# Australia at the Rugby League World Cup

Australia have competed in every edition of the Rugby League World Cup. They have won 11 out of 15 times and have finished as runners-up on three other occasions. At every tournament, they automatically gain qualification.

## Tournament results

World Cup Record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss |
| 1954 | Group | 3rd out of 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1957 | Winners | 1st out of 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | Group | 2nd out of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968 | Winners | 1st out of 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | Winners | 1st out of 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | Group | 2nd out of 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975 | Winners | 1st out of 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977 | Winners | 1st out of 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1985-88 | Winners | 1st out of 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989-92 | Winners | 1st out of 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Winners | 1st out of 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | Winners | 1st out of 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Final | 2nd out of 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | Winners | 1st out of 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Winners | 1st out of 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |

## Tournaments

Key :
| Colour | Meaning |
| | Winners |
| | Qualifiers to the next round |

### 1954

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 5 | Advance to the Final |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 5 | Advance to the Final |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 2 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 82 | −48 | 0 | |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 13–28 | Great Britain | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Group Stage | 34–15 | New Zealand | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
| Group Stage | 5–15 | France | Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes |

### 1957

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Result |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20 | +62 | 6 | World Cup Winners |
| Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 2 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 2 | |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 2 | |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 25–5 | New Zealand | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane |
| Group Stage | 31–6 | Great Britain | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| Group Stage | 26–9 | France | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |

### 1960

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Result |
| Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 18 | +48 | 6 | World Cup Winners |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 4 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 2 | |
| France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 55 | −36 | 0 | |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 13–12 | France | Central Park, Wigan |
| Group Stage | 21–15 | New Zealand | Headingley, Leeds |
| Group Stage | 10–3 | Great Britain | Odsal Stadium, Bradford |

### 1968

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 26 | +67 | 6 | Qualified for the World Cup final |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 4 | Qualified for the World Cup final |
| Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 2 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 84 | −48 | 0 | |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 25–10 | Great Britain | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| Group Stage | 31–12 | New Zealand | Lang Park, Brisbane |
| Group Stage | 37–4 | France | Lang Park, Brisbane |
| Final | 20–2 | France | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |

### 1970

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 6 | Qualified for the World Cup final |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 2 | Qualified for the World Cup final |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 2 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 89 | −45 | 2 | |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 47–11 | New Zealand | Central Park, Wigan |
| Group Stage | 4–11 | Great Britain | Headingley, Leeds |
| Group Stage | 15–17 | France | Odsal Stadium, Bradford |
| Final | 12–7 | Great Britain | Headingley, Leeds |

### 1972

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 44 | +49 | 6 | Advances to the Final |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 4 | Advances to the Final |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 2 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 82 | −49 | 0 | |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 21–27 | Great Britain | Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan |
| Group Stage | 9–5 | New Zealand | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Group Stage | 31–9 | France | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse |
| Final | 10–10 | Great Britain | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |

### 1975

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 198 | 69 | +129 | 13 |
| England | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 84 | +83 | 12 |
| Wales | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 130 | −20 | 6 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 121 | 149 | −28 | 6 |
| France | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 204 | −164 | 3 |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 36–8 | New Zealand | Lang Park, Brisbane |
| Group Stage | 30–13 | Wales | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| Group Stage | 26–6 | France | Lang Park, Brisbane |
| Group Stage | 10–10 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| Group Stage | 24–8 | New Zealand | Carlaw Park, Auckland |
| Group Stage | 18–6 | Wales | St. Helen's Rugby Ground, Swansea |
| Group Stage | 41–2 | France | Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan |
| Group Stage | 13–16 | England | Central Park, Wigan |
| Challenge Match | 25–0 | England | Headingley, Leeds |

### 1977

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 6 | Advances to the Final |
| Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 4 | Advances to the Final |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 2 | |
| France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 72 | −39 | 0 | |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 27–12 | New Zealand | Carlaw Park, Auckland |
| Group Stage | 21–9 | France | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| Group Stage | 19–5 | Great Britain | Lang Park, Brisbane |
| Final | 13–12 | Great Britain | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |

