Rugby League World Cup 1977
title | Rugby League World Cup 1977 |
opening | May 29, 1977 |
Endgame | June 25, 1977 |
Nations | 4th |
Games | 7th |
spectator | 109,688 (15,670 per game) |
World Champion | Australia |
Top scorer | George Fairbairn (Great Britain) |
The eighth Rugby League World Cup took place in 1977 in Australia and New Zealand. In the final, Australia beat Great Britain 13:12, winning the World Cup for the fifth time.
referee
- Marcel Caillol
- R. Cooper
- Don Lancashire
- Billy Thompson
Results
First round
May 29th |
New Zealand | 12: 27 | Australia |
Carlaw Park , Auckland Spectators: 18,000 Referee: Billy Thompson |
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(2:12) Report |
June 5th |
France | 4:23 | United Kingdom |
Carlaw Park , Auckland Spectators: 10,000 Referee: R. Cooper |
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(4:16) Report |
Second round
June 11th |
Australia | 21: 9 | France |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 13,231 Umpire: Billy Thompson |
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report |
June 12 |
New Zealand | 12:30 | United Kingdom |
Rugby League Park , Christchurch Spectators: 7,000 Referee: Marcel Caillol |
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(7:10) Report |
Third round
18th of June |
Australia | 19: 5 | United Kingdom |
Lang Park , Brisbane Spectators: 27,000 Referee: Marcel Caillol |
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(4: 5) report |
June 19th |
New Zealand | 28:20 | France |
Carlaw Park , Auckland Spectators: 8,000 Referee: Don Lancashire |
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report |
Closing table
space | team | Games | G' | U | V | P + | P- | Diff. | Points |
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1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 26th | +41 | 6th |
2 | United Kingdom | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 4th |
3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 2 |
4th | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 72 | −39 | 0 |
final
25th June |
Australia | 13:12 | United Kingdom |
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 24,457 Umpire: Billy Thompson |
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(10: 7) Report |