1960 Rugby League World Cup

3rd Rugby League World Cup tournament May 2014 May 2014 1960 World Cup 4 United Kingdom Great Britain 2 6 110200 154 AUS Brian Carlson (22) AUS Brian Carlson (4) Rugby League World Cup 1957 1968 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.Paddy McAteer (22 December 2010) "Whole World in their Hands" https://web.archive.org/web/20121005172123/http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/whole-world-in-their-hands-1.793415?referrerPath=sport%2F 5 October 2012 North West Evening Mail The same format used in 1957 was used, with Great Britain winning their second World Cup after finishing top of the group. 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. Australians in Rugby Win The Age 25 17 October 1960 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6a4UAAAAIBAJ&pg=2439,3100211 6 October 2009 Squads 1960 Rugby League World Cup squads Venues Bradford Wigan Odsal Central Park Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 48,000 250px 250px Swinton Leeds Station Road Headingley Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 40,000 250px 250px Results main WDL Result n points 2 GBR GBR AUS AUS NZL NZL FRA FRA 3 0 0 66 18 2 0 1 37 37 1 0 2 32 44 0 0 3 19 55 gold World Cup Winners C complete 24 September GBR 23 – 8 NZL Odsal, Bradford 20,577 24 September AUS 13 – 12 FRA Central Park, Wigan 20,278 1 October AUS 21 – 15 NZL Headingley, Leeds 10,773 Eric Clay 1 October GBR 33 – 7 FRA Station Road, Swinton 22,923 Edouard Martung 8 October FRA 0 – 9 NZL Tries: ReidGoals: Eastlake (3) Central Park, Wigan 2,876 8 October GBR 10 – 3 AUS Tries: Boston, SullivanGoals: Rhodes (2) Tries: Carlson Odsal, Bradford 33,023 English, Australian R.L. players turn World Cup game into wild brawling final The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 14 10 October 1960 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cuoiAAAAIBAJ&pg=3176,1559211 10 February 2010 Edouard Martung Try scorers 4 22em AUS Brian Carlson 3 22em GBR Alan Davies 2 22em AUS Reg Gasnier FRA Raymond Gruppi GBR Frank Myler GBR Austin Rhodes GBR Mick Sullivan NZL Tom Hadfield 1 22em AUS Noel Kelly AUS Johnny Raper AUS Harry Wells FRA Jacques Dubon GBR Eric Ashton GBR Billy Boston GBR Brian McTigue GBR Alex Murphy GBR Jack Wilkinson NZL Mel Cooke NZL George Menzies NZL Tom Reid NZL George Turner Tour games After the tournament, Australia and New Zealand arranged short two-game tours against English clubs. Winners Great Britain also played a match against a Rest of the World team, which they won 33–27.Great Britain 33 def. Rest Of The World 27 https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/other-internationals-1960/standalone/great-britain-vs-rest-of-the-world.html Rugby League Project 28 December 2025 Australia Date Opponents Score Venue AttendanceKangaroos World Cup Tour 1960 https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/kangaroos-world-cup-tour-1960/summary.html Rugby League Project 28 December 2025 12 October St Helens style="text-align: center;" Lost 12–15 St Helens 12,250 16 October South West France style="text-align: center;" Won 37–12 Toulouse 5,304 New Zealand Date Opponents Score Venue AttendanceKiwis World Cup Tour 1960 https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/kiwis-world-cup-tour-1960/summary.html Rugby League Project 28 December 2025 12 October Halifax style="text-align: center;" Won 18–12 Halifax 13 October France style="text-align: center;" Lost 11–22 Paris 4,500 References Sources 1960 World Cup at rlhalloffame.org.uk 1960 World Cup at rlwc2008.com 1960 World Cup at rugbyleagueproject.com https://archive.today/20070804161455/http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/res/wcup1960.htm 1960 World Cup data at hunterlink.net.au 1960 World Cup at 188-rugby-league.co.uk