Rugby League World Cup records

Rugby League World Cup records have been accumulating since the first Rugby League World Cup tournamernt was held in 1954.

Most wins

Championships	Country	Years
10	Australia	1957, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1985–1988, 1989–1992, 1995, 2000, 2013
3	Great Britain	1954, 1960, 1972
1	New Zealand	2008

Matches won	Country	Matches played	Winning percentage
59	Australia	72	82%
31	New Zealand	65	48%
25	Great Britain	42	60%
16	England	27	59%
15	France	57	26%

Biggest wins

Margin	Country	Score	Country	Score	Venue	Year
106	Australia	110	Russia	4	Hull	2000
80	Australia	86	South Africa	6	Gateshead	1995
74	New Zealand	84	Cook Islands	10	Reading	2000

Most points in a game

Margin	Country	Score	Country	Score	Venue	Year
114	Australia	110	Russia	4	Hull	2000
94	New Zealand	84	Cook Islands	10	Reading	2000
92	Australia	86	South Africa	6	Gateshead	1995

Individual records

Overall top points scorers

Points	Scorers
112	Mick Cronin
108	Michael O'Connor
94	/ George Fairbairn

Most appearances

Appearances	Individual
25	Kurt Sorensen
17	/ John Atkinson; Bob Fulton
15	Mal Meninga; Michael O'Connor

World Cup winning captains and coaches

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

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.^[1]

Top 5 match attendances

Year	Venue	City/Country	Event	Result	Attendance
2013	Old Trafford	Manchester, England	Final	Australia def.  New Zealand 34–2	74,468
1989-92	Wembley Stadium (1923)	London, England	Final	Australia def.  Great Britain 10–6	73,631
2013	Wembley Stadium	London, England	Semi Final (double header)	Australia def.  Fiji 64–0  New Zealand def.  England 20–18	67,575
1995	Wembley Stadium (1923)	London, England	Final	Australia def.  England 16–8	66,540
1968	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney, Australia	Group Stage	Australia def.  Great Britain 25–10	62,256

Top 5 World Cup Final attendances

Year	Venue	City/Country	Result	Attendance
2013	Old Trafford	Manchester, England	Australia def.  New Zealand 34–2	74,468
1992	Wembley Stadium (1923)	London, England	Australia def.  Great Britain 10–6	73,631
1995	Wembley Stadium (1923)	London, England	Australia def.  England 16–8	66,540
1968	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney, Australia	Australia def.  France 20–2	54,290
2008	Suncorp Stadium	Brisbane, Australia	New Zealand def.  Australia 34–20	50,599

Highest Attendance per Host Nation

Country	Year	Venue	City	Event	Result	Attendance
England	2013	Old Trafford	Manchester	Final	Australia def.  New Zealand 34–2	74,468
Australia	1968	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	Group Stage	Australia def.  Great Britain 25–10	62,256
New Zealand	1988	Eden Park	Auckland	Final	Australia def.  New Zealand 25–12	47,363
Wales	2013	Millennium Stadium	Cardiff	Group Stage (double header)	Australia def.  England 28–20  Italy def.  Wales 32–16	45,052
France	1954	Stadium de Toulouse	Toulouse	Group Stage	France drew with  Great Britain 13–13	37,471
Papua New Guinea	1986	Lloyd Robson Oval	Port Moresby	Group Stage	Australia def.  Papua New Guinea 62–12	17,000
Ireland	2013	Thomond Park	Limerick	Group Stage	Australia def.  Ireland 50–0	5,021
Northern Ireland	2000	Windsor Park	Belfast	Group Stage	Ireland def.  Samoa 30–16	3,207
Scotland	2000	Firhill Stadium	Glasgow	Group Stage	Aotearoa Māori def.  Scotland 17–16	2,008

References

1. Fletcher, Paul (30 November 2013). "Rugby League World Cup 2013: New Zealand 2-34 Australia". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

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