1957 Rugby League World Cup squads

July 2022 July 2022 1957 Rugby League World Cup none This page list all the four squads which took part to the 1957 Rugby League World Cup. Team photos The Rugby League News published team photos of each country: Australia, France, Great Britain and New Zealand Australia Dick Poole was appointed Captain/Coach of the Australian team. Norman 'Latchem' Robinson was team manager.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 Managers Of To-Day'S Big Teams 38 13 (17 June 1957) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-761502053 nla.obj-761502053 21 Jan 2020 The squad was selected from four interstate matches played on 22, 25 May, June 4th and 8th, all of which were comfortably won by New South Wales (margins of 38, 17, 64 and 33). A second trial match was played on 8 June, between Metropolitan and Northern teams, from which Barnes, McCaffery and Schofield were selected in Australia's World Cup squad. Carlson, Davies, Watson and the unused Tyquin were selected from Queensland clubs. Hawick and Schofield were selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. The balance of the squad were playing for Sydney-based clubs during the 1957 season. Brian Carlson's contract as captain-coach of Blackall was terminated by that club due to his decision to participate in the World Cup tournament.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 Stars Look Ahead 28 15 (23 June 1957) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-761572854 nla.obj-761572854 19 Jan 2021 Player Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club Games Tries Goals FG Points Keith Barnes FB 22 11.7 (73) Balmain 16 Balmain 1 0 5 0 10 Brian Carlson Utility Back 24 13.2 (83) Western Suburbs 16 Blackall 3 2 11 0 28 Brian Clay FE, LK 23 13.6 (85) St George 16 St George 3 1 0 0 3 Brian Davies PR 27 15.0 (95) Past Brothers 16 Brisbane Brothers 3 0 1 0 2 Greg Hawick FE 25 13.6 (85) Newcastle 16 Wagga Kangaroos 1 0 0 0 0 Keith Holman HB 31 11.9 (74) Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 1 0 0 0 0 Ken Kearney HK 33 14.0 (89) St George 16 St George 3 0 0 0 0 Bill Marsh PR 28 15.3 (97) Balmain 16 Balmain 3 1 0 0 3 Ken McCaffery HB 28 13.0 (83) North Sydney 16 North Sydney 2 2 0 0 6 Ian Moir WG 24 11.7 (73) South Sydney 16 South Sydney 3 3 0 0 9 Kel O'Shea SR 23 15.0 (95) Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 3 3 0 0 9 Dick Poole CE 26 13.2 (83) Newtown 16 Newtown 3 1 0 0 3 Norm Provan SR 24 15.6 (98) St George 16 St George 3 1 0 0 3 Don Schofield LK 26 13.10 (87) frameless|10x10px Muswellbrook 2 0 0 0 0 Alex Watson WG 25 13.10 (87) Wests Panthers 16 Brisbane Western Suburbs 2 0 0 0 0 Harry Wells CE 25 14.0 (89) Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 3 2 0 0 6 Squad members who did not play in the tournament. Player Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club Ray Ritchie WG 20 12.0 (76) Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Tom Tyquin SR 24 14.6 (92) Souths Magpies 16 South Brisbane France The French team was coached by Jean Duhau and René Duffort and managed by Antoine Blain.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 World Cup Next Week 38 11 (8 June 1957) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-760978305 nla.obj-760978305 21 Jan 2020 The Rugby League News included team lists for the matches against Great Britain and Australia. At the conclusion of the tournament France played a match against Southern New South Wales in Wagga.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91592699 French Win At Wagga The Canberra Times Canberra 4 Jul 1957 19 Jan 2021 21 National Library of Australia They subsequently played a three match series against Great Britain in South Africa.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91594655 Rugby League Win For U.K. The Canberra Times Canberra 29 Jul 1957 19 Jan 2021 11 National Library of Australia The French squad was:http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/world-cup-1957/squads.html World Cup 1957 - Squads - Rugby League Project Player Position Main Position Age Club Games Tries Goals FG Points Antranick Apellian HK 27 none 16 Marseille XIII 3 0 0 0 0 Gilbert Benausse FE 25 Carcassonne 16 AS Carcassonne 3 1 8 0 19 Gabriel Berthomieu PR, SR 33 albi 16 Racing Club Albi XIII 4 0 0 0 0 Henri Delhoste PR 25 Catalans 16 XIII Catalan 1 0 0 0 0 René Ferrero PR 30 none 16 Marseille XIII 3 0 0 0 0 Jean Foussat WG, CE 25 villeneuve 16 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 2 2 0 0 6 Guy Husson WG 25 albi 16 Racing Club Albi XIII 3 0 0 0 0 René Jean HB 26 avignon 16 Sporting Olympique Avignon 3 0 0 0 0 Antoine Jimenez CE 28 villeneuve 16 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 2 0 0 0 0 Francis Lévy LK 26 Catalans 16 XIII Catalan 2 0 0 0 0 Robert Médus PR, SR 28 Catalans 16 XIII Catalan 2 0 0 0 0 Jacques Merquey CE 27 avignon 16 Sporting Olympique Avignon 2 1 0 0 3 Augustin Parent SR 21 avignon 16 Sporting Olympique Avignon 2 0 0 0 0 André Rives FB 33 albi 16 Racing Club Albi XIII 3 0 0 0 0 Jean Rouqueirol LK 24 avignon 16 Sporting Olympique Avignon 1 0 0 0 0 Armand Save SR 25 saint-gaudens 16 Saint-Gaudens 1 0 0 0 0 Gilbert Verdié WG 28 albi 16 Racing Club Albi XIII 1 0 0 0 0 Maurice Voron WG, CE 28 lyon 16 Lyon Villeurbanne 3 0 0 0 0 Great Britain The team was managed by Bill Fallowfield and Hector Elsworth Rawson, but no coach was appointed.