2017 Rugby League World Cup - wikipedia 2017 Rugby League World Cup 2017 ( 2017 ) World Cup ( ) Number of teams 14 ( 22 qualifying ) Host countries Australia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Winner Australia ( 11th title ) Matches played 28 Attendance 382,080 ( 13,646 per match ) Points scored 1264 ( 45.14 per match ) Tries scored 230 ( 8.21 per match ) Top scorer Cameron Smith ( 50 ) Top try scorer Valentine Holmes ( 12 ) Tournaments < 2013 2021 > The 2017 Rugby League World Cup was the fifteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and took place 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 8.1. 1 Australia vs Samoa 8.1. 2 Tonga vs Lebanon 8.1. 3 New Zealand vs Fiji 8.1. 4 England vs Papua New Guinea 8.2 Semi-finals 8.2. 1 Australia vs Fiji 8.2. 2 Tonga vs England 8.3 Final : Australia vs England 9 Try scorers 10 Attendances 11 Criticism and controversy 12 Media coverage 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 Previous Best World Cup Result Qualification Australia Cameron Smith Mal Meninga 14 ( list ) Winners ( 10 times ) Co-hosts England Sean O'Loughlin Wayne Bennett 05 ! 5 ( 1975, 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Runners - up ( 1975, 1995 ) ; Winners ( as part of Great Britain ) 3 times 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 ) ; Winners ( as part of Great Britain ) 3 times 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 ( list ) Quarter - finals ( 2000 ) Co-hosts Samoa Frank Pritchard Matt Parish 5 04 ! 4 ( 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013, 2017 ) Quarter - finals ( 2000, 2013 ) 2013 quarter - finalists Scotland Danny Brough Steve McCormack 03 ! 3 ( 2000, 2008, 2013 ) Quarter - finals ( 2013 ) ; Winners ( as part of Great Britain ) 3 times 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 ) ; Winners ( as part of Great Britain ) 3 times 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 be composed 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 Townsville Brisbane Cairns Darwin Sydney Canberra Melbourne Perth 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 New Zealand Wellington Auckland Wellington Regional Stadium Mount Smart Stadium Capacity : 34,500 Capacity : 30,000 Wellington Auckland Christchurch Hamilton Hamilton Christchurch Waikato Stadium Christchurch Stadium Capacity : 25,800 Capacity : 18,000 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. Group A Group B Group C Group D Australia England France Lebanon New Zealand Samoa Scotland Tonga Ireland Papua New Guinea Wales Fiji Italy United States Key to colours in pool 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 0 0 104 10 + 94 6 England 0 69 34 + 35 Lebanon 0 39 81 -- 42 France 0 0 30 117 -- 87 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 34 -- 0 Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 12 November 2017 England 36 -- 6 France Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth Group B Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group B Team Pld PF PA + / − Pts Tonga 0 0 110 44 + 66 6 New Zealand 0 134 42 + 92 Samoa 0 40 84 -- 44 Scotland 0 24 138 -- 114 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 New Zealand 22 -- 28 Tonga Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 11 November 2017 Samoa 14 -- 14 Scotland Barlow Park, Cairns Group C Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C Team Pld PF PA + / − Pts Papua New Guinea 0 0 128 12 + 116 6 Ireland 0 76 32 + 44 Wales 0 0 18 156 -- 138 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 6 -- 34 Ireland Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth Group D Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group D Team Pld PF PA + / − Pts Fiji 0 0 168 28 + 140 6 Italy 0 68 74 -- 6 United States 0 0 12 168 -- 156 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 38 -- 10 Italy Canberra Stadium, Canberra Inter-group matches Main article : 2017 Rugby League World Cup 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 64 -- 0 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 advanced to the quarter - finals. All quarter - finalists automatically qualified for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. 