1957 Rugby League World Cup squads

Main article: 1957 Rugby League World Cup

This page list all the four squads which took part to the 1957 Rugby League World Cup.

Team photos

The Rugby League News published team photos of each country: Australia, France, Great Britain and New Zealand

Australia

Dick Poole was appointed Captain/Coach of the Australian team. Norman 'Latchem' Robinson was team manager.[1]
The squad was selected from four interstate matches played on 22, 25 May, June 4th and 8th, all of which were comfortably won by New South Wales (margins of 38, 17, 64 and 33). A second trial match was played on 8 June, between Metropolitan and Northern teams, from which Barnes, McCaffery and Schofield were selected in Australia's World Cup squad.
Carlson, Davies, Watson and the unused Tyquin were selected from Queensland clubs. Hawick and Schofield were selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. The balance of the squad were playing for Sydney-based clubs during the 1957 season.
Brian Carlson's contract as captain-coach of Blackall was terminated by that club due to his decision to participate in the World Cup tournament.[2]

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Club Games Tries Goals FG Points
Keith Barnes Fullback 22 11.7 (73) Balmain 1 0 5 0 10
Brian Carlson Utility Back 24 13.2 (83) Blackall 3 2 11 0 28
Brian Clay Five-eighth, Lock 23 13.6 (85) St George 3 1 0 0 3
Brian Davies Prop 27 15.0 (95) Brisbane Brothers 3 0 1 0 2
Greg Hawick Five-eighth 25 13.6 (85) Wagga Kangaroos 1 0 0 0 0
Keith Holman Halfback 31 11.9 (74) Western Suburbs 1 0 0 0 0
Ken Kearney Hooker 33 14.0 (89) St George 3 0 0 0 0
Bill Marsh Prop 28 15.3 (97) Balmain 3 1 0 0 3
Ken McCaffery Halfback 28 13.0 (83) North Sydney 2 2 0 0 6
Ian Moir Wing 24 11.7 (73) South Sydney 3 3 0 0 9
Kel O'Shea Second-row 23 15.0 (95) Western Suburbs 3 3 0 0 9
Dick Poole Centre 26 13.2 (83) Newtown 3 1 0 0 3
Norm Provan Second-row 24 15.6 (98) St George 3 1 0 0 3
Don Schofield Lock 26 13.10 (87) Muswellbrook 2 0 0 0 0
Alex Watson Wing 25 13.10 (87) Brisbane Western Suburbs 2 0 0 0 0
Harry Wells Centre 25 14.0 (89) Western Suburbs 3 2 0 0 6

Squad members who did not play in the tournament.

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Club
Ray Ritchie Wing 20 12.0 (76) Manly-Warringah
Tom Tyquin Second-row 24 14.6 (92) South Brisbane

France

The French team was coached by Jean Duhau and René Duffort and managed by Antoine Blain.[3]

The Rugby League News included team lists for the matches against Great Britain and Australia.

At the conclusion of the tournament France played a match against Southern New South Wales in Wagga.[4] They subsequently played a three match series against Great Britain in South Africa.[5]

The French squad was:[6]

Player Position Age Club Games Tries Goals FG Points
Antranick Apellian Hooker 27 Marseille XIII 3 0 0 0 0
Gilbert Benausse Five-eighth 25 AS Carcassonne 3 1 8 0 19
Gabriel Berthomieu Prop, Second-row 33 Racing Club Albi XIII 4 0 0 0 0
Henri Delhoste Prop 25 XIII Catalan 1 0 0 0 0
René Ferrero Prop 30 Marseille XIII 3 0 0 0 0
Jean Foussat Wing, Centre 25 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 2 2 0 0 6
Guy Husson Wing 25 Racing Club Albi XIII 3 0 0 0 0
René Jean Halfback 26 Sporting Olympique Avignon 3 0 0 0 0
Antoine Jimenez Centre 28 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 2 0 0 0 0
Francis Lévy Lock 26 XIII Catalan 2 0 0 0 0
Robert Médus Prop, Second-row 28 XIII Catalan 2 0 0 0 0
Jacques Merquey Centre 27 Sporting Olympique Avignon 2 1 0 0 3
Augustin Parent Second-row 21 Sporting Olympique Avignon 2 0 0 0 0
André Rives Fullback 33 Racing Club Albi XIII 3 0 0 0 0
Jean Rouqueirol Lock 24 Sporting Olympique Avignon 1 0 0 0 0
Armand Save Second-row 25 Saint-Gaudens 1 0 0 0 0
Gilbert Verdié Wing 28 Racing Club Albi XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Maurice Voron Wing, Centre 28 Lyon Villeurbanne 3 0 0 0 0

Great Britain

The team was managed by Bill Fallowfield and Hector Elsworth Rawson, but no coach was appointed.[1][7] The team was captained by Alan Prescott, with Phil Jackson as vice-captain.[8]

The Rugby League News published details of the touring team including each player's occupation, age, height and weight.[9] The same Sydney-based match-day program publication included team lists for the matches against France and New Zealand.
English representative Phil Jackson was born in Canada. Boston, Harris, Jones, Moses and Price were representatives from Wales, and Tom McKinney from Northern Ireland.[8]
Prior to the commencement of the tournament, Great Britain played a match against Western Australia in Perth.[3][10]

