Editing Wembley Stadium (1923) (section)

===Rugby league===
[[File:Wembley Stadium interior 1956.jpg|thumb|right|A marching band entertains the incoming crowd prior to the 1956 Rugby League Cup Final]]
In the sport of [[rugby league]], the [[Rugby Football League|RFL]] held its [[Challenge Cup]] Final at Wembley from 1929 onwards.<ref>{{cite web|title=The History Of Rugby League|url=http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/superleague/history.php|work=Rugby League Information|publisher=napit.co.uk|access-date=2 January 2014}}</ref> The stadium was also regularly used by the sport for major international matches, such as [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] versus [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]]. In 1949 the [[France national rugby league team]] became the first France national team of any sport to win at Wembley. The largest crowd for a [[Challenge Cup]] Final at Wembley was set in 1985 when [[Wigan]] beat [[Hull F.C.]] 28–24 in front of 99,801 spectators, which as of 2017 remains the second highest rugby league attendance in England behind only the [[1954 Challenge Cup]] Final replay at [[Bradford]]'s [[Odsal Stadium]] when a then world record attendance of 102,575 saw [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] defeat [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] 8–4 (the original 1954 cup final at Wembley, drawn 4–4, was played in front of 81,841 fans).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1953-54/summary.html|title=Challenge Cup 1953/54 – Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref>

The stadium set the international record crowd for a rugby league game when 73,631 turned out for the [[1992 Rugby League World Cup final]] between Great Britain and Australia (since beaten by the 74,468 attendance for the [[2013 Rugby League World Cup final|2013 RLWC Final]] at [[Old Trafford]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Record rugby league crowd for World Cup final|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/9460610/Record-rugby-league-crowd-for-World-Cup-final|access-date=1 December 2013|work=stuff.co.nz|date=1 December 2013}}</ref> The [[Mal Meninga]]-led Australian team won the game 10–6 on the back of a [[Steve Renouf]] try in the north-east corner and Meninga's goal kicking. The [[1995 Rugby League World Cup|1995 World Cup]] Final between [[England national rugby league team|England]] and Australia was also played at Wembley with 66,540 spectators watching Australia win 16–8. The final of the [[1999 Challenge Cup]] was the last to be played at the stadium and was attended by 73,242 fans, with the annual fixture moving to other grounds ([[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Millennium Stadium]] and [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]]) before returning to the new Wembley upon its completion in 2007.

'''Source''':<ref>{{cite web |date= 22 May 2024 |title=Locations of League: Wembley |url=https://www.totalrl.com/locations-of-league-wembley/ |access-date=
1 May 2025 |publisher=TotalRugbyLeague}}</ref> 

====Internationals====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! Date !! Winner !! Score !! Runners-up !! Attendance !! Competition !! Notes
|-
| 18 January 1930 || {{rl|AUS}} || 26–10 || {{rl|WAL|1807}} || 20,000 || [[1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain|1929–30 Kangaroo tour]] ||
|-
| 30 December 1933 || {{rl|AUS}} || 51–19 || {{rl|WAL|1807}} || 10,000 || [[1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain|1933–34 Kangaroo tour]] ||
|-
| 12 March 1949 || {{rl|FRA}} || 12–5 || {{rl|ENG}} || 15,000 || [[1948–49 European Rugby League Championship]] || First France national team (any sport) to win at Wembley
|-
| 16 October 1963 || {{rl|AUS}} || 22–16 || {{rl|GBR}} || 13,946 || [[1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1963 Kangaroo tour]] ||
|-
| 3 November 1973 || {{rl|GBR}} || 21–12 || {{rl|AUS}} || 9,874 || [[1973 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1973 Kangaroo tour]] ||
|-
| 27 October 1990 || {{rl|GBR}} || 19–12 || {{rl|AUS}} || 54,569 || [[1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1990 Kangaroo tour]] ||
|-
| 24 October 1992 || {{rl|AUS}} || 10–6 || {{rl|GBR}} || 73,631 || [[1992 Rugby League World Cup final]] || New international rugby league attendance record
|-
| 16 October 1993 || {{rl|GBR}} || 17–0 || {{rl|NZL}} || 36,131 || [[1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France|1993 Kiwi tour]] ||
|-
| 22 October 1994 || {{rl|GBR}} || 8–4 || {{rl|AUS}} || 57,034 || [[1994 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1994 Kangaroo tour]] ||
|-
| 7 October 1995 || {{rl|ENG}} || 20–16 || {{rl|AUS}} || 41,271 || [[1995 Rugby League World Cup]] ([[1995 Rugby League World Cup Group A|Group A]]) ||
|-
| 28 October 1995 || {{rl|AUS}} || 16–8 || {{rl|ENG}} || 66,540 || [[1995 Rugby League World Cup final]] ||
|-
| 1 November 1997 || {{rl|AUS}} ([[Super League (Australia)|SL]]) || 38–14 || {{rl|GBR}} || 41,135 || 1997 [[Super League Test series]] ||
|}