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{{Short description|7th tournament for the Rugby League World Cup}}
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{{Infobox rugby league international tournament
| year = 1975
| title = World Cup
| image = 1975wcsr.png
| imagesize =  170px
| finalists = 5
| country = Australia
| country2 = France
| country3 = New Zealand
| country4 = United Kingdom
| winners = Australia
| count = 4
| matches = 21
| attendance = 204476
| points = 661
| tries = 
| topscorer-flag = AUS
| topscorer = [[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]] (76)
| top try scorer-flag = ENG
| top try scorer = [[Keith Fielding]] (7)
| top try scorer2-flag = AUS
| top try scorer2 = [[Ian Schubert]] (7)
| tournaments = Rugby League World Cup
| last = [[1972 Rugby League World Cup|1972]]
| next = [[1977 Rugby League World Cup|1977]]
}}

The '''1975 Rugby League World Cup''' (officially known as the  '''1975 Rugby League World Championship'''<ref>{{cite news
  | last = Clarkson
  | first = Alan
  | title = Fulton battles injury
  | work = The Sydney Morning Herald
  | place = Australia
  | date = 10 June 1974
  | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QBcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ROcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2840,2165402&dq=alex-murphy&hl=en
  | access-date = 11 February 2010
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160730130558/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QBcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ROcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2840,2165402&dq=alex-murphy&hl=en
  | archive-date = 30 July 2016
  | url-status = dead
  }}</ref>) was the seventh  [[Rugby League World Cup|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.<ref>Paddy McAteer (22 December 2010) [http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/whole-world-in-their-hands-1.793415?referrerPath=sport/ "Whole World in their Hands"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005172123/http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/whole-world-in-their-hands-1.793415?referrerPath=sport%2F |date=5 October 2012 }} ''[[North West Evening Mail]]''</ref> 

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 national rugby league team|Great Britain]] did not compete and instead [[England national rugby league team|England]] and [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]] entered to participate for the first time, taking advantage of a glut of Welsh talent in the British game at the time.

== Teams ==
{{main|1975 Rugby League World Cup squads}}

== Venues ==
14 venues across the five competing countries hosted games of the 1975 Rugby League World Cup. Wales used their own home venue at [[Swansea]], but also played home games in England in both [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]] and [[Warrington]]. England also played a 'home' game against Wales at Lang Park in Brisbane, Australia.
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney]]
! {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marseille]]
! {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brisbane]]
! {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bradford]]
! {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wigan]]
|-
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground]]
| [[Stade Vélodrome]]
| [[Lang Park]]
| [[Odsal Stadium]]
| [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]]
|-
| Capacity: '''70,000'''
| Capacity: '''49,000'''
| Capacity: '''40,000'''
| Capacity: '''40,000'''
| Capacity: '''40,000'''
|-
| [[File:Sydney Showground and Cricket Ground 1936 (14019783946).jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Marseille_-_vue_générale_du_terrain,_de_la_piste_et_des_gradins_du_stade_vers_le_massif_de_Marseilleveyre.tif|200px]]
| [[File:Suncorp Stadium Brisbane Australia 04.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Odsal Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 60082.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Central park kop.jpg|200px]]
|-
! {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Toulouse]]
! {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leeds]]
! {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bordeaux]]
! {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland]]
! {{flagicon|ENG}} [[City of Salford|Salford]]
|-
| [[Stadium Municipal]]
| [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]]
| [[Stade du Parc Lescure]]
| [[Carlaw Park]]
| [[The Willows, Salford|The Willows]]
|-
| Capacity: '''35,000'''
| Capacity: '''32,000'''
| Capacity: '''30,000'''
| Capacity: '''20,000'''
| Capacity: '''17,000'''
|-
| [[File:15.02.1961.Vues aériennes de Toulouse. (1961) - 53Fi3059.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:South Stand, Headingley Stadium during the second day of the England-Sri Lanka test (21st April 2014) 001.JPG|200px]]
| [[File:Stade Chaban-Delmas Rugby.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Carlaw Park, 1958 (crop).jpg|200px]]
| [[File:The Willows, Salford.jpg|200px]]
|-
! {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Swansea]]
! {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Christchurch]]
! {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Warrington]]
! {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Perpignan]]
|-
| [[St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground|St Helen's Rugby Ground]]
| [[Addington Showgrounds]]
| [[Wilderspool Stadium]]
| [[Stade Gilbert Brutus]]
|-
| Capacity: '''15,000'''
| Capacity: '''15,000'''
| Capacity: '''15,000'''
| Capacity: '''13,000'''
|-
| [[File:Swansea, St. Helen's Ground - geograph.org.uk - 5043748.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Addington Rugby Stadium.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Wilderspool.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Tribune Guasch Laborde.JPG|200px]]
|}</div>

