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The World Club Challenge (WCC) (also referred to as the Carnegie World Club Challenge (CWCC) for sponsorship purposes) is an annual rugby league match held between the champions of the Australasian National Rugby League and the European Super League competitions to determine the world's best rugby league club. Image File history File links World_Club_Challenge_Rugby_League. ...
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The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. ...
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History
The competition began unofficially in 1976 as a match between the Australian and English champions, followed by another unofficial match in 1987. The first official World Club Challenge was contested between Widnes and Canberra in 1989. Three further matches, each involving Wigan, were staged in through the early 1990s. With the outbreak of the Australian Super League War in 1995, the World Club Challenge was not staged again until 1997. In that year the competition was restructured to included 22 clubs from the Australian and European Super League competitions. As it was contested over 6 rounds in 2 hemispheres, with $1,000,000 prize money, the competition was prohibitively expensive to stage, and it reportedly lost over $5,000,000. This, coupled with the poor ratings and attendances that were achieved both in Australia and Europe, led to the competition being postponed for a number of years. For results of this tournament, see 1997 World Club Challenge.
When it was resurrected in 2000, the World Club Challenge was once more played between the winners of the premierships in Australasia and Europe. It has been since contested annually in various venues in the United Kingdom in February or late January, before the commencement of Super League and National Rugby League seasons. Australian commentators sometimes deride the competition, citing the British home ground advantage and wintry conditions as reasons for Australian teams' poor performances.[1]. Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Super League war was a battle for the control of broadcast rights for the sport of Rugby League. ...
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Super League (Europe) began in March 1996 and is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ...
In 1997, the World Club Challenge was restructured to included 22 clubs from the Australian and European Super League competitions. ...
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Results | Year | Date | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Crowd | | 1976 | 29 June |
 Eastern Suburbs | 25-2 |
 St Helens | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 26,865 | | 1987 | 7 October |
Wigan | 8-2 |
Manly-Warringah | Central Park, Wigan | 36,895 | | 1989 | 4 October |
Widnes | 30-18 |
Canberra | Old Trafford, Manchester | 30,786 | | 1991 | 2 October |
Wigan | 21-4 |
Penrith Panthers | Anfield, Liverpool | 20,152 | | 1992 | 31 October |
Brisbane Broncos | 22-8 |
Wigan | Central Park, Wigan | 17,460 | | 1994 | 1 June |
Wigan | 20-14 |
Brisbane Broncos | ANZ Stadium, Brisbane | 54,220 | | 1997 | 17 October [1] |
Brisbane Broncos | 36-12 |
Hunter Mariners | Ericsson Stadium, Auckland | 12,000 | | 2000 | 22 January |
Melbourne Storm | 44-6 |
St Helens | JJB Stadium, Wigan | 13,394 | | 2001 | 26 January |
St Helens | 20-18 |
Brisbane Broncos | Reebok Stadium, Bolton | 16,041 | | 2002 | 25 January |
Bradford Bulls | 41-26 |
Newcastle Knights | Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield | 21,113 | | 2003 | 14 February |
Sydney Roosters | 38-0 |
St Helens | Reebok Stadium, Bolton | 19,807 | | 2004 | 13 February |
Bradford Bulls | 22-4 |
Penrith Panthers | Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield | 18,962 | | 2005 | 4 February |
Leeds Rhinos | 39-32 |
Canterbury Bulldogs | Elland Road, Leeds | 37,208 | | 2006 | 4 February |
Bradford Bulls | 30-10 |
Wests Tigers | Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield | 19,207 | | 2007 | 23 February |
St Helens | 18-14 |
Brisbane Broncos | Reebok Stadium, Bolton | 23,207 | | 2008 | 29 February |
Leeds Rhinos | 11-4 |
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Statistics and records Except where noted, these statistics do not include pool matches from the 1997 World Club Challenge.
