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2017 (2017) Rugby League World Cup  ()
File:2017 Rugby League World Cup logo.svg
Number of teams14
Host countriesFile:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
WinnerFile:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (11th title)
Matches played28
Attendance382,080 (13,646 per match)
Points scored1264 (45.14 per match)
Tries scored230 (8.21 per match)
Top scorerAustralia Cameron Smith (50)
Top try scorerAustralia Valentine Holmes (12)
Tournaments
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2021 > 

The 2017 Rugby League World Cup was the fifteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup tournament and took place in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea between 27 October and 2 December 2017.[1] The tournament featured the national teams of 14 Rugby League International Federation member countries who qualified through either standing in the previous tournament or a series of qualification play-off matches. In the final, defending champions Australia, playing in their 14th consecutive final, defeated England at Brisbane's Lang Park.

Host selection

See also: Rugby League World Cup hosts

At the 2010 Rugby League International Federation executive meeting, the New Zealand Rugby League made an early submission to co-host the 2017 tournament with Australia.[2] The Rugby League World Cup was last held in Australia in 2008.[3] Two formal bids were subsequently received by the RLIF before a November 2012 deadline; the co-host bid from Australia and New Zealand and a bid from South Africa.[4][5][6] On 19 February 2014, it was announced that the joint bid from Australia and New Zealand had won hosting rights.[7] Michael Brown, the CEO of several big name Australian sporting franchises and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, was originally appointed CEO of the World Cup in 2015, but resigned less than a year later due to 'workload' and 'homesickness'.[8] He was replaced by Andrew Hill.[9]

Teams

Qualification

Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying

It was announced on 3 August 2014 that 7 of the 8 quarter-finalists from the last World Cup would qualify automatically for the 2017 tournament; hosts Australia and New Zealand, plus England, Fiji, France, Samoa and Scotland. The USA, who were also 2013 quarter-finalists, were denied automatic qualification after a long-running internal governance dispute saw their RLIF membership temporarily suspended in 2014; later, once the matter was resolved, they were accepted into the qualification process. Papua New Guinea were initially set to be involved in the qualifying competition but were later granted automatic qualification, due to becoming co-hosts of the tournament. In addition to the eight automatic qualifiers, the remaining six spots will come from four different qualification zones; three from Europe, one from Asia/Pacific, one from Americas and one from Middle East/Africa.[10] Tonga were the first team to qualify from the qualification stage after winning the Asian-Pacific play-off. Lebanon were the second team to qualify from the qualification stage, after winning the Middle East-African play-off. The USA were the third team to qualify, winning the Americas qualification group.

Team Captain Coach Previous
Apps 		Previous best result Qualification
method 		World
Ranking
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Cameron Smith Australia Mal Meninga 14 Champions (10 times) Co-hosts 1
File:Flag of England.svg England Sean O'Loughlin Australia Wayne Bennett 5 Runners-up (1975, 1995) Automatic 3
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Kevin Naiqama Australia Mick Potter 4 Semi-finals (2008, 2013) Automatic 7
File:Flag of France.svg France Théo Fages France Aurélien Cologni 14 Runners-up (1954, 1968) Automatic 6
File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland Liam Finn England Mark Aston 3 Quarter-finals (2000, 2008) Europe 2 8
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mark Minichiello Italy Cameron Ciraldo 1 Group stage (2013) Europe play-off 12
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Robbie Farah Australia Brad Fittler 1 Group stage (2000) Middle East-Africa play-off 18
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Adam Blair New Zealand David Kidwell 14 Champions (2008) Co-hosts 2
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea David Mead Papua New Guinea Michael Marum 6 Quarter-finals (2000) Co-hosts 16
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Frank Pritchard Australia Matt Parish 4 Quarter-finals (2000, 2013) Automatic 5
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Danny Brough England Steve McCormack 3 Quarter-finals (2013) Automatic 4
File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Sika Manu Australia Kristian Woolf 4 Group stage (1995, 2000, 2008, 2013) Asia-Pacific play-off 11
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Mark Offerdahl England Brian McDermott 1 Quarter-finals (2013) Americas play-off 10
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales Craig Kopczak England John Kear 4 Semi-finals (1995, 2000) Europe 1 9

Draw

The draw was undertaken at the launch of the event in Auckland on 19 July 2016[11] and involved the same four group format as the 2013 tournament. The first two groups are made up of four teams whilst the other two groups feature three teams each. The top three teams in the first two groups and the winners of the two smaller groups will qualify for the quarter-finals. Group play will involve a round robin in the larger groups, and a round robin in the smaller groups with an additional inter-group game for each team so all teams will play three group games.[12]

Group A Group B Group C Group D

File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
File:Flag of England.svg England
File:Flag of France.svg France
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon

File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga

File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales

File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States

Squads

Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup squads

Each team submitted a squad of twenty-four players for the tournament, the same as the 2013 tournament.

