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1975 Rugby League World Cup
7th tournament for the Rugby League World Cup
7th tournament for the Rugby League World Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1975 |
| title | World Cup |
| image | 1975wcsr.png |
| imagesize | 170px |
| finalists | 5 |
| country | Australia |
| country2 | France |
| country3 | New Zealand |
| country4 | United Kingdom |
| winners | Australia |
| count | 4 |
| matches | 21 |
| attendance | 204476 |
| points | 661 |
| topscorer-flag | AUS |
| topscorer | Mick Cronin (76) |
| top try scorer-flag | ENG |
| top try scorer | Keith Fielding (7) |
| top try scorer2-flag | AUS |
| top try scorer2 | Ian Schubert (7) |
| tournaments | Rugby League World Cup |
| last | [1972](1972-rugby-league-world-cup) |
| next | [1977](1977-rugby-league-world-cup) |
| topscorer-flag = AUS | top try scorer-flag = ENG | top try scorer2-flag = AUS
The 1975 Rugby League World Cup (officially known as the 1975 Rugby League World Championship{{cite news | access-date = 11 February 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160730130558/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QBcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ROcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2840,2165402&dq=alex-murphy&hl=en | archive-date = 30 July 2016 | url-status = dead
Unlike previous World Cups, there was no one host country, with the five participating nations hosting matches over eight months. Each team had to play the others on a 'home and away' basis. For the first time Great Britain did not compete and instead England and Wales entered to participate for the first time, taking advantage of a glut of Welsh talent in the British game at the time.
Teams
Main article: 1975 Rugby League World Cup squads
Venues
14 venues across the five competing countries hosted games of the 1975 Rugby League World Cup. Wales used their own home venue at Swansea, but also played home games in England in both Salford and Warrington. England also played a 'home' game against Wales at Lang Park in Brisbane, Australia.
| AUS Sydney | FRA Marseille | AUS Brisbane | ENG Bradford | ENG Wigan | FRA Toulouse | ENG Leeds | FRA Bordeaux | NZL Auckland | ENG Salford | WAL Swansea | NZL Christchurch | ENG Warrington | FRA Perpignan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Stade Vélodrome | Lang Park | Odsal Stadium | Central Park | ||||||||||||||
| Capacity: **70,000** | Capacity: **49,000** | Capacity: **40,000** | Capacity: **40,000** | Capacity: **40,000** | ||||||||||||||
| [[File:Sydney Showground and Cricket Ground 1936 (14019783946).jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Marseille_-_vue_générale_du_terrain,_de_la_piste_et_des_gradins_du_stade_vers_le_massif_de_Marseilleveyre.tif | 200px]] | [[File:Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Australia 04.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Odsal Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 60082.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Central park kop.jpg | 200px]] | |||||||||
| Stadium Municipal | Headingley | Stade du Parc Lescure | Carlaw Park | The Willows | ||||||||||||||
| Capacity: **35,000** | Capacity: **32,000** | Capacity: **30,000** | Capacity: **20,000** | Capacity: **17,000** | ||||||||||||||
| [[File:15.02.1961.Vues aériennes de Toulouse. (1961) - 53Fi3059.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:South Stand, Headingley Stadium during the second day of the England-Sri Lanka test (21st April 2014) 001.JPG | 200px]] | [[File:Stade Chaban-Delmas Rugby.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Carlaw Park, 1958 (crop).jpg | 200px]] | [[File:The Willows, Salford.jpg | 200px]] | |||||||||
| St Helen's Rugby Ground | Addington Showgrounds | Wilderspool Stadium | Stade Gilbert Brutus | |||||||||||||||
| Capacity: **15,000** | Capacity: **15,000** | Capacity: **15,000** | Capacity: **13,000** | |||||||||||||||
| [[File:Swansea, St. Helen's Ground - geograph.org.uk - 5043748.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Addington Rugby Stadium.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Wilderspool.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Tribune Guasch Laborde.JPG | 200px]] |
Warm-up games
The teams arranged a number of warm-up games against local opposition during the World Championship, detailed below.