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 Says Coach Would Have Aided Great Britain 38 31 (1 October 1957) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-629240991 nla.obj-629240991 21 Jan 2020 The team was captained by Alan Prescott, with Phil Jackson as vice-captain.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 Five Welshmen In British Team 38 16 (25 June 1957) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-760894548 nla.obj-760894548 19 Jan 2021 The Rugby League News published details of the touring team including each player's occupation, age, height and weight.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 British Lions To Defend Cup 38 13 (17 June 1957) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-759044353 nla.obj-759044353 19 Jan 2021 The same Sydney-based match-day program publication included team lists for the matches against France and New Zealand. English representative Phil Jackson was born in Canada. Boston, Harris, Jones, Moses and Price were representatives from Wales, and Tom McKinney from Northern Ireland. Prior to the commencement of the tournament, Great Britain played a match against Western Australia in Perth.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91590688 British Rugby Team Beats W.A. 66 to 5 The Canberra Times Canberra 10 Jun 1957 19 Jan 2021 6 National Library of Australia Player Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club Games Tries Goals FG Points ENG 16 Eric Ashton WG, CE 22 13.6 (85 kg) Wigan 16 Wigan 2 0 0 0 0 WAL 16 Billy Boston WG 22 14.8 (93 kg) Wigan 16 Wigan 2 1 0 0 3 ENG 16 Alan Davies CE 24 13.6 (85 kg) Oldham 16 Oldham 2 0 0 0 0 ENG 16 Jack Grundy SR 30 14.9 (93 kg) Barrow 16 Barrow 3 1 0 0 3 ENG 16 Geoff Gunney SR 23 14.10 (93 kg) Hunslet 16 Hunslet 2 0 0 0 0 WAL 16 Tommy Harris HK 30 13.0 (83 kg) Hull 16 Hull 2 0 0 0 0 CAN 16 Phil Jackson (vc) CE 24 14.3 (90 kg) Barrow 16 Barrow 2 2 0 0 6 WAL 16 Lewis Jones CE 26 12.0 (76 kg) Leeds 16 Leeds 3 1 10 0 23 ENG 16 Sid Little PR 25 14.8 (93 kg) Oldham 16 Oldham 3 1 0 0 3 NIR 16 Tom McKinney HK 30 14.7 (92 kg) St Helens 16 St Helens 1 0 0 0 0 WAL 16 Glyn Moses FB 29 13.0 (83 kg) St Helens 16 St Helens 3 0 0 0 0 ENG 16 Alan Prescott (c) PR 30 16.0 (102 kg) St Helens 16 St Helens 3 0 0 0 0 ENG 16 Austin Rhodes FE, HB 20 11.6 (73 kg) St Helens 16 St Helens 1 0 0 0 0 ENG 16 Jeff Stevenson HB 25 9.10 (62 kg) Leeds 16 Leeds 3 1 0 0 3 ENG 16 Mick Sullivan WG 23 11.9 (74 kg) Huddersfield 16 Huddersfield 3 3 0 0 9 ENG 16 Derek Turner LK 24 13.6 (85 kg) Oldham 16 Oldham 3 0 0 0 0 ENG 16 Johnny Whiteley LK 26 14.8 (93 kg) Hull 16 Hull 1 0 0 0 0 The following player was selected in the squad but did not play in the tournament. Player Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club WAL 16 Raymond Price FE 33 11.12 (75 kg) Warrington 16 Warrington New Zealand The team was coached by Bill Telford (Auckland), with Keith Blow (Canterbury) as manager.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 New Zealand Team Leaders, 1957 38 16 (25 June 1957) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-760894692 nla.obj-760894692 21 Jan 2020 The Rugby League News published details of the touring team including each player's occupation, age, height and weight.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 New Zealand's World Cup Team 1957 38 16 (25 June 1957) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-760894637 nla.obj-760894637 19 Jan 2021 The same publication included team lists for the match against Great Britain. Player Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Region Games Tries Goals FG Points Ron Ackland CE 22 13. 13 (88) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 1 0 0 0 0 Vern Bakalich WG 27 11. 7 (73) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 2 0 0 0 0 Sel Belsham HB 22 13. 2 (83) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 0 0 0 0 Jock Butterfield HK 25 14. 5 (91) canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 3 0 0 0 0 Pat Creedy FB 29 12. 0 (76) canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 3 0 1 0 2 Reese Griffiths WG 19 12. 7 (79) St Helens 16 West Coast 1 0 0 0 0 Tom Hadfield WG 22 12. 7 (79) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 2 0 0 6 Cliff Johnson (c) SR 28 15. 8 (99) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 1 0 0 3 Henry Maxwell PR 25 16. 2 (103) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 0 0 0 0 Bill McLennan PR 29 15. 10 (100) St Helens 16 West Coast 2 1 0 0 3 George Menzies (vc) FE 26 11. 4 (72) St Helens 16 West Coast 3 1 0 0 3 Kevin Pearce SR 21 13. 8 (86) canterburynzrl 16 Canterbury 1 0 0 0 0 Rex Percy LK 23 13. 7 (86) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 1 0 0 0 0 Jim Riddell SR 27 13. 8 (86) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 2 1 0 0 3 Bill Sorensen CE 25 13. 6 (85) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 1 9 0 21 George Turner CE 25 11. 11 (75) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 2 1 0 0 3 John Yates SR 26 15. 10 (100) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 0 0 0 0 The following selected players did not play in the tournament. Player Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Province Keith Bell Utility Back 22 13. 2 (83) aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland Neville Denton WG aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland Notes External links 1957 Rugby League World Cup Squads rugbyleagueproject.org Squads Category:Rugby League World Cup squads