1960 Rugby League World Cup squads

Main article: 1960 Rugby League World Cup

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 Barnes Fullback 25 11.10 (74) Balmain 2 0 0 0 0
Dud Beattie Prop 26 14.8 (93) Ipswich Railways 3 0 0 0 0
Ron Boden Centre 23 12.6 (79) Toowoomba Valleys 1 0 0 0 0
Tony Brown Five-eighth 24 12.0 (76) Newtown 3 0 0 0 0
Brian Carlson Utility Back 27 13.9 (87) North Sydney 3 4 5 0 22
Reg Gasnier Centre 21 12.10 (81) St George 3 2 0 0 6
Brian Hambly Prop 22 14.6 (92) Wagga Magpies 3 0 0 0 0
Ken Irvine Wing 20 12.4 (78) North Sydney 2 0 0 0 0
Noel Kelly Prop 24 14.0 (89) Ayr 3 1 0 0 3
Lionel Morgan Wing 22 11.7 (73) Wynnum-Manly 1 0 0 0 0
Rex Mossop Prop, Second-row 32 14.10 (93) Manly-Warringah 3 0 0 0 0
Barry Muir Halfback 23 10.11 (68) Brisbane Western Suburbs 3 0 0 0 0
Gary Parcell Prop 27 14.6 (92) Ipswich Brothers 2 0 0 0 0
Johnny Raper Lock 21 13.8 (86) St George 2 1 0 0 3
Elton Rasmussen Second-row 24 15.4 (97) Toowoomba All Whites 2 0 0 0 0
Harry Wells Centre 28 14.6 (92) Western Suburbs 3 1 0 0 3

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 Bugden Halfback 24 11.8 (73) St George
Billy Rayner Hooker 25 13.7 (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 Barnes Fullback 25 11.10 (74) Balmain 2 3 0 3 0 6
Dud Beattie Prop 26 14.8 (93) Ipswich Railways 3 6 0 0 0 0
Ron Boden Centre 23 12.6 (79) Toowoomba Valleys 1 4 1 0 0 3
Andrew Brown Five-eighth 24 12.0 (76) Newtown 3 5 1 0 0 3
Brian Carlson Utility Back 27 13.9 (87) North Sydney 3 4 4 10 0 32
Reg Gasnier Centre 21 12.10 (81) St George 3 4 2 0 0 6
Brian Hambly Prop 22 14.6 (92) Wagga Magpies 3 5 0 0 0 0
Ken Irvine Wing 20 12.4 (78) North Sydney 2 4 2 0 0 6
Noel Kelly Prop 24 14.0 (89) Ayr 3 5 3 0 0 9
Lionel Morgan Wing 22 11.7 (73) Wynnum-Manly 1 3 3 0 0 9
Rex Mossop Prop, Second-row 32 14.10 (93) Manly-Warringah 3 5 1 0 0 3
Barry Muir Halfback 23 10.11 (68) Brisbane Western Suburbs 3 4 0 0 0 0
Gary Parcell Prop 27 14.6 (92) Ipswich Brothers 2 4 0 0 0 0
Johnny Raper Lock 21 13.8 (86) St George 2 2 1 0 0 3
Elton Rasmussen Second-row 24 15.4 (97) Toowoomba All Whites 2 3 0 0 0 0
Harry Wells Centre 28 14.6 (92) Western Suburbs 3 5 1 0 0 3
Bob Bugden Halfback 24 11.8 (73) St George 0 2 1 0 0 3
Billy Rayner Hooker 25 13.7 (86) Parramatta 0 2 0 0 0 0

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-row 28 14.7 (66) Roanne 3 0 0 0 0
Angélo Boldini Prop 31 15.7 (98) Villeneuve XIII RLLG 2 0 0 0 0
André Casas Hooker 26 13.1 (83) Sporting Olympique Avignon 2 0 0 0 0
Jacques Dubon Wing 22 11.0 (70) Villeneuve XIII RLLG 3 1 0 0 3
Robert Eramouspé Second-row 24 13.0 (83) Roanne 3 0 0 0 0
Georges Fages Utility Back 26 13.0 (83) Racing Club Albi XIII 2 0 0 0 0
Raymond Gruppi Wing 23 12.5 (78) Villeneuve XIII RLLG 3 2 0 0 6
Joseph Guiraud Halfback 31 11.10 (70) Limoux XIII 1 0 0 0 0
André Lacaze Lock 21 13.3 (67) Villeneuve XIII RLLG 3 0 5 0 10
Claude Mantoulan Five-eighth 24 5.7 (72) Roanne 3 0 0 0 3
Jacques Merquey Second-row 30 12.0 (76) Sporting Olympique Avignon 3 0 0 0 0
Yves Mézard Second-row 28 15.5 (91) SU Cavaillon XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Louis Poletti Fullback 30 10.7 (68) AS Carcassonne 3 0 0 0 0
Aldo Quaglio Prop 28 15.5 (98) Roanne 3 0 0 0 0
Roger Rey Centre 28 14.6 (92) Lyon Villeurbanne 3 0 0 0 0
André Vadon Hooker 26 5.8 (81) Racing Club Albi XIII 1 0 0 0 0

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 Bescos Prop 23 15.5 (98) Racing Club Albi XIII
Gilbert Benausse Centre 28 12.0 (76) FC Lézignan
René Benausse Wing 31 12.9 (80) FC Lézignan
Jean Darricau Centre 29 5.9 (76) Lyon Villeurbanne
Yvon Gourbal Lock 21 14.5 (91) XIII Catalan
Bernard Fabre Halfback 25 11.7 (73) Racing Club Albi XIII
Jean Foussat Centre 28 12.5 (78) Villeneuve XIII RLLG
Antoine Jimenez Centre 31 11.13 (76) Villeneuve XIII RLLG
Pierre Lacaze Fullback 26 10.5 (68) Toulouse Olympique
Roger Majoral Second-row 26 14.5 (91) XIII Catalan
André Marty Lock 29 12.6 (76) AS Carcassonne
Robert Moulinas Five-eighth 23 11.8 (69) Sporting Olympique Avignon
Francis Rossi Prop 23 13.1 () Marseille XIII
Jean Vergès Wing 26 11.12 () 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. 41 (26 (1 October 1960)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-757031816. Retrieved 23 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
  2. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "For World Cup". The Rugby League News. 41 (19 (23 July 1960)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. 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. 41 (26 (1 October 1960)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. 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. 41 (29 (1 January 1961)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. 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.