2017 Rugby League World Cup

2017 (2017) Rugby League World Cup  ()
Number of teams14
Host countries Australia
 New Zealand
 Papua New Guinea
Winner Australia (11th title)

Matches played28
Attendance382,080 (13,646 per match)
Points scored1264 (45.14 per match)
Tries scored230 (8.21 per match)
Top scorerAustralia Cameron Smith (50)
Top try scorerAustralia Valentine Holmes (12)
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The 2017 Rugby League World Cup was the fifteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup tournament and took place in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea between 27 October and 2 December 2017.[1] The tournament featured the national teams of 14 Rugby League International Federation member countries who qualified through either standing in the previous tournament or a series of qualification play-off matches. In the final, defending champions Australia, playing in their 14th consecutive final, defeated England at Brisbane's Lang Park.

  1. ^ "2017 Rugby League World Cup Overview". RUGBY LEAGUE PLANET. Retrieved 27 September 2015.