2017 Festival of World Cups
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| 2017 Festival of World Cups | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Australia New Zealand Papua New Guinea |
The 2017 Festival of World Cups was a series of rugby league world cups that were held in Sydney, Australia during July 2017. As part of the festival, there was University World Cup and a Defence Force World Cup.[1] It was originally intended that the event would also include a Police World Cup and the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup.[2] In May 2016, the World Cup organising committee raised concerns over financial support for the festival[3] and in November 2016, it was announced that the 2017 Wheelchair World Cup would be held in France.[4]
The festival was part of the build-up to the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup and the 2017 Men's Rugby League World Cup which were held in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea in October and November 2017.
Pool A
The Universities World Cup was won by Australia.[5] It was their sixth title.[6]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 34 | +128 | 6 |
| Pacific Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 78 | +26 | 4 |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 132 | –96 | 0 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 70 | +36 | 6 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 78 | -16 | 4 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 110 | –78 | 0 |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Australia | 46 | ||||||||
| England | 18 | ||||||||
| Australia | 30 | ||||||||
| Pacific Islands | 12 | ||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | ||||||||
| Pacific Islands | 44 | ||||||||
