RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP

 

Host Nation - World Wide (England, France, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand)

Number of Teams - 5

Highest Crowd - 73,631 London, England (Record crowd for World Cup game)

Average Crowd - 14,303

Total Crowd - 300,354

1989 to 1992 World Cup Snapshot - The 1989 - 1992 World Cup had the same format as the previous World Cup. The games played between Australia and Great Britain drew big crowds on both sides of the planet. It was fitting that the final involved the same two nations. The World Cup Final was played at Wembley in front of a record international rugby league crowd of 73,631. Great Britain seemed to have the game in the bag before Australia sneaked in a try late in the second half. At full time Great Britain were left to think about opportunities missed as Australia won the World Cup for the 7th time.

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Game 1

Jul 23rd 1989 Australia 22 - New Zealand 14

Location - Auckland, New Zealand

Crowd - 15,000

 

Game 2

Nov 11th 1989 Great Britain 10 - New Zealand 6

Location - Wigan, England

Crowd - 20,346

 

Game 3

Dec 3rd 1989 New Zealand 34 - France 0

Location - Carcassonne, France

Crowd - 4,208

 

Game 4

Jun 2nd 1990 Great Britain 40 - Papua New Guinea 8

Location - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Crowd - 5,969

 

Game 5

Jun 27th 1990 Australia 34 - France 2

Location - Parkes, Australia

Crowd - 12,384

 

Game 6

Jul 15th 1990 New Zealand 21 - Great Britain 18

Location - Christchurch, New Zealand

Crowd - 3,133

 

Game 7

Aug 11th 1990 New Zealand 18 - Papua New Guinea 10

Location - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Crowd - 10,000

 

Game 8

Nov 24th 1990 Australia 14 - Great Britain 0

Location - Leeds, England

Crowd - 32,500

 

Game 9

Nov 9th 1990 Australia 34 - France 10

Location - Perpignan, France

Crowd - 3,428

 

Game 10

Jan 27th 1991 Great Britain 45 - France 10

Location - Perpignan, France

Crowd - 3,965

 

Game 11

Jun 23rd 1991 New Zealand 32 - France 10

Location - Christchurch, New Zealand

Crowd - 2,000

 

Game 12

Jul 7th 1991 France 20 - Papua New Guinea 18

Location - Goroka, Papua New Guinea

Crowd - 11,485

 

Game 13

Jul 31st 1991 Australia 40 - New Zealand 12

Location - Brisbane, Australia

Crowd - 29,139

 

Game 14

Oct 13th 1991 Australia 40 - Papua New Guinea 6

Location - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Crowd - 14,500

 

Game 15

Nov 9th 1991 Great Britain 56 - Papua New Guinea 4

Location - Wigan, England

Crowd - 4,193

 

Game 16

Nov 24th 1991 France 28 - Papua New Guinea 14

Location - Carcassonne, France

Crowd - 1,440

 

Game 17

Mar 7th 1992 Great Britain 36 - France 0

Location - Hull, England

Crowd - 5,250

 

Game 18

Jul 3rd 1992 Australia 16 - Great Britain 10

Location - Brisbane, Australia

Crowd - 32,313

 

Game 19

Jul 5th 1992 New Zealand 66 - Papua New Guinea 10

Location - Auckland, New Zealand

Crowd - 3,000

 

Game 20

Jul 15th 1992 Australia 36 - Papua New Guinea 14

Location - Townsville, Australia

Crowd - 12,470

 

Final Table

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	PTS
Australia	8	8	0	0	236	68	16
Great Britain	8	5	0	3	221	79	10
New Zealand	8	5	0	3	197	120	10
France	8	2	0	6	80	247	4
Papua New Guinea	8	0	0	8	84	304	0