1975 Rugby League World Cup
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The 1975 Rugby League World Cup
(also known as the World Championship and sometimes referred to as the World Series) was the seventh staging of rugby league football's World Cup tournament. The format differed radically from that employed in previous competitions; no one country hosted the matches, which were spread out in a 'world series' hosted by each of the participating nations over a period of just over eight months. Each team had to play the others on a ‘home and away’ basis. Great Britain
were split up into separate England
and Wales
teams, taking advantage of a glut of Welsh talent in the British game at the time.
No final was held, with Australia being deemed the champions by virtue of finishing on top of the table with England coming in second.
club, being current NSWRFL premiers were the most heavily represented team.
, and captained by Roger Millward
.
was coached by George Menzies
(West Coast) and managed by Des Jenkinson (Auckland) and Brian Watson (Auckland).
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In this match Mick Cronin
kicked nine goals.
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England winger Keith Fielding
created a new record by scoring four tries against a hapless French team at Bordeaux.
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In this match Jim Mills
, the Wales prop, was banned for the rest of the season after an altercation. The ban was eventually lifted on 2 January 1976. Kangaroo wing prodigy Ian Schubert
also scored a hat-trick tries.
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English stand-off Ken Gill
ran in three tries.
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Rugby League World Cup
The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league competition contested by members of the Rugby League International Federation . It has been held nearly once every 4 years on average since its inaugural tournament in France in 1954...
(also known as the World Championship and sometimes referred to as the World Series) was the seventh staging of rugby league football's World Cup tournament. The format differed radically from that employed in previous competitions; no one country hosted the matches, which were spread out in a 'world series' hosted by each of the participating nations over a period of just over eight months. Each team had to play the others on a ‘home and away’ basis. Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
were split up into separate England
England national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
and Wales
Wales national rugby league team
The Wales national rugby league team represent Wales in international rugby league football matches. Currently the team is seventh in the RLIF World Rankings. The team were run under the auspices of the Rugby Football League, but an independent body, Wales Rugby League, now runs the team from...
teams, taking advantage of a glut of Welsh talent in the British game at the time.
No final was held, with Australia being deemed the champions by virtue of finishing on top of the table with England coming in second.
Australia
The Australian squad was captain-coached by Graeme Langlands. The Eastern SuburbsSydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
club, being current NSWRFL premiers were the most heavily represented team.
| Name | |T | |FG | St. George St. George Dragons The St George Dragons was an Australian Rugby league football club in St George, Sydney, New South Wales that played in Australia's top-level Rugby league competition from New South Wales Rugby Football League in 1921 until 1998; in 1999 they formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers,... | NSW | ||||
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| Three-quarter | Canterbury-Bankstown | NSW | ||||||
| Front rower | Eastern Suburbs Roosters Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League... |
NSW | ||||||
| Three-quarter | Manly-Warringah Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia... |
NSW | ||||||
| Three-quarter | Eastern Suburbs Roosters Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League... |
NSW | ||||||
| Back rower | South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
NSW | ||||||
| 76 | Three-quarter | Gerringong | NSW | |||||
| Front-rower | Western Suburbs Western Suburbs Magpies The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia... |
NSW | ||||||
| Manly-Warringah Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia... |
NSW | |||||||
| Three-quarter | Wellington Wellington, New South Wales Wellington is a town in inland New South Wales, Australia located at the junction of the Macquarie and Bell Rivers. The town is the administrative centre of the Wellington Shire Local Government Area. The town is 362 kilometres from Sydney on the Great Western Highway and Mitchell Highway... Roosters |
NSW | ||||||
| Front rower | Parramatta Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
NSW | ||||||
| Three-quarter | Manly-Warringah Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia... |
NSW | ||||||
| Three-quarter | Eastern Suburbs Roosters Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League... |
NSW | ||||||
| Front rower | Parramatta Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
NSW | ||||||
| Front-rower | Eastern Suburbs Tigers | QLD | ||||||
| Front-rower | Eastern Suburbs Roosters Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League... |
NSW | ||||||
| Three-quarter | Balmain Balmain Tigers The Balmain Tigers are a rugby league football club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in the history of the premiership, with eleven titles... |
NSW | ||||||
| Half | Eastern Suburbs Roosters Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League... |
NSW | ||||||
| Front rower | South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
NSW | ||||||
| Half | Eastern Suburbs Roosters Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League... |
NSW | ||||||
| Half | Canterbury-Bankstown | NSW | ||||||
| Back rower | Cronulla-Sutherland | NSW | ||||||
| Front rower | South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
NSW | ||||||
| Back rower | Wynnum Manly | QLD | ||||||
| Three-quarter | Parramatta Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
NSW | ||||||
| Back rower | Parramatta Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
NSW | ||||||
| Forward | Manly-Warringah Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia... |
NSW | ||||||
| Half | Western Suburbs Western Suburbs Magpies The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia... |
NSW | ||||||
| Three-quarter | Wynnum Manly | QLD | ||||||
| Three-quarter | Cronulla-Sutherland | NSW | ||||||
| Back rower | South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
NSW | ||||||
| 7 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League... |
NSW | ||||||
| Back rower | South Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
NSW | ||||||
| Half | Fortitude Valley Fortitude Valley Diehards The Fortitude Valley Diehards were an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley.-History:... |
QLD | ||||||
| Front rower | Souths Magpies | QLD | ||||||
| Front rower | Past Brothers | QLD | ||||||
England
England were coached by Bill Oxley and Alex MurphyAlex Murphy (rugby league)
Alex J. Murphy OBE is an English former professional rugby league footballer and coach of the mid to late 20th century...
