1968, 1988) |
![]() | 1 (2008) | 3 (1985–88, 2000, 2013) | 11 (1954, 1957, 1960, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1992, 1995, 2021) |
![]() | 3 (1975, 1995, 2017) | 4 (2000, 2008, 2013, 2021) | |
![]() | 2 (1954, 1968) | 6 (1957, 1960, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1992) | |
![]() | 1 (2021) | ||
![]() | 3 (1975, 1995, 2000) | ||
![]() | 3 (2008, 2013, 2017) | ||
![]() | 1 (1988) | ||
![]() | 1 (2017) |
Team | Win rate |
---|---|
![]() | 75.00% |
![]() | 33.33% |
![]() | 6.67% |
Rank | Winner | Score | Loser | Points | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 110–4 | ![]() | 106 | 2000 |
2 | ![]() | 94–4 | ![]() | 90 | 2021 |
3 | ![]() | 84–0 | ![]() | 84 | 2021 |
4 | ![]() | 92–10 | ![]() | 82 | 2021 |
5 | ![]() | 86–6 | ![]() | 80 | 1995 |
Rank | Player | Country(s) | Years | Apps |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cameron Smith | ![]() | 2008–2017 | 17 |
2 | Chris Hill [24] | ![]() | 2013–2022 | 16 |
3 | Bob Fulton | ![]() | 1968–1975 | 15 |
Rank | Player | Country(s) | Years | Tries |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Billy Slater | ![]() | 2008–2017 | 16 |
2 | Jarryd Hayne | ![]() ![]() | 2008–2017 | 14 |
Ryan Hall [25] | ![]() | 2013–2022 | ||
Valentine Holmes [26] | ![]() | 2017–2022 | ||
5 | Bob Fulton | ![]() | 1968–1975 | 13 |
Rank | Player | Country(s) | Years | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Johnathan Thurston | ![]() | 2008–2013 | 124 |
2 | Shaun Johnson | ![]() | 2013–2017 | 120 |
3 | Mick Cronin | ![]() | 1975–1977 | 108 |
Michael O'Connor | ![]() | 1986–1990 | ||
5 | George Fairbairn | ![]() ![]() | 1975–1977 | 92 |
A foreign coach has never managed a World Cup-winning team.
Year | Captain | Coach | Team |
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1954 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1957 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1960 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1968 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1970 | Ron Coote | Harry Bath | ![]() |
1972 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1975 | Arthur Beetson | Graeme Langlands | ![]() |
1977 | Arthur Beetson | Terry Fearnley | ![]() |
1988 | Wally Lewis | Don Furner | ![]() |
1992 | Mal Meninga | Bob Fulton | ![]() |
1995 | Brad Fittler | Bob Fulton | ![]() |
2000 | Brad Fittler | Chris Anderson | ![]() |
2008 | Nathan Cayless | Stephen Kearney | ![]() |
2013 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2017 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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. [30]
Year | Venue | City/Country | Event | Result | Attendance |
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2013 | Old Trafford | Manchester, England | Final | ![]() ![]() | 74,468 |
1989–92 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | Final | ![]() ![]() | 73,631 |
2013 | Wembley Stadium | London, England | Semi Final (double header) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 67,575 |
1995 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | Final | ![]() ![]() | 66,540 |
1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | Group stage | ![]() ![]() | 62,256 |
Year | Venue | City/Country | Result | Attendance |
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2013 | Old Trafford | Manchester, England | ![]() ![]() | 74,468 |
1992 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | ![]() ![]() | 73,631 |
1995 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | London, England | ![]() ![]() | 66,540 |
1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | ![]() ![]() | 54,290 |
2008 | Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane, Australia | ![]() ![]() | 50,599 |
Country | Year | Venue | City | Event | Result | Attendance |
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England | 2013 | Old Trafford | Manchester | Final | ![]() ![]() | 74,468 |
Australia | 1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | Group stage | ![]() ![]() | 62,256 |
New Zealand | 1988 | Eden Park | Auckland | Final | ![]() ![]() | 47,363 |
Wales | 2013 | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Group stage (double header) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 45,052 |
France | 1954 | Stadium de Toulouse | Toulouse | Group stage | ![]() ![]() | 37,471 |
Papua New Guinea | 1986 | Lloyd Robson Oval | Port Moresby | Group stage | ![]() ![]() | 17,000 |
Ireland | 2013 | Thomond Park | Limerick | Group stage | ![]() ![]() | 5,021 |
Northern Ireland | 2000 | Windsor Park | Belfast | Group stage | ![]() ![]() | 3,207 |
Scotland | 2000 | Firhill Stadium | Glasgow | Group stage | ![]() ![]() | 2,008 |