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1995 Rugby League World Cup squads
Main article: 1995 Rugby League World Cup
The 1995 Rugby League World Cup squads were made up of players from the national rugby league football teams of ten countries: Australia, England, Fiji, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tonga, Wales and Western Samoa.
All teams were permitted to name a squad of up to 25 players, and were allowed to call-up replacements during the tournament in the event of illness or injury.
Australia
Due to the Super League war, the Australian Rugby League did not select any player who had signed with Super League. As 100% of Australia's squad was sourced from Australian Rugby League-aligned players, several test players from the successful 1994 Kangaroo Tour were not selected for the World Cup, though a number of the team had played in the 3-0 Trans-Tasman Test series win over New Zealand earlier in the year.
Super League aligned Canberra Raiders players, including Laurie Daley, Ricky Stuart took the ARL to court during 1995 in a bid to be able to play in the World Cup. The court found in their favour and ordered the ARL to consider all players for selection regardless of who they were aligned to. However, as one unnamed ARL official was quoted as saying, the ARL were only forced to consider Super League players, not select them. Just how many, if any, Super League players were considered for selection remains unknown and speculation remains that behind closed doors no Super League player was considered.
- Coach: AUS Bob Fulton
- Manager: Geoff Carr
| Player | Games | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | - | - | - | - | HK / LK | AUS St. George Dragons | |
| 5 | 4 | - | - | 16 | FB / CE | AUS Sydney Tigers | |
| 5 | – | – | – | – | PR | AUS Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | |
| 4 | 2 | – | – | 8 | CE | AUS St. George Dragons | |
| 4 | 3 | – | – | 12 | WG | AUS Sydney Bulldogs | |
| 5 | 1 | – | – | 4 | LK / FE | AUS Sydney Bulldogs | |
| (c) | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 | FE / LK | AUS Penrith Panthers |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | PR | AUS Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | |
| * | 2 | – | – | – | – | PR | AUS Newcastle Knights |
| 4 | 3 | – | – | 12 | CE | AUS Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | |
| 2 | 3 | – | – | 12 | WG | AUS Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | |
| 4 | 2 | 27 | – | 62 | HB / HK | AUS Newcastle Knights | |
| 4 | – | – | – | – | FE | AUS Newcastle Knights | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | LK | AUS Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | |
| * | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | SR / PR | AUS North Sydney Bears |
| 2 | 2 | – | – | 8 | CE | AUS Illawarra Steelers | |
| 4 | 6 | – | – | 24 | SR | AUS Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | LK / SR | AUS North Sydney Bears | |
| 1 | 2 | – | – | 8 | CE | AUS Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | SR | AUS Newcastle Knights | |
| 3 | 5 | – | – | 20 | FB / WG | AUS Newcastle Knights | |
| 4 | – | – | – | – | PR / SR | AUS Sydney Bulldogs | |
| 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | HK | AUS Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | |
| 5 | 1 | – | – | 4 | LK / SR | AUS Sydney Bulldogs | |
| 4 | – | – | – | – | HB | AUS Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | WG | AUS Illawarra Steelers |
*Gary Larson originally declined selection citing personal reasons. When Paul Harragon was injured he answered Bob Fulton's call to join the squad and ended up playing in the final at Wembley.
England
Long time Wigan, Great Britain and England back rower Denis Betts, playing for the Auckland Warriors in the Australian Rugby League premiership, made history by becoming the first player selected to captain England while not playing for a British club.
- Coach: ENG Phil Larder
- Manager: Phil Lowe
| Player | Games | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | WG | ENG Halifax Blue Sox | |
| (c) | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 | SR | NZL Auckland Warriors |
| 2 | 2 | – | – | 8 | PR | ENG Sheffield Eagles | |
| 4 | – | – | – | – | SR | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 4 | – | – | – | – | LF / SR | AUS Sydney City Roosters | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | CE / FB | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | FB / WG | ENG Leeds Rhinos | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | SH | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | – | 22 | LF | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 31 | SH | ENG St Helens | |
| 4 | – | – | – | – | PR | ENG Halifax Blue Sox | |
| 4 | 2 | – | – | 8 | SR | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 4 | – | – | – | – | HK | ENG Sheffield Eagles | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | SR | ENG St Helens | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | CE | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | LF / SR | ENG Widnes Vikings | |
| 4 | 4 | – | – | 16 | CE | ENG Bradford Bulls | |
| 3 | 2 | – | – | 8 | WG | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 3 | 2 | – | – | 8 | CE | ENG Keighley Cougars | |
| 4 | – | – | – | – | PR | NZL Auckland Warriors / ENG Widnes Vikings | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SO | ENG Keighley Cougars | |
| 5 | 2 | – | – | 8 | FB | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 4 | 3 | – | – | 12 | WG | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | PR | ENG Castleford Tigers | |
| 4 | 2 | – | – | 8 | SO | ENG Castleford Tigers |
Fiji
Incumbent captain James Pickering was unavailable, having suffered a broken leg earlier in the year.
