Rugby League World Cup venues Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea host the Rugby League World Cup with 28 matches played at 13 venues over five weeks. The final will be held at Lang Park in Brisbane NEW ZEALAND Auckland 30,000 Christchurch 18,000 Hamilton 25,800 Wellington 34,500 AUSTRALIA Brisbane Capacity: 52,500 Canberra 25,000 Melbourne 29,500 Perth 20,500 Sydney 45,500 Cairns 18,000 Townsville 26,500 Darwin 12,500 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Port Moresby 25,000 KEY DATES Oct 27 Opening match, Melbourne Australia v England Nov 24 Semi-final 1, Brisbane Nov 25 Semi-final 2, Auckland Dec 2 Final, Brisbane Source: RLWC