World Club Challenge
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Established
1976 (50 years old)
First Recorded Event
Current Season
2026
Current Round
200
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International
Gender
Male
TV Rights
19 Feb 
Description
The World Club Challenge is an annual rugby league competition between the winners of the Australian National Rugby League and the British Super League, for the de facto club world championship of the sport.
Super League sides have won the competition 15 times with National Rugby League sides having 14 wins.
The first such match was played in 1976, although this was not an official competitive game. The first official World Club Challenge saw Widnes Vikings beat Canberra Raiders 30–18 at Old Trafford on 4 October 1989, after which it became a semi-regular fixture, though was paused in the 1990s due to the Super League war. The competition has been held almost every year since 2000.
Sydney Roosters and Wigan Warriors have both won the competition 5 times, the joint highest in all formats since the competition began.
Wigan Warriors are the most recent champions after winning the 2024 event, defeating the Penrith Panthers 16–12 in 2024 at the DW Stadium in front of a sell out crowd of 24,091. No match was held in 2025 as a result of scheduling issues with the Penrith Panthers and their commitment to NRL in Las Vegas. The Brisbane Broncos and Hull Kingston Rovers are scheduled to contest the next edition on 19 February, 2026, at MKM Stadium.
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