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The following is a list of venues that have hosted matches as part of the Rugby League World Cup.

The first Rugby league World Cup was staged in France in 1954 with the last having been staged in England in 2022. The next World Cup is set to be held in 2026

As of 2022, there have been 16 Rugby League World Cups held since the inaugural event in 1954.

Venues by tournament

All countries listed in alphabetical order while all venues listed in order of appearance and with their non-corporate name (unless unavoidable). Venue capacity is as it currently stands and in some cases may vary from the capacity of the venue at the time of use. For example, the Sydney Cricket Ground's current spectator capacity is 48,000 but stood at 70,000 when used as a World Cup venue from 1957 to 1977.

Stadiums in bold text show Rugby League World Cup final hosts.
Stadiums in italic text show ground has been demolished as of 2024.
Highest Attendance is the highest for that particular tournament.

France 1954

Australia 1957

United Kingdom 1960

Australia and New Zealand 1968

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Sydney	Sydney Cricket Ground	48,000	62,256
Brisbane	Lang Park	52,500	32,664
Auckland	Carlaw Park	17,000	18,000

United Kingdom 1970

France 1972

Australia, France, New Zealand, and United Kingdom 1975

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Leeds	Headingley	19,700	10,842
Brisbane	Lang Park	52,500	12,000
Sydney	Sydney Cricket Ground	48,000	33,858
Bradford	Odsal Stadium	26,019	5,507
Salford	The Willows	11,363	2,247
Warrington	Wilderspool Stadium	9,200	5,034
Wigan	Central Park	18,000	9,353
Bordeaux	Stade Chaban Delmas	34,462	1,581
Marseille	Stade Vélodrome	67,394	10,000
Perpignan	Stade Gilbert Brutus	13,000	10,440
Toulouse	Stadium Municipal	33,150	7,563
Auckland	Carlaw Park	17,000	18,000
Christchurch	Addington Showgrounds	18,000	2,500
Swansea	St Helens Rugby Ground	4,500	11,112

Australia and New Zealand 1977

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Sydney	Sydney Cricket Ground	48,000	24,457
Brisbane	Lang Park	52,500	27,000
Auckland	Carlaw Park	17,000	18,000
Christchurch	Addington Showgrounds	18,000	9,000

International 1985–1988

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Auckland	Eden Park	50,000	47,363
Brisbane	Lang Park	52,500	22,811
Sydney	Sydney Football Stadium	45,500	15,944
Wagga Wagga	Eric Weissel Oval	10,000	11,685
Leeds	Headingley	19,700	6,567
Wigan	Central Park	18,000	20,169
Avignon	Parc des Sports	17,518	4,000
Carcassonne	Stade Albert Domec	10,000	5,000
Perpignan	Stade Gilbert Brutus	13,000	5,000
Auckland	Carlaw Park	17,000	15,327
Christchurch	Addington Showgrounds	18,000	8,525
Port Moresby	Lloyd Robson Oval	14,800	17,000

International 1989–1992

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
London	Old Wembley Stadium	82,000	73,631
Brisbane	Lang Park	52,500	32,313
Parkes	Pioneer Oval	12,000	12,384
Townsville	Townsville Sports Reserve	6,500	12,470
Hull	The Boulevard	10,500	5,250
Leeds	Elland Road	37,792	32,500
Wigan	Central Park	18,000	20,346
Carcassonne	Stade Albert Domec	10,000	4,208
Perpignan	Stade Gilbert Brutus	13,000	3,965
Auckland	Mount Smart Stadium	25,000	15,000
Christchurch	Queen Elizabeth II Park	25,000	3,133
Christchurch	Addington Showgrounds	18,000	2,000
Goroka	Danny Leahy Oval	13,000	11,485
Port Moresby	Lloyd Robson Oval	14,800	14,500

England 1995

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
London	Old Wembley Stadium	82,000	66,540
Gateshead	Gateshead International Stadium	11,800	9,181
Huddersfield	Kirklees Stadium	24,121	16,608
Hull	The Boulevard	10,500	5,121
Keighley	Cougar Park	7,800	4,845
Leeds	Headingley	19,700	14,041
Manchester	Old Trafford	74,310	30,042
St. Helens	Knowsley Road	17,500	8,679
Warrington	Wilderspool Stadium	9,200	8,083
Wigan	Central Park	18,000	26,263
Cardiff	Ninian Park	21,508	10,250
Swansea	Vetch Field	11,475	15,385

