Rugby League World Cup venues
City Stadium Capacity Highest Attendance
Auckland Eden Park 50,000 47,363
Brisbane Lang Park 52,500 50,599
Sydney Sydney Football Stadium 45,500 34,157
Wagga Wagga Eric Weissel Oval 10,000 11,685
Leeds Headingley 21,062 22,209
Wigan Central Park 18,000 26,263
Avignon Parc des Sports 17,518 17,518
Carcassonne Stade Albert Domec 10,000 10,288
Perpignan Stade Gilbert Brutus 13,000 11,576
Auckland Carlaw Park 17,000 18,000
Christchurch Addington Showgrounds 18,000 12,130
Port Moresby National Football Stadium 14,800 17,000
Venues by tournament -- International 1985-1988
The following is a list of venues that have hosted matches as part of the Rugby League World Cup. The first Rugby league World Cup was staged in France in 1954 with the last having been staged in three countries (Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea) in 2017. The next World Cup is set to be held in England in 2021. As of 2017, there have been 15 Rugby League World Cups held since the inaugural event in 1954.