1960 Rugby League World Cup squads
This page list the 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.[1]
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).[2][3]
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 |
| Andrew 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 |
| Billy Rayner | Hooker | 25 | 13.7 (86) | Parramatta |
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.[4]
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France
Coaches: Rene Duffort and Jean Duhau
- Jean Barthe (captain), centre for Roanne
- Angélo Boldini, prop for Villeneuve
- André Casas, hooker for Avignon
- Jacques Dubon, wing for Villeneuve
- Robert Eramouspé, second row
- Georges Fages, halfback for Albi
- Raymond Gruppi, wing for Villeneuve
- André Lacaze, lock for Villeneuve
- Claude Mantoulan, first-eight for Roanne
- Jacques Merquey, second row for Avignon
- Louis Poletti, fullback for Carcassonne
- Aldo Quaglio, prop for Roanne
- Roger Rey, centre for Lyon
- André Vadon, hooker for Albi
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
Notes
- New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Points About The World Cup". The Rugby League news. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 41 No. 26 (1 October 1960)). nla.obj-757031816. Retrieved 23 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
- New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "For World Cup". The Rugby League news. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 41 No. 19 (23 July 1960)). 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. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 41 No. 26 (1 October 1960)). 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. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 41 No. 29 (1 January 1961)). nla.obj-757029646. Retrieved 23 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
- Franks, Peter. "Skinner, Thomas Edward – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 September 2011.