- Coach: AUS Graham Murray
- Manager: Epell Lagiloaloa
| Player | Games | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – | – | – | WG | AUS Sydney Bulldogs | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | WG | AUS Penrith Panthers | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | SR | FJI Nadi Dragons | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SR | AUS Parramatta Eels | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | PR | FJI Lautoka | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | FJI Army Bears | ||
| 2 | – | – | – | – | LK | ||
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | LK | AUS Tumbarumba | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | WG | AUS Canberra Raiders | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | WG / HB | AUS Parramatta Eels | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | PR | AUS Yanco-Wamoon Hawks | |
| (c) | 3 | – | – | – | – | CE | AUS Penrith Panthers |
| 3 | – | 3 | – | 6 | FE | AUS Penrith Panthers | |
| – | – | – | – | – | FE | FJI Nadera Panthers | |
| – | – | – | – | – | HK | NZL Waitakere City Raiders | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | HK | ||
| 1 | – | – | – | – | PR | FJI Lautoka | |
| 3 | 2 | – | – | 8 | WG / CE | AUS South Queensland Crushers | |
| 3 | 2 | – | – | 8 | FB | AUS Newcastle Knights | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 10 | HB | FJI Nadi Dragons | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SR | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | FJI Nadi Dragons | ||
| 3 | – | – | – | – | CE | FJI Lautoka | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | WG | ||
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SR | FJI Nadi Dragons |
France
- Coach: FRA Ivan Grésèque
- Manager: Tas Baitieri
| Player | Games | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – | SR | FRA SO Avignon | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | SH | FRA Limoux Grizzlies | |
| 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | CE / WG | ENG Sheffield Eagles | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | SR | FRA Carpentras XIII | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | PR | FRA AS Saint Estève | |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | SR | FRA XIII Catalan | |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | CE / SO | FRA AS Saint Estève | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | WG | FRA XIII Catalan | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | CE / SO | FRA Villeneuve XIII RLLG | |
| (c) | 2 | – | – | – | – | SH | FRA SO Avignon |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | CE / SO | FRA Pia Donkeys | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | CE | ENG Workington Town | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | WG / CE | FRA AS Saint Estève | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | PR | FRA Pia Donkeys | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | PR | FRA Pia Donkeys | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SR | FRA AS Saint Estève | |
| – | – | – | – | – | FB | FRA Saint-Gaudens | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | WG / CE | FRA AS Carcassonne | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | SR | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | PR | FRA Limoux Grizzlies | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | PR | FRA Limoux Grizzlies | |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | HK | FRA Pia Donkeys | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | HK / LF | FRA Lézignan Sangliers |
New Zealand
- Coach: NZL Frank Endacott
- Manager: Bevn Olsen
| Player | Games | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | WG | AUS Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | |
| 3 | 3 | – | – | 12 | CE | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | HK | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | HB / HK | AUS Penrith Panthers | |
| – | – | – | – | – | WG | AUS Sydney Bulldogs | |
| 3 | 2 | – | – | 8 | WG | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | SR | AUS Western Suburbs Magpies | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | CE | ENG Leeds Rhinos | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | SR | AUS Sydney City Roosters | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | HB | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | SR | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | FE / LK | ENG Leeds Rhinos | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | PR | AUS Canberra Raiders | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | PR | AUS Sydney City Roosters | |
| 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | FB / FE | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | PR | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | FE / FB | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | PR / SR | AUS Canberra Raiders | |
| (c) | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 25 | FB | AUS Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| – | – | – | – | – | PR | AUS Western Suburbs Magpies | |
| – | – | – | – | – | CE | AUS Sydney Bulldogs | |
| – | – | – | – | – | LK / SR | ENG Castleford Tigers | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | CE | AUS Canberra Raiders | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | WG | AUS Sydney Bulldogs |
Papua New Guinea
- Coach: PNG Joe Tokam
- Manager: Bob Robertson, James Korarome
| Player | Games | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – | – | – | SR | PNG Mt Hagen Eagles | |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | WG | PNG Port Moresby Vipers | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | PR | PNG Port Moresby Vipers | |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | FB | PNG Goroka Lahanis | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | PR | PNG Goroka Lahanis | |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | FE / HB | PNG Lae Bombers | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | CE | PNG Goroka Lahanis | |
| – | – | – | – | – | CE | PNG Rabaul Gurias | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | WG | PNG Mt Hagen Eagles | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | WG / LK | ||
| (c) | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | HB | AUS Sydney City Roosters |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | LK | AUS Canberra Raiders | |
| – | – | – | – | – | PNG Mt Hagen Eagles | ||
| 2 | – | – | – | – | CE | AUS Moorebank Rams | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | – | 14 | HK | PNG Port Moresby Vipers | |
| – | – | – | – | – | PNG Mendi Muruks | ||
| 1 | – | – | – | – | PNG Lae Bombers | ||
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | PR | PNG Rabaul Gurias | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | CE / FE | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | FB | PNG Mendi Muruks | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SR | PNG Mt. Hagen Eagles | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | PR / SR | AUS Canberra Raiders | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SR | PNG Mendi Muruks |
South Africa
- Coach: WAL Tony Fisher
- Manager: Ockie Oosthuizen
