1960 Rugby League World Cup

1960 World Cup
Number of teams4
Host country United Kingdom
Winner Great Britain (2nd title)
Matches played6
Attendance110,200 (18,367 per match)
Points scored154 (25.67 per match)
Top scorer Brian Carlson (22)
Top try scorer Brian Carlson (4)
Tournaments
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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.[1] 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.[2]

Squads

Main article: 1960 Rugby League World Cup squads

Venues

Bradford Wigan
Odsal Central Park
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 48,000
Swinton Leeds
Station Road Headingley
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 40,000

Results

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Result
 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:
24 September
Great Britain 23 – 8 New Zealand
Odsal, Bradford
Attendance: 20,577
24 September
Australia 13 – 12 France
Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 20,278
1 October
Australia 21 – 15 New Zealand
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 10,773
Referee: Eric Clay
1 October
Great Britain 33 – 7 France
Station Road, Swinton
Attendance: 22,923
Referee: Edouard Martung
8 October
France  0 – 9  New Zealand
Tries: Reid
Goals: Eastlake (3)
Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 2,876
8 October
Great Britain  10 – 3  Australia
Tries: Boston, Sullivan
Goals: Rhodes (2) 		Tries: Carlson
Odsal, Bradford
Attendance: 33,023[3]
Referee: Edouard Martung

Try scorers

4
3
2
1

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.[4]

Australia

Date Opponents Score Venue Attendance[5]
12 October St Helens Lost 12–15 St Helens 12,250
16 October South West France Won 37–12 Toulouse 5,304

New Zealand

Date Opponents Score Venue Attendance[6]
12 October Halifax Won 18–12 Halifax
13 October France Lost 11–22 Paris 4,500

References

  1. ^ Paddy McAteer (22 December 2010) "Whole World in their Hands" Archived 5 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine North West Evening Mail
  2. ^ "Australians in Rugby Win". The Age. 17 October 1960. p. 25. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  3. ^ "English, Australian R.L. players turn World Cup game into wild brawling final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. 10 October 1960. p. 14. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Great Britain 33 def. Rest Of The World 27". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1960". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Kiwis World Cup Tour 1960". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 December 2025.

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