World cup of Rugby at XIII 1954
The first edition of the World cup of Rugby to XIII is held in France October 30th with the November 13rd 1954.
A hen phase takes place initially in order to qualify the two best formations finally.
Results
Hen phase
- October 30th: France 22 - 13 New Zealand (Paris, 13.240 spectators)
- October 31st: Australia 13 - 28 Great Britain (Lyon, 10.250 spectators)
- November 7th: France 13 - 13 Great Britain (Toulouse, 37.471 spectators)
- November 7th: Australia 34 - 15 New Zealand (Marseilles, 20.000 spectators)
- November 11th: Great Britain 26 - 6 New Zealand (Bordeaux, 13.000 spectators)
- November 11th: France 15 - 5 Australia (Nantes, 14.000 spectators)
Classification of hen
Finale
- November 13rd: France 12 - 16 Great Britain (Park of the Princes, Paris in front of 30.368 spectators)
France: 2 tests of Cantoni, Contrastin, 3 goals of Puig-Aubert
France: Puig-Aubert (course), Cantoni, Merquey, Teisseire, Contrastin, (O) Jimenez, (m) Crespo, Verdié, Pambrun, Save, Rinaldi, Audoubert, Krawzyck
Great Britain: Ledgard, Rose, Jackson, Naughton, Sullivan, (O) Brown, (m) Helme, Valentine (course), Robinson, Watts, Thorley, Smith, Coverdale
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