1960 Rugby League World Cup squads explained

See main article: 1960 Rugby League World Cup. 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		Age	Weight st.lb (kg)	Club	Games	Tries	Goals	FG	Points
align=left			25	11.10 (74)	align=left		2	0	0	0	align=right	0
align=left			26	14.8 (93)	align=left	Ipswich Railways	3	0	0	0	align=right	0
align=left			23	12.6 (79)	align=left	Toowoomba Valleys	1	0	0	0	align=right	0
align=left			24	12.0 (76)	align=left		3	0	0	0	align=right	0
align=left		Utility Back	27	13.9 (87)	align=left		3	4	5	0	align=right	22
align=left			21	12.10 (81)	align=left		3	2	0	0	align=right	6
align=left			22	14.6 (92)	align=left	Wagga Magpies	3	0	0	0	align=right	0
align=left			20	12.4 (78)	align=left		2	0	0	0	align=right	0
align=left			24	14.0 (89)	align=left	Ayr	3	1	0	0	align=right	3
align=left			22	11.7 (73)	align=left		1	0	0	0	align=right	0
align=left		,	32	14.10 (93)	align=left		3	0	0	0	align=right	0
align=left			23	10.11 (68)	align=left		3	0	0	0	align=right	0
align=left			27	14.6 (92)	align=left	Ipswich Brothers	2	0	0	0	align=right	0
align=left			21	13.8 (86)	align=left		2	1	0	0	align=right	3
align=left			24	15.4 (97)	align=left	Toowoomba All Whites	2	0	0	0	align=right	0
align=left			28	14.6 (92)	align=left		3	1	0	0	align=right	3

The following players were members of the touring squad, but did not play in World Cup matches.

Player		Age	Weight st.lb (kg)	Club
align=left			24	11.8 (73)	align=left
align=left			25	13.7 (86)	align=left

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]

Tour statistics for Australian players:

Player Age Weight st.lb (kg) Club Cup Games Tour Games Tries Goals FG Points align=left 25 11.10 (74) align=left 2 3 0 3 0 align=right 6 align=left 26 14.8 (93) align=left Ipswich Railways 3 6 0 0 0 align=right 0 align=left 23 12.6 (79) align=left Toowoomba Valleys 1 4 1 0 0 align=right 3 align=left Andrew Brown 24 12.0 (76) align=left 3 5 1 0 0 align=right 3 align=left Utility Back 27 13.9 (87) align=left 3 4 4 10 0 align=right 32 align=left 21 12.10 (81) align=left 3 4 2 0 0 align=right 6 align=left 22 14.6 (92) align=left Wagga Magpies 3 5 0 0 0 align=right 0 align=left 20 12.4 (78) align=left 2 4 2 0 0 align=right 6 align=left 24 14.0 (89) align=left Ayr 3 5 3 0 0 align=right 9 align=left 22 11.7 (73) align=left 1 3 3 0 0 align=right 9 align=left , 32 14.10 (93) align=left 3 5 1 0 0 align=right 3 align=left 23 10.11 (68) align=left 3 4 0 0 0 align=right 0 align=left 27 14.6 (92) align=left Ipswich Brothers 2 4 0 0 0 align=right 0 align=left 21 13.8 (86) align=left 2 2 1 0 0 align=right 3 align=left 24 15.4 (97) align=left Toowoomba All Whites 2 3 0 0 0 align=right 0 align=left 28 14.6 (92) align=left 3 5 1 0 0 align=right 3 align=left 24 11.8 (73) align=left 0 2 1 0 0 align=right 3 align=left 25 13.7 (86) align=left 0 2 0 0 0 align=right 0

France

Coaches: Rene Duffort and Jean Duhau. The team was co-managed by Antoine Blain and the assistant manager was Guy Vassal.^[5]

Player^[6]		Age	Weight st.lb (kg)	Club	Games	Tries	Goals	FG	Points
Jean Barthe (C)		28	14.7 (66)		3	0	0	0	0
		31	15.7 (98)		2	0	0	0	0
		26	13.1 (83)		2	0	0	0	0
		22	11.0 (70)		3	1	0	0	3
		24	13.0 (83)	Roanne	3	0	0	0	0
	Utility Back	26	13.0 (83)		2	0	0	0	0
		23	12.5 (78)		3	2	0	0	6
		31	11.10 (70)		1	0	0	0	0
		21	13.3 (67)	Villeneuve XIII RLLG	3	0	5	0	10
		24	5.7 (72)	Roanne	3	0	0	0	3
		30	12.0 (76)	Sporting Olympique Avignon	3	0	0	0	0
		28	15.5 (91)		1	0	0	0	0
		30	10.7 (68)		3	0	0	0	0
		28	15.5 (98)	Roanne	3	0	0	0	0
		28	14.6 (92)		3	0	0	0	0
		26	5.8 (81)		1	0	0	0	0

The following players were members of the touring squad, but did not play in World Cup matches.

Player		Age	Weight st.lb (kg)	Club
		23	15.5 (98)
		28	12.0 (76)
		31	12.9 (80)
		29	5.9 (76)
align=left			21	14.5 (91)
		25	11.7 (73)
		28	12.5 (78)
		31	11.13 (76)
		26	10.5 (68)
		26	14.5 (91)
		29	12.6 (76)
		23	11.8 (69)
Francis Rossi		23	13.1
		26	11.12

Great Britain

Coach: Bill Fallowfield

1. Eric Ashton (captain), goal-kicking three quarter back for Wigan
2. Billy Boston, right winger for Wigan
3. Jim Challinor, three quarter back for Warrington
4. Alan Davies, three quarter back for Oldham
5. Eric Fraser, full back for Warrington
6. Bobby Greenhough, utility back for Warrington
7. Tommy Harris, hooker for Hull
8. Vince Karalius, forward for St. Helens
9. Brian McTigue, forward for Wigan
10. Alex Murphy, scrum half for St. Helens
11. Frank Myler, stand off for Widnes
12. Austin Rhodes, utility back for St. Helens
13. Brian Shaw, forward for Hunslet
14. Joby Shaw, hooker for Halifax
15. Mick Sullivan, left winger for Wigan
16. Derek Turner, forward for Wakefield Trinity
17. Johnny Whiteley, forward for Hull
18. Jack Wilkinson, forward for Wakefield Trinity

New Zealand

Coach: Travers Hardwick/Manager: Tom Skinner

External links

• World Cup 1960 at Rugby League Project

Notes and References

1. New South Wales Rugby Football League. . The Rugby League News. Sydney . N.S.W. Rugby Football League . Trove . 1920. Points About The World Cup. 41. 26 (1 October 1960). nla.obj-757031816. 23 Jan 2021.
2. New South Wales Rugby Football League. . The Rugby League News. Sydney . N.S.W. Rugby Football League . Trove . 1920. For World Cup. 41. 19 (23 July 1960). nla.obj-626852325. 24 Jan 2021 .
3. New South Wales Rugby Football League. . The Rugby League News. Sydney . N.S.W. Rugby Football League . Trove . 1920. Editorial - Australia Defends World Cup. 41. 26 (1 October 1960). nla.obj-755945044. 24 Jan 2021.
4. New South Wales Rugby Football League. . The Rugby League News. Sydney . N.S.W. Rugby Football League . Trove . 1920. World Cup Team's Record. 41. 29 (1 January 1961). nla.obj-757029646. 23 Jan 2021.
5. Web site: Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960) . 2022-11-03 . Trove . en.
6. Web site: Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960) . 2022-04-26 . Trove . en.