1954 Rugby League World Cup squads

The 1954 Rugby League World Cup featured the national teams (selected from eighteen-man squads) of four nations.

Australia

For Australian players, the World Cup tournament took place in 1954's post-season. Their coach was Vic Hey[1]

New 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 (Sydney)
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 (captain), full back for South Sydney

Queensland
Duncan Hall, forward for Western Suburbs (Brisbane)
Kel O'Shea, forward for Ayr
Brian Davies, forward for Brothers (Brisbane)
Ken McCaffery, half back for Souths (Toowoomba)
Bob Banks, half back for Newtown (Toowoomba)
Alex Watson, three-quarter back for Western Suburbs (Brisbane)
Denis Flannery, three-quarter back for Brothers (Ipswich)

New Zealand

NameRegionPosition
Doug AndersonAucklandFB
Jimmy EdwardsAucklandBack
Neville DentonAucklandBack
Jim AustinAucklandBack
Ron McKayTaranakiBack
Cyril Eastlake (c)AucklandBack
Bill SorensenAucklandSO
George MenziesWest CoastSO
Len EriksenAucklandHB
Lory BlanchardCanterburyHK
John BondCanterburyPR
Cliff JohnsonAucklandPR
Bill McLennanWest CoastPR
Jock ButterfieldCanterburySR
George McDonaldWaikatoSR
John YatesAucklandSR
Alister Atkinson (vc)CanterburyLF
Ian GreyAucklandLF

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 (captain), forward for Huddersfield
David Rose, three-quarter-back for Leeds

Wales
John Thorley, forward for Halifax

France

References

  1. ↑ AAP (24 October 1954). "R.L. Cup team fit but tired". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. p. 8. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
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