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the Rugby League Council to support the concept. At a meeting held in Blackpool, England, November 1953, the International Board accepted Paul Barrie’s proposal that France should be the nation to host the first World Cup, the inaugural "Rugby World Cup" of either rugby code. The first World Cup was held the following year, with Great Britain defeating France in Paris on November 13 to claim the title. The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is the world governing body for the sport of rugby league. ...
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The World Cup was initially contested by the four Test nations: Australia, Great Britain, France and New Zealand. The teams played each other in a league format. After a final was played between the top two teams in 1954, it was decided that the team that finished first in the league standings would be declared the winner for the second World Cup in Australia in 1957. Australia proved victorious on their home ground. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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After the successful 1960 competition, in which Great Britain won the title for the second time, there would be no further World Cup for 8 years. The competition had be scheduled to be held in France in 1965, but after an unsuccessful tour of Australia, the French withdrew. The tournament was next held in 1968, and followed a 2 year cycle until the mid-1970s. The 1972 World Cup final ended in a 10-all draw, and the title was awarded to Great Britain by virtue of their superior record in the qualifiers. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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In 1975 the competition underwent its most radical overhaul to date. It was decided to play matches on a home and away basis around the world, instead of in any one host nation. Furthermore, the Great Britain team was split into England and Wales. Australia won that tournament, and in 1977 it was decided that Great Britain should once more compete as a single entity. Although the final between Australia and Great Britain was a closely fought affair, public interest in the tournament waned due to the continuing tinkering with the format, and it would not be held again until the mid-1980s.
From 1985 to 1988, each nation played each other a number of times on a home and away basis. At the end of that period Australia met New Zealand at Eden Park. The match was a physical encounter, and Australian captain Wally Lewis played part of the match with a broken arm. The Kangaroos won the competition 25-12. This format was repeated from 1989-1992, and Australia defeated Great Britain 10-6 at Wembley Stadium in front of 72,000 people. This crowd remains a rugby league World Cup record. Eden Park is the main sports ground in Auckland, New Zealand for both rugby union during winter, and cricket in summer. ...
Captain of the Australia national rugby league football team Wally Lewis (born December 1, 1959 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is a former rugby league footballer who was one of the most pre-eminent players of the 1980s. ...
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In 1995 the competition was once again restructured, and the largest number of teams to date (10) entered. New teams competing included Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and South Africa. The tournament, which was also held to celebrate the centenary of the sport in England, was highly successful with over 250,000 people attending the group stages and over 66,000 people attending the final to see Australia defeat England 16-8 in the final. The eleventh Rugby League World Cup was badged the Centenary World Cup, reflecting the fact that 1995 was marked the 100th birthday of the sport. ...
The 2000 world cup expanded the field further, with 16 teams entering. Blown out score lines meant that this tournament was not as successful as the previous one. In the same year, the first women's rugby league world cup was held. The twelfth Rugby League World Cup was held in Great Britain and France in 2000. ...
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Ten teams are to compete in the next World Cup in Australia in 2008. It has also been announced that the following tournament will be held in Great Britain in 2013[1] The 2008 Rugby League World Cup will be the 13th World Cup, an international tournament for rugby league, that is scheduled to take place between 25 October and 22 November 2008 in Australia. ...
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Trophy The original Rugby League World Cup trophy was produced and then donated to the Rugby League International Federation by the French Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII president Paul Barriere in 1954 to be used for the inaugural competition. This trophy would be used and presented to the winning nation for the next four tournaments until the RLIF decided it would debut a new trophy at the 1970 Cup that was considerably smaller than the original cup and was gold instead of silver like its predecessor. The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is the world governing body for the sport of rugby league. ...
The Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII (FFR) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in France. ...
Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The new cup remained as the tournaments prize until 2000 and as while they wanted to re-introduce the original cup as the competition prize were unable to do so after it was thieved during the 1970 competition[2].
The original World Cup trophy reappeared during the 2000 Rugby League World Cup after it was found and presented to the victorious Australian team. The same trophy will likely be used for both the 2008 and 2013 competitions. The twelfth Rugby League World Cup was held in Great Britain and France in 2000. ...
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup will be the 13th World Cup, an international tournament for rugby league, that is scheduled to take place between 25 October and 22 November 2008 in Australia. ...
The fourteenth Rugby League World Cup will be held in 2013. ...
Format The Rugby League World Cup has followed a varied range of formats throughout its history.
Since 1995, groups of teams have been placed in a qualifying pool followed by a finals system. The top teams in each pool qualify into the next round. In 1995, there were 10 teams split into one group of four, and two groups of three. The top two teams progressed in the group of four and the top team progressed from each of the groups of three into the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals progressed to the final.
