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Rugby League World Cup 2008
host
Australia Australia
World Champion
New Zealand New Zealand
Duration
October 25 - November 23, 2008
Nations
10 (final round: 5)
Games
18th
spectator
293,442 (16,302 per game)
Top scorer
Australia Johnathan Thurston (50)
Top try scorer
Australia Billy Slater (7)
The 13th Rugby League World Cup took place in Australia in 2008. In the final New Zealand beat Australia 34:20, winning the World Cup for the first time.
qualification
Venues
city
Stadion
capacity
Melbourne
Docklands Stadium
56,347
Brisbane
Suncorp Stadium
52,500
Sydney
Sydney Football Stadium
45,500
Gold coast
Robina Stadium
27,400
Townsville
Willows Sports Complex
26,500
Newcastle
Hunter Stadium
26,126
Canberra
Canberra Stadium
25,011
Wollongong
Wollongong Showground
23,750
Sydney
Parramatta Stadium
21,500
Sydney
Penrith Stadium
21,000
Gosford
Central Coast Stadium
20,059
Rockhampton
Browne Park
8,000
Preliminary round
Group A
country
Games
Victories
Unent.
Ndlg.
Game points
Diff.
Table points
1.
Australia Australia
3
3
0
0
128: 16
+ 112
6th
2.
New Zealand New Zealand
3
2
0
1
90:60
+ 30
4th
3.
England England
3
1
0
2
60: 110
- 50
2
4th
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
3
0
0
3
3: 126
- 92
0
Group B
country
Games
Victories
Unent.
Ndlg.
Game points
Diff.
Table points
1.
Fiji Fiji
2
1
0
1
58:24
+ 34
2
2.
Scotland Scotland
2
1
0
1
36:50
- 16
2
3.
France France
2
1
0
1
42:60
- 18th
2
Group C
country
Games
Victories
Unent.
Ndlg.
Game points
Diff.
Table points
1.
Ireland Ireland
2
1
0
1
54:38
+ 16
2
2.
Tonga Tonga
2
1
0
1
34:40
- 6
2
3.
Samoa Samoa
2
1
0
1
36:46
- 10
2
Final round
Placement games
Play for 9th place
Game for 7th place
Semi-final qualifier
Semifinals
final
Web links
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