==Warm-up games==
The teams arranged a number of warm-up games against local opposition during the World Championship, detailed below.

'''England'''
{|class="wikitable"
! Date
! Opponents
! Score
! Venue
! Attendance<ref>{{cite web |title=England World Cup Tour 1975 |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/england-world-cup-tour-1975/summary.html |website=Rugby League Project |access-date=5 August 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1 June || [[Western Australia rugby league team|Western Australia]] || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 40–2}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Easy win in WA |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110640427/12744320 |work=The Canberra Times |date=2 June 1975 |page=14 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> || [[Perth]] || style="text-align: center;" | 6,000 
|-
| 7 June || [[Toowoomba rugby league team|Toowoomba]] ||style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 25–16}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Fiery league match expected |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110641590 |work=The Canberra Times |date=10 June 1975 |page=1 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> || [[Toowoomba]] || style="text-align: center;" | 3,000 
|-
| 15 June || Southern Division (NSW) || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 19–8}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Sporting Details |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110642350 |work=The Canberra Times |date=16 June 1975 |page=9 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> || [[Gosforth, New South Wales|Gosforth]] || style="text-align: center;" | 3,000 
|-
| 18 June || [[North Island rugby league team|North Island]] (NZ) || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 42–4}}<ref name="Big wins for touring England and Wales">{{cite news |title=Big wins for touring England and Wales |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19750619.2.223 |work=[[The Press]] |issue=33873 |date=19 June 1975 |location=Christchurch |page=30 |via=[[Papers Past]]}}</ref> || [[Huntly, New Zealand|Huntly]] || style="text-align: center;" | 2,490 
|-
| 29 June || [[Illawarra Rugby League|Illawarra]] || style="text-align: center;" {{lost|Lost 12–15}}<ref>{{cite news |title=England beaten |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110644270 |work=The Canberra Times |date=30 June 1975 |page=14 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> || [[Wollongong]] || style="text-align: center;" | 4,000 
|-
| 2 July || [[Brisbane rugby league team|Brisbane]] || style="text-align: center;" {{lost|Lost 10–21}}<ref>{{cite news |title=England loses |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110644921 |work=The Canberra Times |date=3 July 1975 |page=22 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> || [[Brisbane]] || style="text-align: center;" | 9,000 
|-
| 6 July || [[Papua New Guinea national rugby league team|Papua New Guinea]] || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 40–12}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Commendable Effort By Our Players |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/250388939 |work=[[Papua New Guinea Post-Courier]] |date=7 July 1975 |page=16 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> || [[Port Moresby]] || style="text-align: center;" | 12,000 
|}

