Rugby League World Cup History
World Cup Winners
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Final venue |
| 1954 | France | Great Britain | France | 16-12 | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| 1957 | Australia | Australia | No final | No final | No final |
| 1960 | England | Great Britain | No final | No final | No final |
| 1968 | Australia and New Zealand | Australia | France | 20-2 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 1970 | England | Australia | Great Britain | 12-7 | Headingley, Leeds |
| 1972 | France | Great Britain | Australia | 10-10 | State de Gerland, Lyon |
| 1975 | England | Australia | England | 25-0 | Headingley, Leeds |
| 1977 | Australia and New Zealand | Australia | Great Britain | 13-12 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 1985-1988 | No host | Australia | New Zealand | 25-12 | Eden Park, Auckland |
| 1989-1992 | No host | Australia | Great Britain | 10-6 | Wembley Stadium, London |
| 1995 | England | Australia | England | 16-8 | Wembley Stadium, London |
| 2000 | England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales | Australia | New Zealand | 40-12 | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 2008 | Australia | New Zealand | Australia | 34-20 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 2013 | England and Wales | Australia | New Zealand | 34-2 | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 2017 | Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea | Australia | England | 6-0 | Stadium, Brisbane |
| 2021 | England | Australia | Samoa | 30-10 | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 2025 | France | TBC | TBC | TBC |
*- Postponed to 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic
Top World Cup Try-Scorers
| Year | Player | Tries |
| 1954 | Gordon Brown (Great Britain) | 6 |
| 1957 | Ian Moir (Australia), Kel O’Shea (Australia), Mick Sullivan (Great Britain) | 3 |
| 1960 | Brain Carlson (Australia) | 4 |
| 1968 | Ron Coote, Lionel Williamson (Australia), Clive Sullivan (Great Britain) | 4 |
| 1970 | John Cootes (Australia) | 5 |
| 1972 | Bob Fulton (Australia) | 5 |
| 1975 | Ian Schubert (Australia), Keith Fielding (England) | 7 |
| 1977 | Graham Eadie (Australia), Allan McMahon (Australia) | 4 |
| 1985-88 | Michael O’Connor (Australia) | 8 |
| 1989-92 | Mal Meninga (Australia) | 7 |
| 1995 | Steve Menzies (Australia) | 6 |
| 2000 | Wendell Sailor (Australia) | 10 |
| 2008 | Billy Slater (Australia) | 7 |
| 2013 | Brett Morris (Australia), Jarryd Hayne (Australia) | 9 |
| 2017 | Valentine Holmes (Australia) | 12 |
| 2021 | Josh Addo-Carr (Australia) | 12 |
Top World Cup Point Scorers
| Year | Player | Points |
| 1954 | Jimmy Ledgard (Great Britain) | 29 |
| 1957 | Brian Carlson (Australia) | 28 |
| 1960 | Brian Carlson (Australia) | 22 |
| 1968 | Eric Simms (Australia) | 56 |
| 1970 | Eric Simms (Australia) | 37 |
| 1972 | John Holmes (Great Britain) | 26 |
| 1975 | Mick Cronin (Australia) | 76 |
| 1977 | George Fairbairn (Great Britain) | 34 |
| 1985-88 | Michael O’Connor (Australia) | 100 |
| 1989-92 | Mal Meninga (Australia) | 70 |
| 1995 | Andrew Johns (Australia) | 62 |
| 2000 | Mat Rogers (Australia) | 70 |
| 2008 | Jonathan Thurston (Australia) | 50 |
| 2013 | Shaun Johnson (New Zealand) | 76 |
| 2017 | Cameron Smith (Australia) | 50 |
| 2021 | Stephen Crichton (Samoa) | 73 |