| Player | Games | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SR / LK | RSA Pretoria | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | FE / HB | Barea | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | CE | NZL Bay of Plenty | |
| (c) | 3 | – | – | – | – | PR | ENG Dewsbury Rams |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | CE | ||
| 3 | – | – | – | – | FE / HK | Barea | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | WG | RSA Durban | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | SR / LK | ENG Dewsbury Rams | |
| 0 | – | – | – | – | CE | ENG Dewsbury Rams | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SR | AUS South Queensland | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | HK | AUS South Queensland | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | WG | ENG Workington Town | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1 | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1 | – | – | – | – | LK | RSA Durban | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | PR | City Scorpions | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | ENG Hemel Hempstead | ||
| 3 | – | – | – | – | HB / HK | ENG Dewsbury Rams | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | PR | Eastern Reds | |
| 3 | – | 4 | – | 8 | FB | Eastern Reds | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | |||
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | PR | ENG Dewsbury Rams | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | SR | RSA Durban |
Tonga
- Coach: NZL Mike McClennan
- Manager: Graham Mattson
| Player | Games | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – | HK | TON Mu'a Saints | |
| 2 | – | 6 | – | 12 | FB / CE | ENG Halifax | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | FE | AUS Moore Park | |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | WG | AUS Canberra Raiders | |
| 2 | 2 | – | – | 8 | LK | AUS Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | PR | ENG Widnes Vikings | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SR | AUS Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | CE / FB | AUS Parramatta Eels | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | SR | AUS Litchfield Bears | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | NZL Otahuhu | ||
| 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | PR | ENG Leigh Centurions | |
| – | – | – | – | – | WG | TON Kolomua | |
| (c) | 2 | – | – | – | – | HK | NZL Auckland Warriors |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SR | ENG Leeds Rhinos | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | PR | AUS Illawarra Steelers | |
| – | – | – | – | – | SR | AUS Newcastle Knights | |
| 2 | 2 | – | – | – | WG | AUS Canberra Raiders | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | SR | TON Kolomua | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | CE / WG | ENG Hull Sharks | |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | WG / CE | AUS West Belconnen Warriors | |
| – | – | – | – | – | PR | NZL Auckland | |
| 2 | 2 | – | – | 8 | HB / FE | AUS Narrandera |
- Tonga were hit with the withdrawals of Jim Dymock and John Hopoate, who were both included in the Australian squad, and Gorden Tallis and Albert Fulivai, who both withdrew due to injury.
Wales
- Coach: WAL Clive Griffiths
- Manager: Mike Nicholas
| Player | Games | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – | – | – | FB | ENG Oldham | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | CE | AUS Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | |
| – | – | – | – | – | LF | ENG St Helens | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | PR | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | HK | ENG St Helens | |
| (c) | 3 | – | 10 | 1 | 21 | SO / CE | ENG Warrington Wolves |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | CE / WG | ENG Widnes Vikings | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | SO / SH | AUS North Queensland Cowboys | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | LF / SR | ENG Leeds Rhinos | |
| – | – | – | – | – | WG | ENG Salford City Reds | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | CE | ENG St Helens | |
| – | – | – | – | – | SH / SO | ENG St Helens | |
| 2 | – | – | – | 4 | WG | ENG Widnes Vikings | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | HK | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | SO / FB | ENG Warrington Wolves | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | PR | ENG Warrington Wolves | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | SR | ENG Halifax Blue Sox | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | SR | ENG Halifax Blue Sox | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | PR | ENG Workington Town | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SR | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | SR | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| – | – | – | – | – | SH | ENG Castleford Tigers | |
| 3 | 4 | – | – | 16 | WG | ENG St Helens | |
| – | – | – | – | – | SR | ENG Salford City Reds | |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | PR | ENG Salford City Reds |
Western Samoa
- Coach: NZL Graham Lowe
- Manager: Fou Solomona
| Player | Games | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | – | – | – | – | PR | AUS Penrith Panthers | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | CE / WG | FRA Racing Club Albi XIII | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | WG | AUS Sydney City Roosters | |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | WG | AUS Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | SR | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| – | – | – | – | – | CE | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| 2 | 3 | – | – | 12 | SR | ENG St Helens | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | LK / FE | ENG Salford City Reds | |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | PR | ENG St Helens | |
| – | – | – | – | – | PR / SR | AUS North Queensland Cowboys | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SR / HK | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | CE / FE | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| (c) | 2 | – | 11 | – | 22 | CE | ENG Halifax Blue Sox |
| – | – | – | – | – | SR | NZL North Harbour Sea Eagles | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | PR | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| – | – | – | – | – | WG | AUS Sydney City Roosters | |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | HB | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| 2 | 2 | – | – | 8 | SR | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| – | – | – | – | – | AUS Narrandera Lizards | ||
| 2 | 2 | – | – | 8 | CE | ENG Wigan Warriors | |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | FB | NZL North Harbour Sea Eagles | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | SR / LK | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| – | – | – | – | – | FB / FE | NZL Wellington City Dukes | |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | PR | NZL Auckland Warriors | |
| – | – | – | – | – | CE | NZL Auckland Warriors |
Notes
References
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