Teams

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Country Qualified as Qualification date Previous appearances in tournament Continent
  England Hosts 27 October 2016 6 (1975, 1995, 2000, 2008, 2013, 2017) Europe
  Scotland Europe
  France Europe
  Italy Europe
  Russia Europe
  Wales Europe
  Ireland Europe
  Australia Asia/Pacific
  New Zealand Asia/Pacific
  Fiji Asia/Pacific
  Tonga Asia/Pacific
  Papua New Guinea Asia/Pacific
  Cook Islands Asia/Pacific
  United States Americas
  Canada Americas
  Lebanon Middle East/Africa

Stadiums

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London Manchester London Manchester
Wembley Stadium Old Trafford Olympic Stadium Etihad Stadium
Capacity: 90,000 Capacity: 75,700 Capacity: 60,045 Capacity: 60,000
       
Liverpool Newcastle
Anfield St James' Park
Capacity: 54,074 Capacity: 52,405
   
Coventry Sheffield
Ricoh Arena Brammall Lane
Capacity: 32,609 Capacity: 32,600
   
Hull Wigan
KCOM Stadium DW Stadium
Capacity: 25,586 Capacity: 25,138
   
Huddersfield Leeds St Helens Doncaster Warrington
John Smith's Stadium Headingley Stadium Langtree Park Keepmoat Stadium Halliwell Jones Stadium
Capacity: 24,500 Capacity: 21,062 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 15,231 Capacity: 15,200
         

Pre-Tournament Matches

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  England 32-6 France  
Wembley Stadium,London
Attendance: 73,890
  Lebanon 20-27 Italy  
Leigh Sports Village,Leigh
Attendance: 4,568
  Jamaica 12-34 Wales  
Keepmoat Stadium,Doncaster
Attendance: 7,000
  New Zealand 42-20 Fiji  
KCOM Stadium,Hull
Attendance: 7,901

Group Stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  England 3 3 0 0 114 36 +78 6
  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 134 44 +90 4
  Italy 3 1 0 2 2
  Canada 3 0 0 3 0
  England 26-20   New Zealand
Wembley Stadium,Wembley
Attendance: 85,078
  Canada 13-22   Italy
Anfield,Liverpool
Attendance: 34,463
  New Zealand 48-6   Italy
St James' Park,Newcastle
Attendance: 35,128
  England 50-0   Canada
St James' Park,Newcastle
Attendance: 49759
  Canada 12-66   New Zealand
Keepmoat Stadium,Doncaster
Attendance: 11,924
  Italy 16-38   England
Ricoh Arena,Coventry
Attendance: 32,509

Group B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia
  France
  Ireland
  Lebanon
  • Australia 34-10 France
  • France 18-16 Lebanon
  • Ireland 0-50 Australia
  Australia 70-2 Lebanon  
Wembley Stadium,London
Attendance: 71,285
  France 38-20 Lebanon  
Langtree Park,St. Helens
Attendance: 14,786
  Lebanon 0-28 Ireland  
Kirklees Stadium,Huddersfield
Attendance: 20,890

Group C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji
  Russia
  Tonga
  Wales
  • Fiji 38-24 Wales
  • Russia 2-70 Tonga
  • Wales 30-10 Tonga
  • Fiji 76-0 Russia
  • Russia 12-60 Wales
  • Tonga 24-24 Fiji

Group D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Cook Islands
  Papua New Guinea
  United States
  Scotland
  • Cook Islands 12-28 Scotland
  • PNG 10-11 USA
  • Scotland 22-22 USA
  • Cook Islands 20-36 PNG
  • PNG 40-26 Scotland
  • USA 40-26 Cook Islands