1957 Rugby League World Cup squads

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1957 Rugby League World Cup squads
Manager B. Fallowfield & H.E. Rawson
Coach(es) Dick Poole
J Duhau & R Duffort
Bill Telford
Tour captain(s) Dick Poole
Jacques Merquey
Alan Prescott
Cliff Johnson
Top point scorer(s) Brian Carlson 28
Top try scorer(s) Ian Moir 3
Kel O'Shea 3
Mick Sullivan 3
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
3 3 0 0
 France
3 1 0 2
 Great Britain
3 1 0 2
 New Zealand
3 1 0 2
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Main article: 1957 Rugby League World Cup

This page list all the four squads which took part to the 1957 Rugby League World Cup.

Team Photos[]

The Rugby League News published team photos of each country: Australia, France, Great Britain and New Zealand

Australia[]

Dick Poole was appointed Captain/Coach of the Australian team. Norman 'Latchem' Robinson was team manager.[1]
The squad was selected from four interstate matches played on May 22, 25, June 4th and 8th, all of which were comfortably won by New South Wales (margins of 38, 17, 64 and 33). A second trial match was played on June 8, between Metropolitan and Northern teams, from which Barnes, McCaffery and Schofield were selected in Australia's World Cup squad.
Carlson, Davies, Watson and the unused Tyquin were selected from Queensland clubs. Hawick and Schofield were selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. The balance of the squad were playing for Sydney-based clubs during the 1957 season.
Brian Carlson's contract as captain-coach of Blackall was terminated by that club due to his decision to participate in the World Cup tournament.[2]

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Club Games Tries Goals FG Points
Keith Barnes Fullback 22 11.7 (73) Balmain colours.svg Balmain 1 0 5 0 10
Brian Carlson Utility Back 24 13.2 (83) Western Suburbs colours.svg Blackall 3 2 11 0 28
Brian Clay Five-eighth, Lock 23 13.6 (85) St. George colours.svg St George 3 1 0 0 3
Brian Davies Prop 27 15.0 (95) Brothers Colours.svg Brisbane Brothers 3 0 1 0 2
Greg Hawick Five-eighth 25 13.6 (85) Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos 1 0 0 0 0
Keith Holman Halfback 31 11.9 (74) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 1 0 0 0 0
Ken Kearney Hooker 33 14.0 (89) St. George colours.svg St George 3 0 0 0 0
Bill Marsh Prop 28 15.3 (97) Balmain colours.svg Balmain 3 1 0 0 3
Ken McCaffery Halfback 28 13.0 (83) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 2 2 0 0 6
Ian Moir Wing 24 11.7 (73) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 3 3 0 0 9
Kel O'Shea Second-row 23 15.0 (95) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 3 3 0 0 9
Dick Poole Centre 26 13.2 (83) Newtown colours.svg Newtown 3 1 0 0 3
Norm Provan Second-row 24 15.6 (98) St. George colours.svg St George 3 1 0 0 3
Don Schofield Lock 26 13.10 (87) Muswellbrook.png Muswellbrook 2 0 0 0 0
Alex Watson Wing 25 13.10 (87) Wests Panthers Colours.svg Brisbane Western Suburbs 2 0 0 0 0
Harry Wells Centre 25 14.0 (89) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 3 2 0 0 6

Squad members who did not play in the tournament.

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Club
Ray Ritchie Wing 20 12.0 (76) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah
Tom Tyquin Second-row 24 14.6 (92) Western Suburbs colours.svg South Brisbane

France[]

The French team was coached by Jean Duhau and René Duffort and managed by Antoine Blain.[3]

The Rugby League News included team lists for the matches against Great Britain and Australia.

