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class="infobox-label">Region</th><td class="infobox-data">International</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Holders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wests_Tigers" title="Wests Tigers">Wests Tigers</a><sup id="cite_ref-stewartrleague1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stewartrleague1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="nowrap"> (2004)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles</a> (3 titles)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Rugby League World Sevens</b>, usually referred to as the <b>World Sevens</b><sup id="cite_ref-BBC-02-02-03_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-02-02-03-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and sometimes as the <b>World Cup Sevens</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-2020upnunder7s_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020upnunder7s-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a pre-season <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_sevens" title="Rugby league sevens">rugby league sevens</a> tournament made up over the years primarily of <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales_Rugby_League" title="New South Wales Rugby League">New South Wales Rugby League</a> (NSWRL), <a href="/wiki/Australian_Rugby_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Rugby League">Australian Rugby League</a> (ARL) and mostly recently <a href="/wiki/National_Rugby_League" title="National Rugby League">National Rugby League</a> (NRL) teams, along with teams representing NSW Country and nations including Tonga, France, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Russia, Fiji, the US and England. </p><p>When the <a href="/wiki/National_Rugby_League" title="National Rugby League">National Rugby League</a> was formed in Australasia in 1998 the World Sevens competition was dropped, but it returned in 2003 when Parramatta successfully defended their title from the last time in 1997. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Format_and_rules">Format and rules</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_League_World_Sevens&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Format and rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The World Sevens format saw entrants divided into eight pools.<sup id="cite_ref-2020upnunder7s_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020upnunder7s-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The top team in each pool progressed into the quarter-finals.<sup id="cite_ref-2020upnunder7s_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020upnunder7s-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Until 2004, second placed teams from each pool would play each other, as would third placed teams. In 2004, when the competition was known as the <i>Cougar Bourbon World Sevens</i>, this format changed, when only the top placed teams played for the major prize. </p><p>Each match played up to and including the semi-finals had two 7-minute halves with extra time played in the event of tie at the end normal time.<sup id="cite_ref-2020upnunder7s_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020upnunder7s-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The final is longer with two 10-minute halves. In 2004, the tackle limit was reduced from 6 to 4. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_League_World_Sevens&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The World Sevens were held at <a href="/wiki/Parramatta_Stadium" title="Parramatta Stadium">Parramatta Stadium</a> from 1988 to 1991 and <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Football_Stadium_(1988)" title="Sydney Football Stadium (1988)">Sydney Football Stadium</a> from 1992 to 2004, with the 1995 tournament's opening day being held at <a href="/wiki/Suncorp_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Suncorp Stadium">Suncorp Stadium</a> in Brisbane, and the 1996 tournament's opening day taking place at <a href="/wiki/Parramatta_Stadium" title="Parramatta Stadium">Parramatta Stadium</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Wigan_Warriors" title="Wigan Warriors">Wigan</a> played in the rain-soaked 1992 World Sevens as they opted to fulfil a promise made by their club's chairman, <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Lindsay_(rugby_league)" title="Maurice Lindsay (rugby league)">Maurice Lindsay</a>, to appear despite having commitments in the <a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup" title="Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2020upnunder7s_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020upnunder7s-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a win in extra time against <a href="/wiki/Cronulla_Sharks" class="mw-redirect" title="Cronulla Sharks">Cronulla</a> in the opening match hinted at a strong challenge for the title, a poor performance and loss to the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Chargers#Gold_Coast_Seagulls" title="Gold Coast Chargers">Gold Coast Seagulls</a> saw Wigan's challenge seeming likely to fail.<sup id="cite_ref-2020upnunder7s_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020upnunder7s-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group stage ended with each team in Wigan's group having won one game, but by virtue of "most tries scored" they proceeded to the quarter-finals, despite their chances being largely written off.<sup id="cite_ref-2020upnunder7s_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020upnunder7s-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_Monie" title="John Monie">John Monie</a>, the Wigan coach, told his team, "We've copped a bit of a bagging in the press today saying we're a typical Pommy side and can't tackle ... and the other thing was that they say 'Oh, <a href="/wiki/Penrith_Panthers" title="Penrith Panthers">Penrith</a>'s got the easy draw again because they're playing Wigan'".<sup id="cite_ref-2020upnunder7s_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020upnunder7s-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the event, Wigan breezed past Penrith 22–8 in the quarter-final and a <a href="/wiki/Denis_Betts" title="Denis Betts">Denis Betts</a> try in extra time won the semi-final against Manly. Scorer of six tries before the game, <a href="/wiki/Martin_Offiah" title="Martin Offiah">Martin Offiah</a>, the Man of the Series, scored four more in the final played against the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Broncos" title="Brisbane Broncos">Brisbane Broncos</a> (the former club of Wigan's new recruit for 1992, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Miles" title="Gene Miles">Gene Miles</a>), a game Wigan won 18–6.<sup id="cite_ref-2020upnunder7s_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020upnunder7s-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>1993 saw Wigan not defending their title. