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词条 World Club Series
释义

  1. History

     Origin  2014: Creation  2015-2016: Possible Further Expansion  2017: Contraction  2018: Return of the World Club Challenge  2019: World Club Challenge 

  2. Qualification

     Super League  NRL 

  3. List of participants

  4. Results

      2015 World Club Series    2016 World Club Series    2017 World Club Series   Club statistics   Series games won    Series games lost    Series appearances   Series wins 

  5. Venues

     Attendance  Highest  Lowest 

  6. Referees

      Most matches refereed  

  7. Sponsors

  8. Records

  9. See also

  10. References

  11. Sources

  12. External links

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The Dacia World Club Series is an annual rugby league football competition played between the clubs from the NRL (Australia and New Zealand) and the Super League (England and France). The competition culminates with the World Club Challenge, a single match played between the reigning champions of each league.

The World Club Challenge was first contested in 1976, and was expanded to include two invited teams from each league playing a short Series in 2015. The Series was reduced to one invited team from each league in 2017, and suspended (only the usual Challenge was played) in 2018.

History

Origin

{{Main|World Club Challenge}}

The World Club Series was created as an expansion to the World Club Challenge competition which has been played sporadiacally since it began unofficially in 1976. Games were played on a somewhat ad-hoc basis throughout the 1980s and 1990s before returning to a one-off match between the League champions in 1998.

Between 1998 and 2014 the World Club Challenge was played as an annual fixture at the beginning of each Rugby League season.

2014: Creation

In September 2014 it was announced that the World Club Challenge would be expanded, with four extra clubs participating in the World Club Series.[2] The first edition took place between 20 and 22 February 2015 and featured three matches, the first and second essentially being two exhibition games and the final game being for the World Club Challenge match between the two respective premiers as in previous years.[3] The first World Club Series was won outright by the Australians with St. George Illawarra Dragons and Brisbane Broncos narrowly beating Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors in the first two games to win the series and South Sydney beating St Helens 39-0 in the World Club Challenge, which was the biggest winning margin in the history of the competition.

2015-2016: Possible Further Expansion

In 2016 a possible expansion to 8 teams was suggested. This would see two games being played in Australia and two games being played in the UK. The World Club Challenge would be played alternatively between the UK and Australia each year and a new points system would be introduced to determine the series winners: one point would be awarded to the winners of the first four games and two points to the winners of the World Club Challenge.

This expansion ultimately did not eventuate and it remained a six team format in 2015 and 2016.

2017: Contraction

In 2017, the format was reduced to 4 teams, with the NRL citing tight schedules, distant travel and long seasons as an impediment to their participation in the Series. After the NRL negotiated with the Brisbane Broncos, it was decided that they would represent the NRL in an exhibition match vs Warrington Wolves prior to the usual Challenge game between the Super League Champions Wigan Warriors and Cronulla Sutherland Sharks, maintaining the overall Series concept. 2017 would be Super League's first victory since the series began, with Warrington winning 27-18 against Brisbane,[4] and Wigan beating Cronulla 22-6.[5]

Following the reluctance of Australian teams to travel to England for the 2017 tournament there were similar issues with the 2018 tournament. This coupled with, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup being played in Australia at the end of 2017 meant that the preseason for Australian teams was going to be unusually short ahead of the 2018 season and therefore they did not want to make the trip to England for the 2018 series. The Melbourne Storm (2017 NRL Premiers) in particular were reluctant to travel, meaning the series was in danger of cancellation for the first time since the 1990s as it was the Storm that was playing in the World Club Challenge.

In addition and as part of this trip to Australia, Wigan and Hull would also play two exhibition games against South Sydney Rabbitohs and St George Illawarra Dragons respectively. These were separately arranged fixtures and not considered part of the World Club Series.[6][7]

2018: Return of the World Club Challenge

In November 2017, it was confirmed that the World Club Challenge would return to a one-game format for the first time since 2014 with Super League Champions Leeds Rhinos travelling to Australia to play NRL Champions Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park in Melbourne. On 16 February 2018, Melbourne Storm were victorious, outscoring Leeds Rhinos by 38 points to 4.

