1954 Rugby League World Cup squads

none The 1954 Rugby League World Cup featured the national teams (selected from eighteen-man squads) of four nations. Statistics Match details - listing surnames of each team and the point scorers - were included in E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook, as was a summary of the players' point-scoring.E.E.Christensen E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook Sydney E.E.Christensen 1954 World Cup 8 This information is reflected in the Rugby League Project website. Australia For Australian players, the World Cup tournament took place in 1954's post-season. Their coach was Vic Hey AAP R.L. Cup team fit but tired The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 8 24 October 1954 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YqsUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hbIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5750,5585407 25 December 2009 The team was managed by Spencer O'Neill of Parramatta, NSW and Jack McMahon of Queensland.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 Cup Tour Manager Has Given Service To League 35 23 (31 July 1954) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-642592258 nla.obj-642592258 18 Jan 2021 The Rugby League News published details of the touring team including each player's age and weight.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 Australians For France 35 32 (1 October 1951) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-642649963 nla.obj-642649963 18 Jan 2021 Banks, Davies, Flannery, Hall, McCaffery, O'Shea and Watson were selected from Queensland clubs. Pidding was selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. This lineup of the squad played for Sydney-based clubs during the 1954 season. Player Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club Games Tries Goals FG Points Bob Banks FE 23 12.10 (81) Newtown 16 Toowoomba Newtown 2 0 0 0 0 Roy Bull PR 25 14.7 (92) Manly 16 Manly-Warringah 3 1 0 0 3 Clive Churchill FB 27 11.7 (73) South Sydney 16 South Sydney 3 0 0 0 0 Harold Crocker SR 25 15.0 (95) Parramatta 16 Parramatta 2 0 0 0 0 Brian Davies PR, SR 23 14.12 (94) Newcastle 16 Booval Swifts 3 0 0 0 0 Peter Diversi LK 22 14.4 (91) North Sydney 16 North Sydney 3 1 0 0 3 Denis Flannery WG 25 13.8 (86) Brothers 16 Ipswich Brothers 2 0 0 0 0 Duncan Hall PR 28 14.12 (94) Wests Panthers 16 Brisbane Western Suburbs 1 0 0 0 0 Greg Hawick Utility Back 22 13.5 (85) South Sydney 16 South Sydney 2 1 0 0 3 Keith Holman HB 27 11.9 (74) Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 2 0 0 0 0 Ken Kearney HK 28 13.9 (87) St George 16 St George 3 2 0 0 6 Ken McCaffery FE 24 13.0 (83) Balmain 16 Toowoomba Souths 1 0 0 0 0 Ian Moir WG 22 11.4 (72) South Sydney 16 South Sydney 1 0 0 0 0 Kel O'Shea SR 21 15.1 (96) Ayr 2 2 0 0 6 Noel Pidding WG 27 12.0 (76) Western Suburbs 16 Maitland 3 0 7 0 14 Norm Provan SR 22 15.1 (96) St George 16 St George 1 0 0 0 0 Alex Watson CE 22 13.4 (84) Wests Panthers 16 Brisbane Western Suburbs 3 3 0 0 9 Harry Wells CE 22 14.2 (90) St George 16 Wollongong 2 2 0 0 6 New Zealand Manager: Tom McKenzie (West Coast) Coach: Jim Amos (Canterbury) The Rugby League News published details of the Kiwi touring team including each player's provincial team, weight, height, ageand occupation.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 New Faces In Kiwi Tourists 35 32 (1 October 1951) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-642649847 nla.obj-642649847 18 Jan 2021 Player Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Province Games Tries Goals FG Points Doug Anderson FB 27 12. 1 (77) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 1 0 0 0 0 Alister Atkinson LK 28 12. 10 (81) canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 3 0 0 0 0 Jim Austin WG, CE 24 12. 2 (77) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 2 0 0 0 0 Lory Blanchard HK 30 14. 3 (90) canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 3 0 0 0 0 John Bond PR, SR 22 14. 7 (92) canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 2 0 2 0 4 Jock Butterfield SR 22 14. 0 (89) canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 2 0 0 0 0 Neville Denton FB 20 12. 0 (76) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 1 0 0 0 0 Cyril Eastlake (c) WG, CE 24 11. 