1957 Rugby League World Cup
| title | 1957 Rugby League World Cup |
| host |
 Australia
|
| opening | June 15, 1957 |
| Endgame | not done |
| Nations | 4th |
| Games | 6th |
| spectator | 214,918 (35,820 per game) |
| World Champion |
Australia
|
| Top scorer |
Brian Carlson (Australia)
|
The second Rugby League World Cup took place in Australia in 1957 . Four teams took part in it and the games were played in the Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane . In the course of this world championship , the Australian team dominated the tournament and won all games, so there was no final and Australia was declared world champion for the first time.
Teams
Australia
- Trainer: Herbert Richard "Dick" Poole
| Surname | society | position |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Barnes | Balmain Tigers | Goalkeeper |
| Brian Carlson | North Sydney Bears | Outside three quarters, goalkeeper |
| Alex Watson | Western Suburbs Panthers | Outer three-quarters |
| Ian Moir | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Outer three-quarters |
Herbert Richard Poole 
|
Newtown Jets | Inner three quarters |
| Harry Wells | Western Suburbs Magpies | Inner three quarters |
| Greg Hawick | Wagga | Half of the crowd |
| Brian Clay | St. George Dragons | Liaison half, third row striker |
| Ken McCaffery | North Sydney Bears | Connection half |
| Keith Victor Holman | Western Suburbs Magpies | Half of the crowd |
| Ken Howard Kearney | St. George Dragons | hooker |
| Bill Marsh | Balmain Tigers | pier |
| Brian Davies | Past Brothers | pier |
| Kel O'Shea | Western Suburbs Magpies | Second row striker |
| Standard Provan | St. George Dragons | Second row striker |
| Don Schofield | Third row striker |
France
- Trainer: Jean Duhau
Great Britain
New Zealand
- Manager: Keith Blow (Canterbury)
- Coach: Bill Telford (Auckland)
| Surname | region | position |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Creedy | Canterbury | Goalkeeper |
| Vern Bakalich | Auckland | Outer three-quarters |
| Neville Denton | Auckland | Outer three-quarters |
| Tom Hadfield | Auckland | Outer three-quarters |
| Ron Ackland | Auckland | Inner three quarters |
| Bill Sorensen | Auckland | Inner three quarters |
| George P Turner | Auckland | Inner three quarters |
| George Menzies (vc) | West coast | Connection half |
| Sel Belsham | Auckland | Half of the crowd |
| Jock Butterfield | Canterbury | hooker |
| Bill McLennan | West coast | pier |
| Henry Maxwell | Auckland | pier |
| Cliff Johnson
|
Auckland | Second row striker |
| Kevin Pearce | Canterbury | Second row striker |
| Jim Riddell | Auckland | Second row striker |
| John Yates | Auckland | Second row striker |
| Rex Percy | Auckland | Third row striker |
| Keith Bell | Auckland | replacement |
referee
- Vic Belsham
- Darcy Lawler
The referee Vic Belsham headed a total of three games at the 1957 World Cup, including one of the New Zealand national team, in which his brother Sel Belsham played.
Results
First round
| June 15, 2:30 p.m. |
 France
|
5:23 |
 United Kingdom
|
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 50,077 Referee: Darcy Lawler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (5:15) Report |
| June 15 3pm |
Australia
|
25: 5 |
 New Zealand
|
Lang Park , Brisbane Spectators: 28,765 Referee: Vic Belsham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report |
Second round
| June 17th 2:30 pm |
Australia
|
31: 6 |
United Kingdom
|
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 58,655 Referee: Vic Belsham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (10: 6) Report |
| June 17th 8pm |
France
|
14:10 |
New Zealand
|
Lang Park , Brisbane Spectators: 28,000 Referee: Darcy Lawler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (7: 5) Report |
Third round
| June 22nd 2:30 pm |
Australia
|
26: 9 |
France
|
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 35,158 Referee: Vic Belsham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (13: 4) Report |
| June 25th 3:30 pm |
New Zealand
|
29: 21 |
United Kingdom
|
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 14,263 Referee: Darcy Lawler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (15:13) Report |
Closing table
| space | team | Games | G | U | V | P + | P- | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 20th | +62 | 6th |
| 2 |
United Kingdom
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 2 |
| 3 |
New Zealand
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 2 |
| 4th |
France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 2 |