| Year |
Host Nation(s) |
Teams |
Final Result |
Venue |
Att. |
| Winner |
Score |
Runner-Up |
| 1954 |
France |
4 |
 Great Britain |
16 - 12 |
 France |
Parc des Princes, Paris |
30,368 |
| 1957 |
Australia |
4 |
 Australia |
League |
Great Britain |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1960 |
United Kingdom |
4 |
Great Britain |
League |
Australia |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1968 |
Australia New Zealand |
4 |
Australia |
20 - 02 |
France |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
54,290 |
| 1970 |
United Kingdom |
4 |
Australia |
12 - 07 |
Great Britain |
Headingley, Leeds |
18,776 |
| 1972 |
France |
4 |
Great Britain |
10 - 10 |
Australia |
Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
4,500 |
| 1975 |
Worldwide |
5 |
Australia |
League |
 England |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1977 |
Australia New Zealand |
4 |
Australia |
13 - 12 |
Great Britain |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
24,457 |
| 1985 - 1988 |
Worldwide |
5 |
Australia |
25 - 12 |
 New Zealand |
Eden Park, Auckland |
47,363 |
| 1989 - 1992 |
Worldwide |
5 |
Australia |
10 - 06 |
Great Britain |
Wembley Stadium, London |
73,631 |
| 1995 |
United Kingdom |
10 |
Australia |
16 - 08 |
England |
Wembley Stadium, London |
66,540 |
| 2000 |
United Kingdom France |
16 |
Australia |
40 - 12 |
New Zealand |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
44,329 |
| 2008 |
Australia |
10 |
New Zealand |
34 - 20 |
Australia |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
50,599 |
| 2013 |
United Kingdom |
14 |
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Old Trafford, Manchester, England |
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