In 2000, sixteen teams were split into four groups of four. The top two teams from each group progressed to the knockout quarter finals. The winners of the quarter finals played in the semi-final and the winners of the semi-finals progressed to the final.
The 2008 tournament will follow a similar format with the 1995 competition. The 10 teams will be split into one group of four, and two groups of three. However, three teams will progress into the semi-finals in the group of four and the winners of the two groups of three will playoff for a position in the semi-final. The winners of the semi-finals progressed to the final.
Alternate formats From 1954 until 1972 the World Cup competition had only featured four teams in Australia, Britain, France and New Zealand; because of this a current style format of World Cup would have been impractical and instead the RLIF adopted a league style format where each team would play each other and whichever two teams sat atop of the table after the designated matches would play off in a final and be declared champion. This style was again re-introduced for the 1977 tournament.
For the 1975 tournament a new format was introduced where no single country would hold the world cup but rather each country playing in the tournament would hold all home fixtures in their own country and play away in the country of their opposition. This style of tournament saw a further three countries enter the cup under the league format in England, Papua New Guinea and Wales. With the exception of the 1977 tournament this format was used all the way up until the 1995 competition.
Qualification Since the 1995 tournament the majority of teams have had to qualify for the World Cup tournament. Teams from Europe have qualified through the European qualifying groups, Oceania and Pacific Island teams attempt to qualify for the tournament via Pacific qualifying groups and teams from the Atlantic region qualify through the Atlantic qualifying group. The remaining teams attempt to gain entry via the repechage rounds of the World Cup qualifiers. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...
For the 2008 tournament five teams have been granted automatic entry into the cup and will therefore not have to gain admission through the qualifying stages. These five teams are the original five that entered the World Cup between 1954 and 1992 in Australia, England, France, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Results
World Cup summaries | Year | Host | Winner | Final Score | Loser | Final venue | Final crowd | | 1954 | France |
Great Britain | 16 - 12 |
France | Parc des Princes, Paris | 30,368 | | 1957 | Australia |
Australia | - |
Great Britain | [west st oval]], nowra | 30,675 | | 1960 | United Kingdom |
Great Britain | 10 - 3 |
Australia | Odsal Stadium, Bradford | 32,733 | | 1968 | Australia
New Zealand |
Australia | 20 - 2 |
France | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 54,290 | | 1970 | United Kingdom |
Australia | 12 - 7 |
Great Britain | Headingley, Leeds | 18,776 | | 1972 | France |
Great Britain | 10 - 10 |
Australia | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | 4,500 | | 1975 | Worldwide |
Australia | 25 - 0 |
England | Headingley, Leeds | 7,727 | | 1977 | Australia
New Zealand |
Australia | 13 - 12 |
Great Britain | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 24,457 | | 1985-1988 | Worldwide |
Australia | 25 - 12 |
New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 47,363 | | 1989-1992 | Worldwide |
Australia | 10 - 6 |
Great Britain | Wembley Stadium, London | 73,631 | | 1995 | United Kingdom |
Australia | 16 - 8 |
England | Wembley Stadium, London | 66,540 | | 2000 | United Kingdom |
Australia | 40 - 12 |
New Zealand | Old Trafford, Manchester | 44,329 | | 2008 | Australia | | | | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | | | 2013 | | | | | | | The first Rugby League World Cup was held in France in 1954. ...
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Successful national teams Australia, France and New Zealand are the only nations who have appeared at every Rugby League World Cup from 1954 to 2000. England and Wales also have been at all, but participated under the banner of Great Britain from the majority of the earlier tournaments.
 To date only Australia and Great Britain have been crowned World Cup champions with Australia easily the most successful winning nine of the twelve tournaments but many other nations have performed well in the tournament since its inception over fifty years ago. France have been runners-up on two occasions including the inaugural cup where they were captained by Puig Aubert, New Zealand and England have also finished runners-up on two occasions. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 351 pixelsFull resolution (1425 × 625 pixel, file size: 82 KB, MIME type: image/png) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Puig Aubert (born March 24, 1925 in Andernach, Germany – died June 3, 1994 in Carcassonne, France), was debatably the greatest French rugby league player of all-time[1] Over a sixteen year professional career he would play for Carcassonne, Les Catalans, Celtic de Paris and Castelnaudary winning five French championships...
Other nations to make it past the qualifying pool stages include Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Wales in 2000.
