This page list all the four squads which took part to the 1957 Rugby League World Cup.
Team photos The Rugby League News published team photos of each country: Australia, France, Great Britain and New Zealand
Australia Dick Poole was appointed Captain/Coach of the Australian team. Norman 'Latchem' Robinson was team manager. The squad was selected from four interstate matches played on 22, 25 May, June 4th and 8th, all of which were comfortably won by New South Wales (margins of 38, 17, 64 and 33). A second trial match was played on 8 June, between Metropolitan and Northern teams, from which Barnes, McCaffery and Schofield were selected in Australia's World Cup squad. Carlson, Davies, Watson and the unused Tyquin were selected from Queensland clubs. Hawick and Schofield were selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. The balance of the squad were playing for Sydney-based clubs during the 1957 season. Brian Carlson's contract as captain-coach of Blackall was terminated by that club due to his decision to participate in the World Cup tournament.
Player Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club Games Tries Goals FG Points Keith Barnes 22 11.7 (73) Balmain 1 0 5 0 10 Brian Carlson Utility Back 24 13.2 (83) Blackall 3 2 11 0 28 Brian Clay , 23 13.6 (85) St George 3 1 0 0 3 Brian Davies 27 15.0 (95) Brisbane Brothers 3 0 1 0 2 Greg Hawick 25 13.6 (85) Wagga Kangaroos 1 0 0 0 0 Keith Holman 31 11.9 (74) Western Suburbs 1 0 0 0 0 Ken Kearney 33 14.0 (89) St George 3 0 0 0 0 Bill Marsh 28 15.3 (97) Balmain 3 1 0 0 3 Ken McCaffery 28 13.0 (83) North Sydney 2 2 0 0 6 Ian Moir 24 11.7 (73) South Sydney 3 3 0 0 9 Kel O'Shea 23 15.0 (95) Western Suburbs 3 3 0 0 9 Dick Poole 26 13.2 (83) Newtown 3 1 0 0 3 Norm Provan 24 15.6 (98) St George 3 1 0 0 3 Don Schofield 26 13.10 (87) Muswellbrook 2 0 0 0 0 Alex Watson 25 13.10 (87) Brisbane Western Suburbs 2 0 0 0 0 Harry Wells 25 14.0 (89) Western Suburbs 3 2 0 0 6 Squad members who did not play in the tournament. Player Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club Ray Ritchie 20 12.0 (76) Manly-Warringah Tom Tyquin 24 14.6 (92) South Brisbane
France The French team was coached by Jean Duhau and René Duffort and managed by Antoine Blain.
The Rugby League News included team lists for the matches against Great Britain and Australia.
At the conclusion of the tournament France played a match against Southern New South Wales in Wagga. They subsequently played a three match series against Great Britain in South Africa.
The French squad was:
Player Age Club Games Tries Goals FG Points Antranick Apellian 27 Marseille XIII 3 0 0 0 0 Gilbert Benausse 25 AS Carcassonne 3 1 8 0 19 Gabriel Berthomieu , 33 Racing Club Albi XIII 4 0 0 0 0 Henri Delhoste 25 XIII Catalan 1 0 0 0 0 René Ferrero 30 Marseille XIII 3 0 0 0 0 Jean Foussat , 25 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 2 2 0 0 6 Guy Husson 25 Racing Club Albi XIII 3 0 0 0 0 René Jean 26 Sporting Olympique Avignon 3 0 0 0 0 Antoine Jimenez 28 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 2 0 0 0 0 Francis Lévy 26 XIII Catalan 2 0 0 0 0 Robert Médus , 28 XIII Catalan 2 0 0 0 0 Jacques Merquey 27 Sporting Olympique Avignon 2 1 0 0 3 Augustin Parent 21 Sporting Olympique Avignon 2 0 0 0 0 André Rives 33 Racing Club Albi XIII 3 0 0 0 0 Jean Rouqueirol 24 Sporting Olympique Avignon 1 0 0 0 0 Armand Save 25 Saint-Gaudens 1 0 0 0 0 Gilbert Verdié 28 Racing Club Albi XIII 1 0 0 0 0 Maurice Voron , 28 Lyon Villeurbanne 3 0 0 0 0
Great Britain The team was managed by Bill Fallowfield and Hector Elsworth Rawson, but no coach was appointed. The team was captained by Alan Prescott, with Phil Jackson as vice-captain.
