2013 Rugby League World Cup

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2013 (2013) World Cup  ()
2013 RLWC
Number of teams14[1]
Host countries England
 Wales
Winner Australia (10th title)
Matches played28
Attendance458,483 (16,374 per match)
Top scorerNew Zealand Shaun Johnson (76)
Top try scorerAustralia Brett Morris
Australia Jarryd Hayne
(9 tries each)
Tournaments
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2017 > 

The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth World Cup for means national rugby league teams. It took place between the 26 October and 30 November and was hosted by England and Wales (although some games were played in France and Ireland).[2][3][4][5] Australia won the tournament, beating New Zealand 34–2 in the final to lift the trophy for the tenth time.[6][7]

Originally planned to take place in 2012 it was moved back a year to avoid clashing with the London Olympics in 2012.[8]

It was the main event of the year's Festival of World Cups. Fourteen teams contested the tournament: Australia, England, New Zealand, Samoa, Wales, Fiji, France, Papua New Guinea, Ireland, Scotland, Tonga, Cook Islands, Italy and the United States. The latter two were competing in the Rugby League World Cup for the first time.[citation needed]

New Zealand were the defending champions, having defeated Australia in 2008.

In terms of attendance, exposure and revenue, the 2013 tournament is considered the most successful Rugby League World Cup to date.[9]

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