| Year: | 1975 |
| World Cup | |
| Finalists: | 5 |
| Winners: | Australia |
| Count: | 4 |
| Matches: | 21 |
| Attendance: | 204476 |
| Points: | 661 |
| Topscorer-Flag: | AUS |
| Topscorer: | Mick Cronin (76) |
| Top Try Scorer-Flag: | ENG |
| Top Try Scorer: | Keith Fielding (7) |
| Top Try Scorer2-Flag: | AUS |
| Top Try Scorer2: | Ian Schubert (7) |
| Tournaments: | Rugby League World Cup |
| Last: | 1972 |
| Next: | 1977 |
The 1975 Rugby League World Cup (officially known as the 1975 Rugby League World Championship[1]) was the seventh World Cup for men’s rugby league national teams and ran from 2 March to 12 November. Australia were the winners for a fourth time after topping the group table.[2]
Unlike previous World Cups, there was no one host country, with the five participating nations hosting matches over eight months. Each team had to play the others on a 'home and away' basis. For the first time Great Britain did not compete and instead England and Wales entered to participate for the first time, taking advantage of a glut of Welsh talent in the British game at the time.
See main article: 1975 Rugby League World Cup squads.
14 venues across the five competing countries hosted games of the 1975 Rugby League World Cup. Wales used their own home venue at Swansea, but also played home games in England in both Salford and Warrington. England also played a 'home' game against Wales at Lang Park in Brisbane, Australia.
 Sydney |  Marseille | Brisbane | Bradford | Wigan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Stade Vélodrome | Lang Park | Odsal Stadium | Central Park |
| Capacity: 70,000 | Capacity: 49,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 40,000 |
| Toulouse | Bordeaux | Leeds |  Auckland | Salford |
| Stadium Municipal | Stade du Parc Lescure | Headingley | Carlaw Park | The Willows |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 17,000 |
| Swansea | Christchurch | Warrington | Perpignan | |
| St Helen's Rugby Ground | Addington Showgrounds | Wilderspool Stadium | Stade Gilbert Brutus | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 13,000 | |
In this match Mick Cronin kicked nine goals.
England winger Keith Fielding created a new record by scoring four tries against a hapless French team at Bordeaux.
Kangaroo wing prodigy Ian Schubert also scored a hat-trick tries.
English stand-off Ken Gill ran in three tries.
In this match Jim Mills, the Wales prop, was banned for the rest of the season after an altercation. The ban was eventually lifted on 2 January 1976.
As Australia had not beaten England to win the World Cup (a draw and a loss), a one off challenge match was arranged, although this was not officially classed as a Final as Australia had already been crowned Champions after topping the group.
The Kangaroos showed they were worthy World Champions with a comprehensive 25–0 win at Headingley in front of a disappointing crowd of 7,680 which was over 11,000 less than had attended the 1970 World Cup final, between Great Britain and Australia, at the same venue. England had shown little interest in playing the game.
Mark Harris Graeme Langlands John Peard Terry Randall Bob Jarvis Phillip Orchard Ray Higgs John Lang Lew Platz Tommy Raudonikis Steve Rogers Patrick Chauvet Tony Gordon Ken Stirling Dennis Williams Ray Branighan Graham Eadie Tim Pickup John Quayle Johnny Rhodes Bernard Curt René Terrats Tony Coll Tom Conroy Murray Eade John Greengrass Lyndsay Proctor John Smith John Whittaker