'''Wales'''
{|class="wikitable"
! Date
! Opponents
! Score
! Venue
! Attendance<ref>{{cite web |title=Dragons World Cup Tour 1975 |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/dragons-world-cup-tour-1975/summary.html |website=Rugby League Project |access-date=5 August 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 5 June || [[Ipswich Rugby League|Ipswich]] || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 35–13}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Win for Wales |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110641063 |work=The Canberra Times |date=6 June 1975 |page=1 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> || [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]] || style="text-align: center;" | 4,000 
|-
| 18 June || [[Wellington rugby league team|Wellington]] || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 52–8}}<ref name="Big wins for touring England and Wales" /> || [[Wellington]] || style="text-align: center;" | 2,000 
|-
| 22 June || [[West Coast rugby league team|West Coast]] (NZ) || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 35–5}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Welsh league team beats a depleted West Coast side, 35-5 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19750623.2.20 |work=[[The Press]] |issue=33876 |date=23 June 1975 |location=Christchurch |page=3 |via=[[Papers Past]]}}</ref> || [[Greymouth]] || style="text-align: center;" | 2,000 
|-
| 24 June || [[Canterbury rugby league team|Canterbury]] || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 25–18}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Canterbury side holds robust Welsh to 25-18 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19750625.2.179 |work=[[The Press]] |issue=33878 |date=25 June 1975 |page=30 |via=[[Papers Past]]}}</ref> || [[Christchurch]] || style="text-align: center;" | 2,500 
|-
| 1 July || [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]] || style="text-align: center;" {{lost|Lost 5–31}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Wales loses again |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19750702.2.179 |work=[[The Press]] |issue=33884 |date=2 July 1975 |location=Christchurch |page=28 |via=[[Papers Past]]}}</ref> || [[Auckland]] || style="text-align: center;" | 12,000 
|-
| 3 July || [[New Zealand Māori rugby league team|New Zealand Māori]] || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 18–12}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Revival rocks Maoris |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19750704.2.159 |work=[[The Press]] |issue=33886 |date=4 July 1975 |location=Christchurch |page=20 |via=[[Papers Past]]}}</ref> || [[Rotorua]] || style="text-align: center;" | 2,500 
|}

'''France'''
{|class="wikitable"
! Date
! Opponents
! Score
! Venue
! Attendance<ref>{{cite web |title=Les Chanticleers World Cup Tour 1975 |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/les-chanticleers-world-cup-tour-1975/summary.html |website=Rugby League Project |access-date=5 August 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 12 June || [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]] || style="text-align: center;" {{lost|Lost 3–9}} || [[Auckland]] || style="text-align: center;" | 10,000 
|-
| 22 June || Wide Bay ||style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 36–10}} || [[Bundaberg]] || style="text-align: center;" | 4,000 
|-
| 25 June || Lithgow-Oberon || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 24–17}} || [[Lithgow, New South Wales|Lithgow]] || style="text-align: center;" | 1,360 
|-
| 27 June || [[Group 6 Rugby League|NSW Group 6]] || style="text-align: center;" {{lost|Lost 0–2}} || [[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]] || style="text-align: center;" | 2,600 
|-
| 29 June || Monaro || style="text-align: center;" {{lost|Lost 0–26}} || [[Queanbeyan]] || style="text-align: center;" | 5,700 
|}

'''Australia'''
{|class="wikitable"
! Date
! Opponents
! Score
! Venue
! Attendance<ref>{{cite web |title=Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1975 |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/kangaroos-world-cup-tour-1975/summary.html |website=Rugby League Project |access-date=5 August 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 30 September || [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]] || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 17–6}} || [[Auckland]] || style="text-align: center;" | 7,251
|-
| 10 October || [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 44–6}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Rhodes sparkles in league win |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110662417 |work=The Canberra Times |date=13 October 1975 |page=12 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> || [[Salford]] || style="text-align: center;" | 5,357
|-
| 12 October || [[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]] ||style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 32–7}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Eadie tops in 32-7 win |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110662605 |work=The Canberra Times |date=14 October 1975 |page=20 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> || [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]] || style="text-align: center;" | 10,170
|-
| 23 October || Rouergue XIII || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 35–4}} || [[Albi]] || style="text-align: center;" | 2,000
|-
| 4 November || [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]] || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 20–10}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Stand-in lock impresses |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102184072 |work=The Canberra Times |date=6 November 1975 |page=24 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> || [[Oldham]] || style="text-align: center;" | 3,575
|-
| 9 November || [[York Wasps|York]] ||style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 45–4}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Australian masters give a rugby lesson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1049966958 |work=[[The Northern Echo]] |date=10 November 1975 |page=5 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref> || [[York]] || style="text-align: center;" | 4,082
|}

