Festival of World Cups explained
The Festival of World Cups is a collection of rugby league world cups usually held as a support series alongside 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's Rugby League World Cup since. The festival has since seen the women's event removed from the proceedings and upgraded to a centrepiece event in 2017, along with the wheelchair event in 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:
Sources:[1] [2] [3]
Notes and References
- Web site: 13 September 2019 . Record numbers for Rugby League Festival of World Cups 2021 . 17 May 2023 . www.rlwc2021.com.
- Web site: Shaw . Matthew . 27 August 2020 . Festival of World Cups postponed . 17 May 2023 . Total Rugby League – TotalRL.com Rugby League Express Rugby League World.
- Web site: About the Festival of World Cups . FOWC2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212222/http://www.rlfowc2013.com/about . 29 October 2013.
