The Rugby League World Cup is about to be staged for the 16th time in 68 years and, not untypically of the sport, its story is most unusual.
There have been eight trophies, the most famous of which went missing for twenty years.
Gaps between World Cup Finals have ranged from two years to eleven.
There hasn’t always been a final. Some WorAlready a subscriber? Log in here
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