1977 Rugby League World Cup

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1977 Rugby League World Cup
Teams	4
Host	Australia New Zealand
Champions	Australia (5th title)
Matches played	7
Points scored	235  (average 34 per match)
Attendance	109,688  (average 15,670 per match)
Top scorer(s)	George Fairbairn (34 points)
Top try scorer(s)	Allan McMahon (4 tries) Graham Eadie (4 tries)
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The eighth Rugby League World Cup was held in 1977, and saw a return to the format used on previous occasions. The tournament was held in Australasia, with games in both Australia and New Zealand. That the final would be between Great Britain and Australia soon became obvious, with France and New Zealand both performing poorly.

Contents 1 Results 1.1 Final standings 2 Final 3 External links

[edit] Results

1977-05-29	New Zealand	12–27	Australia	Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 18,000

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1977-06-05	France	4–23	Great Britain	Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 10,000

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1977-06-11	Australia	21–9	France	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 13,231

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1977-06-12	New Zealand	12–30	Great Britain	Addington Showground, Christchurch Attendance: 9,000

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1977-06-18	Australia	19–5	Great Britain	Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 27,000

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1977-06-19	New Zealand	28–20	France	Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 8,000

[edit] Final standings

Team	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
Australia	3	3	0	0	67	26	+41	6
Great Britain	3	2	0	1	58	35	+23	4
New Zealand	3	1	0	2	52	77	−25	2
France	3	0	0	3	33	72	−39	0

[edit] Final

Sat. 25 June, 1977	Australia	13–12	Great Britain	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 24,457

Great Britain were the underdogs going to the final, which was held at the Sydney Cricket Ground. They managed to dominate the possession, and it took a last minute try from Australia’s John Kolc to secure the Cup in front of 24,457 spectators.

Australia: Graham Eadie; Allan McMahon (1 try), Mick Cronin (2 goals), Russel Gartner (1 try), Mark Harris, John Peard, John Kolc (1 try), Greg Pierce, Ray Higgs, Arthur Beetson (c), Terry Randall, Nick Geiger, Greg Veivers; Denis Fitzgerald.

Great Britain: George Fairbairn (3 goals); Stuart Wright, John Holmes, Les Dyl, Bill Francis; Roger Millward (c), Steve Nash; Philip "Phil" Hogan, Edward "Eddie" Bowman, George Nicholls, Steve Pitchford (1 try), Keith Elwell, Jimmy Thompson; Ken Gill (1 try), Len Casey.

[edit] External links

• 1977 World Cup at rlhalloffame.org.uk
• 1977 World Cup at rugbyleagueproject.com
• 1977 World Cup data at hunterlink.net.au

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