Rugby World Cup History

The French had been pushing for an international competition pre-World War Two, but following the game's persecution at the hands of the Nazi and Vichy regimes in war-time France, the imperative be

Rugby World Cup 1977

The experiments of 1975 were shelved in time for the 1977 World Cup, with the teams playing each just once in a standard pool format, hosted within Australia and New Zealand.

Great Britain w

Rugby World Cup 1954

The very first Rugby League World Cup surprisingly took place on French soil in 1954, after the tournament was masterminded by administrator Paul Barriere, who donated the World Rugby World Cup 1975

For the 1975 Rugby League World Cup the format underwent a dramatic overhaul, with the group matches split over all the competing nations and taking place over nine months on a 'home and away' basi

Rugby World Cup 1972

In 1972, seven years after the previously scheduled tournament had been due to be played there and 18 years after the first tournament, the Rugby League World Cup took place in France.
Again

Rugby World Cup 1957

After a three-year gap the Rugby League World Cup re-appeared this time in the southern hemisphere as Australia played host to France, New Zealand and Great Britain, with the tournament commemorati

Rugby World Cup 1970

The tournament returned to England once more, with the big four once again playing off a pool stage before a final to declare the champions.

This time, despite the Australian dominance in 19

Rugby World Cup 1960

For the first time, the Rugby League World Cup returned to the mother country, with Great Britain hosting another four-team tournament including Australia, New Zealand and France once more.

Rugby World Cup 1968

The Rugby League World Cup returned to the Antipodes in 1968, with Australia and New Zealand co-hosting the four rivals once again.

Originally scheduled for 1965 and set to take place in Fra

Rugby Tri Nations Finals 2006

For 2006 the Tri-Nations returned down under for the whole tournament and it was to be another chastening tour experience for the Great Britain side.

The series opened with an Australian sid

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