1960 Rugby League World Cup


The 1960 Rugby League World Cup was the third staging of the tournament and the first Rugby League World Cup to be held in Great Britain. The same format as used in 1957 was used, with a group stage leading to a final table.
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 the hosts.
For Australia the World Cup matches formed part of their Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France.

Squads

Venues


WiganBradford
Central ParkOdsal
Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 40,000
SwintonLeeds
Station RoadHeadingley
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 30,000

Results

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
33006618+486World Cup winners
3201373704
31023244−122
30031955−360

Try scorers

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