Venues

Main article: Rugby League World Cup venues

It was announced in October 2014 that negotiations were being held for Papua New Guinea to host matches.[13] The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League presented to the RLIF in September 2015, requesting to host three matches.[14] In October 2015 it was confirmed that Papua New Guinea would host three matches in the group stage.[15] Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne hosted the opening game between Australia and England included an Aboriginal selection and a New Zealand Mãori side. and while Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane hosted the World Cup final.[12]

Australia

Brisbane Sydney Melbourne Townsville
Brisbane Stadium Sydney Football Stadium Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Townsville Stadium
Capacity: 52,500 Capacity: 45,500 Capacity: 30,050 Capacity: 26,500
File:Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Australia 01.jpg File:Aussie Stadium.jpg File:AAMI Park, Melbourne Storm v North Queensland Cowboys.jpg File:14-05-2005-dairy farmers at dusk.JPG
Canberra Perth Cairns Darwin
Canberra Stadium Perth Rectangular Stadium Barlow Park Darwin Stadium
Capacity: 25,011 Capacity: 20,500 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 12,000
File:BruceStadium19032005.JPG File:NRL in ME Bank Stadium.jpg File:Marrara Oval grandstand.png

New Zealand

Wellington Auckland
Wellington Regional Stadium Mount Smart Stadium
Capacity: 34,500 Capacity: 30,000
File:Wellington regional stadium.jpg File:EricssonStadium01.jpg
Hamilton Christchurch
Waikato Stadium[16] Christchurch Stadium
Capacity: 25,800 Capacity: 18,000
File:Hamilton 03.jpg File:Addington Rugby Stadium.jpg

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby
National Football Stadium
Capacity: 14,800

Officiating

See also: Category:Rugby League World Cup referees

The match officials will be headed by Tony Archer and three coaches: Steve Ganson, Russell Smith and Luke Watts.[17]

Warm-up matches

13 October 2017
Country U23s 26–40 File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
McDonalds Park, Wagga Wagga
20 October 2017
Country U23s 50–14 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina
20 October 2017
Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 6–16 File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Callendar Park, Innisfail

Group stage

The first two groups are made up of four teams whilst the other two groups feature three teams each. The top three teams in the Group A and B, and the winners of Group C and D will qualify for the quarter-finals. Group play will involve a round robin in the larger groups, and a round robin in the smaller groups with an additional inter-group game for each team so all teams will play three group games.[12]

Group A

Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (H) 3 3 0 0 104 10 +94 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of England.svg England 3 2 0 1 69 34 +35 4
3 File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 3 1 0 2 39 81 −42 2
4 File:Flag of France.svg France 3 0 0 3 30 117 −87 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A|AUSvENG}} {{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A|FRAvLBN}}

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A|AUSvFRA}} {{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A|ENGvLBN}}

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A|AUSvLBN}} {{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A|ENGvFRA}}

Group B

Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 3 3 0 0 110 44 +66 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (H) 3 2 0 1 134 42 +92 4
3 File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 3 0 1 2 40 84 −44 1
4 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 3 0 1 2 24 138 −114 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group B|NZLvSAM}} {{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group B|SCOvTON}}

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group B|NZLvSCO}} {{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group B|SAMvTON}}

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Group C

Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (H) 3 3 0 0 128 12 +116 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 3 2 0 1 76 32 +44 4
3 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 3 0 0 3 18 156 −138 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C|PNGvWAL}}

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C|PNGvIRE}}

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C|WALvIRE}}

Group D

Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 3 3 0 0 168 28 +140 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3 1 0 2 68 74 −6 2
3 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 3 0 0 3 12 168 −156 0
Source: [citation needed]

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group D|FIJvUSA}}

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group D|ITAvUSA}}

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup Group D|FIJvITA}}

Inter-group matches

Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup inter-group matches

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup inter-group matches|IREvITA}}

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup inter-group matches|FIJvWAL}}

