RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP

 

Host Nation - World Wide (England, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, France)

Number of Teams - 5

Highest Crowd - 33,858 Sydney, Australia

Average Crowd - 10,645

Total Crowd - 212,906

1975 World Cup Snapshot - The 1975 World Cup changed from previous tournaments with Great Britain being broken up into Wales and England. Games were also played throughout the year on a home and away basis. Wales performed well in their first World Cup finishing 3rd on the table. Australia finished top of the table but had not defeated England throughout the tournament. A final challenge was arranged but the Australian's left no doubt defeating England 25 - 0. Australia had won the World Cup for the fourth time.

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Game 1

Mar 2nd France 14 - Wales 7

Location - Toulouse, France

Crowd - 7,563

 

Game 2

Mar 16th England 20 - France 2

Location - Leeds, England

Crowd - 10,842

 

Game 3

Jun 1st Australia 36 - New Zealand 8

Location - Brisbane, Australia

Crowd - 10,000

 

Game 4

Jun 10th Wales 12 - England 7

Location - Brisbane, Australia

Crowd - 6,000

 

Game 5

Jun 14th Australia 30 - Wales 13

Location - Sydney, Australia

Crowd - 25,386

 

Game 6

Jun 15th New Zealand 27 - France 0

Location - Christchurch, New Zealand

Crowd - 2,500

 

Game 7

Jun 21st England 17 - New Zealand 17

Location - Auckland, New Zealand

Crowd - 12,000

 

Game 8

Jun 22nd Australia 26 - France 6

Location - Brisbane, Australia

Crowd - 9,000

 

Game 9

Jun 28th Australia 10 - England 10

Location - Sydney, Australia

Crowd - 33,858

 

Game 10

Jun 28th New Zealand 13 - Wales 8

Location - Auckland, New Zealand

Crowd - 9,368

 

Game 11

Sep 20th England 22 - Wales 16

Location - Warrington, England

Crowd - 5,034

 

Game 12

Sep 27th Australia 24 - New Zealand 8

Location - Auckland, New Zealand

Crowd - 20,000

 

Game 13

Oct 11th England 48 - France 2

Location - Bordeaux, France

Crowd - 1,581

 

Game 14

Oct 17th France 12 - New Zealand 12

Location - Marseille, France

Crowd - 18,000

 

Game 15

Oct 19th Australia 18 - Wales 6

Location - Swansea, Wales

Crowd - 11,112

 

Game 16

Oct 26th England 27 - New Zealand 12

Location - Bradford, England

Crowd - 5,937

 

Game 17

Oct 26th Australia 41 - France 2

Location - Perpignan, France

Crowd - 10,440

 

Game 18

Nov 1st England 16 - Australia 13

Location - Wigan, England

Crowd - 9,393

 

Game 19

Nov 2nd Wales 25 - New Zealand 24

Location - Swansea, Wales

Crowd - 2,645

 

Game 20

Oct 29th Wales 23 - France 2

Location - Salford, England

Crowd - 2,247

Final Table

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	PTS
Australia	8	6	1	1	198	69	13
England	8	5	2	1	167	84	12
Wales	8	3	0	5	110	130	6
New Zealand	8	2	2	4	121	149	6
France	8	1	1	6	40	204	3