1975 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP OVERVIEW
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.
1975 Rugby League World Cup Pool Rounds
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
|
1975 Rugby League World Cup Final Challenge
Nov 11th Australia 25 – England 0, Location – Headingley Stadium Leeds, England
1975 Rugby League World Cup Champions: Australia
