Festival of World Cups
Appearance
TheFestival of World Cupsis a collection ofrugby leagueworld cupsusually held as asupport seriesalongside the centrepiece Men's, Women's, and Wheelchair tournaments.
First held in 2008, as part of the Centenary of Rugby League in Australia celebrations, the festival has been a part of every Men'sRugby League World Cupsince. The festival has since seen thewomen's eventremoved from the proceedings and upgraded to a centrepiece event in 2017, along with thewheelchair eventin 2021.
The most recent festival has included the following events:
- Masters Rugby League World Cup
- Men's and Women's Armed Forces World Cup
- Men's and Women's Student World Cup
- Men's Emerging Nations World Championship
- Women's Emerging Nations World Championship
- Men's Police World Cup
- PDRL World Cup
A list of festivals are as follows:
- 2008 Festival of World Cups
- 2013 Festival of World Cups
- 2017 Festival of World Cups
- 2021 Festival of World Cups
- 2026 Festival of World Cups
References[edit]
- ^"Record numbers for Rugby League Festival of World Cups 2021".www.rlwc2021.com.13 September 2019.Retrieved17 May2023.
- ^Shaw, Matthew (27 August 2020)."Festival of World Cups postponed".Total Rugby League – TotalRL.com | Rugby League Express | Rugby League World.Retrieved17 May2023.
- ^"About the Festival of World Cups".FOWC2013. Archived fromthe originalon 29 October 2013.