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.
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).
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 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dud Beattie | Prop | 26 | 14.8 (93) |  Ipswich Railways |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Boden | Centre | 23 | 12.6 (79) |  Toowoomba Valleys |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Brown | Five-eighth | 24 | 12.0 (76) |  Newtown |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Carlson | Utility Back | 27 | 13.9 (87) | North Sydney |
3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
| Reg Gasnier | Centre | 21 | 12.10 (81) |  St George |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brian Hambly | Prop | 22 | 14.6 (92) |  Wagga Magpies |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Irvine | Wing | 20 | 12.4 (78) | 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 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex Mossop | Prop, Second-row | 32 | 14.10 (93) |  Manly-Warringah |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Muir | Halfback | 23 | 10.11 (68) |  Brisbane Western Suburbs |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Parcell | Prop | 27 | 14.6 (92) |  Ipswich Brothers |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Raper | Lock | 21 | 13.8 (86) | St George |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Elton Rasmussen | Second-row | 24 | 15.4 (97) |  Toowoomba All Whites |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Wells | Centre | 28 | 14.6 (92) |  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
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| Billy Rayner | Hooker | 25 | 13.7 (86) | Parramatta
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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.
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France
Coaches: Rene Duffort and Jean Duhau. The team was co-managed by Antoine Blain and the assistant manager was Guy Vassal.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Bescos | Prop | 23 | 15.5 (98) |  Racing Club Albi XIII
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| Gilbert Benausse | Centre | 28 | 12.0 (76) |  FC Lézignan
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| René Benausse | Wing | 31 | 12.9 (80) | FC Lézignan
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| Jean Darricau | Centre | 29 | 5.9 (76) |  Lyon Villeurbanne
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| Yvon Gourbal | Lock | 21 | 14.5 (91) |  XIII Catalan
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| Bernard Fabre | Halfback | 25 | 11.7 (73) | Racing Club Albi XIII
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| Jean Foussat | Centre | 28 | 12.5 (78) |  Villeneuve XIII RLLG
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| Antoine Jimenez | Centre | 31 | 11.13 (76) | Villeneuve XIII RLLG
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| Pierre Lacaze | Fullback | 26 | 10.5 (68) |  Toulouse Olympique
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| Roger Majoral | Second-row | 26 | 14.5 (91) | XIII Catalan
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| André Marty | Lock | 29 | 12.6 (76) |  AS Carcassonne
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| Robert Moulinas | Five-eighth | 23 | 11.8 (69) |  Sporting Olympique Avignon
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| Francis Rossi | Prop | 23 | 13.1 () |  Marseille XIII
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| Jean Vergès | Wing | 26 | 11.12 () | Montpellier XIII
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Great Britain
Coach: Bill Fallowfield
- Eric Ashton (captain), goal-kicking three quarter back for Wigan
- Billy Boston, right winger for Wigan
- Jim Challinor, three quarter back for Warrington
- Alan Davies, three quarter back for Oldham
- Eric Fraser, full back for Warrington
- Bobby Greenhough, utility back for Warrington
- Tommy Harris, hooker for Hull
- Vince Karalius, forward for St. Helens
- Brian McTigue, forward for Wigan
- Alex Murphy, scrum half for St. Helens
- Frank Myler, stand off for Widnes
- Austin Rhodes, utility back for St. Helens
- Brian Shaw, forward for Hunslet
- Joby Shaw, hooker for Halifax
- Mick Sullivan, left winger for Wigan
- Derek Turner, forward for Wakefield Trinity
- Johnny Whiteley, forward for Hull
- Jack Wilkinson, forward for Wakefield Trinity
New Zealand
Coach: Travers Hardwick/Manager: Tom Skinner
- Ron Ackland
- Jock Butterfield
- Mel Cooke
- Reg Cooke
- Neville Denton
- Cyril Eastlake
- Reese Griffiths
- Tom Hadfield
- Cliff Johnson (c)
- Trevor Kilkelly
- Henry Maxwell
- George Menzies
- Laurie Olliff
- Gary Phillips
- Tom Reid
- Keith Roberts
- Bill Sorensen
- George Turner
Notes
- New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Points About The World Cup". The Rugby League News. 41 (26 (1 October 1960)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-757031816. Retrieved 23 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
- New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "For World Cup". The Rugby League News. 41 (19 (23 July 1960)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-626852325. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
- New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Editorial – Australia Defends World Cup". The Rugby League News. 41 (26 (1 October 1960)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-755945044. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
- New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "World Cup Team's Record". The Rugby League News. 41 (29 (1 January 1961)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-757029646. Retrieved 23 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
- "Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960)". Trove. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- "Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960)". Trove. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- Franks, Peter. "Skinner, Thomas Edward – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
External links
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