1975 Rugby League World Cup

1975 World Cup
Number of teams	5
Winner	Australia (4th title)
Matches played	21
Attendance	204,476 (9,737 per match)
Points scored	661 (31.48 per match)
Top scorer	Mick Cronin (76)
Top try scorers	Keith Fielding (7); Ian Schubert (7)
	Tournaments < 1972 1977 >

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The 1975 Rugby League World Cup (also known as the World Championship and sometimes referred to as the World Series^[1]) was the seventh staging of rugby league football's World Cup tournament. The format differed radically from that employed in previous competitions; no one country hosted the matches, which were spread out in a 'world series' hosted by each of the participating nations over a period of just over eight months. Each team had to play the others on a ‘home and away’ basis. Great Britain were split up into separate England and Wales teams, taking advantage of a glut of Welsh talent in the British game at the time.

No final was held, with Australia being deemed the champions by virtue of finishing on top of the table^[2] with England coming in second.^[3]

[edit] Teams

[edit] Australia

The Australian squad was captain-coached by Graeme Langlands. The Eastern Suburbs club, being current NSWRFL premiers were the most heavily represented team.

Name	T	P	Position	Club	State
Langlands, GraemeGraeme Langlands (c)			Fullback	St. George	NSW
Anderson, ChrisChris Anderson			Three-quarter	Canterbury-Bankstown	NSW
Beetson, ArthurArthur Beetson			Front rower	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	NSW
Branighan, RayRay Branighan			Three-quarter	Manly-Warringah	NSW
Brass, JohnJohn Brass			Three-quarter	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	NSW
Coote, RonRon Coote			Back rower	South Sydney	NSW
Cronin, MickMick Cronin		76	Three-quarter	Gerringong	NSW
Donnelly, JohnJohn Donnelly			Front-rower	Western Suburbs	NSW
Eadie, GrahamGraham Eadie			Fullback	Manly-Warringah	NSW
Fahey, TerryTerry Fahey			Three-quarter	Wellington Roosters	NSW
Fitzgerald, DenisDenis Fitzgerald			Front rower	Parramatta	NSW
Fulton, BobBob Fulton			Three-quarter	Manly-Warringah	NSW
Harris, MarkMark Harris			Three-quarter	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	NSW
Higgs, RayRay Higgs			Front rower	Parramatta	NSW
Lang, JohnJohn Lang			Front-rower	Eastern Suburbs Tigers	QLD
Mackay, IanIan Mackay			Front-rower	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	NSW
McMahon, AllanAllan McMahon			Three-quarter	Balmain	NSW
Mayes, JohnJohn Mayes			Half	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	NSW
O'Neill, JohnJohn O'Neill			Front rower	South Sydney	NSW
Peard, JohnJohn Peard			Half	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	NSW
Pickup, TimTim Pickup			Half	Canterbury-Bankstown	NSW
Pierce, GregGreg Pierce			Back rower	Cronulla-Sutherland	NSW
Piggins, GeorgeGeorge Piggins			Front rower	South Sydney	NSW
Platz, LewLew Platz			Back rower	Wynnum Manly	QLD
Porter, JimJim Porter			Three-quarter	Parramatta	NSW
Quayle, JohnJohn Quayle			Back rower	Parramatta	NSW
Randall, TerryTerry Randall			Forward	Manly-Warringah	NSW
Raudonikis, TomTom Raudonikis			Half	Western Suburbs	NSW
Rhodes, JohnnyJohnny Rhodes			Three-quarter	Wynnum Manly	QLD
Rogers, SteveSteve Rogers			Three-quarter	Cronulla-Sutherland	NSW
Sait, PaulPaul Sait			Back rower	South Sydney	NSW
Schubert, IanIan Schubert	7		Fullback	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	NSW
Stevens, GaryGary Stevens			Back rower	South Sydney	NSW
Strudwick, RossRoss Strudwick			Half	Fortitude Valley	QLD
Veivers, GregGreg Veivers			Front rower	Souths Magpies	QLD
Wright, DavidDavid Wright			Front rower	Past Brothers	QLD

[edit] England

England were coached by Bill Oxley and Alex Murphy, and captained by Roger Millward.^[4]

