1960 Rugby League World Cup squads

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Four teams that took part at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup.

The Rugby League News listed the squads of the four teams in its October 1960 issue, published after the first round of matches.[1]

Australia[]

Keith Barnes led the team as captain/coach. The team was co-managed by Pat Duggan (Ipswich, Qld) and John O'Toole (Bathurst, NSW).[2][3]
Beattie, Boden, Kelly, Morgan, Muir, Parcell and Rasmussen were selected from Queensland clubs. Hambly was from a club in the New South Wales Country area. The balance of the squad had played for Sydney based clubs during the 1960 season.

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Club Games Tries Goals FG Points
Keith Barnes Fullback 25 11.10 (74) Balmain colours.svg Balmain 2 0 0 0 0
Dud Beattie Prop 26 14.8 (93) Parramatta colours.svg Ipswich Railways 3 0 0 0 0
Ron Boden Centre 23 12.6 (79) North Sydney colours.svg Toowoomba Valleys 1 0 0 0 0
Tony Brown Five-eighth 24 12.0 (76) Newtown colours.svg Newtown 3 0 0 0 0
Brian Carlson Utility Back 27 13.9 (87) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 3 4 5 0 22
Reg Gasnier Centre 21 12.10 (81) St. George colours.svg St George 3 2 0 0 6
Brian Hambly Prop 22 14.6 (92) Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies 3 0 0 0 0
Ken Irvine Wing 20 12.4 (78) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 2 0 0 0 0
Noel Kelly Prop 24 14.0 (89) Ayr 3 1 0 0 3
Lionel Morgan Wing 22 11.7 (73) Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly 1 0 0 0 0
Rex Mossop Prop, Second-row 32 14.10 (93) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 3 0 0 0 0
Barry Muir Halfback 23 10.11 (68) Wests Panthers Colours.svg Brisbane Western Suburbs 3 0 0 0 0
Gary Parcell Prop 27 14.6 (92) Brothers Colours.svg Ipswich Brothers 2 0 0 0 0
Johnny Raper Lock 21 13.8 (86) St. George colours.svg St George 2 1 0 0 3
Elton Rasmussen Second-row 24 15.4 (97) Faxcolours.svg Toowoomba All Whites 2 0 0 0 0
Harry Wells Centre 28 14.6 (92) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 3 1 0 0 3

The following players were members of the touring squad, but did not play in World Cup matches.

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Club
Bob Bugden Halfback 24 11.8 (73) St. George colours.svg St George
Billy Rayner Hooker 25 13.7 (86) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta

Post-Cup Tour Matches[]

After the Cup concluded, five Australians — Boden, Muir, Hambly, Beattie and Rayner — played for The Rest in a match against Great Britain at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on October 10, 1960.
Australia then played two matches, against English club St Helens at St. Helen's on October 12, and against a French 13 at Toulouse, on October 16.
The Rugby League Newspublished the number appearances, tries, goals and points of the Australian players in the January 1961 issue.[4]

Tour statistics for Australian players:
Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Club Cup
Games 		Tour
Games 		Tries Goals FG Points
Keith Barnes Fullback 25 11.10 (74) Balmain colours.svg Balmain 2 3 0 3 0 6
Dud Beattie Prop 26 14.8 (93) Parramatta colours.svg Ipswich Railways 3 6 0 0 0 0
Ron Boden Centre 23 12.6 (79) North Sydney colours.svg Toowoomba Valleys 1 4 1 0 0 3
Andrew Brown Five-eighth 24 12.0 (76) Newtown colours.svg Newtown 3 5 1 0 0 3
Brian Carlson Utility Back 27 13.9 (87) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 3 4 4 10 0 32
Reg Gasnier Centre 21 12.10 (81) St. George colours.svg St George 3 4 2 0 0 6
Brian Hambly Prop 22 14.6 (92) Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies 3 5 0 0 0 0
Ken Irvine Wing 20 12.4 (78) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 2 4 2 0 0 6
Noel Kelly Prop 24 14.0 (89) Ayr 3 5 3 0 0 9
Lionel Morgan Wing 22 11.7 (73) Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly 1 3 3 0 0 9
Rex Mossop Prop, Second-row 32 14.10 (93) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 3 5 1 0 0 3
Barry Muir Halfback 23 10.11 (68) Wests Panthers Colours.svg Brisbane Western Suburbs 3 4 0 0 0 0
Gary Parcell Prop 27 14.6 (92) Brothers Colours.svg Ipswich Brothers 2 4 0 0 0 0
Johnny Raper Lock 21 13.8 (86) St. George colours.svg St George 2 2 1 0 0 3
Elton Rasmussen Second-row 24 15.4 (97) Faxcolours.svg Toowoomba All Whites 2 3 0 0 0 0
Harry Wells Centre 28 14.6 (92) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 3 5 1 0 0 3
Bob Bugden Halfback 24 11.8 (73) St. George colours.svg St George 0 2 1 0 0 3
Billy Rayner Hooker 25 13.7 (86) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 0 2 0 0 0 0

France[]

Coaches: Rene Duffort and Jean Duhau

  1. Jean Barthe (captain), centre for Roanne
  2. Gilbert Benausse, first-eight for Lézignan
  3. René Benausse, wing for Lézignan
  4. , prop for Albi
  5. Angélo Boldini, prop for Villeneuve
  6. , hooker for Avignon
  7. , centre for Lyon
  8. Jacques Dubon, wing for Villeneuve
  9. Robert Eramouspé, second row for Roanne
  10. , centre for Albi
  11. , halfback for Albi
  12. Yvon Gourbal, lock for XIII Catalan
  13. , centre for Limoux
  14. Raymond Gruppi, wing for Villeneuve
  15. Antoine Jimenez, centre for Villeneuve
  16. , lock for Villeneuve
  17. , fullback for Toulouse
  18. , second row for XIII Catalan
  19. , wing and lock for Carcassonne
  20. Claude Mantoulan, first-eight for Roanne
  21. , second row for Cavaillon
  22. Jacques Merquey, second row for Avignon
  23. , five-eight for Avignon
  24. , fullback for Carcassonne
  25. Aldo Quaglio, prop for Roanne
  26. Roger Rey, centre for Lyon
  27. , prop for Marseille
  28. , hooker for Albi
  29. , centre for Montpellier

Great Britain[]

Coach: Bill Fallowfield

  1. Eric Ashton (captain), goal-kicking three quarter back for Wigan
  2. Billy Boston, right winger for Wigan
  3. Jim Challinor, three quarter back for Warrington
  4. Alan Davies, three quarter back for Oldham
  5. Eric Fraser, full back for Warrington
  6. Bobby Greenhough, utility back for Warrington
  7. Tommy Harris, hooker for Hull
  8. Vince Karalius, forward for St. Helens
  9. Brian McTigue, forward for Wigan
  10. Alex Murphy, scrum half for St. Helens
  11. Frank Myler, stand off for Widnes
  12. Austin Rhodes, utility back for St. Helens
  13. Brian Shaw, forward for Hunslet
  14. Joby Shaw, hooker for Halifax
  15. Mick Sullivan, left winger for Wigan
  16. Derek Turner, forward for Wakefield Trinity
  17. Johnny Whiteley, forward for Hull
  18. Jack Wilkinson, forward for Wakefield Trinity

New Zealand[]

Coach: Travers Hardwick/Manager: Tom Skinner[5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Points About The World Cup". The Rugby League news. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 41 No. 26 (1 October 1960)). nla.obj-757031816. Retrieved 23 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
  2. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "For World Cup". The Rugby League news. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 41 No. 19 (23 July 1960)). nla.obj-626852325. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Editorial - Australia Defends World Cup". The Rugby League news. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 41 No. 26 (1 October 1960)). nla.obj-755945044. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "World Cup Team's Record". The Rugby League news. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 41 No. 29 (1 January 1961)). nla.obj-757029646. Retrieved 23 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Franks, Peter. "Skinner, Thomas Edward – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

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