1960 Rugby League World Cup
The third Rugby League World Cup was played in 1960 for the first time in the UK instead. It was attended by four teams and the games were played in the north of England Rugby League strongholds Bradford, Leeds, Swinton and Wigan. A group stage of the World Cup As with the 1957 World Cup was only played and, based on the final table. The Rugby League World Cup 1960 had to deal with problems that were not encountered in the previous World Championships. To watch the live broadcast of complete games led the television at a lower number of spectators in the stadiums than expected.
- 3.1 First Round
- 3.2 Second Round
- 3.3 Third Round
- 3.4 Final Table
Men
Australia
- Coach: Keith Barnes
France
- Coach: Jean Duhau, René Duffort
Great Britain
- Coach: Eric Ashton
New Zealand
- Coach: Travers Hardwick
Referee
- Eric Clay
- Edouard Martung
Results
First round
- October 8 France France 0-9 New Zealand New Zealand ( Wigan, Central Park, 2,876 spectators )
- October 8: United Kingdom Great Britain 10-3 Australia (Bradford, Odsal Stadium, 33.023 spectators )