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Suburbs_Roosters" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Suburbs Roosters">Eastern Suburbs</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/Manly_Sea_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Manly Sea Eagles">Manly Warringah</a> in the final. The Sea Eagles would go on to win both the 1994 and 1995 World Sevens defeating <a href="/wiki/St_George_Dragons" class="mw-redirect" title="St George Dragons">St George</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_league_team" title="Fiji national rugby league team">Fiji</a> respectively. Manly's wins actually could have been potentially embarrassing for the tournaments organisers. During these two years the Sevens major sponsor was <a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_Amatil" title="Coca-Cola Amatil">Coca-Cola</a> who put up the <a href="/wiki/Australian_dollar" title="Australian dollar">A$</a>100,000 winners purse. At the time of their wins, Manly Warringah's major sponsor was Coke's major rival <a href="/wiki/Pepsi" title="Pepsi">Pepsi</a>. </p><p>In 1995, <a href="/wiki/Canada_national_rugby_league_team" title="Canada national rugby league team">Canada</a> became the first side in World Sevens not to score a point throughout the tournament. The Canadians lost to the <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Knights" title="Newcastle Knights">Newcastle Knights</a> 52–0 and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_league_team" title="New Zealand national rugby league team">New Zealand</a> 56–0 in the group stage and to <a href="/wiki/Western_Suburbs_Magpies" title="Western Suburbs Magpies">Western Suburbs</a> 48–0 in the plate quarter-finals. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Hindmarsh" title="Nathan Hindmarsh">Nathan Hindmarsh</a> was deemed Player of the Series as <a href="/wiki/Parramatta_Eels" title="Parramatta Eels">Parramatta</a> stormed to victory in the 2003 competition. Parramatta beat <a href="/wiki/Canberra_Raiders" title="Canberra Raiders">Canberra</a> in their quarter-final, followed by <a href="/wiki/South_Sydney_Rabbitohs" title="South Sydney Rabbitohs">South Sydney</a> in the semi-final.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC-02-02-03_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-02-02-03-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The final pitted <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_league_team" title="England national rugby league team">England</a> against a Parramatta side that flew to the lead, scoring five tries before half-time to England's one by <a href="/wiki/Keith_Senior" title="Keith Senior">Keith Senior</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC-02-02-03_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-02-02-03-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The match finished 42–18.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC-02-02-03_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-02-02-03-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Plate final was won by the <a href="/wiki/Canterbury-Bankstown_Bulldogs" title="Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs">Bulldogs</a> who beat New Zealand and the Bowl final was won by <a href="/wiki/North_Queensland_Cowboys" title="North Queensland Cowboys">North Queensland</a> who beat <a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_league_team" title="Fiji national rugby league team">Fiji</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC-02-02-03_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-02-02-03-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, the <a href="/wiki/Wests_Tigers" title="Wests Tigers">Wests Tigers</a> took the title, winning 18–7 in the final and ending Parramatta's campaign for a third consecutive title.<sup id="cite_ref-stewartrleague1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stewartrleague1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Wests Tigers' first title as a merged entity gained them A$100,000 in prize money.<sup id="cite_ref-stewartrleague1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stewartrleague1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004:_tournament_ceases">2004: tournament ceases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_League_World_Sevens&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2004: tournament ceases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The lead-up to the 2004 tournament was disrupted by setbacks for the World Sevens. Some <a href="/wiki/National_Rugby_League" title="National Rugby League">NRL</a> clubs withdrew their top players. <a href="/wiki/Steve_Folkes" title="Steve Folkes">Steve Folkes</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Bulldogs_Rugby_League_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club">Bulldogs</a> coach, attacked the event, arguing that it put his players at risk of injury.<sup id="cite_ref-lunlimedgar1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lunlimedgar1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other clubs including the Wests Tigers, Parramatta and <a href="/wiki/Manly_Sea_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Manly Sea Eagles">Manly</a> continued to support the event by fielding strong sides.<sup id="cite_ref-lunlimedgar1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lunlimedgar1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Rugby_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Rugby League">ARL</a> chairman <a href="/wiki/Colin_Love" title="Colin Love">Colin Love</a> threatened to change the rules to make it compulsory for all clubs to have their top players participate, and stated that any club which refused to do so could be hit with sanctions that involved them not being invited to participate in the following year's competition.<sup id="cite_ref-lunlimedgar1_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lunlimedgar1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The competition's standing was further weakened by news that <a href="/wiki/Nine_Network" title="Nine Network">Channel 9</a> would only be broadcasting a limited highlights television programme in areas of <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a> and <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>, despite having rights to show the event live.<sup id="cite_ref-lunlimedgar1_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lunlimedgar1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lunlimbirchall1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lunlimbirchall1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ultimately, the fact that the 2004 tournament drew 15,000 fewer fans than the previous year led to the tournament being axed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_future">The future</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_League_World_Sevens&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The future"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the years since the tournament was indefinitely suspended in 2004 other tournaments have provided continued international rugby league sevens events.<sup id="cite_ref-unlimgsteven1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unlimgsteven1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Actor <a href="/wiki/Russell_Crowe" title="Russell Crowe">Russell Crowe</a> hosts the <a href="/wiki/Orara_Valley_Axemen" class="mw-redirect" title="Orara Valley Axemen">Orara Valley Axemen</a> Sevens Tournament at Coffs Harbour on the New South Wales north coast.