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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2:12) Report |
| June 5th |
 France
|
4:23 |
United Kingdom
|
Carlaw Park , Auckland Spectators: 10,000 Referee: R. Cooper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (4:16) Report |
Second round
| June 11th |
Australia
|
21: 9 |
France
|
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Spectators: 13,231 Umpire: Billy Thompson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report |
| June 12 |
New Zealand
|
12:30 |
United Kingdom
|
Rugby League Park , Christchurch Spectators: 7,000 Referee: Marcel Caillol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (7:10) Report |
Third round
| 18th of June |
Australia
|
19: 5 |
United Kingdom
|
Lang Park , Brisbane Spectators: 27,000 Referee: Marcel Caillol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (4: 5) report |
| June 19th |
New Zealand
|
28:20 |
France
|
Carlaw Park , Auckland Spectators: 8,000 Referee: Don Lancashire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report |
Closing table
| space | team | Games | G' | U | V | P + | P- | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (10: 7) Report |