1975 Rugby League World Cup
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The 1975 Rugby League World Cup (officially known as the 1975 Rugby League World Championship[1]) was the seventh World Cup for men’s rugby league national teams and ran from 2 March to 12 November. Australia were the winners for a fourth time after topping the group table.[2]
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
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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.
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Results
Template:Rugbybox In this match Mick Cronin kicked nine goals.
Template:Rugbybox England winger Keith Fielding created a new record by scoring four tries against a hapless French team at Bordeaux.
Template:Rugbybox Kangaroo wing prodigy Ian Schubert also scored a hat-trick tries.
English stand-off Ken Gill ran in three tries. Template:Rugbybox
Template:Rugbybox 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.
Final standings
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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. Template:Rugbybox
Try scorers
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- 5
- 4
- Template:Flagicon Bob Fulton
- Template:Flagicon Ken Gill
- Template:Flagicon John Holmes
- Template:Flagicon Bill Francis
- 3
- Template:Flagicon Mark Harris
- Template:Flagicon Graeme Langlands
- Template:Flagicon John Peard
- Template:Flagicon Terry Randall
- Template:Flagicon Ged Dunn
- Template:Flagicon Eric Hughes
- Template:Flagicon Bob Jarvis
- Template:Flagicon Phillip Orchard
- 2
- Template:Flagicon Ray Higgs
- Template:Flagicon John Lang
- Template:Flagicon Lew Platz
- Template:Flagicon Tommy Raudonikis
- Template:Flagicon Steve Rogers
- Template:Flagicon Patrick Chauvet
- Template:Flagicon George Fairbairn
- Template:Flagicon Tony Gordon
- Template:Flagicon Ken Stirling
- Template:Flagicon Dennis Williams
- Template:Flagicon Peter Banner
- Template:Flagicon John Bevan
- Template:Flagicon David Willicombe
- 1
- Template:Flagicon Ray Branighan
- Template:Flagicon Graham Eadie
- Template:Flagicon Tim Pickup
- Template:Flagicon John Quayle
- Template:Flagicon Johnny Rhodes
- Template:Flagicon John Atkinson
- Template:Flagicon Colin Forsyth
- Template:Flagicon Jeff Grayshon
- Template:Flagicon Brian Hogan
- Template:Flagicon Thomas Martyn
- Template:Flagicon Roger Millward
- Template:Flagicon Mick Morgan
- Template:Flagicon Steve Norton
- Template:Flagicon Stuart Wright
- Template:Flagicon Bernard Curt
- Template:Flagicon René Terrats
- Template:Flagicon Tony Coll
- Template:Flagicon Tom Conroy
- Template:Flagicon Murray Eade
- Template:Flagicon John Greengrass
- Template:Flagicon Lyndsay Proctor
- Template:Flagicon John Smith
- Template:Flagicon John Whittaker
- Template:Flagicon Kel Coslett
- Template:Flagicon Tony Fisher
- Template:Flagicon Brian Gregory
- Template:Flagicon John Mantle
- Template:Flagicon Jim Mills
- Template:Flagicon Clive Sullivan
- Template:Flagicon David Treasure
- Template:Flagicon Frank Wilson
References
External links
- 1975 World Cup at rlhalloffame.org.uk
- 1975 World Cup at rlwc2008.com
- 1975 World Cup at rugbyleagueproject.com
- 1975 World Cup data at hunterlink.net.au
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Paddy McAteer (22 December 2010) "Whole World in their Hands" Template:Webarchive North West Evening Mail