1957 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP OVERVIEW
Host Nation – Australia
Number of Teams – 4
Highest Crowd – 57,995 Sydney, Australia
Average Crowd – 35,843
Total Crowd – 215,059
1957 World Cup Snapshot – The 1957 World Cup was hosted by Australia for the first time with games played in Brisbane and Sydney. Australia were also celebrating 50 years of rugby league.
In Sydney 50,007 spectators turned out to see the opening game with Great Britain beating France 23 – 5. Another huge crowd 57,995 turned out in Sydney for the 3rd game to see Australia easily beat Great Britain 31 – 6.
Australia went through the tournament undefeated and were declared World Cup champions as no final was played.
1957 Rugby League World Cup Pool Rounds
Game 1: Jun 15th Great Britain 23 – France 5, Location – Sydney, Australia, Crowd – 50,007
Game 2: Jun 15th Australia 25 – New Zealand 5, Location – Brisbane, Australia, Crowd – 29,636
Game 3: Jun 17th Australia 31 – Great Britain 6, Location – Sydney, Australia, Crowd – 57,995
Game 4: Jun 17th France 14 – New Zealand 10, Location – Brisbane, Australia, Crowd – 28,000
Game 5: Jun 22nd Australia 26 – France 9, Location – Sydney, Australia, Crowd – 35,158
Game 6: Jun 25th New Zealand 29 – Great Britain 21, Location – Sydney, Australia, Crowd – 14,263
Final Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
PTS
|
|
Australia
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
82
|
20
|
6
|
|
Great Britain
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
50
|
65
|
2
|
|
New Zealand
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
44
|
60
|
2
|
|
France
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
28
|
59
|
2
|
1957 Rugby League World Cup Final
Top team automatic champions, no final played.
1957 Rugby League World Cup Champions: Australia