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1957 (1957) World Cup  ()
Number of teams 4
Host country  Australia
Winner  Australia (1st title)

Matches played 6
Attendance 214,918 (35,820 per match)
Points scored 204 (34 per match)
Top scorer Australia Brian Carlson (28)
Top try scorers United Kingdom Mick Sullivan (3)
Australia Ian Moir (3)
Australia Kel O'Shea (3)
 < 1954
1960

The second Rugby League World Cup was held in Australia in 1957. As before a group stage was held first, with matches being held at locations in Sydney and Brisbane. Australia were dominant, winning all matches and were declared the champions by virtue of finishing top of the group – there was no World Cup Final.

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[edit] Squads

[edit] Australia

Captain/Coach Dick Poole Keith Barnes,Brian Carlson,Brian Clay,Brian Davies,Greg Hawick,Keith Holman,Ken Kearney,Ken McCaffery,Billy Marsh,Ian Moir,Kel O'Shea,Norm Provan,Ray Ritchie,Don Schofield,Tom Tyquin,Alex Watson,Harry Wells

[edit] France

[edit] Great Britain

[edit] New Zealand

  • Manager: Keith Blow (Canterbury)
  • Coach: Bill Telford (Auckland)
Name Region Position
Pat Creedy Canterbury FB
Vern Bakalich Auckland WG
Neville Denton Auckland WG
Tom Hadfield Auckland WG
Ron Ackland Auckland CE
Bill Sorensen Auckland CE
George P Turner Auckland CE
George Menzies (vc) West Coast SO
Sel Belsham Auckland HB
Jock Butterfield Canterbury HK
Bill McLennan West Coast PR
Henry Maxwell Auckland PR
Cliff Johnson (c) Auckland SR
Kevin Pearce Canterbury SR
Jim Riddell Auckland SR
John Yates Auckland SR
Rex Percy Auckland LF
Keith Bell Auckland Utility

[edit] Results

1957-06-15
France  5–23  Great Britain Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 50,077

1957-06-15
Australia  25–5  New Zealand Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Attendance: 29,636

1957-06-17
Australia  31–6  Great Britain Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 57,995[1]

1957-06-17
France  14–10  New Zealand Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Attendance: 22,142

1957-06-22
Australia  26–9  France Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 35,158

1957-06-25
Great Britain  21–29  New Zealand Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 14,263

[edit] Final standings

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Difference Points
 Australia 3 3 0 0 82 20 +62 6
 Great Britain 3 1 0 2 50 65 −15 2
 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 44 60 −16 2
 France 3 1 0 2 28 59 −31 2

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