( CNN ) He can usually be found on the red carpet on Oscars night , but this year Russell Crowe opted to take in a rugby league game instead . While the stars of showbiz were in Los Angeles Sunday for the biggest night in the film calendar , Crowe a few hours earlier was in Merseyside , England to see his South Sydney Rabbitohs side defeat St Helens to claim the World Club Series title . Crowe , who picked up the Best Actor gong in 2000 for his role in Gladiator , co-owns the Australian side , who took the game at Langtree Park by a record World Club Challenge-winning margin score of 39-0 . Crowe has supported the Rabbitohs since he was a boy and took over the club in 2006 after purchasing a majority stake for a reported £1.5 million ( $ 2.3m ) . The 50-year-old has helped oversee a remarkable turnaround in the side 's fortunes in that time , taking it from a club that was once on the brink of insolvency to the very top of the sport . A first National Rugby League title in 43 years for the previous-perennial struggler in October was followed by its coronation Sunday as the best team on the planet . Glenn Stewart , Dylan Walker , Greg Inglis , Joel Reddy , Luke Keary and Chris McQueen all touched down for tries for Crowe 's team at Langtree Park , while Adam Reynolds was on hand to provide a drop goal to ensure the points record -- the previous winning margin had been 38 points . English side St Helens is the only team to have failed to register a point in the World Club Challenge or the World Club Series , having also gone down 38-0 in 2003 to Sydney Roosters . The World Club Series is an annual rugby league competition played between the champion clubs of the Australasian National Rugby League and the European Super League . Previously known as the World Club Challenge , this year 's edition was expanded to include a further four teams .
Russell Crowe saw his South Sydney Rabbitohs side win the World Club Series . Crowe took over the rugby league team he has supported since a boy in 2006 . The actor missed the Oscars Sunday to watch the game at Langtree Park .