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Club Games Tries Goals FG Points
Eric Ashton Wing, Centre 22 13.6 (85 kg) Wigan 2 0 0 0 0
Billy Boston Wing 22 14.8 (93 kg) Wigan 2 1 0 0 3
Alan Davies Centre 24 13.6 (85 kg) Oldham 2 0 0 0 0
Jack Grundy Second-row 30 14.9 (93 kg) Barrow 3 1 0 0 3
Geoff Gunney Second-row 23 14.10 (93 kg) Hunslet 2 0 0 0 0
Tommy Harris Hooker 30 13.0 (83 kg) Hull 2 0 0 0 0
Phil Jackson (vc) Centre 24 14.3 (90 kg) Barrow 2 2 0 0 6
Lewis Jones Centre 26 12.0 (76 kg) Leeds 3 1 10 0 23
Sid Little Prop 25 14.8 (93 kg) Oldham 3 1 0 0 3
Tom McKinney Hooker 30 14.7 (92 kg) St Helens 1 0 0 0 0
Glyn Moses Fullback 29 13.0 (83 kg) St Helens 3 0 0 0 0
Alan Prescott (c) Prop 30 16.0 (102 kg) St Helens 3 0 0 0 0
Austin Rhodes Five-eighth, Halfback 20 11.6 (73 kg) St Helens 1 0 0 0 0
Jeff Stevenson Halfback 25 9.10 (62 kg) Leeds 3 1 0 0 3
Mick Sullivan Wing 23 11.9 (74 kg) Huddersfield 3 3 0 0 9
Derek Turner Lock 24 13.6 (85 kg) Oldham 3 0 0 0 0
Johnny Whiteley Lock 26 14.8 (93 kg) Hull 1 0 0 0 0

The following player was selected in the squad but did not play in the tournament.

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Club
Raymond Price Five-eighth 33 11.12 (75 kg) Warrington

New Zealand

The team was coached by Bill Telford (Auckland), with Keith Blow (Canterbury) as manager.[11] [3]

The Rugby League News published details of the touring team including each player's occupation, age, height and weight.[12] The same publication included team lists for the match against Great Britain.

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Region Games Tries Goals FG Points
Ron Ackland Centre 22 13. 13 (88) Auckland 1 0 0 0 0
Vern Bakalich Wing 27 11. 7 (73) Auckland 2 0 0 0 0
Sel Belsham Halfback 22 13. 2 (83) Auckland 3 0 0 0 0
Jock Butterfield Hooker 25 14. 5 (91) Canterbury 3 0 0 0 0
Pat Creedy Fullback 29 12. 0 (76) Canterbury 3 0 1 0 2
Reese Griffiths Wing 19 12. 7 (79) West Coast 1 0 0 0 0
Tom Hadfield Wing 22 12. 7 (79) Auckland 3 2 0 0 6
Cliff Johnson (c) Second-row 28 15. 8 (99) Auckland 3 1 0 0 3
Henry Maxwell Prop 25 16. 2 (103) Auckland 3 0 0 0 0
Bill McLennan Prop 29 15. 10 (100) West Coast 2 1 0 0 3
George Menzies (vc) Five-eighth 26 11. 4 (72) West Coast 3 1 0 0 3
Kevin Pearce Second-row 21 13. 8 (86) Canterbury 1 0 0 0 0
Rex Percy Lock 23 13. 7 (86) Auckland 1 0 0 0 0
Jim Riddell Second-row 27 13. 8 (86) Auckland 2 1 0 0 3
Bill Sorensen Centre 25 13. 6 (85) Auckland 3 1 9 0 21
George Turner Centre 25 11. 11 (75) Auckland 2 1 0 0 3
John Yates Second-row 26 15. 10 (100) Auckland 3 0 0 0 0

The following selected players did not play in the tournament.

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg) 		Province
Keith Bell Utility Back 22 13. 2 (83) Auckland
Neville Denton Wing Auckland

Notes

  1. ^ a b New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Managers Of To-Day'S Big Teams". The Rugby League News. 38 (13 (17 June 1957)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-761502053. Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Stars Look Ahead". The Rugby League News. 28 (15 (23 June 1957)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-761572854. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ a b c New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "World Cup Next Week". The Rugby League News. 38 (11 (8 June 1957)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-760978305. Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "French Win At Wagga". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 4 July 1957. p. 21. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Rugby League Win For U.K." The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 29 July 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ "World Cup 1957 - Squads - Rugby League Project".
  7. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Says Coach Would Have Aided Great Britain". The Rugby League News. 38 (31 (1 October 1957)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-629240991. Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ a b New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Five Welshmen In British Team". The Rugby League News. 38 (16 (25 June 1957)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-760894548. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via Trove.
  9. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "British Lions To Defend Cup". The Rugby League News. 38 (13 (17 June 1957)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-759044353. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via Trove.
  10. ^ "British Rugby Team Beats W.A. 66 to 5". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 10 June 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  11. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "New Zealand Team Leaders, 1957". The Rugby League News. 38 (16 (25 June 1957)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-760894692. Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via Trove.
  12. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "New Zealand's World Cup Team 1957". The Rugby League News. 38 (16 (25 June 1957)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-760894637. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via Trove.