<sup id="cite_ref-unlimgsteven1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unlimgsteven1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This tournament is participated in by teams representing countries of the world, local clubs and a few clubs from Brisbane. In 2005 the <a href="/wiki/Souths_Logan_Magpies" title="Souths Logan Magpies">Souths Logan Magpies</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Queensland_Cup" title="Queensland Cup">Queensland Wizard Cup</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Titans" title="Gold Coast Titans">Gold Coast Titans</a>, who entered the <a href="/wiki/National_Rugby_League" title="National Rugby League">NRL</a> in 2007, were two well known clubs that participated. </p><p>In 2008, it emerged that the World Sevens could make a comeback by 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-nrlnewsking1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nrlnewsking1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The competitors in the revived competition would be international sides rather than the assorted mix of clubs, nations and other representative sides of the past.<sup id="cite_ref-nrlnewsking1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nrlnewsking1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A competition between only national sides is considered to have value in growing rugby league nations to a higher skill level and the exposure to new audiences globally of the sport via broadcast coverage.<sup id="cite_ref-nrlnewsking1_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nrlnewsking1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The other motivation for this potential change was voiced by Tas Baiteri, International Development Officer for the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_International_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby League International Federation">Rugby League International Federation</a>, who stated: "We would be looking at just having nations in the World Sevens. By having an Australian team means that it will not interrupt preparations for any NRL clubs".<sup id="cite_ref-nrlnewsking1_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nrlnewsking1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One reason for the hiatus following the 2004 event was reluctance of NRL clubs to use so many of their first team players.<sup id="cite_ref-nrlnewsking1_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nrlnewsking1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With proposed entrants in future competitions being national teams, the need for the tournament to be hosted in Sydney each year has been debated with some arguing that the World Sevens should be used as a tool to spread the sport further by hosting in a succession of locations globally.<sup id="cite_ref-dwyerrleague1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dwyerrleague1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to Rugby League Review, there is a possibility that the Sevens derivative could be replaced by a nines tournament should there be enough support from the rugby league authorities entering teams.<sup id="cite_ref-nrlnewsking1_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nrlnewsking1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, the National Rugby League held the first edition of the <a href="/wiki/Auckland_Nines" class="mw-redirect" title="Auckland Nines">Auckland Nines</a>, contested between National Rugby League teams only. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finals">Finals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_League_World_Sevens&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="90">Year </th> <th width="240">Winners </th> <th width="60">Titles </th> <th width="60">Score </th> <th width="240">Runner-up </th> <th width="50" class="unsortable">Source </th></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Sydney_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/South_Sydney_colours.svg/16px-South_Sydney_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/South_Sydney_colours.svg/24px-South_Sydney_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/South_Sydney_colours.svg/32px-South_Sydney_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/South_Sydney_Rabbitohs" title="South Sydney Rabbitohs">South Sydney Rabbitohs</a></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canberra_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Canberra_colours.svg/16px-Canberra_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Canberra_colours.svg/24px-Canberra_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Canberra_colours.svg/32px-Canberra_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Canberra_Raiders" title="Canberra Raiders">Canberra Raiders</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Balmain_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Balmain_colours.svg/16px-Balmain_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Balmain_colours.svg/24px-Balmain_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Balmain_colours.svg/32px-Balmain_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Balmain_Tigers" title="Balmain Tigers">Balmain Tigers</a></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg/16px-Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg/24px-Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg/32px-Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="118" data-file-height="118" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Suburbs_Roosters" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Suburbs Roosters">Eastern Suburbs Roosters</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg/16px-Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg/24px-Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg/32px-Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>24-22</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parramatta_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Parramatta_colours.svg/16px-Parramatta_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Parramatta_colours.svg/24px-Parramatta_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Parramatta_colours.svg/32px-Parramatta_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Parramatta_Eels" title="Parramatta Eels">Parramatta Eels</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Newcastle_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Newcastle_colours.svg/16px-Newcastle_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Newcastle_colours.svg/24px-Newcastle_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Newcastle_colours.svg/32px-Newcastle_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Knights" title="Newcastle Knights">Newcastle Knights</a></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:St._George_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/St._George_colours.svg/16px-St._George_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/St._George_colours.svg/24px-St._George_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/St._George_colours.svg/32px-St._George_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/St_George_Dragons" class="mw-redirect" title="St George Dragons">St George