1975 Rugby League World Cup
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The seventh Rugby League World Cup was held in 1975. The format differed radically from that employed in pervious competitions; no one country hosted the matches, which were spread out around the world over a period of just over 8 months. Each team had to play the others on a ‘home and away’ basis. Great Britain were split up into separate England and Wales teams, taking advantage of a glut of Welsh talent in the British game at the time.
No final was held, with Australia being deemed the champions by virtue of finishing top of the table.
Results
- March 2: France 14 - 7 Wales (Toulouse)
- March 16: England 20 - 2 France (Headingley, Leeds)
- June 1: Australia 36 - 8 New Zealand (Lang Park, Brisbane)
- June 10: England 7 - 12 Wales (Lang Park, Brisbane)
- June 14: Australia 30 - 13 Wales (Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney)
- June 15: New Zealand 27 - 0 France (Christchurch)
- June 21: New Zealand 17 - 17 England (Carlaw Park, Auckland)
- June 22: Australia 26 - 6 France (Lang Park, Brisbane)
- June 28: Australia 10 - 10 England (Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney)
- June 28: New Zealand 13 - 8 Wales (Carlaw Park, Auckland)
- September 20: Wales 16 - 22 England (Wilderspool, Warrington)
- September 27: New Zealand 8 - 24 Australia (Carlaw Park, Auckland)
- October 11: France 2 - 48 England (Bordeaux)
- October 17: France 12 - 12 New Zealand (Marseilles)
- October 19: Wales 6 - 18 Australia (St Helen's Cricket Ground, Swansea)
- October 26: England 27 - 12 New Zealand (Odsal Stadium, Bradford)
- October 26: France 2 - 41 Australia (Perpignan)
- November 1: England 16 - 13 Australia (Central Park, Wigan)
- November 2: Wales 35 - 24 New Zealand (St Helen's Cricket Ground, Swansea)
- November 6: Wales - France (The Willows, Salford)
Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
 Australia | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 198 | 69 | 129 | 13 |
 England | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 84 | 83 | 12 |
 Wales | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 130 | -20 | 6 |
| Missing image Flag_of_New_Zealand.png New Zealand | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 121 | 149 | -28 | 6 |
 France | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 55 | -164 | 3 |