Rugby League World Cup 9s | |
Current Season: | 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s |
Inaugural: | 2019 |
Teams: | 12 (Men) 4 (Women) |
Countrytag: | Region |
Country: | International |
Gov Body: | IRL |
Related Comps: | Rugby League World Cup |
The Rugby League World Cup 9s is an international rugby league tournament played in the rugby league nines format of the sport. The competition was intended to be held every four years.[1]
The inaugural World Cup 9s took place on 18 and 19 October 2019 at the Bankwest Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The women's competition was won by the New Zealand Kiwi Ferns and the men's competition by the hosts, .[2] The 2023 tournament, which was due to be held in Australia, was cancelled.[3]
Year | Host(s) | Men | Women | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Final | Losing semi finalists | Teams | Final< | -- !colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Losing semi finalists --> | Teams | |||||||
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||||||||
2019 | Sydney | 24–10 | 12 | 17–15 | --> | 4 | |||||||
2023 |
See main article: world cups.