'''New Zealand'''
{|class="wikitable"
! Date
! Opponents
! Score
! Venue
! Attendance<ref>{{cite web |title=Kiwis World Cup Tour 1975 |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/kiwis-world-cup-tour-1975/summary.html |website=Rugby League Project |access-date=5 August 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 15 May || North Queensland Firsts || style="text-align: center;" {{lost|Lost 16–20}} || [[Townsville]] || style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 18 May || Central Queensland || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 57–11}} || [[Rockhampton]] || style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 21 May || Northern Division || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 37–19}} || [[Tamworth, New South Wales|Tamworth]] || style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 24 May || [[Country New South Wales rugby league team|NSW Country Firsts]] || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 33–26}} || [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || style="text-align: center;" | 6,000
|-
| 27 May || North Coast || style="text-align: center;" {{lost|Lost 3–12}} || [[Tweed Heads]] || style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1 November || South West France || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 39–4}} || || style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 4 November || [[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]] || style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 24–0}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Youngsters shine in Kiwis’ 24-0 league win |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19751106.2.209 |work=[[The Press]] |issue=33993 |date=6 November 1975 |location=Christchurch |page=30 |via=[[Papers Past]]}}</ref> || [[Barrow-in-Furness]] || style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 9 November || [[Keighley Cougars|Keighley]] ||style="text-align: center;" {{won|Won 20–8}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Kiwis end with win |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19751111.2.241 |work=[[The Press]] |issue=33997 |date=11 November 1975 |location=Christchurch |page=40 |via=[[Papers Past]]}}</ref> || [[Keighley]] || style="text-align: center;" | 
|}

== Results ==
{{Rugbybox |
date = 2 March |
home = {{Rl-rt|France}} |
score = 14 – 7 |
away = {{Rl|Wales}} |
stadium = [[Stadium de Toulouse|Stade Municipal]], [[Toulouse]] |
attendance = 7,563 |
referee = [[Fred Lindop]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 16 March |
home = {{Rl-rt|ENG}} |
score = 20 – 2 |
away = {{Rl|FRA}} |
stadium = [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] |
attendance = 10,842 |
referee = [[Keith Page]] {{Flagicon|AUS}} ([[Harry Hunt (rugby league)|Harry Hunt]] {{flagicon|ENG}}) |
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 1 June |
home = {{Rl-rt|AUS}} |
score = 36 – 8 |
away = {{Rl|NZL}} |
stadium = [[Lang Park]], [[Brisbane]] |
attendance = 12,000 |
referee = [[Francois Escande]] {{Flagicon|FRA}} |
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 10 June |
home = {{Rl-rt|ENG}} |
score = 7 – 12 |
away = {{Rl|WAL}} |
stadium = [[Lang Park]], [[Brisbane]] |
attendance = 6,000 |
referee = [[Don Lancashire]] {{Flagicon|AUS}} |
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 14 June |
home = {{Rl-rt|AUS}} |
score = 30 – 13 |
away = {{Rl|WAL}} |
stadium = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], Sydney |
attendance = 25,386 |
referee = [[Francois Escande]] {{Flagicon|FRA}} |
}}
In this match [[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]] kicked nine goals.

{{Rugbybox |
date = 15 June|
home = {{Rl-rt|NZL}} |
score = 27 – 0 |
away = {{Rl|FRA}} |
stadium = [[Addington Showground]], [[Christchurch]] |
attendance = 2,500 |
referee = [[Laurie Bruyeres]] {{Flagicon|AUS}} |
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 21 June|
home = {{Rl-rt|NZL}} |
score = 17 – 17 |
away = {{Rl|ENG}} |
stadium = [[Carlaw Park]], [[Auckland]] |
attendance = 12,000 |
referee = [[Laurie Bruyeres]] {{Flagicon|AUS}} |
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 22 June|
home = {{Rl-rt|AUS}} |
score = 26 – 6 |
away = {{Rl|FRA}} |
stadium = [[Lang Park]], [[Brisbane]] |
attendance = 9,000 |
referee = [[John Percival (rugby league)|John Percival]] {{flagicon|NZL}} |
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 28 June|
home = {{Rl-rt|AUS}} |
score = 10 – 10 |
away = {{Rl|ENG}} |
stadium = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], Sydney |
attendance = 33,858 |
referee = [[John Percival (rugby league)|John Percival]] {{flagicon|NZL}} |
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 28 June|
home = {{Rl-rt|NZL}} |
score = 13 – 8 |
away = {{Rl|WAL}} |
stadium = [[Carlaw Park]], [[Auckland]] |
attendance = 9,368 |
referee = [[Laurie Bruyeres]] {{Flagicon|AUS}} |
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 20 September|
home = {{Rl-rt|WAL}} |
score = 16 – 22 |
away = {{Rl|ENG}} |
stadium = [[Wilderspool Stadium]], [[Warrington]] |
attendance = 5,034 |
referee = [[Marcel Caillol]] {{flagicon|FRA}} |
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 27 September|
home = {{Rl-rt|NZL}} |
score = 8 – 24 |
away = {{Rl|AUS}} |
stadium = [[Carlaw Park]], [[Auckland]] |
attendance = 18,000 |
referee = [[Fred Lindop]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 11 October|
home = {{Rl-rt|FRA}} |
score = 2 – 48 |
away = {{Rl|ENG}} |
stadium = [[Stade Chaban Delmas|Stade du Parc Lescure]], [[Bordeaux]] |
attendance = 1,581 |
referee = [[John Percival (rugby league)|John Percival]] {{flagicon|NZL}} |
}}
England winger [[Keith Fielding]] created a new record by scoring four tries against a hapless French team at Bordeaux.