England
| Date | Opponents | Score | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June | Western Australia | Won 40–2}} | Perth | 6,000 |
| 7 June | Toowoomba | Won 25–16}} | Toowoomba | 3,000 |
| 15 June | Southern Division (NSW) | Won 19–8}} | Gosforth | 3,000 |
| 18 June | North Island (NZ) | Won 42–4}} | Huntly | 2,490 |
| 29 June | Illawarra | Lost 12–15}} | Wollongong | 4,000 |
| 2 July | Brisbane | Lost 10–21}} | Brisbane | 9,000 |
| 6 July | Papua New Guinea | Won 40–12}} | Port Moresby | 12,000 |
Wales
| Date | Opponents | Score | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June | Ipswich | Won 35–13}} | Ipswich | 4,000 |
| 18 June | Wellington | Won 52–8}} | Wellington | 2,000 |
| 22 June | West Coast (NZ) | Won 35–5}} | Greymouth | 2,000 |
| 24 June | Canterbury | Won 25–18}} | Christchurch | 2,500 |
| 1 July | Auckland | Lost 5–31}} | Auckland | 12,000 |
| 3 July | New Zealand Māori | Won 18–12}} | Rotorua | 2,500 |
France
| Date | Opponents | Score | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June | Auckland | Lost 3–9}} | Auckland | 10,000 |
| 22 June | Wide Bay | Won 36–10}} | Bundaberg | 4,000 |
| 25 June | Lithgow-Oberon | Won 24–17}} | Lithgow | 1,360 |
| 27 June | NSW Group 6 | Lost 0–2}} | Campbelltown | 2,600 |
| 29 June | Monaro | Lost 0–26}} | Queanbeyan | 5,700 |
Australia
| Date | Opponents | Score | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September | Auckland | Won 17–6}} | Auckland | 7,251 |
| 10 October | Salford | Won 44–6}} | Salford | 5,357 |
| 12 October | St Helens | Won 32–7}} | St Helens | 10,170 |
| 23 October | Rouergue XIII | Won 35–4}} | Albi | 2,000 |
| 4 November | Oldham | Won 20–10}} | Oldham | 3,575 |
| 9 November | York | Won 45–4}} | York | 4,082 |
New Zealand
| Date | Opponents | Score | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May | North Queensland Firsts | Lost 16–20}} | Townsville | |
| 18 May | Central Queensland | Won 57–11}} | Rockhampton | |
| 21 May | Northern Division | Won 37–19}} | Tamworth | |
| 24 May | NSW Country Firsts | Won 33–26}} | Newcastle | 6,000 |
| 27 May | North Coast | Lost 3–12}} | Tweed Heads | |
| 1 November | South West France | Won 39–4}} | ||
| 4 November | Barrow | Won 24–0}} | Barrow-in-Furness | |
| 9 November | Keighley | Won 20–8}} | Keighley |
Results
date = 2 March | home = | score = 14 – 7 | away = | stadium = Stade Municipal, Toulouse | attendance = 7,563 | referee = Fred Lindop ENG
date = 16 March | home = | score = 20 – 2 | away = | stadium = Headingley, Leeds | attendance = 10,842 | referee = Keith Page AUS (Harry Hunt ENG) |
date = 1 June | home = | score = 36 – 8 | away = | stadium = Lang Park, Brisbane | attendance = 12,000 | referee = Francois Escande FRA |
date = 10 June | home = | score = 7 – 12 | away = | stadium = Lang Park, Brisbane | attendance = 6,000 | referee = Don Lancashire AUS |
date = 14 June | home = | score = 30 – 13 | away = | stadium = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | attendance = 25,386 | referee = Francois Escande FRA | In this match Mick Cronin kicked nine goals.
date = 15 June| home = | score = 27 – 0 | away = | stadium = Addington Showground, Christchurch | attendance = 2,500 | referee = Laurie Bruyeres AUS |
date = 21 June| home = | score = 17 – 17 | away = | stadium = Carlaw Park, Auckland | attendance = 12,000 | referee = Laurie Bruyeres AUS |
date = 22 June| home = | score = 26 – 6 | away = | stadium = Lang Park, Brisbane | attendance = 9,000 | referee = John Percival NZL |
date = 28 June| home = | score = 10 – 10 | away = | stadium = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | attendance = 33,858 | referee = John Percival NZL |
date = 28 June| home = | score = 13 – 8 | away = | stadium = Carlaw Park, Auckland | attendance = 9,368 | referee = Laurie Bruyeres AUS |
date = 20 September| home = | score = 16 – 22 | away = | stadium = Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington | attendance = 5,034 | referee = Marcel Caillol FRA |
date = 27 September| home = | score = 8 – 24 | away = | stadium = Carlaw Park, Auckland | attendance = 18,000 | referee = Fred Lindop ENG
date = 11 October| home = | score = 2 – 48 | away = | stadium = Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux | attendance = 1,581 | referee = John Percival NZL | England winger Keith Fielding created a new record by scoring four tries against a hapless French team at Bordeaux.
date = 17 October| home = | score = 12 – 12 | away = | stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille | attendance = 10,000 | referee = Billy Thompson ENG |
date = 19 October| home = | score = 6 – 18 | away = | stadium = St. Helen's Rugby Ground, Swansea | attendance = 11,112 | referee = John Percival NZL | Kangaroo wing prodigy Ian Schubert also scored a hat-trick tries.
