England at the Rugby League World Cup

England have competed seven times in the World Cup; in 1975, 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013, 2017 and 2021. They have never won the competition, though finished runners-up three times to Australia; in 1975, 1995 and 2017. In every other year, Great Britain have represented England.

Results

World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	Win	Draw	Loss
1954	Competed as Great Britain
1957
1960
1968
1970
1972
1975	Final	2nd out of 5	9	5	2	2
1977	Competed as Great Britain
1985-88
1989-92
1995	Final	2nd out of 10	5	4	0	1
2000	Semi-final	4th out of 16	5	3	0	2
2008	Semi-final	3rd out of 10	4	1	0	3
2013	Semi-final	3rd out of 14	5	3	0	2
2017	Final	2nd out of 14	6	4	0	2
2021	Semi-final	3rd out of 16	5	4	0	1
2025
Total	Runners up	x3	34	20	2	12

England's World Cup record
First match	England 20–2 France (16 March 1975; Leeds, England)
Biggest win	England 94–4 Greece (29 October 2022; Sheffield, England)
Biggest defeat	Australia 52–4 England (2 November 2008; Melbourne, Australia)
Best result	Runners up in 1975, 1996 and 2017
Worst result	Semi-final in 2000, 2008, 2013 and 2021

Tournaments

Year	Round	Score	Opponents	Venue
1975	Group Stage	20-2	France	Headingley, Leeds
		7-12	Wales	Lang Park, Brisbane
		17-17	New Zealand	Carlaw Park, Auckland
		10-10	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
		22-16	Wales	Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington
		48-2	France	Toulouse
		27-12	New Zealand	Odsal, Bradford
		16-13	Australia	Central Park, Wigan
	Final	0-25	Australia	Headingley, Leeds
1995	Group Stage	20-16	Australia	Wembley Stadium
		46-0	Fiji	Central Park, Wigan
		46-0	South Africa	Headingley, Leeds
	Semi Final	25-10	Wales	Old Trafford, Manchester
	Final	8-16	Australia	Wembley Stadium, London
2000	Group Stage	2-22	Australia	Twickenham Stadium, London
		76-4	Russia	Knowsley Road, St Helens
		66-0	Fiji	Headingley, Leeds
	Quarter Final	26-16	Ireland	Headingley, Leeds
	Semi Final	6-49	New Zealand	Reebok Stadium, Bolton
2008	Group Stage	32-22	Papua New Guinea	Willows Sports Complex, Townsville
		4-52	Australia	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
		24-36	New Zealand	Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle
	Semi Final	22-32	New Zealand	Lang Park, Brisbane
2013	Group Stage	20-28	Australia	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
		42-0	Ireland	John Smiths Stadium, Huddersfield
		34-12	Fiji	KC Stadium, Hull
	Quarter Final	34-6	France	DW Stadium, Wigan
	Semi Final	18-20	New Zealand	Wembley Stadium, London
2017	Group Stage	4-18	Australia	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
		29-10	Lebanon	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
		36–6	France	Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
	Quarter Final	36-6	Papua New Guinea	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
	Semi Final	20 -18	Tonga	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
	Final	0–6	Australia	Lang Park, Brisbane
2021	Group Stage	66-6	Samoa	St James’ Park, Newcastle
		42-18	France	University of Bolton Stadium, Bolton
		94-4	Greece	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
	Quarter Final	46-6	Papua New Guinea	DW Stadium, Wigan
	Semi Final	26-27 AET (g.p.)	Samoa	Emirates Stadium, London

Players records

Most appearances at World Cups

Rank	Player	Matches	World Cups
1	Chris Hill	15	2013, 2017, 2021
2	Kallum Watkins	13	2013, 2017, 2021
	James Graham	13	2008, 2013, 2017
3	Ryan Hall	12	2013, 2017, 2021
	Tom Burgess	12	2013, 2017, 2021
	James Roby	12	2008, 2013, 2017

Most tries at World Cups

Rank	Player	Tries	World Cups
1	Ryan Hall	14	2013, 2017, 2021
2	Dom Young	9	2021
3	Tommy Makinson	7	2021
	Jermaine McGillvary	7	2017
	Kallum Watkins	7	2013, 2017, 2021
	Jamie Peacock	7	2000, 2008
	Keith Fielding	7	1975