England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales 2000

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Manchester	Old Trafford	74,310	44,329
Bolton	Reebok Stadium	28,723	16,032
Castleford	Wheldon Road	10,500	5,158
Gateshead	Gateshead International Stadium	11,800	9,181
Gloucester	Kingsholm Stadium	16,115	2,496
Hull	Craven Park	12,225	2,187
Hull	The Boulevard	10,500	3,044
Huddersfield	McAlpine Stadium	24,121	8,144
Leeds	Headingley	19,700	15,405
London	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	33,758
Reading	Madejski Stadium	24,161	3,982
St. Helens	Knowsley Road	17,500	5,736
Watford	Vicarage Road	22,220	5,404
Widnes	Halton Stadium	13,350	5,211
Workington	Derwent Park	10,000	4,107
Edinburgh	Tynecastle Stadium	19,852	1,579
Glasgow	Firhill Stadium	10,102	2,008
Cardiff	Millennium Stadium	73,931	17,612
Llanelli	Stradey Park	10,800	1,497
Wrexham	Racecourse Ground	13,341	5,016
Dublin	Tolka Park	5,700	1,782
Belfast	Windsor Park	18,500	3,207
Albi	Stadium Municipal d'Albi	13,058	7,969
Carcassonne	Stade Albert Domec	10,000	10,288
Paris	Stade Sébastien Charléty	20,000	7,498
Toulouse	Stadium Municipal	33,150	4,313

Australia 2008

England and Wales 2013

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Manchester	Old Trafford	74,310	74,468
Bristol	Memorial Stadium	11,000	7,247
Halifax	The Shay	10,401	10,266
Huddersfield	Kirklees Stadium	24,121	24,375
Hull	Craven Park	12,225	7,481
Hull	Hull City Stadium	25,586	25,114
Leeds	Headingley	19,700	18,180
Leigh	Leigh Sports Village	12,000	10,554
London	Wembley Stadium	90,000	67,545
Rochdale	Spotland Stadium	10,249	8,872
Salford	City of Salford Stadium	12,000	6,041
St. Helens	Langtree Park	18,000	14,137
Wigan	Wigan Athletic Stadium	25,138	22,276
Warrington	Halliwell Jones Stadium	15,300	14,965
Workington	Derwent Park	10,000	7,630
Cardiff	Millennium Stadium	73,931	45,052
Neath	The Gnoll	6,000	3,270
Wrexham	Racecourse Ground	13,341	8,019
Avignon	Parc des Sports	17,518	17,518
Perpignan	Stade Gilbert Brutus	13,000	11,576
Limerick	Thomond Park	25,600	5,021

• Although the competition was officially co hosted by England and Wales, France and Ireland also hosted games.

Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea 2017

City	Stadium	Capacity	Highest Attendance
Brisbane	Lang Park	52,500	40,033
Cairns	Barlow Park	16,700	9,216
Canberra	Canberra Stadium	25,011	12,293
Darwin	Marrara Oval	12,500	13,473
Melbourne	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium	30,050	22,724
Perth	Perth Oval	20,500	14,744
Sydney	Sydney Football Stadium	45,500	21,127
Townsville	Willows Sports Complex	26,500	7,732
Auckland	Mount Smart Stadium	25,000	30,003
Christchurch	Rugby League Park	18,000	12,130
Hamilton	Waikato Stadium	25,800	24,041
Wellington	Wellington Regional Stadium	34,500	12,713
Port Moresby	National Football Stadium	14,800	14,800

England 2021

Venues by nation

Australia

England

* 1975 had no official World Cup Final. Instead a special challenge match was played.

France

Ireland

New Zealand

• Addington Showgrounds became Rugby League Park in 1997

Northern Ireland

Papua New Guinea

• Lloyd Robson Oval was redeveloped into PNG's National Football Stadium in 2015.

Scotland

Wales

See also

• Rugby League World Cup finals
• List of rugby league competitions
• List of rugby league stadiums by capacity

References

1. World Cup Venues at Rugby League Project

Further reading

• Andrews, Malcolm & Butcher, Tim (2009). The Rugby League World Cup. League Publications. ISBN 978-1-901347-20-3.

External links

• Official Rugby League World Cup Website
• Rugby League International Federation

• Rugby League World Cup stadiums
• Rugby league-related lists