Dragons</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wigancolours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Wigancolours.svg/16px-Wigancolours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Wigancolours.svg/24px-Wigancolours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Wigancolours.svg/32px-Wigancolours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wigan_Warriors" title="Wigan Warriors">Wigan Warriors</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>18–6</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brisbane_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Brisbane_colours.svg/16px-Brisbane_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Brisbane_colours.svg/24px-Brisbane_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Brisbane_colours.svg/32px-Brisbane_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="118" data-file-height="118" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Broncos" title="Brisbane Broncos">Brisbane Broncos</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-hadfield280193a_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hadfield280193a-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg/16px-Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg/24px-Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg/32px-Eastern_Suburbs_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="118" data-file-height="118" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Suburbs_Roosters" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Suburbs Roosters">Eastern Suburbs Roosters</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>18–12</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg/16px-Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg/24px-Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg/32px-Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg/16px-Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg/24px-Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg/32px-Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>44–12</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:St._George_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/St._George_colours.svg/16px-St._George_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/St._George_colours.svg/24px-St._George_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/St._George_colours.svg/32px-St._George_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/St._George_Dragons" title="St. George Dragons">St. George Dragons</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg/16px-Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg/24px-Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg/32px-Manly_Sea_Eagles_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Manly-Warringah_Sea_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles">Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>36–12</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/46px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_league_team" title="Fiji national rugby league team">Fiji</a> Bati</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Newcastle_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Newcastle_colours.svg/16px-Newcastle_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Newcastle_colours.svg/24px-Newcastle_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Newcastle_colours.svg/32px-Newcastle_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Knights" title="Newcastle Knights">Newcastle Knights</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>48–18</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:North_Sydney_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/North_Sydney_colours.svg/16px-North_Sydney_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/North_Sydney_colours.svg/24px-North_Sydney_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/North_Sydney_colours.svg/32px-North_Sydney_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/North_Sydney_Bears" title="North Sydney Bears">North Sydney Bears</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parramatta_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Parramatta_colours.svg/16px-Parramatta_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Parramatta_colours.svg/24px-Parramatta_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Parramatta_colours.svg/32px-Parramatta_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Parramatta_Eels" title="Parramatta Eels">Parramatta Eels</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>32–22</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:North_Sydney_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/North_Sydney_colours.svg/16px-North_Sydney_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/North_Sydney_colours.svg/24px-North_Sydney_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/North_Sydney_colours.svg/32px-North_Sydney_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/North_Sydney_Bears" title="North Sydney Bears">North Sydney Bears</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;"><i>Not held</i></span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;"><i>Not held</i></span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;"><i>Not held</i></span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;"><i>Not held</i></span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;"><i>Not held</i></span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td><span style="colour:#A0A0A0;">N/A</span></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parramatta_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Parramatta_colours.svg/16px-Parramatta_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Parramatta_colours.svg/24px-Parramatta_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Parramatta_colours.svg/32px-Parramatta_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Parramatta_Eels" title="Parramatta Eels">Parramatta Eels</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>48–18</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_league_team" title="England national rugby league team">England</a> Lions</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-hadfield030204b_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hadfield030204b-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wests_Tigers_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Wests_Tigers_colours.svg/16px-Wests_Tigers_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Wests_Tigers_colours.svg/24px-Wests_Tigers_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Wests_Tigers_colours.svg/32px-Wests_Tigers_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="118" data-file-height="118" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wests_Tigers" title="Wests Tigers">Wests Tigers</a></td> <td>1<sup id="ref_a" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_a">[a]</a></sup></td> <td>18–7</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parramatta_colours.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Parramatta_colours.svg/16px-Parramatta_colours.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Parramatta_colours.svg/24px-Parramatta_colours.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Parramatta_colours.svg/32px-Parramatta_colours.