1970 Rugby League World Cup
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The fifth Rugby League World Cup was held in Great Britain in 1970. Britain, fresh from defeating Australia in the Ashes, were hot favourites, and won all three of their group stage games. All the other nations lost two games each, and Australia qualified for the final largely on the back of an impressive tally of points against New Zealand.
The final was held at Headingley, Leeds. Although Great Britain dominated the possession, the Kangaroos were able to exploit their chances, and ran out unexpected winners in a scrappy game.
Contents |
[edit] Results
| 1970-10-21 | |||
Australia  |
47–11 |  New Zealand |
Central Park, Wigan |
| 1970-10-24 | |||
Great Britain  |
11–4 | Australia |
Headingley, Leeds |
| 1970-10-25 | |||
France  |
15–16 | New Zealand |
The Boulevard, Hull |
| 1970-10-28 | |||
| Great Britain |
6–0 | France |
Wheldon Road, Castleford |
| 1970-10-31 | |||
| Great Britain |
27–17 | New Zealand |
Station Road, Swinton |
| 1970-11-01 | |||
| Australia |
15–17 | France |
Odsal Stadium, Bradford |
[edit] Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 6 |
| Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 2 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 2 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 89 | −45 | 2 |
[edit] Final
| 1970-11-08 | |||
| Great Britain |
7–12 | Australia |
Headingley, Leeds Attendance: 18,776 Referee: F. Lindop (Great Britain) |
|
|||||
[edit] External links
|
|||||
