The 1960 Rugby League World Cup was the third World Cup for men’s national teams and was held between 24 September and 8 October and hosted in England.[1] The same format used in 1957 was used, with Great Britain winning their second World Cup after finishing top of the group.
1960 | World Cup|
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Number of teams | 4 |
Host country | ![]() |
Winner | ![]() |
Matches played | 6 |
Attendance | 110,200 (18,367 per match) |
Points scored | 154 (25.67 per match) |
Top scorer | ![]() |
Top try scorer | ![]() |
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The 1960 World Cup raised problems which had not really affected the previous tournaments. Live television of complete games was held responsible for lower than anticipated attendances, the largest crowd being the 32,773 which gathered at Odsal for the deciding match between Australia and Great Britain.
For Australia the World Cup matches formed part of their Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France.[2]
Squads
editVenues
editWigan | Bradford |
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Central Park | Odsal |
Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 40,000 |
Swinton | Leeds |
Station Road | Headingley |
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |
Results
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Result |
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Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 18 | +48 | 6 | World Cup Winners |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 4 | |
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 2 | |
France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 55 | −36 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
8 October
|
France | 0 – 9 | New Zealand |
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Tries: Reid Goals: Eastlake (3) |
Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 2,876 |
Try scorers
edit- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
References
edit- ^ Paddy McAteer (22 December 2010) "Whole World in their Hands" Archived 5 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine North West Evening Mail
- ^ "Australians in Rugby Win". The Age. 17 October 1960. p. 25. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ Staff correspondent and AAP (10 October 1960). "English, Australian R.L. players turn World Cup game into wild brawling final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. p. 14. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
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