2019: World Club Challenge

It is not known if and or when an expanded World Club Series will return and the 2019 World Club Challenge will again be a one-game format with NRL Premiership-winners, Sydney Roosters travelling to the UK to play Super League Champions Wigan Warriors at Wigan's DW Stadium on Sunday 17 February 2019 (kick-off 7pm).

Qualification

Qualification rules in the two league competitions mean that, in theory, teams from four different countries could compete in the competition. English and French teams compete in the Super League and so are eligible to win that competition and qualify for the series. In the NRL, teams from Australia and one team from New Zealand compete and so could win their league to qualify.

Super League

The two teams from Super League that qualify to play in the World Club Series are:

  • League Leaders
  • Grand Final Winners

If a team wins both Grand Final and League Leaders' Shield then the Grand Final runners up will qualify.

NRL

Qualification for the NRL has varied since the World Club series was first instituted in 2015. While the NRL Premiers always play off for the World club Challenge each year, the teams representing the NRL in the other two games have altered from year to year. Normally, the Grand Final Winners, Runners up and Minor Premiers are given first option to play; however, history has shown that it is either invited teams that make up the numbers or teams that are "willing to travel" who take part.

List of participants

  • Only contains clubs who appeared in the World Club Series from 2015 onwards.
World Club Series participants
ColoursClubEstablishedCityLeagueApps
(last)
{{leagueicon>Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos 1987 Brisbane, QueenslandAUS}} NRL 3
(2017)
{{leagueicon>Cronulla}}Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks1967Sydney, New South WalesAUS}} NRL1
(2017)
{{leagueicon>Leeds}} Leeds Rhinos 1870Leeds, West YorkshireENG}} Super League1
(2016)
{{leagueicon>North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys 1995 Townsville, QueenslandAUS}} NRL 1
(2016)
{{leagueicon>South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908 Sydney, New South WalesAUS}} NRL 1
(2015)
{{leagueicon>St George Illawarra}} St George Illawarra Dragons 1998 Wollongong, New South WalesAUS}} NRL 1
(2015)
{{leagueicon>Sydney Roosters}} Sydney Roosters 1908 Sydney, New South WalesAUS}} NRL2
(2016)
{{leagueicon>St Helens}} St Helens 1873 St. Helens, MerseysideENG}} Super League 2
(2016)
{{leagueicon>Warrington}} Warrington Wolves 1876 Warrington, CheshireENG}} Super League 2
(2017)
{{leagueicon>Wigan}} Wigan Warriors 1872 Wigan, Greater ManchesterENG}} Super League 3
(2017)
*capacity for rugby league games may differ from official stadium capacity.

Results

  • Each match with a blue background is the World Club Challenge match.

2015 World Club Series

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
DateVenueRefereeAttendance
{{leagueicon|Warrington}} Warrington Wolves12–18{{leagueicon|St George Illawarra}} St George Illawarra Dragons20 February 2015Halliwell Jones Stadium, WarringtonENG}} Ben Thaler13,080
{{leagueicon|Wigan}} Wigan Warriors12–14{{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos21 February 2015DW Stadium, WiganENG}} Phil Bentham20,842
{{leagueicon|St Helens}} St Helens0–39{{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs22 February 2015Langtree Park, St HelensENG}} Richard Silverwood12,576

2016 World Club Series

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
DateVenueRefereeAttendance
{{leagueicon|St Helens}} St Helens12–38{{leagueicon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters19 February 2016Langtree Park, St HelensENG}} Ben Thaler14,008
{{leagueicon|Wigan}} Wigan Warriors12–42{{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos20 February 2016DW Stadium, WiganAUS}} Matt Cecchin19,103
{{leagueicon|Leeds}} Leeds Rhinos4–38{{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys21 February 2016Headingley Rugby Stadium, LeedsENG}} Richard Silverwood19,778

2017 World Club Series

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
DateVenueRefereeAttendance
{{leagueicon|Warrington}} Warrington Wolves27–18{{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos18 February 2017Halliwell Jones Stadium, WarringtonENG}} Phil Bentham12,082
{{leagueicon|Wigan}} Wigan Warriors22–6{{leagueicon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks19 February 2017DW Stadium, WiganENG}} Robert Hicks21,011

