1954 Rugby League World Cup
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The 1954 Rugby League World Cup was the inaugural international rugby league world championship tournament, featuring leading national teams and marking the sport’s first global competition.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rugby League World Cup 1954 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rugby League World Cup
ⓘ
world championship ⓘ |
| category |
1954 in rugby league
ⓘ
International rugby league competitions hosted by France ⓘ |
| champion | Great Britain national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city |
Bordeaux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris ⓘ Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1954-11-13 ⓘ |
| finalMatchCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMatchVenue | Parc des Princes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | Great Britain 16–12 France ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1957 Rugby League World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
final between top two teams
ⓘ
single round-robin group stage ⓘ |
| governingBody | Rugby League International Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupStageType | round-robin ⓘ |
| hostCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNation | France national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInauguralEdition | true ⓘ |
| matchesPlayed | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfVenues | 4 ⓘ |
| organiser | Rugby League International Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | none ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Paul Barrière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | France national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
first Rugby League World Cup
ⓘ
first global international tournament in rugby league ⓘ |
| sport | rugby league ⓘ |
| startDate | 1954-10-30 ⓘ |
| team |
Australia national rugby league team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topPointScorer | Gus Risman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topTryScorer | Raymond Contrastin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalAttendance | 201470 ⓘ |
| trophy | Paul Barrière Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue |
Parc des Princes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stade Chaban-Delmas NERFINISHED ⓘ Stade Municipal de Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Stade de Gerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Great Britain national rugby league team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1954 ⓘ |
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Rugby League World Cup 1954