Venue: Suncorp Stadium (Fri) and Sydney Football Stadium
(Sat/Sun).
Date: Friday 3rd through Sunday 5th February 1995.
Crowds: Friday 20,189; Saturday 25,356; Sunday 27,067;
total 72,612.
Player of the tournament: Terry Hill (Manly Warringah).
[squads] [pool details] [finals details]
Group 1:
Manly Warringah 24 beat Parramatta 4.
Cronulla Sutherland 30 beat Illawarra 10.
Manly Warringah 18 beat Cronulla Sutherland 16.
Parramatta 18 beat Illawarra 10.
Manly Warringah 2 2 0 42 20 Cup
Cronulla Sutherland 2 1 1 46 28 Trophy
Parramatta 2 1 1 22 34
Illawarra 2 0 2 20 48
Group 2:
St George 18 beat North Sydney 10.
Great Britain 28 beat Penrith 16.
St George 30 beat Great Britain 10.
North Sydney 26 beat Penrith 22.
St George 2 2 0 48 20 Cup
North Sydney 2 1 1 36 40 Trophy
Great Britain 2 1 1 28 46 Plate
Penrith 2 0 2 38 54
Group 3:
Sydney Bulldogs 18 beat South Sydney 12.
Newcastle 22 beat Sydney City 14.
Sydney Bulldogs 20 beat Sydney City 10.
Newcastle 34 beat South Sydney 12.
Newcastle 2 2 0 56 26 Cup
Sydney Bulldogs 2 2 0 38 22 Trophy
Sydney City 2 0 2 24 42
South Sydney 2 0 2 24 52
Group 4:
Western Reds 20 beat Western Suburbs 14.
Brisbane 12 beat South Queensland 4.
South Queensland 26 beat Western Reds 22.
Western Suburbs 14 beat Brisbane 12.
Brisbane 2 1 1 24 18 Cup
Western Reds 2 1 1 42 40 Trophy
South Queensland 2 1 1 30 34
Western Suburbs 2 1 1 28 32
Group 5:
New Zealand 22 beat North Queensland 14.
Auckland 22 beat Canberra 4.
North Queensland 24 beat Canberra 16.
New Zealand 26 beat Auckland 10.
New Zealand 2 2 0 48 24 Cup
Auckland 2 1 1 32 30 Trophy
North Queensland 2 1 1 38 38
Canberra 2 0 2 20 46
Group 6:
Sydney Tigers 24 beat USA 10.
Fiji 28 beat Russia 10.
USA 20 beat Russia 6.
Sydney Tigers 16 beat South Africa 10.
* Fiji and South Africa also played games against
Group 8 opponents.
Fiji 2 2 0 60 18 Cup
Sydney Tigers 2 2 0 40 20 Trophy
South Africa 2 1 1 40 20 Plate
USA 2 1 1 30 28 Plate
Russia 2 0 2 14 48 Plate
Group 7:
Papua New Guinea 26 beat Canada 6.
Gold Coast 40 beat Japan 0.
Canada beat Japan on forfeit. (Score: 8-14.)
Gold Coast 20 beat Papua New Guinea 16.
Gold Coast 2 2 0 60 16 Cup
Papua New Guinea 2 1 1 42 26 Trophy
Canada 2 1 1 14 40 Plate
Japan 2 0 2 14 48 Plate
Group 8:
France 30 beat Tonga 8.
South Africa 30 beat Italy 4.
Western Samoa 32 beat Morocco 4.
Fiji 32 beat France 8.
Western Samoa 24 beat Tonga 8.
Italy 10 beat Morocco 4.
Western Samoa 2 2 0 56 12 Cup
France 2 1 1 38 40 Trophy
Italy 2 1 1 14 34 Plate
Morocco 2 0 2 8 42 Plate
Tonga 2 0 2 16 54 Plate
Plate Quarterfinals:
Tonga 18 beat South Africa 10.
Morocco beat Japan on forfeit.
USA 22 beat Italy 4.
Russia 18 beat Canada 4.
Plate Semifinals:
Tonga 24 beat Morocco 6.
USA 28 beat Russia 8.
Plate Final:
Tonga 20 beat USA 4.
Trophy Quarterfinals:
North Sydney 24 beat Cronulla Sutherland 20.
Sydney Bulldogs 34 beat Western Reds 14.
Sydney Tigers 16 beat Auckland 12.
Papua New Guinea 16 beat France 12.
Trophy Semifinals:
Sydney Bulldogs 20 beat North Sydney 10.
Sydney Tigers 18 beat Papua New Guinea 4.
Trophy Final:
Sydney Tigers 20 beat Sydney Bulldogs 12.
Cup Quarterfinals:
Manly Warringah 12 beat St George 6.
