Australia at the Rugby League World Cup

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Australia have competed in every edition of the Rugby League World Cup. They have won the competition 11 out of 15 times and have finished as runners-up on three other occasions. At every tournament, they have automatically qualified.

Tournament results

World Cup Record
Year Round Position Pld Win Draw Loss
France 1954 Group 3rd out of 4 3 1 0 2
Australia 1957 Winners 1st out of 4 3 3 0 0
England 1960 Group 2nd out of 4 3 2 0 1
Australia New Zealand 1968 Winners 1st out of 4 4 4 0 0
England 1970 Winners 1st out of 4 4 2 0 2
France 1972 Group 2nd out of 4 4 2 0 2
1975 Winners 1st out of 5 9 7 1 1
Australia New Zealand 1977 Winners 1st out of 4 4 4 0 4
1985-88 Winners 1st out of 5 8 6 0 2
1989-92 Winners 1st out of 5 9 9 0 0
England 1995 Winners 1st out of 10 5 4 0 1
United Kingdom Ireland France 2000 Winners 1st out of 16 6 6 0 0
Australia 2008 Final 2nd out of 10 5 4 0 1
England Wales 2013 Winners 1st out of 14 6 6 0 0
Australia New Zealand Papua New Guinea 2017 Winners 1st out of 14 6 6 0 0
England 2021 Qualified

Tournaments

Key
Colour Meaning
Winners
Qualifiers to the next round

1954

Further information: 1954 Rugby League World Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Great Britain 3 2 1 0 67 32 +35 5 Advance to the Final
2 France 3 2 1 0 50 31 +19 5
3 Australia 3 1 0 2 52 58 −6 2
4 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 34 82 −48 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 1954. Source: RugbyLeagueProject
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) point difference; 3) number of points scored
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 13–28  Great Britain Parc des Princes, Paris
34–15  New Zealand Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
5–15  France Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes

1957

Further information: 1957 Rugby League World Cup
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Result
 Australia 3 3 0 0 82 20 +62 6 World Cup Winners
 Great Britain 3 1 0 2 50 65 −15 2
 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 44 60 −16 2
 France 3 1 0 2 28 59 −31 2
Source: [citation needed]
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 25–5  New Zealand Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
31–6  Great Britain Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
26–9  France Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

1960

Further information: 1960 Rugby League World Cup
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Result
 Great Britain 3 3 0 0 66 18 +48 6 World Cup Winners
 Australia 3 2 0 1 37 37 0 4
 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 32 44 −12 2
 France 3 0 0 3 19 55 −36 0
Source: [citation needed]
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 13–12  France Central Park, Wigan
21–15  New Zealand Headingley, Leeds
10–3  Great Britain Odsal Stadium, Bradford

1968

Further information: 1968 Rugby League World Cup
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Australia 3 3 0 0 93 26 +67 6 Qualified for the World Cup final
 France 3 2 0 1 26 49 −23 4
 Great Britain 3 1 0 2 50 46 +4 2
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 36 84 −48 0
Source: [citation needed]
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 25–10  Great Britain Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
31–12  New Zealand Lang Park, Brisbane
37–4  France Lang Park, Brisbane
Final 20–2  France Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

1970

Further information: 1970 Rugby League World Cup
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Great Britain 3 3 0 0 44 21 +23 6 Qualified for the World Cup final
 Australia 3 1 0 2 66 39 +27 2
 France 3 1 0 2 32 37 −5 2
 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 44 89 −45 2
Source: [citation needed]
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 47–11  New Zealand Central Park, Wigan
4–11  Great Britain Headingley, Leeds
15–17  France Odsal Stadium, Bradford
Final 12–7  Great Britain Headingley, Leeds

1972

Further information: 1972 Rugby League World Cup
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Great Britain 3 3 0 0 93 44 +49 6 Advances to the Final
 Australia 3 2 0 1 61 41 +20 4
 France 3 1 0 2 33 53 −20 2
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 33 82 −49 0
Source: [citation needed]
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 21–27  Great Britain Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan
9–5  New Zealand Parc des Princes, Paris
31–9  France Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Final 10–10  Great Britain Stade de Gerland, Lyon

1975

Further information: 1975 Rugby League World Cup
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 8 6 1 1 198 69 +129 13
 England 8 5 2 1 167 84 +83 12
 Wales 8 3 0 5 110 130 −20 6
 New Zealand 8 2 2 4 121 149 −28 6
 France 8 1 1 6 40 204 −164 3
Source: [citation needed]
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 36–8  New Zealand Lang Park, Brisbane
30–13  Wales Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
26–6  France Lang Park, Brisbane
10–10  England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
24–8  New Zealand Carlaw Park, Auckland
18–6  Wales St. Helen's Rugby Ground, Swansea
41–2  France Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan
13–16  England Central Park, Wigan
Challenge Match 25–0  England Headingley, Leeds

