Number of teams 14 Winner Australia (10th title) | Host countries England Wales Matches played 28 | |
Attendance 458,483 (16,374 per match) | ||
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup featured the national teams (selected from twenty-four-man squads) of fourteen nations.
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Australia
With New Zealand claiming the trophy in 2008 and no tournament having been held prior to that since 2000, Australia's squad didn't feature a single World Cup winner.
Head Coach: Tim Sheens
Of the twenty four players, twenty two were Australian born while two were New Zealand born.
England
Head Coach: Steve McNamara
Of the twenty four players, twenty three were English born while one was New Zealand born.
* Replaced initially named Gareth Hock prior to the tournament.
Fiji
Head Coach: Rick Stone
Of the twenty four players, thirteen were Australian born while ten were Fijian born.
* Replaced initially named John Sutton prior to the tournament.
Ireland
Head Coach: Mark Aston
Of the twenty four players, sixteen were English born while five were Australian born and one New Zealand born and just one Irish born.
* Replaced initially named Simon Grix who was ruled out by injury prior to the tournament.
New Zealand
Head Coach: Stephen Kearney
Of the twenty four players, eighteen were New Zealand born while four were Australian born and one Samoan born and one Tongan born.
* Replaced initially named Tohu Harris prior to the tournament.
Papua New Guinea
Head Coach: Adrian Lam
Of the twenty three players, twenty one were Papua New Guinea born while two were Australian born.
* Replaced initially named James Segeyaro who was ruled out by injury.
France
Head Coach: Richard Agar
Of the twenty four players, nineteen were French born while two were Moroccan born and two New Zealand borns and one Australian born.
* Replaced initially named Clément Soubeyras and Mathias Pala who were ruled out by injuries.
Samoa
Head Coach: Matt Parish
Of the twenty five players, fourteen were New Zealand born while seven were Australian born and just three Samoan borns.
1 Replaced Roy Asotasi who withdrew from the side.
2 Replaced initially named Arden McCarthy, Masada Iosefa and Teofilo Lepou who were ruled out by injuries
3 Allowed to be called up mid-tournament, following injuries to Harrison Hansen, Reni Maitua and Frank Winterstein.
Scotland
Head Coach: Steve McCormack
Of the twenty four players, seventeen were English born while five were Australian born and just two Scottish borns.
* Replaced initially named Gareth Moore and Jonathan Walker who were ruled out by injuries.
Tonga
Head Coach: Charlie Tonga
Of the twenty four players, ten were New Zealand born while another ten were Australian born and just three Tongan borns.
Italy
Head Coach: Carlo Napolitano
Of the twenty four players, nineteen were Australian born while one was Argentina born, one English born, one French born and just one Italian born.
* Replaced initially named Terry Campese, Craig Gower and Vic Mauro who were ruled out by injuries prior to the tournament.
Cook Islands
Head Coach: David Fairleigh
Of the twenty three players, eleven were New Zealand born while ten were Australian born and just two Cook Island borns.
* Replaced initially named Geoff Daniela who was ruled out by injury.
United States
Head Coach: Terry Matterson
Of the twenty two players, seven were American born while six were New Zealand born and another six Australian born and two American Samoa borns and one Samoan born.
Wales
Head Coach: Iestyn Harris
Of the twenty four players, eleven were English born while nine were Welsh born and two Australian borns and one South African born.