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1968 Rugby League World Cup Final

Index 1968 Rugby League World Cup Final

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. [1]

45 relations: Arthur Beetson, Auckland, Australia, Australia national rugby league team, Australian Rugby League, Billy Smith (rugby league), Bob Fulton, Brisbane, Captain (sports), Carlaw Park, Dick Thornett, Elton Rasmussen, Eric Simms (rugby league), France national rugby league team, Francis de Nadai, Fred Jones (rugby league), French Rugby League Federation, George Ailleres, Graeme Langlands, Great Britain national rugby league team, Harry Bath, Jean Capdouze, Jean Pierre Clar, John Percival (rugby league), John Wittenberg, Johnny Greaves (rugby league), Johnny Raper, Johnny Rhodes, Lang Park, Lionel Williamson, List of rugby league test matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground, New Zealand, Player of the match, Ron Coote, Rugby League World Cup, Sydney, Sydney Cricket Ground, The Age, Wembley Stadium (1923), 1954 Rugby League World Cup, 1954 Rugby League World Cup Final, 1960 Rugby League World Cup, 1968 Rugby League World Cup, 1970 Rugby League World Cup Final, 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final.

Arthur Beetson

Arthur Henry "Artie" Beetson OAM (21 January 1945 – 1 December 2011 article at dailytelegraph.com.au) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach.

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Auckland

Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Australia national rugby league team

The Australian national rugby league team (or the Kangaroos) have represented Australia in senior men's rugby league football competition since the establishment of the 'Northern Union game' in Australia in 1908.

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Australian Rugby League

The Australian Rugby Football League, more commonly known as the Australian Rugby League (ARL), was the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in Australia.

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Billy Smith (rugby league)

William John Smith (born 12 July 1942 in Fremantle, Western Australia) is an Australian former rugby league footballer.

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Bob Fulton

Robert "Bob" Fulton AM (born 1 December 1947) is an English-born Australian former professional rugby league footballer, coach and commentator.

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Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia.

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, captain is a title given to a member of the team.

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Carlaw Park

Carlaw Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Parnell, a central suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.

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Dick Thornett

Richard Norman Thornett (23 September 1940 – 12 October 2011) was one of five Australians to have represented their country in three sports.

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Elton Rasmussen

Elton Rasmussen (1937–1978) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s.

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Eric Simms (rugby league)

Eric Simms (born 2 August 1945) is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who has been named amongst the nation's finest of the 20th century.

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France national rugby league team

The France national rugby league team represent France in international rugby league tournaments.

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Francis de Nadai

Francis de Nadai is a French rugby league player who represented his country in four Rugby League World Cups.

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Fred Jones (rugby league)

Fred Jones is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s.

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French Rugby League Federation

The French Rugby League Federation (Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII (FFR) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in France. The Federation was formed during 1934 and since then has organized and governed the French rugby league championship, the Lord Derby Cup and all of the clubs that are contained within those organisations. The FFR also controls the France national rugby league team organizing fixtures that they compete in, they also have a major voting position in the Rugby League International Federation where they help organise many aspects of rugby league worldwide. Following development work by both Harry Sunderland (on behalf of the Australian Rugby League) and the Rugby Football League based in England, the Australian and Great British Test teams played an exhibition game at Stade Pershing in Paris in late December 1933. The French Rugby League was formed on 6 April 1934. The Federation was arguably at its most progressive under the presidency of Paul Barrière. Barrière was a driving force in the formation of an International Board for the sport in 1948 and the institution of a World Cup in 1954.

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George Ailleres

George Ailleres is a French rugby league player who represented his country in the 1968 World Cup.

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Graeme Langlands

Graeme Frank Langlands, MBE, (2 September 1941 – 20 January 2018) was an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Great Britain national rugby league team

The Great Britain national rugby league team represents Great Britain in rugby league.

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Harry Bath

Harry Bath (28 November 1924 – 4 October 2008), born Alfred Henry Bath, was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach who was prominent and influential in the mid-20th century.

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Jean Capdouze

Jean Capdouze (1942-1999) was a French rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Jean Pierre Clar

Jean Pierre Clar is a French rugby league player who represented his country in the 1968 and 1970 World Cups.

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John Percival (rugby league)

John Percival was a New Zealand rugby league referee.

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John Wittenberg

John Wittenberg (1939–2005) was an Australian rugby league player.

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Johnny Greaves (rugby league)

Johnny Greaves (born Australia, 1943) is a former rugby league player for the St. George Dragons, Canterbury Bulldogs, New South Wales and for the Australian national side.

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Johnny Raper

John Raper, MBE (born 12 April 1939) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach.

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Johnny Rhodes

Johnny Rhodes (born 1947 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, New South Wales, Queensland and for the Australian national side.

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Lang Park

Lang Park, also known as Brisbane Stadium, and by the sponsored name Suncorp Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Milton.

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Lionel Williamson

Lionel Williamson (born 8 April 1944) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s.

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List of rugby league test matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground

The following is a complete collection of results for rugby league test matches played at the Sydney Cricket Ground since 1914.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Player of the match

In team sports, a player of the match, man of the match, or player of the game award is often given to the outstanding player in a particular match.

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Ron Coote

Ron Coote AM (born 1944) is an Australian former representative rugby league player whose club career was played with South Sydney and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, both of whom he won premierships with.

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Rugby League World Cup

The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league tournament, contested by national teams of the Rugby League International Federation, which was first held in France in 1954, the first World Cup in either rugby code.

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Sydney

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a sports stadium in Sydney, Australia.

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The Age

The Age is a daily newspaper that has been published in Melbourne, Australia, since 1854.

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Wembley Stadium (1923)

The original Wembley Stadium (formerly known as the Empire Stadium) was a football stadium in Wembley Park, London, which stood on the same site now occupied by its successor, the new Wembley Stadium.

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1954 Rugby League World Cup

The 1954 Rugby League World Cup was rugby league football's first World Cup and was held in France in October-November 1954.

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1954 Rugby League World Cup Final

The 1954 Rugby League World Cup Final was the conclusive game of the 1954 Rugby League World Cup tournament and was played between France and Great Britain on November 13, 1954 at Parc des Princes, Paris, France.

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1960 Rugby League World Cup

The 1960 Rugby League World Cup was the third staging of the tournament and the first Rugby League World Cup to be held in Great Britain.

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1968 Rugby League World Cup

The 1968 Rugby League World Cup tournament was the fourth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was held in Australia and New Zealand during May and June in 1968.

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1970 Rugby League World Cup Final

The 1970 Rugby League World Cup Final was the conclusive game of the 1970 Rugby League World Cup tournament and was played between Great Britain and Australia on 8 November 1970 at the Headingley ground in Leeds, England.

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1992 Rugby League World Cup Final

The 1992 Rugby League World Cup final was the conclusive game of the 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup tournament and was played between Great Britain and Australia on 24 October 1992 at the Wembley Stadium in London, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Rugby_League_World_Cup_Final

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