{{#lst:2017 Rugby League World Cup inter-group matches|PNGvUSA}}

Knockout stage

Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage

Three teams from each of Groups A and B and one team from each of Groups C and D advanced to the quarter-finals. All quarter-finalists automatically qualified for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[23] The quarter-final fixture were finalised at the conclusion of the pool stages, to ensure that Australia played in Darwin on 17 November and New Zealand in Wellington on 18 November.[24] {{#section-h:2017 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}

Quarter-finals

Australia vs Samoa

17 November 2017
19:00 ACST (UTC+9:30)
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 46–0 File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
Tries:
Holmes (9', 17', 51', 57', 74') 5
Morgan (31', 36') 2
Slater (24') 1
Goal:
Smith 7/8
(10', 19', 26', 33', 38', 53', 58')
Darwin Stadium, Darwin
Attendance: 13,473
Referee: Phil Bentham (England)
Player of the Match: Valentine Holmes (Australia)

Tonga vs Lebanon

18 November 2017
17:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Tonga File:Flag of Tonga.svg 24–22 File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
Tries:
Fusitu'a (19', 33') 2
Lolohea (4') 1
Hopoate (23') 1
Goal:
Hingano 4/5
(5', 24', 34', 53' pen) 		Tries:
2 (40', 69') Miski
1 (9') Doueihi
1 (30') Elias
Goals:
3/4 Moses
(10', 31', 70')
Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 8,309
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Player of the Match: Mitchell Moses (Lebanon)

New Zealand vs Fiji

18 November 2017
19:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–4 File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
Goals:
Johnson 1/1
(45' pen) 		Goals:
1/1 Koroisau
(15' pen)
1/1 Milne
(62' pen)
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 12,713
Referee: Matt Cecchin (Australia)
Player of the Match: Kevin Naiqama (Fiji)

England vs Papua New Guinea

19 November 2017
16:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
England File:Flag of England.svg 36–6 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
Tries:
McGillvary (13', 20') 2
Watkins (68', 72') 2
Walmsley (33') 1
Currie (56') 1
Hall (79') 1
Goals:
Widdop 4/7
(34', 57', 69', 80') 		Tries:
1 (60') Lo
Goals:
1/1 Martin
(61')
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,563
Referee: James Child (England)
Player of the Match: Jermaine McGillvary (England)

Semi-finals

Australia vs Fiji

24 November 2017
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 54–6 File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
Tries:
Holmes (18', 24', 42', 51', 65', 75') 6
Gagai (31', 69') 2
Slater (14', 48') 2
Goals:
Smith 7/10
(15', 19', 33', 43', 49', 53', 67') 		Tries:
1 (59') Vunivalu
Goals:
1/2 Koroisau
(7' pen)
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 22,073
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Player of the Match: Cameron Smith (Australia)

Tonga vs England

25 November 2017
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Tonga File:Flag of Tonga.svg 18–20 File:Flag of England.svg England
Tries:
Pangai Junior (73') 1
Havili (76') 1
Lolohea (77') 1
Goals:
Taukeiaho 3/3
(73', 76, 77') 		Tries:
1 (11') McGillvary
1 (16') Widdop
1 (68') Bateman
Goals:
4/4 Widdop
(12, 17, 50 pen, 69)
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 30,003
Referee: Matt Cecchin (Australia)
Player of the Match: Gareth Widdop (England)

Final: Australia vs England

Main article: 2017 Rugby League World Cup final
2 December 2017
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6–0 File:Flag of England.svg England
Tries:
Cordner (15')
Goals:
Smith 1/1
(16')
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 40,033
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Player of the Match: Boyd Cordner (Australia)

Statistics

Top try scorers

12 tries
9 tries
7 tries
5 tries
4 tries
3 tries
2 tries
1 try

Top point scorers

Player Team App. Total Details
T G FG
Cameron Smith File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 6 50 0 25 0
Valentine Holmes File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 6 48 12 0 0
Shaun Johnson File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 4 44 2 18 0
Gareth Widdop File:Flag of England.svg England 6 41 2 16 1
Rhyse Martin File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 4 40 2 16 0
Suliasi Vunivalu File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 5 38 9 1 0
Taane Milne File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 5 32 4 8 0
Sio Siua Taukeiaho File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 4 32 0 16 0
Liam Finn File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 3 28 1 12 0
Apisai Koroisau File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 5 28 0 14 0
Jermaine McGillvary File:Flag of England.svg England 6 28 7 0 0
Josh Mantellato File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3 28 2 10 0

