Rugby League World Cup records have been accumulating since the first Rugby League World Cup tournament was held in 1954.
Team records All-time record 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 16 8371111 +1,9981433 4216 -212573824212 +551506 2412012 -11224166316344 -907359 4125313 +4105313003 -20005 167010 -46143 9315 -98713003 -17003 11317 -96716 7437334 +517771 3102 -1828 359125 -535191 3003 -20406 2311111 -22235 163211 -34382 6006 -28606 201217 +259252 7205 -21246 258017 -25116
Top four finishes + Top four finishes Team Champions Runners-up Third / fourth / losing semi-finalists12 (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) Tournaments 1954–1992 did not feature semi-final and quarter-final rounds.
Title win rate +TeamWin rate75.00%33.33%6.67%
Biggest wins +Biggest margin of victoryRankWinner ScoreLoserPointsYear1110–41062000294–4902021384–0842021 492–10822021586–6801995
Individual records
Most appearances +All-time top player appearancesRankPlayer Country(s)YearsApps1Cameron Smith2008–2017172 Chris Hill2013–2022163 Bob Fulton1968–197515
Top try scorers
+All-time top try scorersRankPlayer Country(s)YearsTries1Billy Slater2008–2017162Jarryd Hayne2008–201714Ryan Hall2013–2022Valentine Holmes2017–20225 Bob Fulton1968–197513
Top points scorers +All-time top point scorersRankPlayer Country(s)YearsPoints1Johnathan Thurston2008–20131242 Shaun Johnson2013–20171203 Mick Cronin1975–1977108 Michael O'Connor1986–19905George Fairbairn1975–197792
Most tries in a single tournament Valentine Holmes – 12 (, 2017) Josh Addo-Carr – 12 (, 2022)
Most tries in a match Valentine Holmes – 6 (for vs. , 24 November 2017)
Most points in a single tournament Michael O'Connor – 100 (, 1985–1988)
Most points in a match Ryan Girdler – 46 (for vs. , 4 November 2000)
Miscellaneous
Winning captains and coaches A foreign coach has never managed a World Cup-winning team. Year Captain Coach Team 1954 Dave Valentine G Shaw 1957 Dick Poole Dick Poole 1960 Eric Ashton William Fallowfield 1968 Johnny Raper Harry Bath 1970 Ron Coote Harry Bath 1972 Clive Sullivan Jim Challinor 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 Cameron Smith Tim Sheens 2017 Cameron Smith Mal Meninga
Attendance records 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.
Top 5 match attendances Year Venue City/country Event Result Attendance 2013 Old Trafford Manchester, England Final def. 34–2 74,468 1989–92 Wembley Stadium (1923) London, England Final def. 10–6 73,631 2013 Wembley Stadium London, England Semi final (double header) def. 64–0 def. 20–18 67,575 1995 Wembley Stadium (1923) London, England Final def. 16–8 66,540 1968 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia Group stage def. 25–10 62,256
Top 5 World Cup final attendances Year Venue City/country Result Attendance 2013 Old Trafford Manchester, England def. 34–2 74,468 1992 Wembley Stadium (1923) London, England def. 10–6 73,631 1995 Wembley Stadium (1923) London, England def. 16–8 66,540 1968 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia def. 20–2 54,290 2008 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Australia def. 34–20 50,599
Highest attendance per host nation Country Year Venue City Event Result Attendance England 2013 Old Trafford Manchester Final def. 34–2 74,468 Australia 1968 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Group stage def. 25–10 62,256 New Zealand 1988 Eden Park Auckland Final def. 25–12 47,363 Wales 2013 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Group stage (double header) def. 28–20 def. 32–16 45,052 France 1954 Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse Group stage drew with 13–13 37,471 Papua New Guinea 1986 Lloyd Robson Oval Port Moresby Group stage def. 62–12 17,000 Ireland 2013 Thomond Park Limerick Group stage def. 50–0 5,021 Northern Ireland 2000 Windsor Park Belfast Group stage def. 30–16 3,207 Scotland 2000 Firhill Stadium Glasgow Group stage def. 17–16 2,008
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