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.[1]

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
Team Pld W D L PF PA Diff Pts
 Great Britain 3 2 1 0 67 32 +35 5
 France 3 2 1 0 50 31 +19 5
 Australia 3 1 0 2 52 58 −6 2
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 34 82 −48 0
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 Diff Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 82 20 +62 6
 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
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
 Great Britain 3 3 0 0 66 18 +48 6
 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
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
 Australia 3 3 0 0 93 26 +67 6
 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
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
 Great Britain 3 3 0 0 44 21 +23 6
 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
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
 Great Britain 3 3 0 0 93 44 +49 6
 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
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
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
 Australia 3 3 0 0 67 26 +41 6
 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
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
 Australia 8 6 0 2 252 91 +161 121
 New Zealand 8 5 1 2 158 86 +72 111
 Great Britain 8 4 2 2 203 90 +113 10
 Papua New Guinea 8 2 0 6 84 325 −241 41
 France 8 1 1 6 35 140 −105 3

1 France's 1987 away fixtures against Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea were scratched 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
 Australia 8 8 0 0 236 68 +168 16
 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
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
 England 3 3 0 0 112 16 +96 6
 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
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
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 198 14 +184 6
 England 3 2 0 1 144 36 +108 4
 Fiji 3 1 0 2 56 144 −88 2
 Russia 3 0 0 3 20 224 −204 0
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
Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 128 16 +112 6
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 90 60 +30 4
 England 3 1 0 2 60 110 −50 2
 Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 34 126 −92 0
Source:[citation needed]
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
  • v
  • t
 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
Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 104 10 +94 6
 England 3 2 0 1 69 34 +35 4
 Lebanon 3 1 0 2 39 81 −42 2
 France 3 0 0 3 30 117 −87 0
Source:[citation needed]
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
  • v
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 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase[A]
2  Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 23 October 2021. Source: https://rlwc2021.com/the-tournament/mens
  1. ^ Teams that advance to the knockout phase also automatically qualify for the 2025 World Cup
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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