The following list, are all the teams that have competed in a World Cup tournament since its inception; the number of times they have appeared; their most recent appearance; consecutive appearances and their highest result:
| Nation | Number of appearances | First appearance | Most recent appearance | Most consecutive cups | Best result |
 Australia | 12 | 1954 | 2000 | 12 | Champion, 1957; 1968; 1970; 1975; 1977; 1988; 1992; 1995; 2000 |
 France | 12 | 1954 | 2000 | 12 | Runner-up, 1954; 1968 |
 New Zealand | 12 | 1954 | 2000 | 12 | Runner-up, 1988; 2000 |
 Great Britain | 9 | 1954 | 1992 | 6 | Champion, 1954; 1960; 1972 |
 Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1988 | 2000 | 4 | Quarter-finalist, 2000 |
 England | 3 | 1975 | 2000 | 2 | Runner-up, 1975; 1995 |
 Wales | 3 | 1975 | 2000 | 2 | Semi-finalist, 1995; 2000 |
 Fiji | 2 | 1995 | 2000 | 2 | One win, 1995; 2000 |
 Samoa | 2 | 1995 | 2000 | 2 | Quarter-finalist, 2000 |
 South Africa | 2 | 1995 | 2000 | 2 | No games won |
 Tonga | 2 | 1995 | 2000 | 2 | One win, 2000 |
 Cook Islands | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | No games won |
 Ireland | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | Quarter-finalist, 2000 |
 Lebanon | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | No games won |
 New Zealand Māori | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | One win, 2000 |
 Russia | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | No games won |
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First international New Zealand 8 - 9 Wales (Aberdare, Wales; 1 January 1908) Biggest win USA 4 - 92 Wales (Philidelphia, USA; 11 June 1995 Biggest defeat Australia 74 - 4 Wales (Bridgend, Wales; 19 August 2003) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1975) Best result Semi-finals, 1995; 2000 The Wales national...
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Awards The top point scorer for each tournament is recognised with an official award by the Rugby League International Federation. In the debut tournament the highest point scorer was the France national rugby league team's Puig Aubert. The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is the world governing body for the sport of rugby league. ...
The French national rugby league team are often nicknamed les chanteclairs, after the cockerel which is the emblem of the team or as les tricolores. ...
Puig Aubert (born March 24, 1925 in Andernach, Germany – died June 3, 1994 in Carcassonne, France), was debatably the greatest French rugby league player of all-time[1] Over a sixteen year professional career he would play for Carcassonne, Les Catalans, Celtic de Paris and Castelnaudary winning five French championships...
Records and statistics
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Michael David OConnor (born in 1960, Nowra, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league and rugby union player - a dual international. ...
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John Atkinson was an English rugby league player for Leeds Rugby League Football Club (now known as Leeds Rhinos) in the English Super League competition, his position of choice was on the left Wing. ...
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Robert (Bob) Fulton AM (born 1947 in Warrington, England) is an English born Australian rugby league identity. ...
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Australian national rugby league team captain Malcolm Norman Meninga AM (born on the 8th of July, 1960 in Bundaberg, Queensland) is an Australian rugby league identity. ...
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Michael David OConnor (born in 1960, Nowra, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league and rugby union player - a dual international. ...
World Cup winning captains and coaches Dave Valentine was an English Rugby League player for Huddersfield in the English domestic competition, his position of choice was at Loose forward. ...
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Australian national rugby league captain Herbert Richard Poole (born 1930 Sydney) is a former Australian rugby league player. ...
Australian national rugby league captain Herbert Richard Poole (born 1930 Sydney) is a former Australian rugby league player. ...
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Eric Ashton MBE is a former English rugby league player who played for Wigan RLFC. His position of choice was right centre three-qaurter // Born in 1935 in St. ...
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Johnny Raper was an Australian rugby league player. ...
Harry Bath (born 1924) was an Australian Rugby League player. ...
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Ron Coote was an Australian rugby league player for the South Sydney and Eastern Suburbs clubs. ...
Harry Bath (born 1924) was an Australian Rugby League player. ...
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Clive Sullivan (born in Cardiff) was a Welsh rugby league player, who played with both Hull FC and Hull Kingston Rovers in his career. ...
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Captain of the Australia national rugby league football team Arthur Henry Beetson OAM (born January 22, 1945 in Roma, Queensland) was a leading rugby league player for Queensland and Australia from 1964 to 1981. ...
Graeme Changa Langlands was an Australian rugby league player. ...
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Captain of the Australia national rugby league football team Arthur Henry Beetson OAM (born January 22, 1945 in Roma, Queensland) was a leading rugby league player for Queensland and Australia from 1964 to 1981. ...
