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 Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg)
Club Games Tries Goals FG Points
Keith BarnesFullback2511.10 (74) Balmain20000
Dud BeattieProp2614.8 (93) Ipswich Railways30000
Ron BodenCentre2312.6 (79) Toowoomba Valleys10000
Tony BrownFive-eighth2412.0 (76) Newtown30000
Brian CarlsonUtility Back2713.9 (87) North Sydney345022
Reg GasnierCentre2112.10 (81) St George32006
Brian HamblyProp2214.6 (92) Wagga Magpies30000
Ken IrvineWing2012.4 (78) North Sydney20000
Noel KellyProp2414.0 (89)Ayr31003
Lionel MorganWing2211.7 (73) Wynnum-Manly10000
Rex MossopProp, Second-row3214.10 (93) Manly-Warringah30000
Barry MuirHalfback2310.11 (68) Brisbane Western Suburbs30000
Gary ParcellProp2714.6 (92) Ipswich Brothers20000
Johnny RaperLock2113.8 (86) St George21003
Elton RasmussenSecond-row2415.4 (97) Toowoomba All Whites20000
Harry WellsCentre2814.6 (92) Western Suburbs31003

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

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg)
Club
Bob BugdenHalfback2411.8 (73) St George
Billy RaynerHooker2513.7 (86) Parramatta

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 Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg)
Club Cup
Games
Tour
Games
Tries Goals FG Points
Keith BarnesFullback2511.10 (74) Balmain230306
Dud BeattieProp2614.8 (93) Ipswich Railways360000
Ron BodenCentre2312.6 (79) Toowoomba Valleys141003
Andrew BrownFive-eighth2412.0 (76) Newtown351003
Brian CarlsonUtility Back2713.9 (87) North Sydney34410032
Reg GasnierCentre2112.10 (81) St George342006
Brian HamblyProp2214.6 (92) Wagga Magpies350000
Ken IrvineWing2012.4 (78) North Sydney242006
Noel KellyProp2414.0 (89)Ayr353009
Lionel MorganWing2211.7 (73) Wynnum-Manly133009
Rex MossopProp, Second-row3214.10 (93) Manly-Warringah351003
Barry MuirHalfback2310.11 (68) Brisbane Western Suburbs340000
Gary ParcellProp2714.6 (92) Ipswich Brothers240000
Johnny RaperLock2113.8 (86) St George221003
Elton RasmussenSecond-row2415.4 (97) Toowoomba All Whites230000
Harry WellsCentre2814.6 (92) Western Suburbs351003
Bob BugdenHalfback2411.8 (73) St George021003
Billy RaynerHooker2513.7 (86) Parramatta020000

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] Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg)
Club Games Tries Goals FG Points
Jean Barthe (C)Second-row2814.7 (66) Roanne30000
Angélo BoldiniProp3115.7 (98) Villeneuve XIII RLLG20000
André CasasHooker2613.1 (83) Sporting Olympique Avignon20000
Jacques DubonWing2211.0 (70) Villeneuve XIII RLLG31003
Robert EramouspéSecond-row2413.0 (83) Roanne30000
Georges FagesUtility Back2613.0 (83) Racing Club Albi XIII20000
Raymond GruppiWing2312.5 (78) Villeneuve XIII RLLG32006
Joseph GuiraudHalfback3111.10 (70) Limoux XIII10000
André LacazeLock2113.3 (67) Villeneuve XIII RLLG305010
Claude MantoulanFive-eighth245.7 (72) Roanne30003
Jacques MerqueySecond-row3012.0 (76) Sporting Olympique Avignon30000
Yves MézardSecond-row2815.5 (91) SU Cavaillon XIII10000
Louis PolettiFullback3010.7 (68) AS Carcassonne30000
Aldo QuaglioProp2815.5 (98) Roanne30000
Roger ReyCentre2814.6 (92) Lyon Villeurbanne30000
André VadonHooker265.8 (81) Racing Club Albi XIII10000

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

Player Position Age Weight
st.lb (kg)
Club
Marcel BescosProp2315.5 (98) Racing Club Albi XIII
Gilbert BenausseCentre2812.0 (76) FC Lézignan
René BenausseWing3112.9 (80) FC Lézignan
Jean DarricauCentre295.9 (76) Lyon Villeurbanne
Yvon GourbalLock2114.5 (91) XIII Catalan
Bernard FabreHalfback2511.7 (73) Racing Club Albi XIII
Jean FoussatCentre2812.5 (78) Villeneuve XIII RLLG
Antoine JimenezCentre3111.13 (76) Villeneuve XIII RLLG
Pierre LacazeFullback2610.5 (68) Toulouse Olympique
Roger MajoralSecond-row2614.5 (91) XIII Catalan
André MartyLock2912.6 (76) AS Carcassonne
Robert MoulinasFive-eighth2311.8 (69) Sporting Olympique Avignon
Francis RossiProp2313.1 () Marseille XIII
Jean VergèsWing2611.12 () Montpellier XIII

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[7]

Notes

  1. New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Points About The World Cup". The Rugby League news. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 41 No. 26 (1 October 1960)). nla.obj-757031816. Retrieved 23 Jan 2021 via Trove.
  2. New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "For World Cup". The Rugby League news. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 41 No. 19 (23 July 1960)). nla.obj-626852325. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021 via Trove.
  3. New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Editorial - Australia Defends World Cup". The Rugby League news. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 41 No. 26 (1 October 1960)). nla.obj-755945044. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021 via Trove.
  4. New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "World Cup Team's Record". The Rugby League news. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 41 No. 29 (1 January 1961)). nla.obj-757029646. Retrieved 23 Jan 2021 via Trove.
  5. "Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960)". Trove. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  6. "Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960)". Trove. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  7. Franks, Peter. "Skinner, Thomas Edward – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
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