9 (74) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 1 0 0 3 Jimmy Edwards WG 27 12. 0 (76) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 1 0 0 3 Len Eriksen HB 27 10. 0 (64) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 1 0 0 3 Ian Grey FB 23 12. 7 (79) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 1 0 0 0 0 Cliff Johnson PR 25 14. 3 (90) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 2 0 0 0 0 George McDonald SR 20 13. 10 (87) Waikato 16 South Auckland 1 0 0 0 0 Ron McKay CE 22 12. 9 (80) Taranaki 16 Taranaki 3 1 9 0 21 Bill McLennan PR 26 15. 10 (100) St Helens 16 West Coast 3 0 0 0 0 George Menzies WG 23 11. 4 (72) St Helens 16 West Coast 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Sorensen FE 22 13. 4 (84) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 0 0 0 0 John Yates SR 24 14. 11 (94) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 2 0 0 0 0 Great Britain For British players, the World Cup tournament took place during the 1954–55 Northern Rugby Football League season. Their coach was Mr Gideon Shaw. The Rugby League News published the selected British touring team.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 British Team For France 35 32 (1 October 1951) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-642650989 nla.obj-642650989 18 Jan 2021 The following seven players listed in this article did not play a match in the tournament: Billy Boston (Wigan), Willie Horne (Barrow), Geoff Gunney (Hunslet), W. Banks, Ron Rylance (Huddersfield), Alvin Ackerley (Halifax) and Johnny Whiteley (Hull). English representative Phil Jackson was born in Canada. David Rose and captain Dave Valentine were representatives from Scotland, and John Thorley from Wales. Player Position Main Position Club Games Tries Goals FG Points ENG 16 Gordon Brown FE Leeds 16 Leeds 4 6 0 0 18 ENG 16 Bob Coverdale PR Hull 16 Hull 4 0 0 0 0 ENG 16 Gerry Helme HB Warrington 16 Warrington 4 2 0 0 6 CAN 16 Phil Jackson CE Barrow 16 Barrow 4 3 0 0 9 ENG 16 Frank Kitchen WG Leigh 16 Leigh 2 3 0 0 9 ENG 16 Jimmy Ledgard FB Leigh 16 Leigh 4 1 13 0 29 ENG 16 Albert Naughton CE Warrington 16 Warrington 2 0 0 0 0 ENG 16 Don Robinson SR Wakefield 16 Wakefield Trinity 4 0 0 0 0 SCO 16 David Rose WG Leeds 16 Leeds 4 4 0 0 12 ENG 16 Sam Smith HK Hunslet 16 Hunslet 4 0 0 0 0 ENG 16 Mick Sullivan WG Huddersfield 16 Huddersfield 4 0 0 0 0 WAL 16 John Thorley PR Halifax 16 Halifax 4 0 0 0 0 SCO 16 Dave Valentine (c) LK Huddersfield 16 Huddersfield 4 0 0 0 0 ENG 16 Basil Watts SR york rlfc 16 York 4 0 0 0 0 France Coaches: Jean Duhau and René Duffort The French squad was:https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/world-cup-1954/squads.html World Cup 1954 - Squads - Rugby League Project Player Position Main Position Age Club Games Tries Goals FG Points Jean Audoubert HK 30 lyon 16 Lyon Villeurbanne 4 1 0 0 3 Gilbert Benausse FE, HB 22 Carcassonne 16 AS Carcassonne 2 0 0 0 0 Vincent Cantoni WG 27 Toulouse 16 Toulouse Olympique 4 2 0 0 6 André Carrère PR 30 villeneuve 16 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 0 0 0 0 0 Raymond Contrastin WG 29 none 16 Bordeaux XIII fr 4 5 0 0 15 Joseph Crespo HB 29 lyon 16 Lyon Villeurbanne 4 1 0 0 3 Guy Delaye SR 25 Avignon 16 Sporting Olympique Avignon 3 1 0 0 3 Roger Guilhem LK 28 Carcassonne 16 AS Carcassonne 1 0 0 0 0 Antoine Jimenez FE, CE 25 villeneuve 16 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 4 0 0 0 0 Joseph Krawzyck PR - lyon 16 Lyon Villeurbanne 4 1 0 0 3 Jacques Merquey CE 25 Avignon 16 Sporting Olympique Avignon 4 1 0 0 3 Jean Pambrun SR 24 none 16 Marseille XIII 4 0 0 0 0 Puig Aubert FB 29 Catalans 16 XIII Catalan 4 0 13 0 26 François Rinaldi PR - none 16 Marseille XIII 4 0 0 0 0 Armand Save SR 23 none 16 Bordeaux XIII fr 1 0 0 0 0 Claude Teisseire FE, CE 23 Carcassonne 16 AS Carcassonne 3 0 0 0 0 Gilbert Verdié LK 26 albi 16 Racing Club Albi XIII 2 0 0 0 0 Maurice Voron WG - lyon 16 Lyon Villeurbanne 0 0 0 0 0 Note: The Rugby League Project has Roger Guilhem playing one match and Gilbert Verdié two, whilst EE Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook has Roger Guilhem playing two matches (the round matches against Great Britain and Australia) and Gilbert Verdié playing one match (the Final against Great Britain). 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