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 none 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.
Although it had been anticipated before the tournament that it would be an Australia vs Great Britain WCF, the French surprised by making the Final after defeating both New Zealand and Great Britain in the preliminary games. The match attracted a World Cup Final record crowd of 54,290.
The undefeated Australians went into the tournament decider as favourites.[3] However, France offered stern resistance and held the Australians to only a 7–0 lead at half-time, and with quarter of an hour left were only 12–0 down before losing 20–2. It was Australia's second World Cup title.[4]
References
^"Rugby league debacle". The Age. 10 June 1968. p. 21. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
^Kdouh, Fatima (28 November 2013). "We take a look back at the greatest Rugby League World Cup finals of all time". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
1968, rugby, league, world, final, conclusive, game, 1968, rugby, league, world, tournament, played, between, australia, france, june, 1968, sydney, cricket, ground, australia, 1968, 1968, rugby, league, world, final, australia, france, xiii, totalaus, 20fra, . 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 1968 1968 Rugby League World Cup Final Australia France ARL FFR XIII 20 212 TotalAUS 712 20FRA 02 2Date10 June 1968StadiumSydney Cricket GroundLocationSydney AustraliaMan of the MatchJohn Wittenberg Australia RefereesJohn Percival New Zealand Attendance54 290Broadcast partnersRugby League World Cup Final 19541970 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 none 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 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Australia 1 2 France 2 Match details 3 References 4 See alsoBackground EditMain article 1968 Rugby League World Cup The 1968 Rugby League World Cup was the fourth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since its inauguration in 1954 and the first since the 1960 tournament The tournament was held in the Australia and New Zealand from 25 May culminating in the final between Australia and France on 10 June Australia Edit Scores and results list Australia s points tally first Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Attendance Stage Great Britain 25 10 25 May Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney 62 256 Group Stage New Zealand 31 12 1 June Lang Park Brisbane 23 608 Group Stage France 37 4 8 June Lang Park Brisbane 32 664 Group StageAustralia were undefeated going into the final France Edit Scores and results list France s points tally first Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Attendance Stage New Zealand 15 10 25 May Carlaw Park Auckland 18 000 Group Stage Great Britain 7 2 2 June Carlaw Park Auckland 15 760 Group Stage Australia 4 37 8 June Lang Park Brisbane 32 664 Group StageFrance had a 2 1 record going into the FinalMatch details EditAlthough it had been anticipated before the tournament that it would be an Australia vs Great Britain WCF the French surprised by making the Final after defeating both New Zealand and Great Britain in the preliminary games The match attracted a World Cup Final record crowd of 54 290 10 June 1968Australia 20 2 FranceTry Lionel Williamson 2 Ron Coote Johnny Greaves Goals Eric Simms 4 2 Try Goals Field Goals Jean Capdouze 1 Sydney Cricket Ground SydneyAttendance 54 290Referee John Percival New Zealand Player of the Match John Wittenberg Australia Australia FranceFB 1 Eric SimmsLW 2 Johnny RhodesRC 3 Graeme LanglandsLC 4 Johnny GreavesRW 5 Lionel WilliamsonFE 6 Bob FultonHB 7 Billy SmithLK 8 Johnny Raper c SR 9 Ron CooteSR 10 Dick ThornettPR 11 Arthur BeetsonHK 12 Fred JonesPR 13 John WittenbergSubstitutions IC 15 Elton RasmussenCoach Harry Bath FB 1 Jean Claude CrosRW 2 Daniel PellerinRC 3 Jacques GruppiLC 4 Jean Pierre LecompteLW 19 Jean Rene LedruFE 6 Jean CapdouzeHB 7 Roger GarriguePR 8 Christian SabatieHK 9 Yves BegouPR 10 George Ailleres c SR 11 Francis de NadaiSR 12 Henri MarracqLF 13 Jean Pierre ClarSubstitutions IC 16 Jacques GruppiCoach Jep LacosteThe undefeated Australians went into the tournament decider as favourites 3 However France offered stern resistance and held the Australians to only a 7 0 lead at half time and with quarter of an hour left were only 12 0 down before losing 20 2 It was Australia s second World Cup title 4 References Edit Rugby league debacle The Age 10 June 1968 p 21 Retrieved 6 October 2009 Report Kdouh Fatima 28 November 2013 We take a look back at the greatest Rugby League World Cup finals of all time The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 23 December 2013 1968 Rugby League World Cup Final highlightsSee also EditRugby League World Cup Australia national rugby league team France national rugby league team List of rugby league test matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1968 Rugby League World Cup Final amp oldid 1121262109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
