2017 Rugby League World Cup

2017 (2017) Rugby League World Cup  ()
Number of teams	14
Host countries	Australia  New Zealand  Papua New Guinea
Winner	Australia (11th title)
Matches played	28
Attendance	382,080 (13,646 per match)
Points scored	1264 (45.14 per match)
Tries scored	230 (8.21 per match)
Top scorer	Cameron Smith (50)
Top try scorer	Valentine Holmes (12)
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The 2017 Rugby League World Cup was the fifteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup tournament and took place in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea between 27 October and 2 December 2017.^[1] The tournament featured the national teams of 14 Rugby League International Federation member countries who qualified through either standing in the previous tournament or a series of qualification play-off matches. In the final, defending champions Australia, playing in their 14th consecutive final, defeated England at Brisbane's Lang Park.