Name	App.	T	G	FG	P	Position	Club
Charlton, PaulPaul Charlton	1	0	0	0	0	Fullback	Salford
Fielding, KeithKeith Fielding	6	7	0	0	21	Three-quarter	Salford
Noonan, DerekDerek Noonan	2	0	0	0	0	Three-quarter	Warrington
Dyl, LesLes Dyl	5	0	0	0	0	Three-quarter	Leeds
Atkinson, JohnJohn Atkinson	4	1	0	0	3	Three-quarter	Leeds
Gill, KenKen Gill	5	5	0	0	15	Half	Salford
Millward, RogerRoger Millward	7	1	2	0	7	Half	Hull K.R.
Chisnall, DavidDavid Chisnall	3	0	0	0	0	Forward	Warrington
Gray, JohnJohn Gray	3	0	4	0	8	Forward	Wigan
Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson	2	1	0	0	3	Forward	Bradford Northern
Martyn, TommyTommy Martyn	1	0	0	0	0	Forward	Warrington
Nicholls, GeorgeGeorge Nicholls	7 (3)	0	0	0	0	Forward	St Helens
Philbin, BarryBarry Philbin	1	0	0	0	0	Forward	Warrington
Morgan, MickMick Morgan	4 (2)	1	0	0	3	Forward	Wakefield Trinity
Fairbairn, GeorgeGeorge Fairbairn	7	2	26	0	58	Fullback	Wigan
Nash, SteveSteve Nash	3	0	0	0	0	Half	Featherstone Rovers
Coulman, MikeMike Coulman	1	0	0	0	0	Forward	Salford
Chisnall, EricEric Chisnall	3 (1)	0	0	0	0	Forward	St Helens
Norton, SteveSteve Norton	7	1	0	0	3	Forward	Castleford
Bridges, JohnJohn Bridges	6	0	0	1	1	Forward	Featherstone Rovers
Cookson, PhilPhil Cookson	2	0	0	0	0	Forward	Leeds
Walsh, JohnJohn Walsh	2	0	0	0	0	Centre	St Helens
Hughes, EricEric Hughes	3	3	0	0	9	Three-quarter	Widnes
Holmes, JohnJohn Holmes	4	4	0	0	12	Three-quarter	Leeds
Hogan, BrianBrian Hogan	4	1	0	0	3	Forward	Wigan
Forsyth, ColinColin Forsyth	3	1	0	0	3	Forward	Bradford Northern
Grayshon, JeffJeff Grayshon	5	1	0	0	3	Forward	Dewsbury
Irving, RobertRobert Irving	3	0	0	0	0	Forward	Wigan
Eckersley, DavidDavid Eckersley	2 (2)	0	0	0	0	Three-quarter	St Helens
Adams, MickMick Adams	1	0	0	0	0	Forward	Widnes
Dunn, GeraldGerald Dunn	3	4	0	0	12	Three-quarter	Hull K.R.
Wright, StuartStuart Wright	1	1	0	0	3	Three-quarter	Wigan
Refearn, DavidDavid Refearn	1	0	0	0	0	Three-quarter	Bradford Northern

[edit] France

[edit] New Zealand

The New Zealand team was coached by George Menzies (West Coast) and managed by Des Jenkinson (Auckland) and Brian Watson (Auckland).

Name	App.	Position	Club	Region
Barry, KevinKevin Barry		Half Back		Auckland
Matete, PaulPaul Matete	1	Wing		Auckland
Beehre, LesLes Beehre		Hooker		Auckland
Brereton, MockyMocky Brereton		Back		West Coast
Ah Kuoi, FredFred Ah Kuoi		Three-quarter	Richmond	Auckland
Smith, JohnJohn Smith		Back		Auckland
Sorensen, KurtKurt Sorensen		Forward	Mt. Wellington	Auckland
Dickison, BruceBruce Dickison		Centre		Canterbury
Gordon, TonyTony Gordon		Backs		Auckland
Sorensen, DaneDane Sorensen		Forward	Mt. Wellington	Auckland
Baxendale, RayRay Baxendale		Second Row		West Coast
Greengrass, JohnJohn Greengrass		Prop		Canterbury
Whittaker, JohnJohn Whittaker		Back		Wellington
Orchard, PhillipPhillip Orchard		Wing		Wellington
Williams, DennisDennis Williams		Back	Te Atatu	Auckland
Eade, MurrayMurray Eade (vc)		Loose Forward		Auckland
O'Sullivan, JohnJohn O'Sullivan		Back		Auckland
Dyer, BarrieBarrie Dyer		Utility		Auckland
Collicoat, WarrenWarren Collicoat		Back		Auckland
Gurnick, PeterPeter Gurnick		Forward		Auckland
Coll, TonyTony Coll		Second Row		West Coast
Stirling, KenKen Stirling (c)		Back		Auckland
Potter, KevinKevin Potter		Centre		Auckland
Proctor, LyndsayLyndsay Proctor		Forward		Auckland
Jarvis, BobBob Jarvis		Back		Auckland
Munro, DonDon Munro		Back		Wellington
Conroy, TomTom Conroy		Hooker		Auckland
Wright, MurrayMurray Wright		Hooker		Auckland
Liavaa, JoshJosh Liavaa		Second Row		Auckland
Wright, JohnJohn Wright		Prop		Auckland
West, GraemeGraeme West		Forward		West Coast
Hibbs, JohnJohn Hibbs		Forward		West Coast

