Australia at the Rugby League World Cup

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

Tournament results World Cup RecordYearRoundPositionWinDrawLoss 1954Group3rd out of 43102 1957Winners1st out of 43300 1960Group2nd out of 43201 1968Winners1st out of 44400 1970Winners1st out of 44202 1972Group2nd out of 442021975Winners1st out of 59711 1977Winners1st out of 444041985-88Winners1st out of 586021989-92Winners1st out of 59900 1995Winners1st out of 105401 2000Winners1st out of 166600 2008Final2nd out of 105401 2013Winners1st out of 146600 2017Winners1st out of 146600 2021Winners1st out of 166600 2026Qualified

Tournaments +KeyColourMeaningWinnersQualifiers to the next round

1954

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage13–28Parc des Princes, Paris34–15Stade Vélodrome, Marseille5–15Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes

1957

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage25–5Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane31–6Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney26–9Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

1960

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage13–12Central Park, Wigan21–15Headingley, Leeds10–3Odsal Stadium, Bradford

1968

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage25–10Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney31–12Lang Park, Brisbane37–4Lang Park, BrisbaneFinal20–2Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

1970

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage47–11Central Park, Wigan4–11Headingley, Leeds15–17Odsal Stadium, BradfordFinal12–7Headingley, Leeds

1972

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage21–27Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan9–5Parc des Princes, Paris31–9Stadium Municipal, ToulouseFinal10–10Stade de Gerland, Lyon

1975

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage36–8Lang Park, Brisbane30–13Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney26–6Lang Park, Brisbane10–10Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney24–8Carlaw Park, Auckland18–6St. Helen's Rugby Ground, Swansea41–2Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan13–16Central Park, WiganChallenge Match25–0Headingley, Leeds

1977

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage27–12Carlaw Park, Auckland21–9Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney19–5Lang Park, BrisbaneFinal13–12Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

1985–1988

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage0–18Carlaw Park, Auckland32–12Lang Park, Brisbane62–12Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby24–15Central Park, Wigan52–0Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne26–12Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney70–8Eric Weissel Oval, Wagga WaggaFinal25–12Eden Park, Auckland

1989–1992

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage22–14Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland34–2Pioneer Oval, Parkes14–0Elland Road, Leeds34–10Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan40–12Lang Park, Brisbane40–6Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby16–10Lang Park, Brisbane36–14Townsville Sports Reserve, TownsvilleFinal10–6Wembley Stadium, London

1995

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage16–20Wembley Stadium, London86–6Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead66–0Kirklees Stadium, HuddersfieldSemi-Final30–20Kirklees Stadium, HuddersfieldFinal16–8Wembley Stadium, London

2000

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage22–2Twickenham Stadium, London66–8Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead110–4The Boulevard, HullQuarter-Final66–10Vicarage Road, WatfordSemi-Final46–22Kirklees Stadium, HuddersfieldFinal40–12Old Trafford, Manchester

2008

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage30–6Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney52–4Docklands Stadium, Melbourne46–6Willows Sports Complex, TownsvilleSemi-Final52–0Sydney Football Stadium, SydneyFinal20–34Lang Park, Brisbane

2013

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage28–20Millennium Stadium, Cardiff34–2Langtree Park, St Helens50–0Thomond Park, LimerickQuarter-Final62–0Racecourse Ground, WrexhamSemi-Final64–0Wembley Stadium, LondonFinal34–2Old Trafford, Manchester

2017

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage18–4Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne52–6Canberra Stadium, Canberra34–0Sydney Football Stadium, SydneyQuarter-Final46–0Darwin Stadium, DarwinSemi-Final54–6Lang Park, BrisbaneFinal6–0Lang Park, Brisbane

2021

RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage42-8KCOM Stadium, Hull84-0Ricoh Arena, Coventry66-6Totally Wicked Stadium, St HelensQuarter-Final48–4John Smiths Stadium, HuddersfieldSemi-Final16–14Elland Road, LeedsFinal30–10Old Trafford, Manchester

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