International Rugby League

The Rugby League World Cup, complete: all 16 editions from the inaugural 1954 tournament in France through 2021, every final, the all-time national honour table, and a page for each of the 10 nations to have reached a semi-final. Great Britain is kept as its own side for the years it competed as one, before England and Wales entered separately.

World Cup finals

Every Rugby League World Cup decider since 1954.

Australia2021
Score
30-10
Runner-up
Host
England
Australia2017
Score
6-0
Runner-up
Host
Australia, NZ & PNG
Australia2013
Score
34-2
Runner-up
Host
England & Wales
New Zealand2008
Score
34-20
Runner-up
Host
Australia
Australia2000
Score
40-12
Runner-up
Host
British Isles
Australia1995
Score
16-8
Runner-up
Host
England & Wales
Australia1989-1992
Score
10-6
Runner-up
Host
Home-and-away
Australia1985-1988
Score
25-12
Runner-up
Host
Home-and-away
Australia1977
Score
13-12
Runner-up
Host
Australia & New Zealand
Australia1975
Score
round-robin
Runner-up
Host
Australia, NZ, France & UK
Great Britain1972
Score
10-10 (a.e.t.)
Runner-up
Host
France
Australia1970
Score
12-7
Runner-up
Host
United Kingdom
Australia1968
Score
20-2
Runner-up
Host
Australia & New Zealand
Great Britain1960
Score
round-robin
Runner-up
Host
United Kingdom
Australia1957
Score
round-robin
Runner-up
Host
Australia
Great Britain1954
Score
16-12
Runner-up
Host
France

All-time honour table

Final-four finishes only (the source records the semi-finalists of each edition), ordered by titles.

Australia
Titles
12
Runners-up
3
Semis
1
Span
1954–2021
Best finish
Champions
Great Britain
Titles
3
Runners-up
4
Semis
2
Span
1954–1989
Best finish
Champions
New Zealand
Titles
1
Runners-up
3
Semis
11
Span
1954–2021
Best finish
Champions
England
Titles
0
Runners-up
3
Semis
4
Span
1975–2021
Best finish
Runners-up
France
Titles
0
Runners-up
2
Semis
6
Span
1954–1989
Best finish
Runners-up
Samoa
Titles
0
Runners-up
1
Semis
0
Span
2021–2021
Best finish
Runners-up
Fiji
Titles
0
Runners-up
0
Semis
3
Span
2008–2017
Best finish
Semi-finalist
Wales
Titles
0
Runners-up
0
Semis
3
Span
1975–2000
Best finish
Semi-finalist
Papua New Guinea
Titles
0
Runners-up
0
Semis
1
Span
1985–1985
Best finish
Semi-finalist
Tonga
Titles
0
Runners-up
0
Semis
1
Span
2017–2017
Best finish
Semi-finalist

Editions

202116 teams
Australia bt Samoa 30-10
Hosts: England
201714 teams
Australia bt England 6-0
Hosts: Australia, NZ & PNG
201314 teams
Australia bt New Zealand 34-2
Hosts: England & Wales
200810 teams
New Zealand bt Australia 34-20
Hosts: Australia
200016 teams
Australia bt New Zealand 40-12
Hosts: British Isles
199510 teams
Australia bt England 16-8
Hosts: England & Wales
1989-19925 teams
Australia bt Great Britain 10-6
Hosts: Home-and-away
1985-19885 teams
Australia bt New Zealand 25-12
Hosts: Home-and-away
19774 teams
Australia bt Great Britain 13-12
Hosts: Australia & New Zealand
19755 teams
Australia bt England round-robin
Hosts: Australia, NZ, France & UK
19724 teams
Great Britain bt Australia 10-10 (a.e.t.)
Hosts: France
19704 teams
Australia bt Great Britain 12-7
Hosts: United Kingdom
19684 teams
Australia bt France 20-2
Hosts: Australia & New Zealand
19604 teams
Great Britain bt Australia round-robin
Hosts: United Kingdom
19574 teams
Australia bt Great Britain round-robin
Hosts: Australia
19544 teams
Great Britain bt France 16-12
Hosts: France

Nations

Australia12× champions
12T · 3RU · 1SF · 1954–2021
Best: Champions
Great Britain3× champions
3T · 4RU · 2SF · 1954–1989
Best: Champions
New Zealand1× champions
1T · 3RU · 11SF · 1954–2021
Best: Champions
England
0T · 3RU · 4SF · 1975–2021
Best: Runners-up
France
0T · 2RU · 6SF · 1954–1989
Best: Runners-up
Samoa
0T · 1RU · 0SF · 2021–2021
Best: Runners-up
Fiji
0T · 0RU · 3SF · 2008–2017
Best: Semi-finalist
Wales
0T · 0RU · 3SF · 1975–2000
Best: Semi-finalist
Papua New Guinea
0T · 0RU · 1SF · 1985–1985
Best: Semi-finalist
Tonga
0T · 0RU · 1SF · 2017–2017
Best: Semi-finalist

Club rugby league

NRL →
Australia's National Rugby League: every NSWRL/NRL club since 1908, premierships, ladders, and the full Grand Final roll.
British Rugby League →
Britain's top-flight champions in one line: the Northern Union, the RFL Championship, and the Super League since 1996. Winners only.

Sources & methodology

Compiled from the public record of all 16 Rugby League World Cups (1954-2021): each edition's champion, runner-up and the two losing semi-finalists. Because the source captures the final four rather than every fixture, the table counts semi-final-or-better finishes, not total tournament entries. Great Britain (1954-1992) is kept as a distinct national side; England, Wales and the other home nations carry their own records from the editions they entered separately. The 2025 edition was postponed and is out of scope until played.