date = 25 October| home = | score = 27 – 12 | away = | stadium = Odsal Stadium, Bradford | attendance = 5,507 | referee = Andre Lacaze FRA |
English stand-off Ken Gill ran in three tries. date = 26 October| home = | score = 2 – 41 | away = | stadium = Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan | attendance = 10,440 | referee = Billy Thompson ENG |
date = 1 November| home = | score = 16 – 13 | away = | stadium = Central Park, Wigan | attendance = 9,353 | referee = John Percival NZL |
date = 2 November| home = | score = 25 – 24 | away = | stadium = St. Helen's Rugby Ground, Swansea | attendance = 2,645 | referee = Georges Jameau FRA | 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.
date = 6 November| home = | score = 23 – 2 | away = | stadium = The Willows, Salford | attendance = 2,247 | referee = Fred Lindop ENG
Final standings
Final challenge match
As Australia had not beaten England to win the World Cup (a draw and a loss), a one off challenge match was arranged, although this was not officially classed as a Final as Australia had already been crowned Champions after topping the group.
The Kangaroos showed they were worthy World Champions with a comprehensive 25–0 win at Headingley in front of a disappointing crowd of 7,680 which was over 11,000 less than had attended the 1970 World Cup final, between Great Britain and Australia, at the same venue. England had shown little interest in playing the game. date = 12 November| home = | score = 0 – 25 | away = | stadium = Headingley, Leeds | attendance = 7,680 | referee = Fred Lindop ENG
Try scorers
;7
- AUS Ian Schubert
- ENG Keith Fielding
;5
- AUS Mick Cronin
;4
- AUS Bob Fulton
- ENG Ken Gill
- ENG John Holmes
- WAL Bill Francis
;3
- AUS Mark Harris
- AUS Graeme Langlands
- AUS John Peard
- AUS Terry Randall
- ENG Ged Dunn
- ENG Eric Hughes
- NZL Bob Jarvis
- NZL Phillip Orchard
;2
- AUS Ray Higgs
- AUS John Lang
- AUS Lew Platz
- AUS Tommy Raudonikis
- AUS Steve Rogers
- FRA Patrick Chauvet
- ENG George Fairbairn
- NZL Tony Gordon
- NZL Ken Stirling
- NZL Dennis Williams
- WAL Peter Banner
- WAL John Bevan
- WAL David Willicombe
;1
- AUS Ray Branighan
- AUS Graham Eadie
- AUS Tim Pickup
- AUS John Quayle
- AUS Johnny Rhodes
- ENG John Atkinson
- ENG Colin Forsyth
- ENG Jeff Grayshon
- ENG Brian Hogan
- ENG Thomas Martyn
- ENG Roger Millward
- ENG Mick Morgan
- ENG Steve Norton
- ENG Stuart Wright
- FRA Bernard Curt
- FRA René Terrats
- NZL Tony Coll
- NZL Tom Conroy
- NZL Murray Eade
- NZL John Greengrass
- NZL Lyndsay Proctor
- NZL John Smith
- NZL John Whittaker
- WAL Kel Coslett
- WAL Tony Fisher
- WAL Brian Gregory
- WAL John Mantle
- WAL Jim Mills
- WAL Clive Sullivan
- WAL David Treasure
- WAL Frank Wilson
References
References
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- (10 June 1975). "Fiery league match expected". The Canberra Times.
- (16 June 1975). "Sporting Details". The Canberra Times.
- (19 June 1975). "Big wins for touring England and Wales". [[The Press]].
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- (3 July 1975). "England loses". The Canberra Times.
- (7 July 1975). "Commendable Effort By Our Players". [[Papua New Guinea Post-Courier]].
- "Dragons World Cup Tour 1975".
- (6 June 1975). "Win for Wales". The Canberra Times.
- (23 June 1975). "Welsh league team beats a depleted West Coast side, 35-5". [[The Press]].
- (25 June 1975). "Canterbury side holds robust Welsh to 25-18". [[The Press]].
- (2 July 1975). "Wales loses again". [[The Press]].
- (4 July 1975). "Revival rocks Maoris". [[The Press]].
- "Les Chanticleers World Cup Tour 1975".
- "Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1975".
- (13 October 1975). "Rhodes sparkles in league win". The Canberra Times.
- (14 October 1975). "Eadie tops in 32-7 win". The Canberra Times.
- (6 November 1975). "Stand-in lock impresses". The Canberra Times.
- (10 November 1975). "Australian masters give a rugby lesson". [[The Northern Echo]].
- "Kiwis World Cup Tour 1975".
- (6 November 1975). "Youngsters shine in Kiwis’ 24-0 league win". [[The Press]].
- (11 November 1975). "Kiwis end with win". [[The Press]].
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