The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league competition established in 1954. The tournament has taken place fifteen times in irregular intervals,[1] however the tournament is currently happening every four years.
The opening match is the first match of the tournament and usually it has a ceremony to go with it. Often, it features the host nation.
List of opening matches
Italics denotes host nation.
Notes
- ↑ Two matches were played at the same time on the opening day.
- ↑ The opening ceremony was held the following day before a double header, with the matches being Indigenous Dreamtime 34–26 New Zealand Maori (not a tournament match) and Australia 30–6 New Zealand at the Sydney Football Stadium.
- ↑ This was the first match in a double header with Australia 28–20 England being the other match.
References
- ↑ "Rugby League World Cup | History & Winners". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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