2017 Rugby League World Cup - wikipedia 2017 Rugby League World Cup 2017 ( 2017 ) World Cup ( ) Number of teams 14 Host countries Australia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Matches played 14 Attendance 167,488 ( 11,963 per match ) Points scored 712 ( 50.86 per match ) Tries scored 135 ( 9.64 per match ) Top scorer Shaun Johnson ( 36 ) Top try scorer Michael Jennings ( 5 ) Suliasi Vunivalu ( 5 ) Tournaments < 2013 2021 > The 2017 Rugby League World Cup is the fifteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup. Held in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea between 27 October and 2 December 2017. Contents 1 Host selection 2 Qualification 3 Teams 4 Match officials 5 Pre-tournament matches 6 Venues 6.1 Australia 6.2 New Zealand 6.3 Papua New Guinea 7 Group stage 7.1 Group A 7.2 Group B 7.3 Group C 7.4 Group D 7.5 Inter-group matches 8 Knockout stage 8.1 Quarter - finals 8.2 Semi-finals 8.3 Final 9 Try scorers 10 Attendances 11 Criticism and controversy 12 Broadcasting 13 References 14 External links 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. The Rugby League World Cup was last held in Australia in 2008. 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. On 19 February 2014, it was announced that the joint bid from Australia and New Zealand had won hosting rights. 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 '. He was replaced by Andrew Hill. 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. 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. Teams See also : 2017 Rugby League World Cup squads Team Captain Coach RLIF rank Previous appearances Best World Cup Result Qualification Australia Cameron Smith Mal Meninga 14 ( List ) Winners : ( 1957, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2013 ) Co-hosts England Sean O'Loughlin Wayne Bennett 05 ! 5 ( 1975, 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Runners - up : ( 1975, 1995 ) 2013 Semi Finalists Fiji Kevin Naiqama Mick Potter 7 04 ! 4 ( 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Semi Finals : ( 2008, 2013 ) 2013 Semi Finalists France Théo Fages Aurélien Cologni 6 14 ( List ) Runners - up : ( 1954, 1968 ) 2013 Quarter Finalists Ireland Liam Finn Mark Aston 8 03 ! 3 ( 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Quarter Finals : ( 2000, 2008 ) European qualifying group 2 winner Italy Mark Minichiello Cameron Ciraldo 12 01 ! 1 ( 2013 ) Group Stage : ( 2013 ) European qualifying play - off winner Lebanon Robbie Farah Brad Fittler 18 01 ! 1 ( 2000 ) Group Stage : ( 2000 ) Middle East - Africa play - off winner New Zealand Adam Blair David Kidwell 14 ( List ) Winners : ( 2008 ) Co-hosts Papua New Guinea David Mead Michael Marum 16 06 ! 6 ( 1985 -- 88, 1989 -- 92, 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Quarter Finals : ( 2000 ) Co-hosts Samoa Frank Pritchard Matt Parish 5 04 ! 4 ( 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Quarter Finals : ( 2000, 2013 ) 2013 Quarter Finalists Scotland Danny Brough Steve McCormack 03 ! 3 ( 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Quarter Finals : ( 2013 ) 2013 Quarter Finalists Tonga Sika Manu Kristian Woolf 11 04 ! 4 ( 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Group Stage : ( 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Asia - Pacific play - off winner United States Mark Offerdahl Brian McDermott 10 01 ! 1 ( 2013 ) Quarter Finals : ( 2013 ) Americas qualifying group winner Wales Craig Kopczak John Kear 9 04 ! 4 ( 1975, 1995, 2000, 2013 ) Semi Finals : ( 1995, 2000 ) European qualifying group 1 winner Match officials 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. Australia : Grant Atkins, Chris Butler, Matt Cecchin, Steve Chiddy, Ben Cummins, Adam Gee, Ashley Klein, Jared Maxwell, David Munro ), Ziggy Przeklasa - Adamski, Belinda Sleeman, Jon Stone, Bernard Sutton, Chris Sutton, Gerard Sutton, Michael Wise England : Phil Bentham, James Child, Mark Craven, Robert Hicks, Chris Kendall, Scott Mikalauskas, Liam Moore, Tim Roby, Ben Thaler New Zealand : Chris McMillan, Henry Perenara Pre-tournament matches Before the World Cup it was announced that France would face Jamaica in Perpignan, England would take on the Combined Affiliated States in Perth, Lebanon would take on Niue in Leichhardt, and Australia, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea would compete in a tri-series in Suva, with each game lasting 40 minutes. The Australian Combined Affiliated States team will comprise of players from the Northern Territory, South Australian, Victorian and Western Australian state rugby league competitions. Malta will face Italy at Marconi Stadium in Bossley Park, a suburb of Sydney. 