2012 Rugby League World Cup

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2012 Rugby League World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Mercury Mercury
Dates 31 Mar – 21 Apr 2012
Teams 8
Venue(s) (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Craitland Craitland (1st title)
Runners-up Mercury Mercury
Third place Hamland Hamland
Fourth place Novatainia Novatainia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Points scored 952 (59.5 per match)
Tries scored 161 (10.06 per match)
2013

The 2012 Rugby League World Cup was inaugural competition of the Rugby League World Cup, hosted by Mercury. The tournament was won by Craitland defeating Mercury in the final by 29 points to 28.

Group Stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
Mercury Mercury 3 3 0 0 216 10 +206 6
Novatainia Novatainia 3 2 0 1 56 94 −38 4
Uantir Uantir 3 1 0 2 34 96 −62 2
Zealandia Zealandia 3 0 0 3 22 128 −106 0

Mercury Novatainia Uantir
Novatainia 6–70
Uantir 4–62 14–22
Zealandia 0–84 10–28 12–16

Group B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
Craitland Craitland 3 3 0 0 123 30 +93 6
Hamland Hamland 3 2 0 1 114 45 +69 4
North Antarctica North Antarctica 3 1 0 2 92 66 +26 2
Safiria Safiria 3 0 0 3 18 196 −176 0

Craitland Hamland North Antarctica
Hamland 12–19
North Antarctica 12–24 26–30
Safiria 6–80 0–62 12–54

Knockout Stages

Semi-finals


Mercury Mercury 20–18 Hamland Hamland


Craitland Craitland 70–6 Novatainia Novatainia

Third-place play-off


Hamland Hamland 94–12 Novatainia Novatainia

Final


Mercury Mercury 28–29 Craitland Craitland
2012 Rugby League World Cup
Winners
Craitland
Craitland
First title