NOTE: No series in 2018, reverted to a single World Club Challenge match

Club statistics

Series games won

TallyClubSeasons
2Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos2015, 2016
1St George Illawarra Dragons|16}} St George Illawarra Dragons2015
1South Sydney|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs2015
1Sydney |16}} Sydney Roosters2016
1North Queensland|16}} North Queensland Cowboys2016
1Warrington|16}} Warrington Wolves2017
1Wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors2017

Series games lost

TallyClubSeasons
2St Helens|16}} St Helens2015, 2016
2Wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors2015, 2016
1Warrington|16}} Warrington Wolves2015
1Leeds|16}} Leeds Rhinos2016
1Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos2017
1Cronulla|16}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks2017

Series appearances

TallyClubSeasons
3Wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors2015, 2016, 2017
3Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos2015, 2016, 2017
2Warrington|16}} Warrington Wolves2015, 2017
2St Helens|16}} St Helens2015, 2016
1Leeds|16}} Leeds Rhinos2016
1St George Illawarra Dragons|16}} St George Illawarra Dragons2015
1South Sydney|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs2015
1North Queensland|16}} North Queensland Cowboys2016
1Sydney |16}} Sydney Roosters2016
1Cronulla|16}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks2017

Series wins

CountrySeries wonYears wonMatches won
1AUS}} NRL22015, 20166
2ENG}} Super League120172

Venues

City/townStadiumYears
1{{flagicon|ENG}} WiganDW Stadium 2015, 2016, 2017
2{{flagicon|ENG}} St. HelensLangtree Park 2015, 2016
3{{flagicon|ENG}} WarringtonHalliwell Jones Stadium 2015, 2017
4{{flagicon|ENG}} LeedsHeadingley Carnegie Stadium 2016

Attendance

Highest

Year City Stadium Attendance
2017WiganDW Stadium21,011

Lowest

Year City Stadium Attendance
2017WarringtonHalliwell Jones Stadium12,082

Referees

Most matches refereed

MatchesRefereeYears
=12ENG}} Richard Silverwood2015, 2016
=12ENG}} Ben Thaler2015, 2016
=12ENG}} Phil Bentham2015, 2017
=21AUS}} Matt Cecchin2016
=21ENG}} Robert Hicks2017

Sponsors

PeriodSponsorName
2015none World Club Series
2016-2017Automobile DaciaDacia World Club Series

Records

{{Main|World Club Series records}}

See also

{{Portal|Rugby league}}

References

1. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12211_4995130,00.html |publisher= BSkyB |title=RFL cool on bigger Challenge |author=Sky Sports|date=2009-03-02 |accessdate=2009-05-16}}
2. ^World Club Series Details Announced - Rugby League Week
3. ^Dragons to play in World Club Series - NRL.com
4. ^http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/warrington-vs-brisbane/45988
5. ^http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/wigan-vs-cronulla/45989
6. ^{{cite web|title=2018 World Club Challenge: Leeds Rhinos to play Melbourne Storm in Australia|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41976536|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=12 December 2017|date=13 November 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Super League: Wigan Warriors to face Hull FC in Australia in 2018|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/40727923|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=12 December 2017|date=26 July 2017}}

Sources

  • {{cite book | author=Gallaway, Jack

| title=The Brisbane Broncos: The Team To Beat
| publisher=University of Queensland Press
| year=2001
| isbn=0-7022-3342-0 }}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060207133545/http://www.superleague.co.uk:80/wcc2/wcc_05.html#previous Rugby Super League website]
  • [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/sport_home/sogide05.xml telegraph.co.uk website]

External links

  • RLIF.ORG – Rugby League International Federation
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070304090319/http://www.superleague.co.uk:80/pub/video/2006/wccprematch2007.wvx World Club Challenge Preview]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928082401/http://www.superleague.co.uk/pub/video/2006/wccprostmatch2007.wvx World Club Challenge Review]
  • World Club Challenge at 188-rugby-league.co.uk
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