The Rugby League News published details of the touring team including each player's occupation, age, height and weight. The same Sydney-based match-day program publication included team lists for the matches against France and New Zealand. English representative Phil Jackson was born in Canada. Boston, Harris, Jones, Moses and Price were representatives from Wales, and Tom McKinney from Northern Ireland. Prior to the commencement of the tournament, Great Britain played a match against Western Australia in Perth.
Player Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club Games Tries Goals FG Points Eric Ashton , 22 13.6 (85 kg) Wigan 2 0 0 0 0 Billy Boston 22 14.8 (93 kg) Wigan 2 1 0 0 3 Alan Davies 24 13.6 (85 kg) Oldham 2 0 0 0 0 Jack Grundy 30 14.9 (93 kg) Barrow 3 1 0 0 3 Geoff Gunney 23 14.10 (93 kg) Hunslet 2 0 0 0 0 Tommy Harris 30 13.0 (83 kg) Hull 2 0 0 0 0 Phil Jackson (vc) 24 14.3 (90 kg) Barrow 2 2 0 0 6 Lewis Jones 26 12.0 (76 kg) Leeds 3 1 10 0 23 Sid Little 25 14.8 (93 kg) Oldham 3 1 0 0 3 Tom McKinney 30 14.7 (92 kg) St Helens 1 0 0 0 0 Glyn Moses 29 13.0 (83 kg) St Helens 3 0 0 0 0 Alan Prescott (c) 30 16.0 (102 kg) St Helens 3 0 0 0 0 Austin Rhodes , 20 11.6 (73 kg) St Helens 1 0 0 0 0 Jeff Stevenson 25 9.10 (62 kg) Leeds 3 1 0 0 3 Mick Sullivan 23 11.9 (74 kg) Huddersfield 3 3 0 0 9 Derek Turner 24 13.6 (85 kg) Oldham 3 0 0 0 0 Johnny Whiteley 26 14.8 (93 kg) Hull 1 0 0 0 0 The following player was selected in the squad but did not play in the tournament. Player Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club Raymond Price 33 11.12 (75 kg) Warrington
New Zealand The team was coached by Bill Telford (Auckland), with Keith Blow (Canterbury) as manager.
The Rugby League News published details of the touring team including each player's occupation, age, height and weight. The same publication included team lists for the match against Great Britain.
Player Age Weightst.lb (kg) Region Games Tries Goals FG Points Ron Ackland 22 13. 13 (88) Auckland 1 0 0 0 0 Vern Bakalich 27 11. 7 (73) Auckland 2 0 0 0 0 Sel Belsham 22 13. 2 (83) Auckland 3 0 0 0 0 Jock Butterfield 25 14. 5 (91) Canterbury 3 0 0 0 0 Pat Creedy 29 12. 0 (76) Canterbury 3 0 1 0 2 Reese Griffiths 19 12. 7 (79) West Coast 1 0 0 0 0 Tom Hadfield 22 12. 7 (79) Auckland 3 2 0 0 6 Cliff Johnson (c) 28 15. 8 (99) Auckland 3 1 0 0 3 Henry Maxwell 25 16. 2 (103) Auckland 3 0 0 0 0 Bill McLennan 29 15. 10 (100) West Coast 2 1 0 0 3 George Menzies (vc) 26 11. 4 (72) West Coast 3 1 0 0 3 Kevin Pearce 21 13. 8 (86) Canterbury 1 0 0 0 0 Rex Percy 23 13. 7 (86) Auckland 1 0 0 0 0 Jim Riddell 27 13. 8 (86) Auckland 2 1 0 0 3 Bill Sorensen 25 13. 6 (85) Auckland 3 1 9 0 21 George Turner 25 11. 11 (75) Auckland 2 1 0 0 3 John Yates 26 15. 10 (100) Auckland 3 0 0 0 0 The following selected players did not play in the tournament. Player Age Weightst.lb (kg) Province Keith Bell Utility Back 22 13. 2 (83) Auckland Neville Denton Auckland
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External links 1957 Rugby League World Cup Squads rugbyleagueproject.org