List of World Club Challenge finals

The World Club Challenge has been played annually since 2000 and is either played in Australia or England. Until 2011 it was played at a neutral venue but is now played at the home team's home stadium. Due to the Rugby Football League (RFL) organizing the competition, most finals have been held in England.[1]

World Club Challenge Final
Teams2
First meeting1976
Latest meeting2019
Next meeting2020
Broadcasters Sky Sports
Fox League, Nine Network
Statistics
Meetings total27
Most wins Sydney Roosters
(5 Titles )
All-time seriesWorld Club Challenge

Finals
Year Winner Score Runner-up Referee Ground Attendance
1976 Eastern Suburbs 25–2 St Helens Gary Cook Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 26,865
1987 Wigan Warriors 8–2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles John Holdsworth Central Park, Wigan 36,895
1989 Widnes Vikings 30–18 Canberra Raiders Francis Desplas Old Trafford, Trafford 30,786
1991 Wigan Warriors 21–4 Penrith Panthers Alain Sablayrolles Anfield, Liverpool 20,152
1992 Brisbane Broncos 22–8 Wigan Warriors Dennis Hale Central Park, Wigan 17,764
1994 Wigan Warriors 20–14 Brisbane Broncos Greg McCallum QEII Stadium, Brisbane 54,220
1997 Brisbane Broncos 36–12 Hunter Mariners Graham Annesley Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland 10,300
2000 Melbourne Storm 44–6 St Helens Stuart Cummings JJB Stadium, Wigan 13,394
2001 St Helens 20–18 Brisbane Broncos Stuart Cummings Reebok Stadium, Bolton 16,041
2002 Bradford Bulls 41–26 Newcastle Knights Stuart Cummings Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield 21,113
2003 Sydney Roosters 38–0 St Helens Russell Smith Reebok Stadium, Bolton 19,807
2004 Bradford Bulls 22–4 Penrith Panthers Steve Ganson Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield 18,962
2005 Leeds Rhinos 39–32 Bulldogs Sean Hampstead Elland Road, Leeds 37,028
2006 Bradford Bulls 30–10 Wests Tigers Steve Ganson Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield 19,207
2007 St Helens 18–14 Brisbane Broncos Steve Clark Reebok Stadium, Bolton 23,207
2008 Leeds Rhinos 11–4 Melbourne Storm Ashley Klein Elland Road, Leeds 33,204
2009 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 28–20 Leeds Rhinos Jason Robinson Elland Road, Leeds 32,569
2010 Melbourne Storm 18–10 Leeds Rhinos Richard Silverwood Elland Road, Leeds 27,697
2011 St George Illawarra Dragons 21–15 Wigan Warriors Thierry Alibert DW Stadium, Wigan 24,268
2012 Leeds Rhinos 26–12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Ashley Klein Headingley Stadium, Leeds 21,062
2013 Melbourne Storm 18–14 Leeds Rhinos Ben Thaler Headingley Stadium, Leeds 20,400
2014 Sydney Roosters 36–14 Wigan Warriors Ben Cummins, Gerard Sutton Allianz Stadium, Sydney 31,515
2015 South Sydney Rabbitohs 39–0 St Helens Richard Silverwood Langtree Park, St Helens 17,980
2016 North Queensland Cowboys 38–4 Leeds Rhinos Richard Silverwood Headingley Stadium, Leeds 19,778
2017 Wigan Warriors 22–6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Robert Hicks DW Stadium, Wigan 21,011
2018 Melbourne Storm 38–4 Leeds Rhinos Gerard Sutton, Ben Cummins AAMI Park, Melbourne 19,062
2019 Sydney Roosters 20–8 Wigan Warriors Robert Hicks DW Stadium, Wigan 21,331
2020 Sydney Roosters 20–12 St Helens Chris Kendall Langtree Park, St Helens 16,108

Most Wins
Titles Club Seasons
5 Sydney Roosters 1976, 2003, 2014, 2019, 2020
4 Wigan Warriors 1987, 1991, 1994, 2017
3 Bradford Bulls 2002, 2004, 2006
3 Leeds Rhinos 2005, 2008, 2012
3 Melbourne Storm 2000, 2010, 2013, 2018
2 Brisbane Broncos 1992, 1997
2 St Helens 2001, 2007
1 Widnes Vikings 1989
1 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2009
1 St George Illawarra Dragons 2011
1 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2015
1 North Queensland Cowboys 2016

Runners-up
Tally Club Seasons
5 Leeds Rhinos 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018
5 St Helens 1976, 2000, 2003, 2015, 2020
4 Wigan Warriors 1992, 2011, 2014, 2019
3 Brisbane Broncos 1994, 2001, 2007
2 Penrith Panthers 1991, 2004
2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1987, 2012
1 Canberra Raiders 1989
1 Hunter Mariners 1997
1 Newcastle Knights 2002
1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2005
1 Wests Tigers 2006
1 Melbourne Storm 2008
1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2017

Appearances
Tally Club Seasons
8 Leeds Rhinos 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018
8 Wigan Warriors 1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2019
7 St Helens 1976, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2020
5 Brisbane Broncos 1992, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2007
5 Melbourne Storm 2000, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2018
5 Sydney Roosters 1976, 2003, 2014, 2019, 2020
3 Bradford Bulls 2002, 2004, 2006
3 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1987, 2009, 2012
2 Penrith Panthers 1991, 2004
1 Widnes Vikings 1989
1 Canberra Raiders 1989
1 Hunter Mariners 1997
1 Newcastle Knights 2002
1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2005
1 Wests Tigers 2006
1 St George Illawarra Dragons 2011
1 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2014
1 North Queensland Cowboys 2015
1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2017

See also
  • List of NRL Grand finals

References
  1. "World Club Challenge History and Records". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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