1977 | World Cup|
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Number of teams | 4 |
Host countries | Australia New Zealand |
Winner | Australia (5th title) |
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Matches played | 7 |
Attendance | 109,688 (15,670 per match) |
Points scored | 235 (33.57 per match) |
Top scorer | George Fairbairn (34) |
Top try scorers | Allan McMahon (4) Graham Eadie (4) |
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The eighth Rugby League World Cup was held in 1977, and saw a return to the format used on previous occasions. The tournament was held in Australasia, with games in both Australia and New Zealand. That the final would be between Great Britain and Australia soon became obvious, with France and New Zealand both performing poorly.
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Team manager: Reg Parker.[1]
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1977-05-29 |
New Zealand | 12–27 | Australia | Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 18,000 |
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1977-06-05 |
France | 4–23 | Great Britain | Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 10,000 |
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1977-06-11 |
Australia | 21–9 | France | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 13,231 |
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1977-06-12 |
New Zealand | 12–30 | Great Britain | Addington Showground, Christchurch Attendance: 9,000 |
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1977-06-18 |
Australia | 19–5 | Great Britain | Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 27,000 |
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1977-06-19 |
New Zealand | 28–20 | France | Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 8,000 |
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Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
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Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 6 |
Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 4 |
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 2 |
France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 72 | −39 | 0 |
Sat. 25 June, 1977 |
Australia | 13–12 | Great Britain | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 24,457 Referee: W. Thompson (Great Britain) |
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Great Britain were the underdogs going to the final, which was held at the Sydney Cricket Ground. They managed to dominate the possession, and it took a last minute try from Australia’s John Kolc to secure the Cup in front of 24,457 spectators.
Australia: Graham Eadie; Allan McMahon (1 try), Mick Cronin (2 goals), Russel Gartner (1 try), Mark Harris, John Peard, John Kolc (1 try), Greg Pierce, Ray Higgs, Arthur Beetson (c), Terry Randall, Nick Geiger, Greg Veivers; Denis Fitzgerald.
Great Britain: George Fairbairn (3 goals); Stuart Wright, John Holmes, Les Dyl, Bill Francis; Roger Millward (c), Steve Nash; Philip "Phil" Hogan, Edward "Eddie" Bowman, George Nicholls, Steve Pitchford (1 try), Keith Elwell, Jimmy Thompson; Ken Gill (1 try), Len Casey.
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