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1995 Rugby League World Cup
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Teams 10
Host United Kingdom
Champions Australia (8th title)
Matches played   15
Attendance 265,619  (average 17,708 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Australia Andrew Johns
(62 points)

The eleventh Rugby League World Cup was badged the Centenary World Cup, reflecting the fact that 1995 marked the 100th birthday of the sport. The competition was envisaged as a celebration of rugby league, and the size of the competition was doubled with five additional teams qualifying for the tournament. In addition, an Emerging Nations Tournament was held alongside the main event, giving teams that had failed to qualify a chance of silverware.

The tournament had been preceded by doubts and pessimism; many feared that it would produce one-sided-matches that would be unattractive to supporters. The forthcoming Super League war hung over the tournament, with the Australian Rugby League refusing to pick players who had signed for the rival competition.

In the event, the fears proved unfounded, and the cup was acclaimed a great success. Although many early matches did prove as one-sided as feared, fans still flocked to see "exotic" nations such as Fiji, Tonga and South Africa, mainly for the novelty value of such encounters. Large home crowds for the group involving Wales proved particularly encouraging.

The final between Australia and England drew a crowd of 66,540 to Wembley Stadium.

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[edit] Venues

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[edit] Squads

For more details on this topic, see 1995 Rugby League World Cup squads.

Squads for the 2006 World Cup consisted of 25 players, same as the previous edition in 2002. Each national association had to confirm its 23-player squad in May 2006.

[edit] First round

[edit] Results

[edit] Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L PF PA PD
Flag of England England 6 3 3 0 0 112 16 +96
Flag of Australia Australia 4 3 2 0 1 168 26 +142
Flag of Fiji Fiji 2 3 1 0 2 52 118 −66
Flag of South Africa South Africa 0 3 0 0 3 12 184 −172


[edit] Group 2

[edit] Results

[edit] Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L PF PA PD
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 4 2 2 0 0 47 30 +17
Flag of Tonga Tonga 1 2 0 1 1 52 53 −1
Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 1 2 0 1 1 34 50 −16

[edit] Group 3

[edit] Results

[edit] Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L PF PA PD
Flag of Wales Wales 4 2 2 0 0 50 16 +34
Flag of Samoa Western Samoa 2 2 1 0 1 66 32 +34
Flag of France France 0 2 0 0 2 16 84 −68

[edit] Semi-Finals

[edit] Final

[edit] Players

[edit] Team of the Tournament

The "team of the tournament" is a team consisting of the thirteen most impressive players at the 19995 World Cup based on performances of the teams throughout the cup which is decided by votes from selected journalists and national coaches.

Team of the Tournament

[edit] Sources

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[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

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