Terry Fearney was a rugby league player in the Australian competition the New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL). ...
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Captain of the Australia national rugby league football team Wally Lewis (born December 1, 1959 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is a former rugby league footballer who was one of the most pre-eminent players of the 1980s. ...
Don Furner is the current general manager of the Canberra Raiders rugby league team. ...
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Robert (Bob) Fulton AM (born 1947 in Warrington, England) is an English born Australian rugby league identity. ...
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Bradley Scott Fittler AM (born 5 February, 1972 in Auburn, New South Wales) is a former Australian rugby league player and current coach of the Sydney Roosters. ...
Robert (Bob) Fulton AM (born 1947 in Warrington, England) is an English born Australian rugby league identity. ...
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Bradley Scott Fittler AM (born 5 February, 1972 in Auburn, New South Wales) is a former Australian rugby league player and current coach of the Sydney Roosters. ...
Chris Anderson is a former rugby league winger who was recruited by Peter Moore from Forbes. ...
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Footnotes
See also The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is the world governing body for the sport of rugby league. ...
The RLIF World Rankings is a ranking system for mens national teams in the sport of rugby league. ...
This is a list of the mens national rugby league teams in the world. ...
Since 1995, the rugby league authorities have held an Emerging Nations Tournament alongside the Rugby League World Cup. ...
The European Nations Cup (formerly known as the European Championship) is a rugby league tournament for European nations. ...
The Mediterranean Cup is an annual rugby league tournament held in Lebanon. ...
The Pacific Cup is a rugby league competition for international teams from the pacific region. ...
The Rugby League Tri-Nations (also known as the Gillette Tri-Nations for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league tournament involving the top three nations in the sport: Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain. ...
External links | Rugby League International Federation | | Test Nations | Australia · Cook Islands · England · Fiji · France · Great Britain · New Zealand · Papua New Guinea · Russia · Samoa · South Africa · Tonga The first Rugby League World Cup was held in France in 1954. ...
The second Rugby League World Cup was held in Australia in 1957. ...
The third Rugby League World Cup was held in Great Britain in 1960. ...
The fourth Rugby League World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand in 1968. ...
The fifth Rugby League World Cup was held in Great Britain in 1970. ...
The sixth Rugby League World Cup was held in France in 1972. ...
The seventh Rugby League World Cup was held in 1975. ...
The eighth Rugby League World Cup was held in 1977, and saw a return to the format used on previous occasions. ...
The ninth Rugby League World Cup saw yet another change of format. ...
The tenth Rugby League World Cup continued to use the three-year format, stretching to cover the years 1989 to 1992. ...
The eleventh Rugby League World Cup was badged the Centenary World Cup, reflecting the fact that 1995 was marked the 100th birthday of the sport. ...
The twelfth Rugby League World Cup was held in Great Britain and France in 2000. ...
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup will be the 13th World Cup, an international tournament for rugby league, that is scheduled to take place between 25 October and 22 November 2008 in Australia. ...
The fourteenth Rugby League World Cup will be held in 2013. ...
The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is the world governing body for the sport of rugby league. ...
The Cook Islands national rugby league team has been participating in international competition since 1988. ...
England lines up against New Zealand in Warrington, 2005. ...
First international New Zealand 6 - 14 Great Britain (Headingley, England; 18 January 1908) Biggest win Fiji 4 - 72 Great Britain (Suva, Fiji; October 1996) Biggest defeat Australia 64 - 10 Great Britain (Sydney, Australia; July 2002) World Cup Appearances 9 (First in 1954) Best result Winners, 1954; 1960; 1972 Great Britain...
New Zealand team shirt The Logo of the New Zealand Rugby League The New Zealand national rugby league side represent New Zealand at rugby league, and are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. ...
Kumuls team shirt Rugby league was first played in Papua New Guinea in the late forties; it was introduced to the nation by Australian soldiers stationed there during and after the Second World War. ...
The South Africa national rugby league team was formed in 1963, and is nicknamed The Rhinos. The first attempt to introduce Rugby League in South Africa had started in 1953, and matches between Great Britain and France were held in Benoni, Durban and East London in 1957. ...
| | Affiliate Nations | American Samoa · Argentina · Austria · Canada · Czech Republic · Estonia · Germany · Greece · Ireland · Italy · Ivory Coast · Jamaica · Japan · Lebanon · Malta · Morocco · Netherlands · New Caledonia · Niue · Norway · Scotland · Serbia · Sweden · Tokelau · Tuvalu · United States · Wales The American Samoa rugby league team has been participating in international competition since 1988. ...
