1968 Rugby League World Cup

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1968 (1968) World Cup  ()
Number of teams 4
Host countries  Australia
 New Zealand
Winner  Australia (2nd title)
Matches played 7
Attendance 220,683 (31,526 per match)
Points scored 227 (32.43 per match)
Top scorer Australia Eric Simms (56)
Top try scorers Australia Lionel Williamson (4)
Australia Ron Coote (4)
United Kingdom Clive Sullivan (4)
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The fourth Rugby League World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand in 1968. For the first time a world cup final was specifically pre-arranged (previous finals having only been used when teams were level on points). The group match between Great Britain and Australia attracted an attendance of 62,256, the highest for a rugby league World Cup match until 1992[1].

The final was held at Sydney Cricket Ground; a crowd of 54,290 watched Australia defeat France.[1]

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[edit] Results

25 May
 Australia  25–10  Great Britain Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 62,256[1]
25 May
 New Zealand  10–15  France Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 18,000
1 June
 Australia  31–12  New Zealand Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 23,608
2 June
 France  7–2  Great Britain Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 15,760
8 June
 Australia  37–4  France Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 32,664
8 June
 Great Britain  38–14  New Zealand Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 14,105

[edit] Final standings

Team Played Won Drew Lost  For  Against Difference Points
 Australia 3 3 0 0 93 26 +67 6
 France 3 2 0 1 26 49 −23 4
 Great Britain 3 1 0 2 50 46 +4 2
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 36 84 −48 0

[edit] Final

The final had been billed a 'debacle' following Great Britain's inexplicable loss to France in Auckland, leaving them to contest the final despite being beaten by Australia seven tries to none two days prior.[2]

10 June
 Australia  20–2  France Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 54,290
Referee: J Percival (New Zealand)
Try: Williamson (2)
Coote
Greaves
Goal: Simms (4)		 Report Goal: Capdouze
Australia  [3]
Position		  France
Eric Simms FB Jean Claude Cros
Johnny Rhodes WG Daniel Pélerin
Graeme Langlands CE Jacques Gruppi
Johnny Greaves CE Jean Pierre Lecompte
Lionel Williamson WG Jean Ledru
Bob Fulton SO Jean Capdouze
Billy Smith SH Roger Garrigues
John Wittenberg PR Christian Sabatie
Fred Jones HK Yves Begou
Arthur Beetson PR George Ailleres (c)
Dick Thornett SR Francis de Nadai
Ron Coote SR Henri Marracq
Johnny Raper (c) LF Jean Pierre Clar
Harry Bath Coach

[edit] References

[edit] Inline

  1. ^ a b c McCann, 2006: 83
  2. ^ "Rugby league debacle". The Age: pp. 21. 1968-06-10. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u3wQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fJMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5549,1891993. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 
  3. ^ Various. "Australia vs. France". Rugby League Project. http://rugbyleagueproject.com/matches/World_Cup_1968/Final/Australia-vs-France.html. Retrieved 2008-10-25. 

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