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The World Club Challenge (WCC) (also referred to as the Carnegie World Club Challenge (CWCC) for sponsorship purposes) is an annual rugby league match held between the winners of the Australasian National Rugby League and the European Super League competitions to determine the world\'s best rugby league club.

History

The competition began unofficially in 1976 as a match between the Australian and English champions, followed by another unofficial match in 1987. The first official World Club Challenge was contested between Widnes and Canberra in 1989. Three further matches, each involving Wigan, were staged in through the early 1990s. With the outbreak of the Australian Super League War in 1995, the World Club Challenge was not staged again until 1997. In that year the competition was restructured to included 22 clubs from the Australian and European Super League competitions. As it was contested over 6 rounds in 2 hemispheres, with $1,000,000 prize money, the competition was prohibitively expensive to stage, and it reportedly lost over $5,000,000. This, coupled with the poor ratings and attendances that were achieved both in Australia and Europe, led to the competition being postponed for a number of years. For results of this tournament, see 1997 World Club Challenge. When it was resurrected in 2000, it was once more played between the winners of the premierships in Australia and the United Kingdom. It has been since contested annually in various venues in the United Kingdom before the commencement of Super League and National Rugby League seasons. Australian commentators sometimes deride the competition, citing the British home ground advantage and wintry conditions as reasons for Australian teams\' poor performances.[1].

Results

Date	Result	Score	Stadium	City	Crowd
29 June 1976	Eastern Suburbs defeated St Helens	25-2	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	26,865
7 October 1987	Wigan defeated Manly-Warringah	8-2	Central Park	Wigan	36,895
4 October 1989	Widnes defeated Canberra	30-18	Old Trafford	Manchester	30,786
2 October 1991	Wigan defeated Penrith Panthers	21-4	Anfield	Liverpool	20,152
31 October 1992	Brisbane Broncos defeated Wigan	22-8	Central Park	Wigan	17,460
1 June 1994	Wigan defeated Brisbane Broncos	20-14	ANZ Stadium	Brisbane	54,220
17 October 1997This is the result from the grand final of a 22 team 1997 World Club Challenge. For the results of the other matches in that tournament please see 1997 World Club Challenge.	Brisbane Broncos defeated Hunter Mariners	36-12	Erricson Stadium	Auckland	12,000
22 January 2000	Melbourne Storm defeated St Helens	44-6	JJB Stadium	Wigan	13,394
26 January 2001	St Helens defeated Brisbane Broncos	20-18	Reebok Stadium	Bolton	16,041
25 January 2002	Bradford Bulls defeated Newcastle Knights	41-26	Galpharm Stadium	Huddersfield	21,113
14 February 2003	Sydney Roosters defeated St Helens	38-0	Reebok Stadium	Bolton	19,807
13 February 2004	Bradford Bulls defeated Penrith Panthers	22-4	Galpharm Stadium	Huddersfield	18,962
4 February 2005	Leeds Rhinos defeated Canterbury Bulldogs	39-32	Elland Road	Leeds	37,208
4 February 2006	Bradford Bulls defeated Wests Tigers	30-10	Galpharm Stadium	Huddersfield	19,207
23 February 2007	St Helens defeated Brisbane Broncos	18-14	Reebok Stadium	Bolton	23,207
29 February 2008	Leeds Rhinos defeated Melbourne Storm	11-4	Elland Road	Leeds	33,204

Statistics and records

Except where noted, these statistics do not include pool matches from the 1997 World Club Challenge.

Titles won (country of origin)

Wins	Country
11	England
5	Australia

Titles won (club)

Wins	Club
3	Bradford Bulls, Wigan Warriors
2	Brisbane Broncos, Eastern Suburbs/Sydney Roosters, St Helens, Leeds Rhinos
1	Melbourne Storm, Widnes Vikings

Biggest Wins

Points	Score	Winning Team	Losing Team	Year
38	44-6	Melbourne Storm	St. Helens	2000
38	38-0	Sydney Roosters	St. Helens	2003
24	36-12	Brisbane Broncos	Hunter Mariners	1997

Most Points In A Game

Points	Score	Winning Team	Losing Team	Year
44	44-6	Melbourne Storm	St. Helens	2000
41	41-26	Bradford Bulls	Newcastle Knights	2002
39	39-32	Leeds Rhinos	Canterbury Bulldogs	2005

Most Points In A Game By A Losing Side

Points	Score	Winning Team	Losing Team	Year
32	39-32	Leeds Rhinos	Canterbury Bulldogs	2005
26	41-26	Bradford Bulls	Newcastle Knights	2002
18	30-18	Widnes Vikings	Canberra Raiders	1989
18	20-18	St. Helens	Brisbane Broncos	2001

