1960 Rugby League World Cup squads

1960 Rugby League World Cup Four teams that took part at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup. The Rugby League News listed the squads of the four teams in its October 1960 issue, published after the first round of matches.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 Points About The World Cup 41 26 (1 October 1960) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-757031816 nla.obj-757031816 23 Jan 2021 Australia Keith Barnes led the team as captain/coach. The team was co-managed by Pat Duggan (Ipswich, Qld) and John O'Toole (Bathurst, NSW).New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 For World Cup 41 19 (23 July 1960) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-626852325 nla.obj-626852325 24 Jan 2021 New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 Editorial – Australia Defends World Cup 41 26 (1 October 1960) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-755945044 nla.obj-755945044 24 Jan 2021 Beattie, Boden, Kelly, Morgan, Muir, Parcell and Rasmussen were selected from Queensland clubs. Hambly was from a club in the New South Wales Country area. The balance of the squad had played for Sydney based clubs during the 1960 season. Player Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club Games Tries Goals FG Points Keith Barnes FB 25 11.10 (74) Balmain 16 Balmain 2 0 0 0 0 Dud Beattie PR 26 14.8 (93) Parramatta 16 Ipswich Railways 3 0 0 0 0 Ron Boden CE 23 12.6 (79) North Sydney 16 Toowoomba Valleys 1 0 0 0 0 Tony Brown FE 24 12.0 (76) Newtown 16 Newtown 3 0 0 0 0 Brian Carlson Utility Back 27 13.9 (87) North Sydney 16 North Sydney 3 4 5 0 22 Reg Gasnier CE 21 12.10 (81) St George 16 St George 3 2 0 0 6 Brian Hambly PR 22 14.6 (92) frameless|16x16px Wagga Magpies 3 0 0 0 0 Ken Irvine WG 20 12.4 (78) North Sydney 16 North Sydney 2 0 0 0 0 Noel Kelly PR 24 14.0 (89) Ayr 3 1 0 0 3 Lionel Morgan WG 22 11.7 (73) Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly 1 0 0 0 0 Rex Mossop PR, SR 32 14.10 (93) Manly 16 Manly-Warringah 3 0 0 0 0 Barry Muir HB 23 10.11 (68) Wests Panthers 16 Brisbane Western Suburbs 3 0 0 0 0 Gary Parcell PR 27 14.6 (92) Brothers 16 Ipswich Brothers 2 0 0 0 0 Johnny Raper LK 21 13.8 (86) St George 16 St George 2 1 0 0 3 Elton Rasmussen SR 24 15.4 (97) Halifax 16 Toowoomba All Whites 2 0 0 0 0 Harry Wells CE 28 14.6 (92) Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 3 1 0 0 3 The following players were members of the touring squad, but did not play in World Cup matches. Player Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club Bob Bugden HB 24 11.8 (73) St George 16 St George Billy Rayner HK 25 13.7 (86) Parramatta 16 Parramatta Post-Cup Tour Matches After the Cup concluded, five Australians Boden, Muir, Hambly, Beattie and Rayner played for The Rest in a match against Great Britain at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on October 10, 1960. Australia then played two matches, against English club St Helens at St. Helen's on October 12, and against a French 13 at Toulouse, on October 16. The Rugby League Newspublished the number appearances, tries, goals and points of the Australian players in the January 1961 issue.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 World Cup Team's Record 41 29 (1 January 1961) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-757029646 nla.obj-757029646 23 Jan 2021 Tour statistics for Australian players: Player Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club CupGames TourGames Tries Goals FG Points Keith Barnes FB 25 11.10 (74) Balmain 16 Balmain 2 3 0 3 0 6 Dud Beattie PR 26 14.8 (93) Parramatta 16 Ipswich Railways 3 6 0 0 0 0 Ron Boden CE 23 12.6 (79) North Sydney 16 Toowoomba Valleys 1 4 1 0 0 3 Andrew Brown FE 24 12.0 (76) Newtown 16 Newtown 3 5 1 0 0 3 Brian Carlson Utility Back 27 13.9 (87) North Sydney 16 North Sydney 3 4 4 10 0 32 Reg Gasnier CE 21 12.10 (81) St George 16 St George 3 4 2 0 0 6 Brian Hambly PR 22 14.6 (92) frameless|16x16px Wagga Magpies 3 5 0 0 0 0 Ken Irvine WG 20 12.4 (78) North Sydney 16 North Sydney 2 4 2 0 0 6 Noel Kelly PR 24 14.0 (89) Ayr 3 5 3 0 0 9 Lionel Morgan WG 22 11.7 (73) Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly 1 3 3 0 0 9 Rex Mossop PR, SR 32 14.10 (93) Manly 16 Manly-Warringah 3 5 1 0 0 3 Barry Muir HB 23 10.11 (68) Wests Panthers 16 Brisbane Western Suburbs 3 4 0 0 0 0 Gary Parcell PR 27 14.6 (92) Brothers 16 Ipswich Brothers 2 4 0 0 0 0 Johnny Raper LK 21 13.8 (86) St George 16 St George 2 2 1 0 0 3 Elton Rasmussen SR 24 15.4 (97) Halifax 16 Toowoomba All Whites 2 3 0 0 0 0 Harry Wells CE 28 14.6 (92) Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 3 5 1 0 0 3 Bob Bugden HB 24 11.8 (73) St George 16 St George 0 2 1 0 0 3 Billy Rayner HK 25 13.7 (86) Parramatta 16 Parramatta 0 2 0 0 0 0 France Coaches: Rene Duffort and Jean Duhau. The team was co-managed by Antoine Blain and the assistant manager was Guy Vassal.Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960) https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-610045131 2022-11-03 Trove en PlayerVol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960) https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-610045131 2022-04-26 Trove en Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club Games Tries Goals FG Points Jean Barthe (C) SR 28 14.7 (66) none 16 Roanne 3 0 0 0 0 Angélo Boldini PR 31 15.7 (98) villeneuve 16 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 2 0 0 0 0 André Casas HK 26 13.1 (83) avignon 16 Sporting Olympique Avignon 2 0 0 0 0 Jacques Dubon WG 22 11.0 (70) villeneuve 16 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 3 1 0 0 3 Robert Eramouspé SR 24 13.0 (83) none 16 Roanne 3 0 0 0 0 Georges Fages Utility Back 26 13.0 (83) albi 16 Racing Club Albi XIII 2 0 0 0 0 Raymond Gruppi WG 23 12.5 (78) villeneuve 16 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 3 2 0 0 6 Joseph Guiraud HB 31 11.10 (70) limoux 16 Limoux XIII 1 00 0 0 André Lacaze LK 21 13.3 (67) villeneuve 16 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 3 0 50 10 Claude Mantoulan FE 24 5.7 (72) none 16 Roanne 3 0 0 0 3 Jacques Merquey SR 30 12.0 (76) avignon 16 Sporting Olympique Avignon 3 0 0 0 0 Yves Mézard SR 28 15.5 (91) none 16 SU Cavaillon XIII 1 0 0 0 0 Louis Poletti FB 30 10.7 (68) Carcassonne 16 AS Carcassonne 3 0 0 0 0 Aldo Quaglio PR 28 15.5 (98) none 16 Roanne 3 00 0 0 Roger Rey CE 28 14.6 (92) lyon 16 Lyon Villeurbanne 3 0 0 0 0 André Vadon HK 26 5.8 (81) albi 16 Racing Club Albi XIII 1 0 0 0 0 The following players were members of the touring squad, but did not play in World Cup matches. Player Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club Marcel Bescos PR 23 15.5 (98) albi 16 Racing Club Albi XIII Gilbert Benausse CE 28 12.0 (76) lezignan 16 FC Lézignan René Benausse WG 31 12.9 (80) lezignan 16 FC Lézignan Jean Darricau CE 29 5.9 (76) lyon 16 Lyon Villeurbanne Yvon Gourbal LK 21 14.5 (91) Catalans 16 XIII Catalan Bernard Fabre HB 25 11.7 (73) albi 16 Racing Club Albi XIII Jean Foussat CE 28 12.5 (78) villeneuve 16 Villeneuve XIII RLLG Antoine Jimenez CE 31 11.13 (76) villeneuve 16 Villeneuve XIII RLLG Pierre Lacaze FB 26 10.5 (68) Toulouse 16 Toulouse Olympique Roger Majoral SR 26 14.5 (91) Catalans 16 XIII Catalan André Marty LK 29 12.6 (76) Carcassonne 16 AS Carcassonne Robert Moulinas FE 23 11.8 (69)avignon 16 Sporting Olympique Avignon Francis Rossi PR 23 13.1 () none 16 Marseille XIII Jean Vergès WG 26 11.12 () none 16 Montpellier XIII Great Britain Coach: Bill Fallowfield Eric Ashton (captain), goal-kicking three quarter back for Wigan Billy Boston, right winger for Wigan Jim Challinor, three quarter back for Warrington Alan Davies, three quarter back for Oldham Eric Fraser, full back for Warrington Bobby Greenhough, utility back for Warrington Tommy Harris, hooker for Hull Vince Karalius, forward for St. Helens Brian McTigue, forward for Wigan Alex Murphy, scrum half for St. Helens Frank Myler, stand off for Widnes Austin Rhodes, utility back for St. Helens Brian Shaw, forward for Hunslet Joby Shaw, hooker for Halifax Mick Sullivan, left winger for Wigan Derek Turner, forward for Wakefield Trinity Johnny Whiteley, forward for Hull Jack Wilkinson, forward for Wakefield Trinity New Zealand Coach: Travers Hardwick/Manager: Tom SkinnerFranks Peter 5s23 Skinner, Thomas Edward – Biography 14 September 2011 Ron Ackland Jock Butterfield Mel Cooke Reg Cooke Neville Denton Cyril Eastlake Reese Griffiths Tom Hadfield Cliff Johnson (c) Trevor Kilkelly Henry Maxwell George Menzies Laurie Olliff Gary Phillips Tom Reid Keith Roberts Bill Sorensen George Turner Notes External links World Cup 1960 at Rugby League Project Category:1960 in rugby league squads Category:Rugby League World Cup squads