Final standings

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Final result
1 A File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (H) 6 6 0 0 210 16 +194 12 Champions
2 A File:Flag of England.svg England 6 4 0 2 125 64 +61 8 Runners-up
3 D File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 5 4 0 1 178 84 +94 8 Eliminated in
semi-finals
4 B File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 5 4 0 1 152 86 +66 8
5 C File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (H) 4 3 0 1 134 48 +86 6 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6 B File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (H) 4 2 0 2 136 46 +90 4
7 A File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 4 1 0 3 61 105 −44 2
8 B File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 4 0 1 3 40 130 −90 1
9 C File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 3 2 0 1 76 32 +44 4 Eliminated in
group stage
10 D File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3 1 0 2 68 74 −6 2
11 B File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 3 0 1 2 24 138 −114 1
12 A File:Flag of France.svg France 3 0 0 3 30 117 −87 0
13 C File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 3 0 0 3 18 156 −138 0
14 D File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 3 0 0 3 12 168 −156 0
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2021. Source: World Cup 2017
(H) Hosts

Criticism and controversy

The lack of games in New South Wales, the heartland of rugby league in Australia, drew some criticism. Only one of the 13 confirmed tournament venues was in New South Wales (Sydney Football Stadium) and it is only hosting two group-stage fixtures, both featuring Lebanon. This was due to the refusal of the New South Wales Government to bid for hosting rights. Despite the so-called 'Sydney Cup snub', the RLWC organisers backed their decision and the venues they were using.[25] In the buildup to the Samoa vs. Tonga game in Hamilton, controversy occurred after fans from both countries were caught having brawls in South Auckland. At least 6 people were arrested from the brawls resulting in a massive security increase for the game. Both teams, celebrities, and police urged fans to calm down.[26] Following the results of the controversial incident, a Tongan Advisory Council member lashed out at organisers, saying that this tournament is poorly organised compared to the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup, mentioning that Rugby Union World Cup organisers engaged with community groups 18 months beforehand, whereas this tournament was "scrambled around".[27] After Scotland's 68-point thrashing to New Zealand in Christchurch, captain Danny Brough, Sam Brooks, and Jonathan Walker were sent home for violating code of conduct after being all deemed too 'intoxicated' for their team's flight to Cairns for Scotland's next game against Samoa. Italian players James Tedesco and Shannon Wakeman were under investigation by the World Cup integrity unit for a brawl at a Cairns nightclub.[28] There was criticism on how Samoa and Lebanon qualified for the Quarter-Finals of the World Cup, while Ireland missed out. Samoa played in Pool B where three sides qualify for the finals and only one misses out. Samoa lost to both New Zealand and Tonga, and drew with Scotland. Lebanon was in Pool A which had the same format as Pool B. Lebanon lost to both Australia and England and beat France. Ireland played in Pool C where there are only three teams and the winner is the only team that goes to the finals. Ireland beat both Italy and Wales and only just lost to Papua New Guinea and didn't qualify for the finals. Irish captain Liam Finn, said "I don't know if it's unfair, it probably makes sense, but to me: try and explain that to someone who's not rugby league," , "That's how we judge it. I tell someone 'we didn't go through, we won two games; someone got through by drawing one," and "That's where we should be focused: how do we attract new fans when that's how you're explaining the game to them?" in the press conference after his team's victory over Wales.[29]

Broadcasting

Seven Network was the Australian and worldwide host broadcaster, winning the rights for the event in July 2016, beating the likes of Foxtel and Optus.[30]

Country or region Broadcaster Broadcasting Ref.
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Seven Network All 28 matches live (via Channel 7, 7mate, or streamed from the 7Live app) [31]
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 		ProSieben Maxx
ran.de 		6 matches live (ProSieben Maxx)
All 28 matches live streamed (ran.de) 		[32]
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Sportdeutschland.TV All 28 matches live streamed [32]
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Fiji One All 28 matches live [33]
File:Flag of France.svg France beIN Sports All 28 matches live [34]
Hong Kong Hong Kong PCCW All 28 matches live [35]
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland eir Sports All 28 matches live [36]
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan DAZN All 28 matches live [35]
Malaysia Malaysia Astro All 28 matches live [35]
Middle East OSN Sports All 28 matches live [35]
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Sky Sport All 28 matches live [37]
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea EM TV All 28 matches live [38]
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BBC Sport All England matches live; Ireland, Wales and Scotland matches delayed; highlights from all 28 matches [39]
Premier Sports 27 matches Live (Delayed coverage of NZ vs Tonga due to football match) [40]
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Fox Sports All USA matches and knockout matches live [35]

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