1989 to 1992 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP OVERVIEW
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.
1989 to 1992 Rugby League World Cup Pool Rounds
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
|
1992 Rugby League World Cup Final
Oct 24th 1992 Australia 10 – Great Britain 6, Location – Wembley Stadium, London, England, Crowd – 73,631 (Record crowd for WC game)
1992 Rugby League World Cup Champions: Australia