[edit] Wales

Coach: Les Pearce^[5]

[edit] Results

1975-03-02	France	14–7	Wales	Stade Municipal, Toulouse Attendance: 7,563 Referee: G.F. Lindop

1975-03-16	England	20–2	France	Headingley, Leeds Attendance: 10,842 Referee: K. Page (H.G. Hunt )

1975-06-01	Australia	36–8	New Zealand	Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 12,000
				Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 12,000

1975-06-10	England	7–12	Wales	Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 6,000
				Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 6,000

1975-06-14	Australia	30–13	Wales	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 25,386
				Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 25,386

In this match Mick Cronin kicked nine goals.

1975-06-15	New Zealand	27–0	France	Addington Showground, Christchurch Attendance: 2,500
				Addington Showground, Christchurch Attendance: 2,500

1975-06-21	New Zealand	17–17	England	Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 12,000
				Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 12,000

1975-06-22	Australia	26–6	France	Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 9,000
				Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 9,000

1975-06-28	Australia	10–10	England	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 33,858
				Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 33,858

1975-06-28	New Zealand	13–8	Wales	Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 9,368
				Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 9,368

1975-09-20	Wales	16–22	England	Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 5,034
				Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 5,034

1975-09-27	New Zealand	8–24	Australia	Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 18,000
				Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 18,000

1975-10-11	France	2–48	England	Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 1,581
				Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 1,581

England winger Keith Fielding created a new record by scoring four tries against a hapless French team at Bordeaux.

1975-10-17	France	12–12	New Zealand	Stade Velodrome, Marseille Attendance: 10,000
				Stade Velodrome, Marseille Attendance: 10,000

1975-10-19	Wales	6–18	Australia	Vetch Field, Swansea Attendance: 11,112
				Vetch Field, Swansea Attendance: 11,112

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. Kangaroo wing prodigy Ian Schubert also scored a hat-trick tries.

1975-10-26	England	27–12	New Zealand	Odsal Stadium, Bradford Attendance: 5,507
				Odsal Stadium, Bradford Attendance: 5,507

English stand-off Ken Gill ran in three tries.

1975-10-26	France	2–41	Australia	Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan Attendance: 10,440
				Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan Attendance: 10,440

1975-11-01	England	16–13	Australia	Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 9,353
				Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 9,353

1975-11-02	Wales	25–24	New Zealand	Vetch Field, Swansea Attendance: 2,645
				Vetch Field, Swansea Attendance: 2,645

1975-11-06	Wales	23–2	France	The Willows, Salford Attendance: 2,247
				The Willows, Salford Attendance: 2,247

[edit] Final standings

Team	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
Australia	8	6	1	1	198	69	+129	13
England	8	5	2	1	167	84	+83	12
Wales	8	3	0	5	110	130	−20	6
New Zealand	8	2	2	4	121	149	−28	6
France	8	1	1	6	40	204	−164	3

[edit] Final challenge match

As Australia had not beaten England to win the cup, a final challenge was hastily arranged.

1975-11-12	England	0–25	Australia	Headingley Stadium, Leeds Attendance: 7,680
				Headingley Stadium, Leeds Attendance: 7,680

[edit] References

^ Clarkson, Alan (1974-06-10). "Fulton battles injury". The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QBcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ROcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2840,2165402&dq=alex-murphy&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-02-11. ^{[dead link]}
^ Paddy McAteer (22 December 2010) "Whole World in their Hands" North West Evening Mail
^ "World Cup 1975" at 188-rugby-league.co.uk
^ Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. 1995. p. 429-430. ISBN 0747278172.
^ Clarkson, Alan (1974-06-10). "We'll take them apart". The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QBcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ROcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2840,2165402&dq=alex-murphy&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-02-11. ^{[dead link]}

[edit] External links

[0] Clarkson, Alan (1974-06-10). "Fulton battles injury". The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QBcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ROcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2840,2165402&dq=alex-murphy&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-02-11. ^{[dead link]}

[1] Paddy McAteer (22 December 2010) "Whole World in their Hands" North West Evening Mail

[2] "World Cup 1975" at 188-rugby-league.co.uk

[3] Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. 1995. p. 429-430. ISBN 0747278172.

[4] Clarkson, Alan (1974-06-10). "We'll take them apart". The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QBcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ROcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2840,2165402&dq=alex-murphy&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-02-11. ^{[dead link]}

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1975 Rugby League World Cup

Contents

[edit] Teams

[edit] Australia

[edit] England

[edit] France

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] Wales

[edit] Results

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Final challenge match

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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