{{Rugbybox |
date = 17 October|
home = {{Rl-rt|FRA}} |
score = 12 – 12 |
away = {{Rl|NZL}} |
stadium = [[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]] |
attendance = 10,000 |
referee = [[Billy Thompson (rugby league)|Billy Thompson]] {{flagicon|ENG}} |
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 19 October|
home = {{Rl-rt|WAL}} |
score = 6 – 18 |
away = {{Rl|AUS}} |
stadium = [[St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground|St. Helen's Rugby Ground]], [[Swansea]] |
attendance = 11,112 |
referee = [[John Percival (rugby league)|John Percival]] {{flagicon|NZL}} |
}}
Kangaroo wing prodigy [[Ian Schubert]] also scored a hat-trick tries.

{{Rugbybox |
date = 25 October|
home = {{Rl-rt|ENG}} |
score = 27 – 12 |
away = {{Rl|NZL}} |
stadium = [[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]] |
attendance = 5,507 |
referee = [[Andre Lacaze]] {{flagicon|FRA}} |
}}

English stand-off [[Ken Gill (rugby league)|Ken Gill]] ran in three tries.
{{Rugbybox |
date = 26 October|
home = {{Rl-rt|FRA}} |
score = 2 – 41 |
away = {{Rl|AUS}} |
stadium = [[Stade Gilbert Brutus]], [[Perpignan]] |
attendance = 10,440 |
referee = [[Billy Thompson (rugby league)|Billy Thompson]] {{flagicon|ENG}} |
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 1 November|
home = {{Rl-rt|ENG}} |
score = 16 – 13 |
away = {{Rl|AUS}} |
stadium = [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] |
attendance = 9,353 |
referee = [[John Percival (rugby league)|John Percival]] {{flagicon|NZL}} |
}}

{{Rugbybox |
date = 2 November|
home = {{Rl-rt|WAL}} |
score = 25 – 24 |
away = {{Rl|NZL}} |
stadium = [[St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground|St. Helen's Rugby Ground]], [[Swansea]] |
attendance = 2,645 |
referee = [[Georges Jameau]] {{flagicon|FRA}} |
}}
In this match [[Jim Mills (rugby league)|Jim Mills]], the Wales prop, was banned for the rest of the season after an altercation. The ban was eventually lifted on 2 January 1976.

{{Rugbybox |
date = 6 November|
home = {{Rl-rt|WAL}} |
score = 23 – 2 |
away = {{Rl|FRA}} |
stadium = [[The Willows, Salford|The Willows]], [[City of Salford|Salford]] |
attendance = 2,247 |
referee = [[Fred Lindop]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
}}

