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

• Manager: Tom McKenzie (West Coast)
• Coach: Jim Amos (Canterbury)

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 (c)	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 (vc)	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 (captain), forward for Huddersfield David Rose, three-quarter-back for Leeds Wales John Thorley, forward for Halifax

France

Coaches: Jean Duhau and René Duffort The French squad was:[2]

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 (c)	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

References

1. AAP (24 October 1954). "R.L. Cup team fit but tired". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. p. 8. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
2. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/world-cup-1954/squads.html