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]
Keith Barnes led the team as captain/coach. The team was co-managed by Pat Duggan (Ipswich, Qld) and John O'Toole (Bathurst, NSW).
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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 |
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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 |
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Bob Bugden | Halfback | 24 | 11.8 (73) | St George |
Billy Rayner | Hooker | 25 | 13.7 (86) | Parramatta |
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.
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Coaches: Rene Duffort and Jean Duhau. The team was co-managed by Antoine Blain and the assistant manager was Guy Vassal. [5]
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 |
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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 |
Coach: Bill Fallowfield
Coach: Travers Hardwick/Manager: Tom Skinner [7]