=== Final standings ===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_positions=n
|for_against_style=points|winpoints=2

|team1=AUS|name_AUS={{Rl|AUS}}
|team2=ENG|name_ENG={{Rl|ENG}}
|team3=WAL|name_WAL={{Rl|WAL}}
|team4=NZL|name_NZL={{Rl|NZL}}
|team5=FRA|name_FRA={{Rl|FRA}}
|win_AUS=6|draw_AUS=1|loss_AUS=1|pf_AUS=198|pa_AUS=69
|win_ENG=5|draw_ENG=2|loss_ENG=1|pf_ENG=167|pa_ENG=84
|win_WAL=3|draw_WAL=0|loss_WAL=5|pf_WAL=110|pa_WAL=130
|win_NZL=2|draw_NZL=2|loss_NZL=4|pf_NZL=121|pa_NZL=149
|win_FRA=1|draw_FRA=1|loss_FRA=6|pf_FRA=40|pa_FRA=204
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}}

=== Final challenge match ===
As Australia had not beaten England to win the World Cup (a draw and a loss), a one off challenge match was arranged, although this was not officially classed as a Final as Australia had already been crowned Champions after topping the group. 

The Kangaroos showed they were worthy World Champions with a comprehensive 25–0 win at Headingley in front of a disappointing crowd of 7,680 which was over 11,000 less than had attended the [[1970 Rugby League World Cup final|1970 World Cup final]], between Great Britain and Australia, at the same venue. England had shown little interest in playing the game.
{{Rugbybox |
date = 12 November|
home = {{Rl-rt|ENG}} |
score = 0 – 25 |
away = {{Rl|AUS}} |
stadium = [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] |
attendance = 7,680 |
referee = [[Fred Lindop]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
}}

== Try scorers ==
;7
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* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian Schubert]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Fielding]]
{{div col end}}

;5
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]]
{{div col end}}

;4
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bob Fulton]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ken Gill (rugby league)|Ken Gill]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Holmes (rugby league)|John Holmes]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Bill Francis (rugby league)|Bill Francis]]
{{div col end}}

;3
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Harris (rugby league)|Mark Harris]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graeme Langlands]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Peard]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Terry Randall]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ged Dunn]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Hughes (rugby, born 1950)|Eric Hughes]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Jarvis (rugby league)|Bob Jarvis]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Phillip Orchard]]
{{div col end}}

;2
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ray Higgs]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Lang (Australian rugby league)|John Lang]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lew Platz]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tommy Raudonikis]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Rogers (rugby league)|Steve Rogers]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Chauvet]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Fairbairn (rugby league)|George Fairbairn]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Tony Gordon (rugby)|Tony Gordon]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ken Stirling]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Dennis A. Williams|Dennis Williams]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Peter Banner (rugby league)|Peter Banner]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[John Bevan (rugby)|John Bevan]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[David Willicombe]]
{{div col end}}

;1
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ray Branighan]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Eadie]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Pickup]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Quayle (rugby league)|John Quayle]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Johnny Rhodes (rugby league)|Johnny Rhodes]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Atkinson (rugby league)|John Atkinson]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Forsyth]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jeff Grayshon]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Hogan (rugby league)|Brian Hogan]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Thomas Martyn (rugby league)|Thomas Martyn]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roger Millward]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mick Morgan]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Norton]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Wright (rugby league)|Stuart Wright]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bernard Curt]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Terrats]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Tony Coll]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Tom Conroy (rugby league)|Tom Conroy]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Murray Eade]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Greengrass]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Lyndsay Proctor]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Smith (rugby league)|John Smith]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[John Whittaker (rugby league)|John Whittaker]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Kel Coslett]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Tony Fisher (rugby)|Tony Fisher]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Brian Gregory (rugby league)|Brian Gregory]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[John Mantle (rugby)|John Mantle]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Jim Mills (rugby league)|Jim Mills]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Clive Sullivan]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[David Treasure]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Frank Wilson (Wales rugby player)|Frank Wilson]]
{{div col end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120206002902/http://www.rlhalloffame.org.uk/wc1975.htm 1975 World Cup at rlhalloffame.org.uk]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100608204428/http://origin-www.rlwc2008.twiihosting.net/about/pastwinners.aspx?article=1975 1975 World Cup at rlwc2008.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080820134019/http://rugbyleagueproject.com/competitions/World_Cup_1975.html 1975 World Cup at rugbyleagueproject.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929094300/http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/res/wcup1975.htm 1975 World Cup data at hunterlink.net.au]

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