At the conclusion of the tournament France played a match against Southern New South Wales in Wagga.[4] They subsequently played a three match series against Great Britain in South Africa.[5]

The French squad was:[6]

Player Position Age Club Games Tries Goals FG Points
Antranick Apellian Hooker 27 New South Wales colours.svg Marseille XIII 3 0 0 0 0
Gilbert Benausse Five-eighth 25 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG AS Carcassonne 3 1 8 0 19
Gabriel Berthomieu Prop, Second-row 33 Balmain colours.svg Racing Club Albi XIII 4 0 0 0 0 6
Henri Delhoste Prop 25 Catalanscolours.svg XIII Catalan 1 0 0 0 0
René Ferrero Prop 30 New South Wales colours.svg Marseille XIII 3 0 0 0 0
Jean Foussat Wing, Centre 25 Ireland colours.svg Villeneuve XIII RLLG 2 2 0 0 6
Guy Husson Wing 25 Balmain colours.svg Racing Club Albi XIII 3 0 0 0 0
René Jean Halfback 26 Faxcolours.svg Sporting Olympique Avignon 3 0 0 0 0
Antoine Jimenez Centre 28 Ireland colours.svg Villeneuve XIII RLLG 2 0 0 0 0
Francis Lévy Lock 26 Catalanscolours.svg XIII Catalan 2 0 0 0 0
Robert Médus Prop, Second-row 28 Catalanscolours.svg XIII Catalan 2 0 0 0 0
Jacques Merquey Centre 27 Faxcolours.svg Sporting Olympique Avignon 2 1 0 0 3
Augustin Parent Second-row 21 Faxcolours.svg Sporting Olympique Avignon 2 0 0 0 0
André Rives Fullback 33 Balmain colours.svg Racing Club Albi XIII 3 0 0 0 0
Jean Rouqueirol Lock 24 Faxcolours.svg Sporting Olympique Avignon 1 0 0 0 0
Armand Save Second-row 25 GaudensRLcolours.PNG Saint-Gaudens 1 0 0 0 0
Gilbert Verdié Wing 28 Balmain colours.svg Racing Club Albi XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Maurice Voron Wing, Centre 28 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Lyon Villeurbanne 3 0 0 0 0

Great Britain[]

The team was managed by Bill Fallowfield and , but no coach was appointed.[1][7] The tean was captained by Alan Prescott, with Phil Jackson as vice-captain.[8]

The Rugby League News published details of the touring team including each player's occupation, age, height and weight.[9] The same Sydney-based match-day program publication included team lists for the matches against France and New Zealand.
English representative Phil Jackson was born in Canada. Boston, Harris, Jones, Moses and Price were representatives from Wales, and Tom McKinney from Northern Ireland.[8]
Prior to the commencment of the tournament, Great Britain played a match against Western Australia in Perth.[3][10]

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Club Games Tries Goals FG Points
Eric Ashton Wing, Centre 22 13.6 (85 kg) Wigancolours.svg Wigan 2 0 0 0 0
Billy Boston Wing 22 14.8 (93 kg) Wigancolours.svg Wigan 2 1 0 0 3
Alan Davies Centre 24 13.6 (85 kg) Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 2 0 0 0 0
Jack Grundy Second-row 30 14.9 (93 kg) Barrowcolours.svg Barrow 3 1 0 0 3
Geoff Gunney Second-row 23 14.10 (93 kg) Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet 2 0 0 0 0
Tommy Harris Hooker 30 13.0 (83 kg) Hullcolours.svg Hull 2 0 0 0 0
Phil Jackson (vc) Centre 24 14.3 (90 kg) Barrowcolours.svg Barrow 2 2 0 0 6
Lewis Jones Centre 26 12.0 (76 kg) Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 3 1 10 0 23
Sid Little Prop 25 14.8 (93 kg) Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 3 1 0 0 3
Tom McKinney Hooker 30 14.7 (92 kg) Saintscolours.svg St Helens 1 0 0 0 0
Glyn Moses Fullback 29 13.0 (83 kg) Saintscolours.svg St Helens 3 0 0 0 0
Alan Prescott (c) Prop 30 16.0 (102 kg) Saintscolours.svg St Helens 3 0 0 0 0
Austin Rhodes Five-eighth, Halfback 20 11.6 (73 kg) Saintscolours.svg St Helens 1 0 0 0 0
Jeff Stevenson Halfback 25 9.10 (62 kg) Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 3 1 0 0 3
Mick Sullivan Wing 23 11.9 (74 kg) Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 3 3 0 0 9
Derek Turner Lock 24 13.6 (85 kg) Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 3 0 0 0 0
Johnny Whiteley Lock 26 14.8 (93 kg) Hullcolours.svg Hull 1 0 0 0 0

The following player was selected in the squad but did not play in the tournament.

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Club
Raymond Price Five-eighth 33 11.12 (75 kg) Wolvescolours.svg Warrington

New Zealand[]

The team was coached by Bill Telford (Auckland), with Keith Blow (Canterbury) as manager.[11] [3]

The Rugby League News published details of the touring team including each player's occupation, age, height and weight.[12] The same publication included team lists for the match against Great Britain.

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Region Games Tries Goals FG Points
Ron Ackland Centre 22 13. 13 (88) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 1 0 0 0 0
Vern Bakalich Wing 27 11. 7 (73) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 2 0 0 0 0
Sel Belsham Halfback 22 13. 2 (83) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 3 0 0 0 0
Jock Butterfield Hooker 25 14. 5 (91) North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury 3 0 0 0 0
Pat Creedy Fullback 29 12. 0 (76) North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury 3 0 1 0 2
Reese Griffiths Wing 19 12. 7 (79) Saintscolours.svg West Coast 1 0 0 0 0
Tom Hadfield Wing 22 12. 7 (79) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 3 2 0 0 6
Cliff Johnson (c) Second-row 28 15. 8 (99) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 3 1 0 0 3
Henry Maxwell Prop 25 16. 2 (103) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 3 0 0 0 0
Bill McLennan Prop 29 15. 10 (100) Saintscolours.svg West Coast 2 1 0 0 3
George Menzies (vc) Five-eighth 26 11. 4 (72) Saintscolours.svg West Coast 3 1 0 0 3
Kevin Pearce Second-row 21 13. 8 (86) North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury 1 0 0 0 0
Rex Percy Lock 23 13. 7 (86) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 1 0 0 0 0
Jim Riddell Second-row 27 13. 8 (86) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 2 1 0 0 3
Bill Sorensen Centre 25 13. 6 (85) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 3 1 9 0 21
George Turner Centre 25 11. 11 (75) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 2 1 0 0 3
John Yates Second-row 26 15. 10 (100) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 3 0 0 0 0

The following selected players did not play in the tournament.

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Province
Keith Bell Utility Back 22 13. 2 (83) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland
Neville Denton Wing Canterbury colours.svg Auckland

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Managers Of To-Day'S Big Teams". The Rugby League News. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 38 No. 13 (17 June 1957)). nla.obj-761502053. Retrieved 21 Jan 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Stars Look Ahead". The Rugby League News. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 28 No. 15 (23 June 1957)). nla.obj-761572854. Retrieved 19 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ a b c New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "World Cup Next Week". The Rugby League News. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 38 No. 11 (8 June 1957)). nla.obj-760978305. Retrieved 21 Jan 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "French Win At Wagga". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 4 Jul 1957. p. 21. Retrieved 19 Jan 2021.
  5. ^ "Rugby League Win For U.K." The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 29 Jul 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 19 Jan 2021.
  6. ^ "World Cup 1957 - Squads - Rugby League Project".
  7. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Says Coach Would Have Aided Great Britain". The Rugby League News. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 38 No. 31 (1 October 1957)). nla.obj-629240991. Retrieved 21 Jan 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ a b New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Five Welshmen In British Team". The Rugby League News. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 38 No. 16 (25 June 1957)). nla.obj-760894548. Retrieved 19 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
  9. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "British Lions To Defend Cup". The Rugby League News. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 38 No. 13 (17 June 1957)). nla.obj-759044353. Retrieved 19 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
  10. ^ "British Rugby Team Beats W.A. 66 to 5". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 10 Jun 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 19 Jan 2021.
  11. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "New Zealand Team Leaders, 1957". The Rugby League News. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 38 No. 16 (25 June 1957)). nla.obj-760894692. Retrieved 21 Jan 2020 – via Trove.
  12. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "New Zealand's World Cup Team 1957". The Rugby League News. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 38 No. 16 (25 June 1957)). nla.obj-760894637. Retrieved 19 Jan 2021 – via Trove.

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