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1957 Rugby League World Cup

2nd Rugby League World Cup tournament

Field	Value
year	1957
title	World Cup
finalists	4
country	Australia
winners	Australia
count	1
matches	6
attendance	215059
points	204
topscorer-flag	AUS
topscorer	Brian Carlson (28)
top try scorer-flag	GBR
top try scorer	Mick Sullivan (3)
top try scorer2-flag	AUS
top try scorer2	Ian Moir (3)
top try scorer3-flag	AUS
top try scorer3	Kel O'Shea (3)
tournaments	Rugby League World Cup
last	[1954](1954-rugby-league-world-cup)
next	[1960](1960-rugby-league-world-cup)

| topscorer-flag = AUS | top try scorer-flag = GBR | top try scorer2-flag = AUS | top try scorer3-flag = AUS The 1957 Rugby League World Cup was the second World Cup held for men’s national rugby league teams and was held between 15 and 25 June and hosted by Australia. Table toppers Australia were the winners as there was no Final at this World Cup.

1957 marked the 50th anniversary of rugby league in Australia but the hosts were not confident of their ability to lift the trophy, having capitulated in the Ashes series in England barely seven months previously. Great Britain, under Alan Prescott, and boasting world-class backs such as Billy Boston, Mick Sullivan, Jeff Stevenson and Lewis Jones, and a formidable pack, were expected to win with Jacques Merquey's French side a dark horse.

Best and fairest awards were made to individual nations, the recipients being Gilbert Benausse (France), Brian Carlson (Australia), Phil Jackson (Great Britain) and Bill Sorensen (New Zealand).

Squads

Main article: 1957 Rugby League World Cup squads

Referees

Referee Vic Belsham from New Zealand controlled three matches at the World Cup, including controlling one of New Zealand's matches. New Zealand included his brother Sel at halfback.

Venues

Sydney	Brisbane
Sydney Cricket Ground	The Gabba
Capacity: 70,000	Capacity: 48,000
[[File:Sydney Showground and Cricket Ground 1936 (14019783946).jpg	200px]]	[[File:Aerial photograph of Cricket match at Brisbane Cricket Ground at Woolloongabba (The Gabba), 5 December 1936.jpg	200px]]

Results

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Try scorers

AUS Ian Moir
AUS Kel O'Shea
GBR Mick Sullivan

AUS Brian Carlson
AUS Ken McCaffery
AUS Harry Wells
FRA Jean Foussat
GBR Phil Jackson
NZL Tom Hadfield

AUS Brian Clay
AUS Bill Marsh
AUS Dick Poole
AUS Norm Provan
FRA Gilbert Benausse
FRA Jacques Merquey
GBR Billy Boston
GBR Jack Grundy
GBR Lewis Jones
GBR Sid Little
GBR Jeffrey Stevenson
NZL Cliff Johnson
NZL Bill McLennan
NZL George Menzies
NZL Jim Riddell
NZL Bill Sorensen
NZL George Turner

References

McAteer, Paddy. (22 December 2010). "Whole world in their hands". [[North West Evening Mail]].
KILGALLON, Steve. (November 30, 2008). "Neutral refs have always been a sticky issue". The Sunday Star-Times.
https://rugbyleagueplanet.com/2012/11/11/1957-rugby-league-world-cup-rlwc/
(18 Jun 1957). "Australia In Runover World Cup Game Win". National Library of Australia.
(26 Jun 1957). "New Zealand Defeats U.K. World Cup Team". National Library of Australia.

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