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Parramatta_Eels" title="Parramatta Eels">Parramatta Eels</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-stewartrleague1_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stewartrleague1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Note</dt></dl> <p><span id="cnote_a"><b><a href="#ref_a">^</a></b></span> <b>a:</b> First title for Wests Tigers but one previous win for Balmain Tigers, a merged partner in Wests Tigers<br /> </p> 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League">Albania</a></li> <li>Argentina</li> <li>Bosnia and Herzegovina</li> <li>Bulgaria</li> <li>Burundi</li> <li>Colombia</li> <li>DR Congo</li> <li>El Salvador</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Rugby_League_Federation" title="Hungarian Rugby League Federation">Hungary</a></li> <li>Japan</li> <li>Libya</li> <li>Montenegro</li> <li>North Macedonia</li> <li>Palestine</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippines_National_Rugby_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippines National Rugby League">Philippines</a></li> <li>Poland</li> <li>Sierra Leone</li> <li>Slovakia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_Rugby_League_Federation" title="Solomon Islands Rugby League Federation">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Rugby_League_Association" title="Spanish Rugby League Association">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweden_Rugby_League" title="Sweden Rugby League">Sweden</a></li> <li>Vanuatu</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pending</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Rugby_League" title="Georgia Rugby League">Georgia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Full <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tonga_National_Rugby_League" title="Tonga National Rugby League">Tonga</a></li></ul></li> <li>Affiliate <ul><li>American Samoa</li> <li>Austria</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_Rugby_League_Federation" title="Estonian Rugby League Federation">Estonia</a></li> <li>Ivory Coast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvia_Rugby_League" title="Latvia Rugby League">Latvia</a></li> <li>New Caledonia</li> <li>Tokelau</li></ul></li> <li>Observer <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belgium_Rugby_League_Association" title="Belgium Rugby League Association">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denmark_Rugby_League_Federation" title="Denmark Rugby League Federation">Denmark</a></li> <li>Egypt</li> <li>Guyana</li> <li>Hong Kong</li> <li>India</li> <li>Mexico</li> <li>Namibia</li> <li>Niue</li> <li>Norfolk Island</li> <li>Pakistan</li> <li>Singapore</li> <li>Thailand</li> <li>Trinidad and Tobago</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albanian_Rugby_League" title="Albanian Rugby League">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_national_rugby_league_team" title="American Samoa national rugby league team">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austria_national_rugby_league_team" title="Austria national rugby league team">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_league_team" title="Argentina national rugby league team">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_league_team" title="Australia national rugby league team">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgium_national_rugby_league_team" title="Belgium national rugby league team">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_national_rugby_league_team" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina national rugby league team">Bosnia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazil_national_rugby_league_team" title="Brazil national rugby league team">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_national_rugby_league_team" title="Bulgaria national rugby league team">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burundi_national_rugby_league_team" title="Burundi national rugby league team">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroon_national_rugby_league_team" title="Cameroon national rugby league team">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_national_rugby_league_team" title="Canada national rugby league team">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chile_national_rugby_league_team" title="Chile national rugby league team">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombia_national_rugby_league_team" title="Colombia national rugby league team">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_national_rugby_league_team" title="Cook Islands national rugby league team">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic_national_rugby_league_team" title="Czech Republic national rugby league team">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DR_Congo_national_rugby_league_team" title="DR Congo national rugby league team">DR Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denmark_national_rugby_league_team" title="Denmark national rugby league team">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egypt_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Egypt national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Salvador_national_rugby_league_team" title="El Salvador national rugby league team">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_league_team" title="England national rugby league team">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonia_national_rugby_league_team" title="Estonia national rugby league team">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_league_team" title="Fiji national rugby league team">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_league_team" title="France national rugby league team">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germany_national_rugby_league_team" title="Germany national rugby league team">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_national_rugby_league_team" title="Georgia national rugby league team">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_national_rugby_league_team" title="Ghana national rugby league team">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greece_national_rugby_league_team" title="Greece national rugby league team">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guyana_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guyana national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_national_rugby_league_team" title="Hong Kong national rugby league team">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungary_national_rugby_league_team" title="Hungary national rugby league team">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_rugby_league_team" title="India national rugby league team">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_league_team" title="Ireland national rugby league team">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_league_team" title="Italy national rugby league team">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ivory_Coast_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ivory Coast national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_national_rugby_league_team" title="Jamaica national rugby league team">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_rugby_league_team" title="Japan national rugby league team">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenya_national_rugby_league_team" title="Kenya national rugby