1975 Rugby League World Cup
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The seventh Rugby League World Cup was held in 1975. The format differed radically from that employed in pervious competitions; no one country hosted the matches, which were spread out around the world over a period of just over 8 months. Each team had to play the others on a ‘home and away’ basis. Great Britain were split up into separate England and Wales teams, taking advantage of a glut of Welsh talent in the British game at the time.
No final was held, with Australia being deemed the champions by virtue of finishing top of the table but as Australia had not beaten England to win the cup, a final challenge was hastily arranged with Australia running out 25-0 winners.
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Results
- March 2: France 14 - 7 Wales (Toulouse)
- March 16: England 20 - 2 France (Headingley, Leeds)
- June 1: Australia 36 - 8 New Zealand (Lang Park, Brisbane)
- June 10: England 7 - 12 Wales (Lang Park, Brisbane)
- June 14: Australia 30 - 13 Wales (Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney)
- June 15: New Zealand 27 - 0 France (Christchurch)
- June 21: New Zealand 17 - 17 England (Carlaw Park, Auckland)
- June 22: Australia 26 - 6 France (Lang Park, Brisbane)
- June 28: Australia 10 - 10 England (Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney)
- June 28: New Zealand 13 - 8 Wales (Carlaw Park, Auckland)
- September 20: Wales 16 - 22 England (Wilderspool, Warrington)
- September 27: New Zealand 8 - 24 Australia (Carlaw Park, Auckland)
- October 11: France 2 - 48 England (Bordeaux)
- October 17: France 12 - 12 New Zealand (Marseille)
- October 19: Wales 6 - 18 Australia (St Helen's Cricket Ground, Swansea)
- October 26: England 27 - 12 New Zealand (Odsal Stadium, Bradford)
- October 26: France 2 - 41 Australia (Perpignan)
- November 1: England 16 - 13 Australia (Central Park, Wigan)
- November 2: Wales 35 - 24 New Zealand (St Helen's Cricket Ground, Swansea)
- November 6: Wales 23 - 2 France (The Willows, Salford)
- November 12: Final Challenge - England 0 - 25 Australia (Headingley Stadium, Leeds)
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Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 198 | 69 | 129 | 13 |
| Image:Flag of England.svg England | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 84 | 83 | 12 |
| Image:Wales flag large.png Wales | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 130 | -20 | 6 |
| Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 121 | 149 | -28 | 6 |
| Image:Flag of France.svg France | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 55 | -164 | 3 |
