2017 Dacia World Club Series | |
League: | World Club Series |
Pixels: | 175px |
Duration: | 2 games |
No Of Teams: | 4 |
Highest Attendance: | 21,011 Wigan Warriors vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Lowest Attendance: | 12,082 Warrington Wolves vs Brisbane Broncos |
Tv: | Sky Sports BBC Sport SLTV Nine Network beIN Sport Fox Soccer Plus Sport Klub |
Season: | 2017 Series |
Season Champs: | Wigan Warriors |
Season Champ Name: | World Champions |
League Leaders: | Super League |
League Leaders Name: | Series Winners |
Second Place: | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Top Scorer: | Joe Burgess (12) |
Top Goals: | Declan Patton (6) |
Top Try Scorer: | Joe Burgess (3) |
Promoted From: | 2016 |
Relegate Next: | 2018 |
Prevseason Link: | 2016 World Club Series |
Prevseason Year: | 2016 |
Nextseason Link: | 2018 World Club Challenge |
Nextseason Year: | 2018 |
The 2017 World Club Series (also known as the 2017 Dacia World Club Series) was the third staging of the World Club Series and featured two Super League teams and two National Rugby League (NRL) teams. The series included the World Club Challenge, a one-off match between the champions of the Super League and NRL.
In 2016, it was suggested that future World Club Series could be expanded to eight teams,[1] but several NRL clubs were resistant to this plan.[2] In October 2016, NRL Grand Final runners up Melbourne Storm announced they would not be participating due to it interfering with their pre-season.[3]
The Brisbane Broncos were the only side that finished in the top 8 from that season that accepted an invitation to play meaning the series would be reduced to only two teams. Challenge Cup winners Hull F.C. would consequently not be able to participate as no game could be arranged.
Warrington are the first Super League team to beat a NRL team in 5 years, and 8 games.
This series was the first victory for Super League since the conception of the World Club Series, after the NRL won the last two series.