2017 Rugby League World Cup
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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.
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2017 (2017) Rugby League World Cup () | |
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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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