Titles won (country of origin) | Wins | Country | | 11 |
 England | | 5 |
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Titles won (club) | Wins | Club | | 3 |
 Bradford Bulls |
 Wigan Warriors | | 2 |
 Brisbane Broncos |
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 Leeds Rhinos | | 1 |
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Biggest Wins | Points | Score | Winning Team | Losing Team | Year | | 38 | 44-6 | Melbourne Storm | St. Helens | 2000 | | 38 | 38-0 | Sydney Roosters | St. Helens | 2003 | | 24 | 36-12 | Brisbane Broncos | Hunter Mariners | 1997 |
Most Points In A Game | Points | Score | Winning Team | Losing Team | Year | | 44 | 44-6 | Melbourne Storm | St. Helens | 2000 | | 41 | 41-26 | Bradford Bulls | Newcastle Knights | 2002 | | 39 | 39-32 | Leeds Rhinos | Canterbury Bulldogs | 2005 |
Most Points In A Game By A Losing Side | Points | Score | Winning Team | Losing Team | Year | | 32 | 39-32 | Leeds Rhinos | Canterbury Bulldogs | 2005 | | 26 | 41-26 | Bradford Bulls | Newcastle Knights | 2002 | | 18 | 30-18 | Widnes Vikings | Canberra Raiders | 1989 | | 18 | 20-18 | St. Helens | Brisbane Broncos | 2001 |
Highest Scoring Matches | Points | Score | Winning Team | Losing Team | Year | | 71 | 39-32 | Leeds Rhinos | Canterbury Bulldogs | 2005 | | 67 | 41-26 | Bradford Bulls (England) | Newcastle Knights | 2002 | | 50 | 44-6 | Melbourne Storm (Australia) | St. Helens | 2000 |
Lowest Scoring Matches | Points | Score | Winning Team | Losing Team | Year | | 10 | 8-2 | Wigan Warriors | Manly Sea Eagles | 1987 | | 15 | 11-4 | Leeds Rhinos | Melbourne Storm | 2008 | | 25 | 21-4 | Wigan Warriors | Penrith Panthers | 1991 |
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HAZEM EL MASRI CANNOT BENCHPRESS THE MOST IN THE BULLDOGS NRL TEAM Hazem El Masri (Arabic: Øازم المصري) (born April 1, 1976 in Tripoli, Lebanon) is a Lebanese-Australian professional rugby league football player, widely known for his goal-kicking feats with his National Rugby League side, the Canterbury Bulldogs. ...
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Try scorers | Tries | Name (club/s) | | 3 | Bai (Melbourne / Bradford), Hancock (Brisbane), Smith (Brisbane) | | 2 | El Masri (Canterbury), Fieldon (Bradford), Gene (Bradford), Johns (Newcastle), Offiah (Widnes), Paul (Bradford), Ross (Melbourne), Sailor (Brisbane), Sculthorpe (St Helens), Vainakolo (Bradford), Withers (Bradford), Zisti (Hunter), Gardner (St Helens) | | 1 | Ayliffe (St Helens), Betts (Wigan), Buderus (Newcastle), Byrne (Roosters), Calderwood (Leeds), Carlaw (Hunter), Davies (Widnes), Edwards (Wigan), Evans (Melbourne), Fairfax (Roosters), Fittler (Roosters), Fitzgibbon (Roosters), Fitzhenry (Wests Tigers), Gartner (Bradford), Hill (Melbourne), Hodgson (Wests Tigers), Hoppe (St Helens), Jones-Buchanan (Leeds), Joynt (St Helens), Kerrod Walters (Brisbane), Kevin Walters (Brisbane), Lolesi (Canterbury), Long (St Helens), Mather (Wigans), Mathers (Leeds), McGuire (Leeds), Meninga (Canberra), Morgan (Melbourne), Moreley (Roosters), Moule (Melbourne), Myers (Widnes), O'Neill (Brisbane), O'Sullivan (Canberra), P. Hulme (Widnes), Panapa (Widnes), Parker (Bradford), Patten (Canterbury), Payten (Roosters), Plath (Brisbane), Poching (Leeds), Priddis (Penrith), Pryce (Bradford), R Eyers (Widnes), Renouf (Brisbane), Robinson (Wigan), S. Walters (Canberra), Smith (Newcastle), Stevens (Roosters), Swann (Bradford), Townsend (Roosters), C. Walker (Brisbane), Walker (Leeds), Willis (Penrith), Wright (Widnes), Parker (Brisbane), Boyd (Brisbane), Shaun Berrigan (Brisbane), Lee (Brisbane), Meyers (Brisbane), Hoffman (Melbourne), Donald (Leeds) | Marcus Bai Marcus Bai (born November 10, 1972) is a Papua New Guinean Rugby league player. ...
