| 1968 Rugby League World Cup final | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 10 June 1968 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sydney Cricket Ground | ||||||||||||
| Location | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||
| Man of the Match | John Wittenberg (Australia) | ||||||||||||
| Referee | John Percival (New Zealand) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 54,290 | ||||||||||||
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The 1968 Rugby League World Cup final was the conclusive game of the 1968 Rugby League World Cup tournament and was played between Australia and France on 10 June 1968 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia.
The final had been billed a 'debacle' following Great Britain's inexplicable loss to France in Auckland, leaving them to contest the final despite being beaten by Australia seven tries to nil two days prior.[1] Nonetheless, it attracted a then record crowd of 54,290 for a World Cup final, though it wasn't the record World Cup attendance as the second match of the tournament between Australia and Great Britain (won 25-10 by Australia) had drawn 62,256 to the SCG, a record that would not fall until 73,631 attended the 1992 World Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
- ^ "Rugby league debacle". The Age. 10 June 1968. p. 21. Retrieved 6 October 2009.