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Notable achievements, records, and statistics of the World Club Challenge are listed below:
Records and statistics
NOTE: The below statistics reflect records from all World Club Challenge matches from 1976 to present. They only include the finals of World Club Series 2015 and 2017 and of the 1997 World Club Championship.
Match records
Biggest win
| Year | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
39 – 0 |  St. Helens
|
| 2000 |  Melbourne Storm
|
44 – 6 | St. Helens
|
| 2003 |  Sydney Roosters |
38 – 0 | St. Helens
|
Highest scoring game
| Year | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  Leeds Rhinos |
39 – 32 |  Bulldogs RLFC
|
Lowest scoring game
| Year | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  Wigan |
8 – 2 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
|
Individual records
Top try scorers
| Tries | Name (club/s) |
|---|---|
| 5 | Brett Morris (Sydney Roosters / St George Illawarra)
Ryan Hall (Leeds) |
| 4 | Joe Burgess (Wigan) |
| 3 | Marcus Bai (Melbourne / Bradford) Michael Hancock (Brisbane) Michael Jennings (Sydney) Jamie Jones-Buchanan (Leeds) Danny McGuire (Leeds) Darren Smith (Brisbane) Brett Stewart (Manly-Warringah) |
| 2 | Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne) George Carmont (Wigan) Josh Charnley (Wigan) Hazem El Masri (Canterbury-Bankstown) Stuart Fielden (Bradford) Ade Gardner (St Helens) Scott Hill (Melbourne) Andrew Johns (Newcastle) Jamahl Lolesi (Canterbury-Bankstown, Wests Tigers) Martin Offiah (Widnes) Julian O'Neill (Brisbane) Justin O'Neill (North Queensland) Robbie Paul (Bradford) Joel Reddy (South Sydney) Robbie Ross (Melbourne) Paul Sculthorpe (St Helens) Lesley Vainikolo (Bradford) Anthony Watmough (Manly-Warringah) Michael Withers (Bradford) Nick Zisti (Hunter) |
Most tries in a game
| Tries | Name (club/s) | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Michael Jennings (Sydney) | Wigan | 22 February 2014 |
| 3 | Joe Burgess (Wigan) | Cronulla | 19 February 2017 |
| 3 | Brett Morris (Sydney) | Wigan | 17 February 2019 |
Most points in a game
| Points | Name (club/s) | Tries | Goals | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Craig Fitzgibbon (Sydney) | 1 | 9 | St. Helens | 14 February 2003 |
Most goals
| Goals | Name (club/s) |
|---|---|
| 17 | Kevin Sinfield (Leeds) |
| 12 | Frano Botica (Wigan) Cameron Smith (Melbourne) |
| 11 | Paul Deacon (Bradford / Wigan) |
| 9 | Craig Fitzgibbon (Sydney) |
Drop goals
| Goals | Name (club/s) |
|---|---|
| 2 | Kevin Sinfield (Leeds) |
| 1 | Paul Deacon (Bradford) Sean Long (St Helens) Joe Lydon (Wigan) Paul Sculthorpe (St Helens) Jamie Soward (St George Illawarra) Sam Tomkins (Wigan) Declan Patton (Warrington) Adam Reynolds(South Sydney) |
Attendance
Top 5 Attendances
| Year | Home | Away | City, Country | Stadium | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 |  Brisbane Broncos |
Wigan |
Brisbane, Australia | ANZ Stadium | 54,220 |
| 2005 | Leeds Rhinos |
Bulldogs RLFC |
Leeds, England | Elland Road | 37,028 |
| 1987 | Wigan |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Wigan, England | Central Park | 36,895 |
| 2008 | Leeds Rhinos |
Melbourne Storm |
Leeds, England | Elland Road | 33,204 |
| 2009 | Leeds Rhinos |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Leeds, England | Elland Road | 32,569 |
World Club Series only
The World Club Series was the temporary name of the tournament following its temporary restructure between 2015 and 2017.
Biggest win
| Year | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
39 – 0 | St. Helens
|
Highest scoring game
| Year | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Brisbane Broncos |
42 – 12 | Wigan Warriors
|
Lowest scoring game
| Year | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Brisbane Broncos |
14 – 12 | Wigan Warriors
|
Individual
Top try scorers
- List of players who have scored 2 or more tries.
| Tries | Name (Club(s)) |
|---|---|
| 3 | Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) |
| 2 | Joel Reddy (South Sydney) Dominique Peyroux (St. Helens) Aidan Guerra (Sydney) Corey Oates (Brisbane) Kodi Nikorima (Brisbane) Ryan Atkins (Warrington Wolves) |
Top goal scorers
| Goals | Name (Club(s)) |
|---|---|
| 12 | Adam Reynolds (South Sydney) Corey Parker (Brisbane) |
| 10 | Jackson Hastings (Sydney) |
| 6 | Gareth Widdop (St George Illawarra) |
See also
References
- 1994 World Club Challenge
- 2005 World Club Challenge
- 1987 World Club Challenge
- 2008 World Club Challenge
- 2009 World Club Challenge
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