1988 Rugby League World Cup
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The 1988 Rugby League World Cup was an international rugby league tournament whose final, played at Auckland’s Eden Park, marked a notable era in the sport’s history before the competition’s modern restructuring.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1988 Rugby League World Cup canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6648604 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1988 Rugby League World Cup Context triple: [New Zealand national rugby league team, worldCupFinalAppearance, 1988 Rugby League World Cup]
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A.
1954 Rugby League World Cup
The 1954 Rugby League World Cup was the inaugural international rugby league world championship tournament, featuring leading national teams and marking the sport’s first global competition.
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1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the inaugural men's Rugby Union world championship tournament, co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia and ultimately won by the New Zealand national team.
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1991 Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the men's Rugby Union world championship, hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France and won by Australia.
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1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was a landmark international rugby union tournament remembered for South Africa’s emotional post-apartheid victory and its powerful role in national reconciliation.
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2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was an international rugby league tournament held in Australia, featuring top national teams competing for the sport’s premier global title.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1988 Rugby League World Cup Target entity description: The 1988 Rugby League World Cup was an international rugby league tournament whose final, played at Auckland’s Eden Park, marked a notable era in the sport’s history before the competition’s modern restructuring.
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A.
1954 Rugby League World Cup
The 1954 Rugby League World Cup was the inaugural international rugby league world championship tournament, featuring leading national teams and marking the sport’s first global competition.
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B.
1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the inaugural men's Rugby Union world championship tournament, co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia and ultimately won by the New Zealand national team.
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C.
1991 Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the men's Rugby Union world championship, hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France and won by Australia.
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D.
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was a landmark international rugby union tournament remembered for South Africa’s emotional post-apartheid victory and its powerful role in national reconciliation.
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E.
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was an international rugby league tournament held in Australia, featuring top national teams competing for the sport’s premier global title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Rugby League World Cup ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | television ⓘ |
| captainOfWinningTeam | Wally Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Australia national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfWinningTeam | Don Furner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| era | pre-modern Rugby League World Cup structure ⓘ |
| finalAttendance | 47268 ⓘ |
| finalCity | Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalCountry | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalDate | 1988-10-09 ⓘ |
| finalists |
Australia national rugby league team
NERFINISHED
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New Zealand national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalReferee | Kevin Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | Australia 25–12 New Zealand ⓘ |
| finalVenue | Eden Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingRules | international rugby league laws ⓘ |
| hostConfederation | Rugby League International Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNation | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Rugby League World Cup final played at Eden Park
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marking the end of the long-format World Cup cycles before later restructuring ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Rugby League International Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatingTeam |
Australia national rugby league team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | New Zealand national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby league ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | league and final ⓘ |
| trophy | Rugby League World Cup trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerTitleCountForAustralia | 6 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1988 Rugby League World Cup Description of subject: The 1988 Rugby League World Cup was an international rugby league tournament whose final, played at Auckland’s Eden Park, marked a notable era in the sport’s history before the competition’s modern restructuring.
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