, and captained by Roger Millward
Roger Millward
Roger Millward MBE is an English former rugby league footballer and coach of the mid to late 20th century. A goal-kicking , he gained a high level of prominence in the sport in England by playing for Hull KR and Castleford, as well as representing Great Britain...
.
New Zealand
The New Zealand teamNew Zealand national rugby league team
The New Zealand national rugby league team has represented New Zealand in rugby league football since intercontinental competition began for the sport in 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name...
was coached by George Menzies
George Menzies
George Menzies is a New Zealand former rugby league player and coach who represented his country at three World Cups and coached New Zealand at another World Cup.-Playing career:...
(West Coast) and managed by Des Jenkinson (Auckland) and Brian Watson (Auckland).
| Name | |T | |FG | Richmond Richmond Rovers The Richmond Rovers Rugby League Club is a rugby league club based in Grey Lynn, New Zealand. The premier team is called the Richmond Bulldogs and compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition.-Bartercard Cup:... | Auckland | ||||
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| Back | Auckland | |||||||
| Forward | Mt. Wellington | Auckland | ||||||
| Centre | Canterbury | |||||||
| Backs | Auckland | |||||||
| Forward | Mt. Wellington | Auckland | ||||||
| Second Row | West Coast | |||||||
| Prop | Canterbury | |||||||
| Back | Wellington | |||||||
| Wing | Wellington | |||||||
| Back | Te Atatu Te Atatu Roosters The Te Atatu Roosters is a rugby league club based in Te Atatu. The Roosters compete in the Fox Memorial, the premier division in Auckland Rugby League... |
Auckland | ||||||
| (vc) | Loose Forward | Auckland | ||||||
| Back | Auckland | |||||||
| Utility | Auckland | |||||||
| Back | Auckland | |||||||
| Forward | Auckland | |||||||
| Second Row | West Coast | |||||||
| (c) | Back | Auckland | ||||||
| Centre | Auckland | |||||||
| Forward | Auckland | |||||||
| Back | Auckland | |||||||
| Back | Wellington | |||||||
| Hooker | Auckland | |||||||
| Hooker | Auckland | |||||||
| Second Row | Auckland | |||||||
| Prop | Auckland | |||||||
| Forward | West Coast | |||||||
| Forward | West Coast |
Results
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In this match Mick Cronin
Mick Cronin (rugby league)
Michael William "Mick" Cronin OAM is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He was a goal-kicking centre for the Australian national team and a stalwart for the Parramatta Eels club. He played in 22 Tests and 11 World Cup matches between 1973 and 1982...
kicked nine goals.
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England winger Keith Fielding
Keith Fielding
Keith John Fielding is an English former dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s who at representative level has played rugby union for England, and at club level for Moseley Rugby Football Club, playing at Wing, i.e...
created a new record by scoring four tries against a hapless French team at Bordeaux.
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In this match Jim Mills
Jim Mills (rugby league)
Jim Mills is a Welsh former rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s. A Great Britain and Wales international representative prop forward, "Big Jim" as he was known played club football in England with Halifax, Salford, Bradford Northern, Widnes and Workington Town and also in Australia for...
, the Wales prop, was banned for the rest of the season after an altercation. The ban was eventually lifted on 2 January 1976. Kangaroo wing prodigy Ian Schubert
Ian Schubert
Ian 'Shoey' Schubert is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s....
also scored a hat-trick tries.
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English stand-off Ken Gill
Ken Gill (rugby league)
Ken Gill is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s. A Great Britain and England international representative /, he played club level for Salford, and Barrow....
ran in three tries.
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Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
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| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 198 | 69 | +129 | 13 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 84 | +83 | 12 | |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 130 | −20 | 6 | |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 121 | 149 | −28 | 6 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 204 | −164 | 3 |