23 September 2017 Papua New Guinea PMXIII 8 -- 48 Australia PMXIII National Football Stadium, Port Moresby 8 October 2017 Malta 24 -- 24 Italy Marconi Stadium, Sydney 13 October 2017 Country U23s 26 -- 40 Samoa McDonald 's Park, Wagga Wagga 13 October 2017 France 34 -- 12 Jamaica Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 14 October 2017 Fiji 0 -- 10 Papua New Guinea ANZ National Stadium, Suva 14 October 2017 Australia 20 -- 4 Papua New Guinea ANZ National Stadium, Suva 14 October 2017 Fiji 0 -- 18 Australia ANZ National Stadium, Suva 14 October 2017 Lebanon 32 -- 16 Niue Leichhardt Oval, Sydney 20 October 2017 Country U23s 50 -- 14 Scotland Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina 20 October 2017 Italy 6 -- 16 Tonga Callendar Park, Cairns 20 October 2017 Combined Affiliated States 12 -- 74 England Perth Oval, Perth 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. The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League presented to the RLIF in September 2015, requesting to host three matches. In October 2015 it was confirmed that Papua New Guinea would host three matches in the group stage. Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne will host the opening game between Australia and England while Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane will host the World Cup Final. 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 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 Townsville Brisbane Cairns Darwin Sydney Canberra Melbourne Perth New Zealand Wellington Auckland Hamilton Christchurch Wellington Regional Stadium Mount Smart Stadium Waikato Stadium Christchurch Stadium Capacity : 34,500 Capacity : 30,000 Capacity : 25,800 Capacity : 18,000 Wellington Auckland Christchurch Hamilton Papua New Guinea Port Moresby National Football Stadium Capacity : 14,800 Port Moresby Group stage The draw was undertaken at the launch of the event in Auckland on 19 July 2016 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. Key to colours in group tables Advances to knockout stage and qualifies for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup Group A Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A Team Pld PF PA + / − Pts Australia ( Q ) 0 0 70 10 + 60 England 0 33 28 + 5 Lebanon 0 39 47 -- 8 France 0 0 24 81 -- 57 0 27 October 2017 Australia 18 -- 4 England Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 29 October 2017 France 18 -- 29 Lebanon Canberra Stadium, Canberra 3 November 2017 Australia 52 -- 6 France Canberra Stadium, Canberra 4 November 2017 England 29 -- 10 Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 11 November 2017 Australia Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 12 November 2017 England France Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth Group B Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group B Team Pld PF PA + / − Pts New Zealand ( Q ) 0 0 112 14 + 98 Tonga ( Q ) 0 0 82 22 + 60 Samoa 0 0 26 70 -- 44 0 Scotland 0 0 10 124 -- 114 0 28 October 2017 New Zealand 38 -- 8 Samoa Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 29 October 2017 Scotland 4 -- 50 Tonga Barlow Park, Cairns 4 November 2017 New Zealand 74 -- 6 Scotland Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch 4 November 2017 Samoa 18 -- 32 Tonga Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 11 November 2017 Samoa Scotland Barlow Park, Cairns 11 November 2017 New Zealand Tonga Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Group C Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C Team Pld PF PA + / − Pts Papua New Guinea 0 0 64 12 + 52 Ireland 0 42 26 + 16 Wales ( E ) 0 0 12 122 -- 110 0 28 October 2017 Papua New Guinea 50 -- 6 Wales National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, 5 November 2017 Papua New Guinea 14 -- 6 Ireland National Football Stadium, Port Moresby 12 November 2017 Wales Ireland Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth Group D Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group D Team Pld PF PA + / − Pts Fiji 0 0 130 18 + 112 Italy 0 58 36 + 22 United States ( E ) 0 0 12 104 -- 92 0 28 October 2017 Fiji 58 -- 12 United States Townsville Stadium, Townsville 5 November 2017 Italy 46 -- 0 United States Townsville Stadium, Townsville 10 November 2017 Fiji Italy Canberra Stadium, Canberra Inter-group matches 29 October 2017 Ireland 36 -- 12 Italy Barlow Park, Cairns 5 November 2017 Fiji 72 -- 6 Wales Townsville Stadium, Townsville 12 November 2017 Papua New Guinea United States National Football Stadium, Port Moresby 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 advance to the quarter - finals. All quarter - finalists automatically qualify for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals A1 B3 B2 D1 B1 A3 A2 C1 Quarter - finals 17 November 2017 A1 B3 Darwin Stadium, Darwin 18 November 2017 Tonga A3 / D1 Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch 18 November 2017 New Zealand A3 / D1 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 19 November 2017 A2 C1 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne Semi-finals 24 November 2017 QF1 Winner QF2 Winner Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane 25 November 2017 QF3 Winner QF4 Winner Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Final 2 December 2017 SF1 Winner SF2 Winner Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane ^ Jump up to : The Rugby League International Federation ( RLIF ) has approved that if Australia qualifies for a Quarter - final, it will be played in Darwin. If New Zealand qualifies for a Quarter - final, it will play in Wellington. If Australia and New Zealand were to play each other in a Quarter - final or Semi-final, whoever finishes higher in the pool stage will get the home advantage. The full Quarter - final fixture will be finalised at the conclusion of the pool stages, taking in to consideration hosting requirements. If Australia and New Zealand make the Semi-Finals they will play in Brisbane and Auckland respectively. Try scorers 5 Suliasi Vunivalu Michael Jennings Wade Graham Taane Milne Viliame Kikau Peta Hiku Te Maire Martin David Mead Josh Dugan Cameron Munster Billy Slater Jermaine McGillvary Jarryd Hayne Kevin Naiqama Henry Raiwalui Bastien Ader Liam Kay James Tedesco Joseph Tramontana Travis Robinson Shaun Johnson Jason Nightingale Nene Macdonald Rhyse Martin Peni Terepo Daniel Tupou Tyson Frizell Matt Gillett Valentine Holmes Tom Burgess Ben Currie Ryan Hall Kallum Watkins Kane Evans Salesi Junior Fainga'a Joe Lovodua Marcelo Montoya Ben Nakubuwai Akuila Uate Eloni Vunakece Damien Cardace Mark Kheirallah Kyle Amor George King Louie McCarthy - Scarsbrook Michael McIlorum Michael Morgan Justin Castellaro Mason Cerruto Ryan Ghietti Josh Mantellato Nathan Milone Paul Vaughan Anthony Layoun Adam Doueihi Nick Kassis Mitchell Moses Jason Wehbe Nelson Asofa - Solomona Kenny Bromwich Issac Liu Kodi Nikorima Russell Packer Jordan Rapana Brad Takairangi Joseph Tapine Elijah Taylor Roger Tuivasa - Sheck Dean Whare Paul Aiton Wellington Albert Watson Boas Garry Lo Justin Olam Kato Ottio Tim Lafai Ken Maumalo Joseph Paulo Ben Roberts Jazz Tevaga Danny Addy Oscar Thomas Ata Hingano Manu Ma'u Sika Manu Ben Murdoch - Masila Jason Taumalolo Matt Shipway Junior Vaivai Regan Grace Morgan Knowles Attendances Date Match Venue Location Attendance 27 October 2017 Australia vs England Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Melbourne 22,724 28 October 2017 Papua New Guinea vs Wales National Football Stadium Port Moresby 14,800 28 October 2017 New Zealand vs Samoa Mount Smart Stadium Auckland 17,857 28 October 2017 Fiji vs United States Townsville Stadium Townsville 5,103 29 October 2017 Ireland vs Italy Barlow Park Cairns 9,216 Scotland vs Tonga 29 October 2017 France vs Lebanon Canberra Stadium Canberra 5,492 3 November 2017 Australia vs France Canberra Stadium Canberra 12,293 4 November 2017 New Zealand vs Scotland Christchurch Stadium Christchurch 12,130 4 November 2017 Samoa vs Tonga Waikato Stadium Hamilton 18,156 4 November 2017 England vs Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 10,237 5 November 2017 Papua New Guinea vs Ireland National Football Stadium Port Moresby 14,800 5 November 2017 Italy vs United States Townsville Stadium Townsville 7,732 Fiji vs Wales 10 November 2017 Fiji vs Italy Canberra Stadium Canberra 11 November 2017 New Zealand vs Tonga Waikato Stadium Hamilton 11 November 2017 Samoa vs Scotland Barlow Park Cairns 11 November 2017 Australia vs Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 12 November 2017 Papua New Guinea vs United States National Football Stadium Port Moresby 12 November 2017 Wales vs Ireland Perth Rectangular Stadium Perth England vs France 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. In the build up 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. 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 World Cup, mentioning that Rugby World Cup organisers engaged with community groups 18 months beforehand, whereas this tournament was `` scrambled around ''. 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 Darwin for Scotland 's next game against Samoa. This comes just one week after Italian players James Tedesco and Shannon Wakeman were under investigation by the World Cup integrity unit for a brawl at a Cairns nightclub. Broadcasting Country Broadcaster Matches Australia Seven Network All 28 matches live Austria Germany ProSieben MAXX 6 matches live Fiji Fiji One All 28 matches live France beIN Sports All 28 matches live Hong Kong PCCW All 28 matches live Ireland eir Sports All 28 matches live Japan DAZN All 28 matches live Malaysia Astro All 28 matches live Middle East OSN Sports All 28 matches live New Zealand Sky Sport All 28 matches live Papua New Guinea EM TV All 28 matches live United Kingdom BBC Sport All England matches live, Ireland, Wales and Scotland matches delayed and highlights from all 28 matches Premier Sports All 28 matches live United States Fox Sports All 28 matches live References Jump up ^ ( ( cite news It is the main event of the year 's Festival of World Cups. last = first = authorlink = title = 2017 Rugby League World Cup Overview work = place = pages = publisher = RUGBY LEAGUE PLANET date = url = http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/rlwc format = accessdate = 27 September 2015 ) ) Jump up ^ Kilgallon, Steve ( 1 August 2010 ). `` NZ prepares bid to co-host 2017 World Cup ''. 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