1957 Rugby League World Cup
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| 1957 Rugby League World Cup | ||||
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| Teams | 4 | |||
| Host |  Australia |
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| Champions | Australia (1st title) |
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| Matches played | 6 | |||
| Points scored | 204 (average 34 per match) | |||
| Attendance | 214,918 (average 35,820 per match) | |||
| Top scorer(s) | Brian Carlson (28 points) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |  Mick Sullivan (3 tries) Ian Moir (3 tries) Kel O'Shea (3 tries) |
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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.
[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: 28,765 |
| 1957-06-17 | |||
| Australia |
31–6 | Great Britain |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 58,655 |
| 1957-06-17 | |||
| France |
14–10 | New Zealand |
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Attendance: 30,000 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
[edit] External links
- 1957 World Cup at rlhalloffame.org.uk
- 1957 World Cup at rlwc2008.com
- 1957 World Cup at rugbyleagueproject.com
- 1957 World Cup data at hunterlink.net.au
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