The Czech Republic national rugby league team were established to continue the spread of the game of rugby league throughout Central Europe. ...
First international American Samoa 62 - 6 New Caledonia (Pago Pago, American Samoa; 23 October 2004) Biggest win Never won a fixture Biggest defeat Samoa 76 - 0 New Caledonia (Apia, Samoa; 20 October 2004) The New Caledonia rugby league team represents the French territory of New Caledonia and has been participating...
Scotland rugby league team shirt There is comparatively little rugby league played in Scotland, and what there is at an amateur level only. ...
The Serbia national rugby league team has been participating in international competition since 2003. ...
First international New Zealand 8 - 9 Wales (Aberdare, Wales; 1 January 1908) Biggest win USA 4 - 92 Wales (Philidelphia, USA; 11 June 1995 Biggest defeat Australia 74 - 4 Wales (Bridgend, Wales; 19 August 2003) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1975) Best result Semi-finals, 1995; 2000 The Wales national...
| | Unaffiliated Nations | Georgia · Latvia · Moldova · Norfolk Island · Portugal · Singapore · Solomon Islands · Ukraine · West Indies The Norfolk Island national Rugby League team existed in the 1990s. ...
First international South Africa 50 - 22 West Indies (London, England; 9 October 2004) Biggest win Never been victorious Biggest defeat South Africa 50 - 22 West Indies (London, England; 9 October 2004) The West Indies rugby league team (nicknamed The Wahoos) represents the Caribbean and West Indies region in the sport...
| Major International
Competitions | Baskerville Shield · European Nations Cup · Mediterranean Cup · Pacific Cup · Pacific Rim Championship · The Ashes · Tri-Nations · World Club Challenge · World Cup · World Sevens The Baskerville Shield is a trophy awarded to the winner of Rugby League test series between Great Britain and New Zealand. ...
The European Nations Cup (formerly known as the European Championship) is a rugby league tournament for European nations. ...
The Mediterranean Cup is an annual rugby league tournament held in Lebanon. ...
The Pacific Cup is a rugby league competition for international teams from the pacific region. ...
The Pacific Rim Championship is a rugby league competition, sanctioned by the Rugby League International Federation and organized by both the New Zealand Rugby League and Pacific Island Rugby League Association (PIRLA). ...
The Ashes is the name given to the trophy awarded to the winner of rugby league test series between Great Britain and Australia. ...
The Rugby League Tri-Nations (also known as the Gillette Tri-Nations for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league tournament involving the top three nations in the sport: Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain. ...
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The Rugby League World Sevens were a pre-season Rugby League Sevens tournament made up of the NSWRL, ARL and NRL teams, along with teams representing NSW Country, Tonga, France, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Russia, Fiji, the USA and England. ...
| | Awards and Rankings | Hall of Fame · Golden Boot · RLIF Awards · World Rankings The British Rugby League Hall of Fame was established by the Rugby Football League in 1988 to commemorate the greatest ever players in British rugby league. ...
The Rugby League World Magazine Golden Boot Award The Rugby League World Golden Boot Award are a series of rugby league awards handed out on an annual basis for a series of achievements in rugby league. ...
The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) currently oversees and awards the major international sporting award for rugby league on an annual basis and has done so since its inception in 2004. ...
The RLIF World Rankings is a ranking system for mens national teams in the sport of rugby league. ...
| Spelling edited by --Nathan.tang 05:02, 7 October 2007 (UTC) The following is a list of world cups and world championships, sporting events which use one of these two names, or one with a similar meaning. ...
American Football World Cup is an international competition held every four years since 1999 to decide on a world champion of American football. ...
The World Baseball Classic, sometimes abbreviated WBC, is an international baseball tournament, first held in March 2006. ...
The FIBA World Championship (also called the Basketball World Championship) is a world basketball tournament for mens national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). ...
The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of mens One-Day International (ODI) cricket. ...
The Ford World Curling Championship is an annual curling event which showcases the worlds best curlers. ...
For the club competition, see FIFA Club World Cup. ...
The FIFA Futsal World Championships (popularly, if incorrectly, referred to as the Futsal World Cup) are the international championships for futsal, the indoor version of soccer. ...
The World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938. ...
The Semi-Final of World Cup 2006 between Germany and Spain The Hockey World Cup, sometimes called the Hockey World Championships, is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). ...
The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. ...
The International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championship began as a four-team invitational tournament that coincided with Canadas centennial lacrosse celebration in 1967. ...
For the rugby league competition, see Rugby League World Cup. ...
2006 Logo The Volleyball World Championship is a mens and womens volleyball competition. ...
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