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. Quarter - finals Semi-finals Final 17 November -- Darwin Australia 46 24 November -- Brisbane Samoa 0 Australia 54 18 November -- Wellington Fiji 6 New Zealand 2 2 December -- Brisbane Fiji Australia 6 18 November -- Christchurch England 0 Tonga 24 25 November -- Auckland Lebanon 22 Tonga 18 19 November -- Melbourne England 20 England 36 Papua New Guinea 6 Quarter - finals Australia vs Samoa 17 November 2017 19 : 00 ACST ( UTC + 9 : 30 ) Australia 46 -- 0 Samoa Tries : Holmes ( 9 ', 17 ', 51 ', 57 ', 74 ' ) 5 Morgan ( 31 ', 36 ' ) 2 Slater ( 24 ' ) 1 Goals : Smith 7 / 8 ( 10 ', 19 ', 26 ', 33 ', 38 ', 53 ', 58 ' ) 1st : 30 -- 0 2nd : 16 -- 0 Darwin Stadium, Darwin Attendance : 13,473 Referee / s : Phil Bentham ( England ) Man of the Match : Valentine Holmes ( Australia ) Tonga vs Lebanon 18 November 2017 17 : 00 NZDT ( UTC + 13 ) Tonga 24 -- 22 Lebanon Tries : Fusitu'a ( 19 ', 33 ' ) 2 Lolohea ( 4 ' ) 1 Hopoate ( 23 ' ) 1 Goals : Hingano 4 / 5 ( 5 ', 24 ', 34 ', 53 ' pen ) 1st : 22 -- 16 2nd : 2 -- 6 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 / s : Gerard Sutton ( Australia ) Man of the Match : Mitchell Moses ( Lebanon ) New Zealand vs Fiji 18 November 2017 19 : 30 NZDT ( UTC + 13 ) New Zealand 2 -- 4 Fiji Goals : Johnson 1 / 1 ( 45 ' pen ) 1st : 0 -- 2 2nd : 2 -- 2 Goals : 1 / 1 Koroisau ( 15 ' pen ) 1 / 1 Milne ( 62 ' pen ) Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance : 12,713 Referee / s : Matt Cecchin ( Australia ) Man of the Match : Kevin Naiqama ( Fiji ) England vs Papua New Guinea 19 November 2017 16 : 00 AEDT ( UTC + 11 ) England 36 -- 6 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 ' ) 1st : 14 -- 0 2nd : 22 -- 6 Tries : 1 ( 60 ' ) Lo Goals : 1 / 1 Martin ( 61 ' ) Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne Attendance : 10,563 Referee / s : James Child ( England ) Man of the Match : Jermaine McGillvary ( England ) Semi-finals Australia vs Fiji 24 November 2017 19 : 00 AEST ( UTC + 10 ) Australia 54 -- 6 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 ' ) 1st : 22 -- 2 2nd : 32 -- 4 Tries : 1 ( 59 ' ) Vunivalu Goals : 1 / 2 Koroisau ( 7 ' pen ) Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane Attendance : 22,073 Referee / s : Gerard Sutton ( Australia ) Man of the Match : Cameron Smith ( Australia ) Tonga vs England 25 November 2017 18 : 00 NZDT ( UTC + 13 ) Tonga 18 -- 20 England Tries : Pangai Junior ( 73 ' ) 1 Havili ( 76 ' ) 1 Lolohea ( 77 ' ) 1 Goals : Taukeiaho 3 / 3 ( 73 ', 76, 77 ' ) 1st : 0 -- 12 2nd : 18 -- 8 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 / s : Matt Cecchin ( Australia ) Man 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 6 -- 0 England Tries : Cordner ( 15 ' ) Goals : Smith 1 / 1 ( 16 ' ) 1st : 6 -- 0 2nd : 0 -- 0 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane Attendance : 40,033 Referee / s : Gerard Sutton ( Australia ) Man of the Match : Boyd Cordner ( Australia ) Try scorers 12 Valentine Holmes 9 Suliasi Vunivalu 7 Jermaine McGillvary 5 Billy Slater David Fusitu'a Michael Jennings Dane Gagai Wade Graham Cameron Munster Taane Milne David Mead Justin Olam Kallum Watkins Viliame Kikau Kevin Naiqama Henry Raiwalui Liam Kay Nene Macdonald Peta Hiku Te Maire Martin Roger Tuivasa - Sheck Tuimoala Lolohea Boyd Cordner Josh Dugan Michael Morgan John Bateman Gareth Widdop Jarryd Hayne Marcelo Montoya