league team">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvia_national_rugby_league_team" title="Latvia national rugby league team">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon_national_rugby_league_team" title="Lebanon national rugby league team">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Libya_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Libya national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malta_national_rugby_league_team" title="Malta national rugby league team">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexico_national_rugby_league_team" title="Mexico national rugby league team">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montenegro_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Montenegro national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morocco_national_rugby_league_team" title="Morocco national rugby league team">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Namibia_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Namibia national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_national_rugby_league_team" title="Netherlands national rugby league team">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia_national_rugby_league_team" title="New Caledonia national rugby league team">New Caledonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_league_team" title="New Zealand national rugby league team">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigeria_national_rugby_league_team" title="Nigeria national rugby league team">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niue_national_rugby_league_team" title="Niue national rugby league team">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Island_national_rugby_league_team" title="Norfolk Island national rugby league team">Norfolk Island</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Macedonia_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Macedonia national rugby league team (page does not exist)">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norway_national_rugby_league_team" title="Norway national rugby league team">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_rugby_league_team" title="Pakistan national rugby league team">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palestine_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Palestine national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_national_rugby_league_team" title="Papua New Guinea national rugby league team">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippines_national_rugby_league_team" title="Philippines national rugby league team">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poland_national_rugby_league_team" title="Poland national rugby league team">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russia_national_rugby_league_team" title="Russia national rugby league team">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_rugby_league_team" title="Samoa national rugby league team">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_league_team" title="Scotland national rugby league team">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbia_national_rugby_league_team" title="Serbia national rugby league team">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sierra_Leone_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sierra Leone national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Singapore national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovakia_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Slovakia national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_national_rugby_league_team" title="Solomon Islands national rugby league team">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_league_team" title="South Africa national rugby league team">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spain_national_rugby_league_team" title="Spain national rugby league team">Spain</a></li> <li><a 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rugby league team">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanuatu_national_rugby_league_team" title="Vanuatu national rugby league team">Vanuatu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_league_team" title="Wales national rugby league team">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_rugby_league" title="Women's rugby league">Women</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argentina_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Argentina women's national rugby league team">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Australia women's national rugby league team">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazil_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Brazil women's national rugby league team">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Canada women's national rugby league team">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Cook Islands women's national rugby league team">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="England women's national rugby league team">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Fiji women's national rugby league team">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="France women's national rugby league team">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greece_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Greece women's national rugby league team">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ireland_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Ireland women's national rugby league team">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Italy women's national rugby league team">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Netherlands women's national rugby league team">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="New Zealand women's national rugby league team">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niue_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Niue women's national rugby league team">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Papua New Guinea women's national rugby league team">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippines_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Philippines women's national rugby league team">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Samoa women's national rugby league team">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbia_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Serbia women's national rugby league team">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonga_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Tonga women's national rugby league team">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkey_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Turkey women's national rugby league team">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="United States women's national rugby league team">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Wales women's national rugby league team">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_rugby_league_competitions" title="List of rugby league competitions"> International<br />competitions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="Rugby 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