World Cup 1986 - New Zealand

Round 1  - Great Britain  8 - 14 France * New Zealand  22 - 14 Australia 

Round 2 - New Zealand 12 - 10 France * Great Britain 40 - 8 Papua New Guinea

Round 3 - Australia 12 - 4 Great Britain * France 20 - 4 Papua New Guinea

Round 4 - New Zealand 54 - 0 Papua New Guinea * Australia 35 - 8 France

Round 5 - Australia 50 - 16 Papua New Guinea * New Zealand 28 - 12 Great Britain

3rd Place Play-off - France 24 - 10 Great Britain 

WORLD CUP FINAL - New Zealand 14 - 10 Australia 

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 World Cup 1989 - UK

World Cup 2 came to the UK in 1989. Great Britain were now split into the Home Nations, with England applying themselves most successfully to lose narrowly to Australia in the Final. This World Cup also witnessed the first appearance of Holland on the world rugby league stage.

Round 1 - Scotland 12 - 16 Ireland * Australia 18 - 10 England * New Zealand 20 - 20 France * Wales 48 - 10 Holland

Round 2 - Australia 36 - 22 Scotland * England 65 - 12 Scotland * New Zealand 28 - 10 Wales * France 42 - 10 Holland

Round 3 - Australia 78 - 8 Ireland * England 54 - 4 Scotland * New Zealand 50 - 16 Holland * France 18 - 4 Wales

Play - Off for 7th/8th Place - Holland 10 - 20 Scotland

Play - Off for 5th/6th Place - Ireland 12 - 48 Wales

Play - Off for 3rd/4th Place - France 28 - 16 New Zealand

FINAL - Australia 10 - 5 England

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World Cup 1992 - Australia

The 1992 World Cup moved to Australia, and in addition to the continuing strength of the Australian student game, also saw the rise of the Pacific Islanders. Their senior teams were to make a big impression in the Halifax Centenary World Cup in 1995, but in 1992, Fiji, Samoa and in particular, Tonga, proved to be an instant hit.

Round 1 - England 38 - 4 Ireland * Wales 20 - 18 Fiji * Scotland 42 - 14 Papua New Guinea * Australia 32 - 6 Tonga * New Zealand 15 - 14 Samoa

Round 2 - Tonga 36 - 12 Papua New Guinea * New Zealand 48 - 4 Ireland * Fiji 34 - 14 England * Australia 38 - 10 Scotland * Wales 7 - 6 Samoa

Round 3 - Australia 32 - 0 Papua New Guinea * Tonga 56 - 12 Scotland * New Zealand 38 - 20 Fiji * Wales 38 - 10 Ireland * England 24 - 24 Samoa

Quarter Finals - Tonga 44 - 20 England * New Zealand 24 - 18 Scotland * Wales 57 - 20 Fiji * Australia 74 -14 Samoa

Semi Finals - Tonga 34 - 16 New Zealand * Australia 35 - 7 Wales

FINAL - Australia 32 - 14 Tonga

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World Cup 1996 - UK

The Halifax Student Rugby League 1996 World Cup in England again saw an increase in the number of teams taking part, but unfortunately for the home nations, still no home success. Japan entered the rugby league world stage for the first time, and the USA carried on the good work of their senior side in 1995, by not only participating, but beating the Irish. France proved to be the most successful of the European teams.

Round 1 - France 29 - 2 England * Scotland 90 - 4 Japan * Samoa 16 - 4 New Zealand * Russia 57 - 30 South Africa * Australia 50 - 4 Wales * USA 22 - 20 Ireland

Round 2 - Scotland 10 - 4 England * France 76 - 0 Japan * New Zealand 62 - 10 USA * Samoa 42 - 16 Ireland * Australia 68 - 12 South Africa * Russia 12 - 8 Wales

Round 3 - Samoa 82 - 6 USA * France 36 - 2 Scotland * New Zealand 66 - 0 Ireland * England 76 - 18 Japan * Australia 52 - 5 Russia * South Africa 30 - 28 Wales

World Plate Semi-Finals - Wales 42 - 18 USA * Ireland 66 - 10 Japan

World Plate Play-Off - USA 54 -10 Japan

World Plate Final - Wales 20 - 12 Ireland

World Bowl Semi-Finals - South Africa 44 - 16 Scotland * England 32 - 18 Russia

World Bowl Play-Off - Russia 26 - 20 Scotland

World Bowl Final - South Africa 22 - 20 England

World Cup Semi-Finals - Samoa 28 - 22 France * Australia 26 - 6 New Zealand

World Cup 3rd/4th Place Play-Off - New Zealand 22 - 20 France

World Cup Final - Australia 36 - 16 Samoa