1954
The inaugural Rugby League World Cup was the initiative of the French. The French side of the early fifties is still recognized as one of... More
1957
Great Britain were favourites, with many expecting them to repeat their 1954 win. The opening day attr... More
1960
The Cup was played in England for the first time in 1960. A points table was again used to split the four teams, with Great Britain and A... More
1968
The World Cup returned to the international rugby league scene in 1968, and another four Cup competitions would be held in the following ... More
1970
Great Britain and Australia entered the fifth World Cup tournament having won two championships each. Great Britain, the hosts, were clea... More
1972
The World Cup returned to France for the first time since the opening series of 1954. The home team opened the competition with a 20-9 w... More
1975
In 1975 England and Wales entered as separate teams, increasing the number of competing nations to five. The seventh World Cup though was... More
1977
The 1977 World Cup returned to the traditional tournament system, while the Welsh and English team combined resources and played as Great... More
1988
The ninth World Cup was played under a home-and-away model that began in 1985 and ended in 1988 - most games doubled as regular Tests, ke... More
1992
The four season series model was used again for the tenth World Cup. Undefeated, Australia secured a place in the 1992 Cup Final more th... More
1995
With rugby league in England celebrating its centenary in 1995, it was more than appropriate that all of the code’s nations should gather... More
2000
The twelfth Rugby League World Cup was the most expansive tournament held since the competition’s inception in 1954, with 16 nations comp... More
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