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Goals (conversions and penalties) | Goals | Name (club/s) | | 12 | Botica (Widnes / Wigan) | | 9 | Fitzgibbon (Roosters) | | 8 | Deacon (Bradford) | | 5 | Harris (Bradford), Sinfield (Leeds), Watts (Melbourne) | | 4 | El Masri (Canterbury), Long (St Helens), Stephenson (Wigan) | | 3 | Johns (Newcastle), Sculthorpe (St Helens), Withers (Bradford), Davies (Wigan), Parker (Brisbane), De Vere (Brisbane), Matterson (Brisbane) | | 2 | Wood (Canberra) | | 1 | Hodgeson (Wests Tigers), O'Neill (Brisbane), O'Sullivan (Canberra), Brass (Roosters), Lavea (Melbourne), O'Conner (Manly), Pimblett (Wigan) |
Field goals | Goals | Name (club/s) | | 2 | Sinfield (Leeds) | | 1 | Lydon (Wigan), Long (St Helens), Sculthorpe (St Helens), Deacon (Bradford) |
Grounds | Venue | City | Number of Games | Highest Crowd | Lowest Crowd | | Anfield | Liverpool | 1 | 20,152 | 20,152 | | ANZ Stadium | Brisbane | 1 | 54,220 | 54,220 | | Central Park | Wigan | 2 | 36,895 | 17,460 | | Elland Road | Leeds | 2 | 37,208 | 33,204 | | Galpharm Stadium | Huddersfield | 3 | 21,113 | 18,962 | | JJB Stadium | Wigan | 1 | 13,394 | 13,394 | | Ericcson Stadium | Auckland | 1 | 12,000 | 12,000 | | Old Trafford | Manchester | 1 | 30,786 | 30,786 | | Reebok Stadium | Bolton | 3 | 23,207 | 16,041 | | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 1 | 26,865 | 26,865 | This article is about the football stadium. ...
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The Brisbane Broncos, at the then-ANZ Stadium The Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, formerly ANZ Stadium (and also known as the QEII Stadium) is an athletics stadium located in Brisbane, Queensland; the former home of the Brisbane Broncos rugby league team. ...
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Central Park was a multi-use stadium in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England and was one of the most famous stadiums in Rugby League. ...
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Elland Road is the home stadium of the football team Leeds United. ...
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The Galpharm Stadium is a multi-use sports stadium in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. ...
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The JJB Stadium is a sports stadium located within the Robin Park Complex in Newtown, Wigan, Greater Manchester. ...
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Footnotes - ^ This is the result from the grand final of a 22 team 1997 World Club Challenge. For the results of the other matches in that tournament please see 1997 World Club Challenge.
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Sources - Gallaway, Jack (2001). The Brisbane Broncos: The Team To Beat. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0-7022-3342-0.
- Gould, Phil "Humbling highlights Tigers' relience on Benji" The Sun Herald, 5 February, 2006. Retrieved 5 February, 2006.
- Rugby Super League website
- telegraph.co.uk website
External links - World Club Challenge Preview
- World Club Challenge Review
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First international Other Nationalities 9 - 3 England (Wigan, England; 5 April 1904) Biggest win USA 0 - 110 England (Florida, USA; October 2000 Biggest defeat New Zealand 49 - 6 England (Bolton, England; 18 November 2000) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1975) Best result Runners-up, 1975; 1995 In rugby league...
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...
First international Wales 8 - 9 New Zealand (Aberdare, Wales; 1 January 1908) Biggest win Tonga 0 - 74 New Zealand (Auckland, New Zealand; 1999 Biggest defeat New Zealand 0-58 Australia (Wellington, New Zealand; 14 October 2007 World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1954) Best result Runners-up, 1988; 2000 The...
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. ...
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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...
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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...
| | 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...
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Competitions | Baskerville Shield · European Nations Cup · Mediterranean Cup · Pacific Cup · Pacific Rim Championship · The Ashes · Tri-Nations · World Club Challenge · World Cup · World Sevens · Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup The Baskerville Shield is a trophy awarded to the winner of Rugby League test series between Great Britain and New Zealand. ...
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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 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. ...
The Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup first took place in 1986 in New Zealand, when the then five test nations each entered a side in what was the first non-first grade World Cup hosted by Rugby League. ...
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