1954 Rugby League World Cup squads
The 1954 Rugby League World Cup featured the national teams of four nations.
Australia
For Australian players, the World Cup tournament took place in 1954's post-season. Their coach was Vic HeyNew South Wales
Harold Crocker, forward for Parramatta
Ken Kearney, forward for St. George
Peter Diversi, forward for North Sydney
Roy Bull, forward for Manly-Warringah
Norm Provan, forward for St. George
Keith Holman, half back for Western Suburbs
Noel Pidding, goal-kicking three-quarter back for Maitland
Harry Wells, three-quarter back for Wollongong
Ian Moir, three-quarter back for South Sydney
Greg Hawick, three-quarter back for South Sydney
Clive Churchill, full back for South Sydney
Queensland
Duncan Hall, forward for Western Suburbs
Kel O'Shea, forward for Ayr
Brian Davies, forward for Brothers
Ken McCaffery, half back for Souths
Bob Banks, half back for Newtown
Alex Watson, three-quarter back for Western Suburbs
Denis Flannery, three-quarter back for Brothers
New Zealand
- Manager: Tom McKenzie
- Coach: Jim Amos
Name | Region | Position |
Doug Anderson | Auckland | FB |
Jimmy Edwards | Auckland | Back |
Neville Denton | Auckland | Back |
Jim Austin | Auckland | Back |
Ron McKay | Taranaki | Back |
Cyril Eastlake | Auckland | Back |
Bill Sorensen | Auckland | SO |
George Menzies | West Coast | SO |
Len Eriksen | Auckland | HB |
Lory Blanchard | Canterbury | HK |
John Bond | Canterbury | PR |
Cliff Johnson | Auckland | PR |
Bill McLennan | West Coast | PR |
Jock Butterfield | Canterbury | SR |
George McDonald | Waikato | SR |
John Yates | Auckland | SR |
Alister Atkinson | Canterbury | LF |
Ian Grey | Auckland | LF |
Great Britain
For British players, the World Cup tournament took place during the 1954–55 Northern Rugby Football League season. Their coach was Mr G Shaw.England
Don Robinson, forward for Wakefield Trinity
Sam Smith, forward for Hunslet
Bob Coverdale, forward for Hull
Basil Watts, forward for York
Gordon Brown, half-back for Leeds
Gerry Helme, half-back for Warrington
Albert Naughton, three-quarter-back for Warrington
Phil Jackson, three-quarter-back for Barrow
Mick Sullivan, three-quarter-back for Huddersfield
Frank Kitchen, three-quarter-back for Leigh
Jim Ledgard, goal-kicking full-back for Leigh
Scotland
Dave Valentine, forward for Huddersfield
David Rose, three-quarter-back for Leeds
Wales
John Thorley, forward for Halifax
France
Coaches: Jean Duhau and René DuffortThe French squad was:
Player | Games | Tries | Goals | FG | Points | Club |
Jean Audoubert | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Lyon Villeurbanne XIII |
Gilbert Benausse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AS Carcassonne |
Vincent Cantoni | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Toulouse XIII |
Raymond Contrastin | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Bordeaux XIII |
Joseph Crespo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | RC Roanne XIII |
Guy Delaye | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Sporting Olympique Avignon |
Roger Guilhem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AS Carcassonne |
Antoine Jimenez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | VIlleneuve XIII |
Joseph Krawzyck | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Lyon Villeurbanne XIII |
Jacques Merquey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Sporting Olympique Avignon |
Jean Pambrun | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Catalan |
Puig Aubert | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 26 | Catalan |
Francois Rinaldi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Marseille XIII |
Armand Save | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bordeaux XIII |
Claude Teisseire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lézignan Sangliers |
Gilbert Verdié | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Albi XIII |