Bastien Ader Oliver Roberts James Tedesco Joseph Tramontana Adam Doueihi Abbas Miski Travis Robinson Shaun Johnson Jason Nightingale Jordan Rapana Watson Boas Lachlan Lam Garry Lo Rhyse Martin Will Hopoate Peni Terepo Daniel Tupou Tyson Frizell Tom Trbojevic Matt Gillett Tom Burgess Ben Currie James Graham Ryan Hall Mark Percival Stefan Ratchford Alex Walmsley Kane Evans Salesi Junior Fainga'a Joe Lovodua Ben Nakubuwai Brayden Wiliame Akuila Uate Eloni Vunakece Damien Cardace Benjamin Garcia Mark Kheirallah Kyle Amor Liam Finn George King Louie McCarthy - Scarsbrook Michael McIlorum Michael Morgan Api Pewhairangi Joe Philbin Justin Castellaro Mason Cerruto Ryan Ghietti Josh Mantellato Nathan Milone Paul Vaughan Anthony Layoun James Elias Nick Kassis Mitchell Moses Jason Wehbe Nelson Asofa - Solomona Kenny Bromwich Issac Liu Kodi Nikorima Russell Packer Brad Takairangi Joseph Tapine Elijah Taylor Dallin Watene - Zelezniak Dean Whare Paul Aiton Wellington Albert James Segeyaro Rod Griffin Stargroth Amean Kato Ottio Tim Lafai Ken Maumalo Joseph Paulo Junior Paulo Ben Roberts Jazz Tevaga Young Tonumaipea Matthew Wright Danny Addy Frankie Mariano Oscar Thomas Lewis Tierney Ata Hingano Manu Ma'u Sika Manu Ben Murdoch - Masila Jason Taumalolo Tevita Pangai Junior Siliva Havili Matt Shipway Junior Vaivai Regan Grace Morgan Knowles Ben Morris Attendances Date Match Venue Location Attendance 27 October 2017 Australia England Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Melbourne 22,724 28 October 2017 Papua New Guinea Wales National Football Stadium Port Moresby 14,800 28 October 2017 New Zealand Samoa Mount Smart Stadium Auckland 17,857 28 October 2017 Fiji United States Townsville Stadium Townsville 5,103 29 October 2017 Ireland Italy Barlow Park Cairns 9,216 Scotland Tonga 29 October 2017 France Lebanon Canberra Stadium Canberra 5,492 3 November 2017 Australia France Canberra Stadium Canberra 12,293 4 November 2017 New Zealand Scotland Christchurch Stadium Christchurch 12,130 4 November 2017 Samoa Tonga Waikato Stadium Hamilton 18,156 4 November 2017 England Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 10,237 5 November 2017 Papua New Guinea Ireland National Football Stadium Port Moresby 14,800 5 November 2017 Italy United States Townsville Stadium Townsville 7,732 Fiji Wales 10 November 2017 Fiji Italy Canberra Stadium Canberra 6,733 11 November 2017 New Zealand Tonga Waikato Stadium Hamilton 24,041 11 November 2017 Samoa Scotland Barlow Park Cairns 4,309 11 November 2017 Australia Lebanon Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 21,127 12 November 2017 Papua New Guinea United States National Football Stadium Port Moresby 14,800 12 November 2017 Wales Ireland Perth Rectangular Stadium Perth 14,744 England France 17 November 2017 Australia Samoa Darwin Stadium Darwin 13,473 18 November 2017 Tonga Lebanon Christchurch Stadium Christchurch 8,309 18 November 2017 New Zealand Fiji Wellington Regional Stadium Wellington 12,713 19 November 2017 England Papua New Guinea Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Melbourne 10,563 24 November 2017 Australia Fiji Brisbane Stadium Brisbane 22,073 25 November 2017 Tonga England Mount Smart Stadium Auckland 30,003 2 December 2017 Australia England Brisbane Stadium Brisbane 40,033 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 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. 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 Cairns for Scotland 's next game against Samoa. Italian players James Tedesco and Shannon Wakeman are under investigation by the World Cup integrity unit for a brawl at a Cairns nightclub. Media coverage 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. Country or region Broadcaster Broadcasting Ref. 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