THE WORLD CLUB CHALLENGE FINALS
The 2020 World Club Challenge will signal the 27th time the competition has been staged between the winners of the NRL and the winners of the Super League.
The ‘score’ currently stands at 13 wins to each league, not including the 2010 fixture which saw winners Melbourne subsequently stripped of their title after being found guilty of salary-cap breaches.
Here’s a look at all the matches so far:
1976 – Eastern Surburbs 25 St Helens 2 – Sydney
1987 – Wigan 8 Manly 2 – Wigan
1989 – Widnes 30 Canberra 18 – Manchester
1991 – Wigan 21 Penrith 4 – Liverpool
1992 – Brisbane 22 Wigan 8 – Wigan
1994 – Wigan 20 Brisbane 14 – Brisbane
1997 – Brisbane 36 Hunter Mariners 12 – Auckland
2000 – Melbourne 44 St Helens 6 – Wigan
2001 – St Helens 20 Brisbane 18 – Bolton
2002 – Bradford 41 Newcastle Knights 26 – Huddersfield
2003 – Sydney Roosters 38 St Helens 0 – Bolton
2004 – Bradford 22 Penrith 4 – Huddersfield
2005 – Leeds 39 Canterbury 32 – Leeds
2006 – Bradford 30 Wests Tigers 10 – Huddersfield
2007 – St Helens 18 Brisbane 14 – Bolton
2008 – Leeds 11 Melbourne 4 – Leeds
2009 – Manly 28 Leeds 20 – Leeds
2010 – Melbourne 18 Leeds 10 – Leeds*
2011 – St George Illawarra 21 Wigan 15 – Wigan
2012 – Leeds 26 Manly 12 – Leeds
2013 – Melbourne 18 Leeds 14 – Leeds
2014 – Sydney Roosters 36 Wigan 14 – Sydney
2015 – South Sydney 39 St Helens 0 – St Helens
2016 – North Queensland 38 Leeds 4 – Leeds
2017 – Wigan 22 Croulla 6 – Wigan
2018 – Melbourne 38 Leeds 4 – Melbourne
2019 – Sydney Roosters 20 Wigan 8 – Wigan.
(* Melbourne were subsequently stripped of the 2010 title after being found guilty of salary-cap breaches)