### 1985–1988

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| Australia | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 252 | 91 | +161 | 12 | Qualified for the World Cup final |
| New Zealand | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 158 | 86 | +72 | 11 | Qualified for the World Cup final |
| Great Britain | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 203 | 90 | +113 | 10 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 325 | −241 | 4 | |
| France | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 140 | −105 | 3 | |
* 1 2 3 France's 1987 away fixtures against Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea were cancelled and each team awarded two points as the French were unable to tour Australasia that year due to financial difficulties.
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 0–18 | New Zealand | Carlaw Park, Auckland |
| Group Stage | 32–12 | New Zealand | Lang Park, Brisbane |
| Group Stage | 62–12 | Papua New Guinea | Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby |
| Group Stage | 24–15 | Great Britain | Central Park, Wigan |
| Group Stage | 52–0 | France | Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne |
| Group Stage | 26–12 | Great Britain | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
| Group Stage | 70–8 | Papua New Guinea | Eric Weissel Oval, Wagga Wagga |
| Final | 25–12 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland |

### 1989–1992

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| Australia | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 68 | +168 | 16 | Advances to the Final |
| Great Britain | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 79 | +136 | 10 | Advances to the Final |
| New Zealand | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 120 | +83 | 10 | |
| France | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 247 | −167 | 4 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 84 | 304 | −220 | 0 | |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 22–14 | New Zealand | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
| Group Stage | 34–2 | France | Pioneer Oval, Parkes |
| Group Stage | 14–0 | Great Britain | Elland Road, Leeds |
| Group Stage | 34–10 | France | Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan |
| Group Stage | 40–12 | New Zealand | Lang Park, Brisbane |
| Group Stage | 40–6 | Papua New Guinea | Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby |
| Group Stage | 16–10 | Great Britain | Lang Park, Brisbane |
| Group Stage | 36–14 | Papua New Guinea | Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville |
| Final | 10–6 | Great Britain | Wembley Stadium, London |

### 1995

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 16 | +96 | 6 | Advances to knockout stage |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 26 | +142 | 4 | Advances to knockout stage |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 118 | −66 | 2 | |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 184 | −172 | 0 | |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 16–20 | England | Wembley Stadium, London |
| Group Stage | 86–6 | South Africa | Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead |
| Group Stage | 66–0 | Fiji | Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield |
| Semi-Final | 30–20 | New Zealand | Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield |
| Final | 16–8 | England | Wembley Stadium, London |

### 2000

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 14 | +184 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 36 | +108 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 144 | −88 | 2 | |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 224 | −204 | 0 | |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 22–2 | England | Twickenham Stadium, London |
| Group Stage | 66–8 | Fiji | Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead |
| Group Stage | 110–4 | Russia | The Boulevard, Hull |
| Quarter-Final | 66–10 | Samoa | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| Semi-Final | 46–22 | Wales | Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield |
| Final | 40–12 | New Zealand | Old Trafford, Manchester |

### 2008

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 16 | +112 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 60 | +30 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 110 | −50 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 126 | −92 | 0 | |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 30–6 | New Zealand | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
| Group Stage | 52–4 | England | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne |
| Group Stage | 46–6 | Papua New Guinea | Willows Sports Complex, Townsville |
| Semi-Final | 52–0 | Fiji | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
| Final | 20–34 | New Zealand | Lang Park, Brisbane |

### 2013

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 112 | 22 | +90 | 6 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 96 | 40 | +56 | 4 |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 82 | –36 | 2 |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 124 | –110 | 0 |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 28–20 | England | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Group Stage | 34–2 | Fiji | Langtree Park, St Helens |
| Group Stage | 50–0 | Ireland | Thomond Park, Limerick |
| Quarter-Final | 62–0 | United States | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
| Semi-Final | 64–0 | Fiji | Wembley Stadium, London |
| Final | 34–2 | New Zealand | Old Trafford, Manchester |

### 2017

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 10 | +94 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 81 | −42 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 117 | −87 | 0 | |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | 18–4 | England | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne |
| Group Stage | 52–6 | France | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |
| Group Stage | 34–0 | Lebanon | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
| Quarter-Final | 46–0 | Samoa | Darwin Stadium, Darwin |
| Semi-Final | 54–6 | Fiji | Lang Park, Brisbane |
| Final | 6–0 | England | Lang Park, Brisbane |

### 2021

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 14 | +178 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 60 | +38 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 130 | −92 | 2 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 142 | −124 | 0 | |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
| Group Stage | – | Fiji | KCOM Stadium, Hull |
| Group Stage | – | Scotland | Ricoh Arena, Coventry |
| Group Stage | – | Italy | Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens |