1954 Rugby League World Cup
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| 1954 Rugby League World Cup | ||||
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| Teams | 4 | |||
| Host |  France |
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| Champions |  Great Britain (1st title) |
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| Matches played | 7 | |||
| Points scored | 231 (average 33 per match) | |||
| Attendance | 138,329 (average 19,761 per match) | |||
| Top scorer(s) | Jimmy Ledgard (29) |
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| Top try scorer(s) | Gordon Brown (6) |
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The first Rugby League World Cup was held in France in 1954. The prime motivators behind the idea of holding rugby league world cup were the French, who were short of money following the seizing of their assets by the rugby union in World War II.
The trophy, which was donated by the French, was worth eight million francs.[1]
A group stage was held first, with Great Britain topping the table as a result of points difference. They went on to defeat France (who finished second in the table, level on points) in the final, which was held at the Parc des Princes, Paris, in front of around 30,000 spectators.
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[edit] Results
[edit] Group stages
| 1954-10-30 | |||
| France |
22–13 |  New Zealand |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 13,240 |
| 1954-10-31 | |||
Australia  |
13–28 | Great Britain |
Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 10,250 |
| 1954-11-07 | |||
| France |
13–13 | Great Britain |
Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 37,471 |
| 1954-11-07 | |||
| Australia |
34–15 | New Zealand |
Stade Velodrome, Marseille Attendance: 20,000 |
| 1954-11-11 | |||
| Great Britain |
26–6 | New Zealand |
Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux Attendance: 14,000 |
| 1954-11-11 | |||
| France |
15–5 | Australia |
Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes Attendance: 13,000 |
[edit] League standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
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| Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 5 |
| France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 5 |
| Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 2 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 82 | −48 | 0 |
[edit] Final
| 13 November 1954 | France |
12 – 16 | Great Britain |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 30,368 Referee: Charles F Appleton (Great Britain) |
| Try: Cantoni Contrastin Goal: Puig Aubert (3) |
(Report) | Try: Brown (2) Rose Helme Goal: Ledgard (2) |
[edit] References
- ^ RLIF. "Past Winners: 1954". Rugby League International Federation. http://www.rlwc08.com/about/pastwinners.aspx?article=1954. Retrieved on 2008-10-25.
- ^ Various. "France vs. Great Britain". Rugby League Project. http://rugbyleagueproject.com/matches/World_Cup_1954/Final/France-vs-Great_Britain.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-25.
[edit] External links
- 1954 World Cup at rlhalloffame.org.uk
- 1954 World Cup at rlwc2008.com
- 1954 World Cup at rugbyleagueproject.org
- 1954 World Cup data at hunterlink.net.au
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