1975 | World Cup|
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Number of teams | 5 |
Winner | Australia (4th title) |
Matches played | 21 |
Attendance | 204,476 (9,737 per match) |
Points scored | 661 (31.48 per match) |
Top scorer | Mick Cronin (76) |
Top try scorers | Keith Fielding (7) Ian Schubert (7) |
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The 1975 Rugby League World Cup (officially known as the 1975 Rugby League World Championship[1]) was the seventh World Cup for men’s rugby league national teams and ran from 2 March to 12 November. Australia were the winners for a fourth time after topping the group table.[2]
Unlike previous World Cups, there was no one host country, with the five participating nations hosting matches over eight months. Each team had to play the others on a 'home and away' basis. For the first time Great Britain did not compete and instead England and Wales entered to participate for the first time, taking advantage of a glut of Welsh talent in the British game at the time.