1977

Further information: 1977 Rugby League World Cup
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Australia 3 3 0 0 67 26 +41 6 Advances to the Final
 Great Britain 3 2 0 1 58 35 +23 4
 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 52 77 −25 2
 France 3 0 0 3 33 72 −39 0
Source: [citation needed]
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 27–12  New Zealand Carlaw Park, Auckland
21–9  France Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
19–5  Great Britain Lang Park, Brisbane
Final 13–12  Great Britain Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

1985–1988

Further information: 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Australia 8 6 0 2 252 91 +161 12 Qualified for the World Cup final
 New Zealand 8 5 1 2 158 86 +72 11
 Great Britain 8 4 2 2 203 90 +113 10
 Papua New Guinea 8 2 0 6 84 325 −241 4
 France 8 1 1 6 35 140 −105 3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c France's 1987 away fixtures against Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea were cancelled and each team awarded two points as the French were unable to tour Australasia that year due to financial difficulties.
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 0–18  New Zealand Carlaw Park, Auckland
32–12  New Zealand Lang Park, Brisbane
62–12  Papua New Guinea Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
24–15  Great Britain Central Park, Wigan
52–0  France Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne
26–12  Great Britain Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
70–8  Papua New Guinea Eric Weissel Oval, Wagga Wagga
Final 25–12  New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland

1989–1992

Further information: 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Australia 8 8 0 0 236 68 +168 16 Advances to the Final
 Great Britain 8 5 0 3 215 79 +136 10
 New Zealand 8 5 0 3 203 120 +83 10
 France 8 2 0 6 80 247 −167 4
 Papua New Guinea 8 0 0 8 84 304 −220 0
Source: [citation needed]
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 22–14  New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
34–2  France Pioneer Oval, Parkes
14–0  Great Britain Elland Road, Leeds
34–10  France Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan
40–12  New Zealand Lang Park, Brisbane
40–6  Papua New Guinea Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
16–10  Great Britain Lang Park, Brisbane
36–14  Papua New Guinea Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville
Final 10–6  Great Britain Wembley Stadium, London

1995

Further information: 1995 Rugby League World Cup
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 England 3 3 0 0 112 16 +96 6 Advances to knockout stage
 Australia 3 2 0 1 168 26 +142 4
 Fiji 3 1 0 2 52 118 −66 2
 South Africa 3 0 0 3 12 184 −172 0
Source: [citation needed]
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 16–20  England Wembley Stadium, London
86–6  South Africa Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead
66–0  Fiji Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield
Semi-Final 30–20  New Zealand Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield
Final 16–8  England Wembley Stadium, London

2000

Further information: 2000 Rugby League World Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 198 14 +184 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 144 36 +108 4
3  Fiji 3 1 0 2 56 144 −88 2
4  Russia 3 0 0 3 20 224 −204 0
Source: Rugby League Project
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 22–2  England Twickenham Stadium, London
66–8  Fiji Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead
110–4  Russia The Boulevard, Hull
Quarter-Final 66–10  Samoa Vicarage Road, Watford
Semi-Final 46–22  Wales Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield
Final 40–12  New Zealand Old Trafford, Manchester

2008

Further information: 2008 Rugby League World Cup
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 3 3 0 0 128 16 +112 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 90 60 +30 4
3  England 3 1 0 2 60 110 −50 2
4  Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 34 126 −92 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 30–6  New Zealand Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
52–4  England Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
46–6  Papua New Guinea Willows Sports Complex, Townsville
Semi-Final 52–0  Fiji Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Final 20–34  New Zealand Lang Park, Brisbane

2013

Further information: 2013 Rugby League World Cup
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 20 112 22 +90 6
 England 3 2 0 1 18 96 40 +56 4
 Fiji 3 1 0 2 8 46 82 –36 2
 Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 14 124 –110 0
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 28–20  England Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
34–2  Fiji Langtree Park, St Helens
50–0  Ireland Thomond Park, Limerick
Quarter-Final 62–0  United States Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Semi-Final 64–0  Fiji Wembley Stadium, London
Final 34–2  New Zealand Old Trafford, Manchester

2017

Further information: 2017 Rugby League World Cup
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 3 3 0 0 104 10 +94 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 69 34 +35 4
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 39 81 −42 2
4  France 3 0 0 3 30 117 −87 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 18–4  England Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
52–6  France Canberra Stadium, Canberra
34–0  Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Quarter-Final 46–0  Samoa Darwin Stadium, Darwin
Semi-Final 54–6  Fiji Lang Park, Brisbane
Final 6–0  England Lang Park, Brisbane

2021

Further information: 2021 Rugby League World Cup
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 192 14 +178 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 98 60 +38 4
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 38 130 −92 2
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 18 142 −124 0
Source: rlwc2021
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage –  Fiji KCOM Stadium, Hull
–  Scotland Ricoh Arena, Coventry
–  Italy Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens

References

  1. ^ Gordon, James (2019-11-04). "Who has qualified for the 2021 World Cup?". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

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