Highest Scoring Matches

Points	Score	Winning Team	Losing Team	Year
71	39-32	Leeds Rhinos	Canterbury Bulldogs	2005
67	41-26	Bradford Bulls (England)	Newcastle Knights	2002
50	44-6	Melbourne Storm (Australia)	St. Helens	2000

Lowest Scoring Matches

Points	Score	Winning Team	Losing Team	Year
10	8-2	Wigan Warriors	Manly Sea Eagles	1987
15	11-4	Leeds Rhinos	Melbourne Storm	2008
25	21-4	Wigan Warriors	Penrith Panthers	1991

Most points scored (individual)

Points	Name (club/s)
24	Botica (Wigan / Widnes)
22	Fitzgibbon (Roosters)
18	Deacon (Bradford)
16	El Masri (Canterbury)
14	Johns (Newcastle)

Try scorers

Tries	Name (club/s)
3	Bai (Melbourne / Bradford), Hancock (Brisbane), Smith (Brisbane)
2	El Masri (Canterbury), Fieldon (Bradford), Gene (Bradford), Johns (Newcastle), Offiah (Widnes), Paul (Bradford), Ross (Melbourne), Sailor (Brisbane), Sculthorpe (St Helens), Vainakolo (Bradford), Withers (Bradford), Zisti (Hunter), Gardner (St Helens)
1	Ayliffe (St Helens), Betts (Wigan), Buderus (Newcastle), Byrne (Roosters), Calderwood (Leeds), Carlaw (Hunter), Davies (Widnes), Edwards (Wigan), Evans (Melbourne), Fairfax (Roosters), Fittler (Roosters), Fitzgibbon (Roosters), Fitzhenry (Wests Tigers), Gartner (Bradford), Hill (Melbourne), Hodgson (Wests Tigers), Hoppe (St Helens), Jones-Buchanan (Leeds), Joynt (St Helens), Kerrod Walters (Brisbane), Kevin Walters (Brisbane), Lolesi (Canterbury), Long (St Helens), Mather (Wigans), Mathers (Leeds), McGuire (Leeds), Meninga (Canberra), Morgan (Melbourne), Moreley (Roosters), Moule (Melbourne), Myers (Widnes), O\'Neill (Brisbane), O\'Sullivan (Canberra), P. Hulme (Widnes), Panapa (Widnes), Parker (Bradford), Patten (Canterbury), Payten (Roosters), Plath (Brisbane), Poching (Leeds), Priddis (Penrith), Pryce (Bradford), R Eyers (Widnes), Renouf (Brisbane), Robinson (Wigan), S. Walters (Canberra), Smith (Newcastle), Stevens (Roosters), Swann (Bradford), Townsend (Roosters), C. Walker (Brisbane), Walker (Leeds), Willis (Penrith), Wright (Widnes), Parker (Brisbane), Boyd (Brisbane), Shaun Berrigan (Brisbane), Lee (Brisbane), Meyers (Brisbane), Hoffman (Melbourne), Donald (Leeds)

Goals (conversions and penalties)

Goals	Name (club/s)
12	Botica (Widnes / Wigan)
9	Fitzgibbon (Roosters)
8	Deacon (Bradford)
5	Harris (Bradford), Sinfield (Leeds), Watts (Melbourne)
4	El Masri (Canterbury), Long (St Helens), Stephenson (Wigan)
3	Johns (Newcastle), Sculthorpe (St Helens), Withers (Bradford), Davies (Wigan), Parker (Brisbane), De Vere (Brisbane), Matterson (Brisbane)
2	Wood (Canberra)
1	Hodgeson (Wests Tigers), O\'Neill (Brisbane), O\'Sullivan (Canberra), Brass (Roosters), Lavea (Melbourne), O\'Conner (Manly), Pimblett (Wigan)

Field goals

Goals	Name (club/s)
2	Sinfield (Leeds)
1	Lydon (Wigan), Long (St Helens), Sculthorpe (St Helens), Deacon (Bradford)

Grounds

Venue	City	Number of Games	Highest Crowd	Lowest Crowd
Anfield	Liverpool	1	20,152	20,152
ANZ Stadium	Brisbane	1	54,220	54,220
Central Park	Wigan	2	36,895	17,460
Elland Road	Leeds	2	37,208	33,204
Galpharm Stadium	Huddersfield	3	21,113	18,962
JJB Stadium	Wigan	1	13,394	13,394
Ericcson Stadium	Auckland	1	12,000	12,000
Old Trafford	Manchester	1	30,786	30,786
Reebok Stadium	Bolton	3	23,207	16,041
Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	1	26,865	26,865

Sources

Gallaway, Jack (2001). The Brisbane Broncos: The Team To Beat. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0-7022-3342-0.
Gould, Phil "Humbling highlights Tigers\' relience on Benji" The Sun Herald, 5 February, 2006. Retrieved 5 February, 2006.
Rugby Super League website
telegraph.co.uk website

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