Newcastle 24 beat Brisbane 20.
Fiji 28 beat New Zealand 8.
Western Samoa 16 beat Gold Coast 12.
Cup Semifinals:
Manly Warringah 28 beat Newcastle 8.
Fiji 16 beat Western Samoa 10.
Cup Final:
Manly Warringah 36 beat Fiji 12.
Prizemoney: Manly Warringah $100,000, Fiji $50,000, Sydney Tigers $8000, Sydney Bulldogs $4000, Tonga $5000, USA $2000.
In preparation for the World Cup it was decided to hold a European Championship, the first since 1981. A reversion to the grandparents rule (where a player could qualify for a team based on the nationality of his grandparents) gave Wales the forward strength it needed to lift the Championship for the first time in its 57 year history.
Wales 18 beat England 16
on 1st February at Ninian Park Cardiff.
England 19 beat France 16
on 15th February at Gateshead International Stadium.
Wales 22 beat France 10
on 5th March at Stade Albert Domec Carcassonne.
Wales were champions.
In New Zealand: played 2; won 1; drew 1; for 22; against 38; lost series 1-0 (1 drawn); total attendance 25,846.
9. 6.95 NEW ZEALAND L 6-22 15,000 Auckland 16. 6.95 NEW ZEALAND D 16-16 10,846 Palmerston North
Coach: Frank Endacott.
Captain: John Lomax/Gary Freeman.
Squad: (22) Richard Blackmore, Logan Edwards, Syd Eru,
Gary Freeman, Daryl Halligan, Sean Hoppe, Tony Iro,
Stephen Kearney, John Lomax, Jason Lowrie, Jarrod McCracken,
Gene Ngamu, Henry Paul, Quentin Pongia, Matthew Ridge,
Brent Stuart, Tony Tatupu, John Timu, Tony Tuimavave,
Brendon Tuuta, Jason Williams, Ruben Wiki.
In Australia: played 3; lost 3; for 28; against 92; total attendance 73,675.
23. 6.95 AUSTRALIA L 8-26 25,304 Brisbane 7. 7.95 AUSTRALIA L 10-20 27,568 Sydney 14. 7.95 AUSTRALIA L 10-46 20,803 Brisbane
The Centenary World Cup was widely acclaimed a huge success. Held at the end of a year of change it was greeted with months of doubts and general pessimism. The stance taken by the ARL, who refused to select players who had signed with the rival Super League Australia organisation did not help.
Man of the Tournament: Andrew Johns.
Team of the Tournament: Iestyn Harris (Wales);
Jason Robinson (England), Paul Newlove (England),
Richard Blackmore (New Zealand), Anthony Sullivan (Wales);
Brad Fittler (Australia), Adrian Lam (Papua New Guinea);
Mark Carroll (Australia), Lee Jackson (England),
David Westley (Papua New Guinea), Denis Betts (England),
Steven Menzies (Australia), Andrew Farrell (England).
Total Attendance: 265,619 over 15 matches.
Most tries: 6, Steven Menzies (Australia).
Most goals: 27, Andrew Johns (Australia).
Most points: 62 (2T,27G), Andrew Johns (Australia).
Group 1:
England 20 beat Australia 16.
Fiji 52 beat South Africa 6.
Australia 86 beat South Africa 6.
England 46 beat Fiji 0.
Australia 66 beat Fiji 0.
England 46 beat South Africa 0.
England 3 3 0 0 112 16 96 6
Australia 3 2 0 1 168 26 142 4
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Fiji 3 1 0 2 52 118 -66 2
South Africa 3 0 0 3 12 184 -172 0
Group 2:
New Zealand 25 beat Tonga 24.
Papua New Guinea 28 drew with Tonga 28.
New Zealand 22 beat Papua New Guinea 6.
New Zealand 2 2 0 0 47 30 17 4
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Tonga 2 0 1 1 52 53 -1 1
Papua New Guinea 2 0 1 1 34 50 -16 1
Group 3:
Wales 28 beat France 6.
Western Samoa 56 beat France 10.
Wales 22 beat Western Samoa 10.
Wales 2 2 0 0 50 16 34 4
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Western Samoa 2 1 0 1 66 32 34 2
France 2 0 0 2 16 84 -68 0
Semifinals:
England 25 beat Wales 10.
Australia 30 beat New Zealand 20 (AET,FT:20-20).
Final:
Australia 16 beat England 8.
This tournament was introduced to give countries who had only started playing league relatively recently the chance to assess their relative potential, and to see if any were worthy of gaining full international status.
Seven countries played 10 games over an eight day period during the course of the World Cup. Each country was restricted to three professional players. The competition was intense, and despite the lack of build up drew decent crowds.
The matches did not have full international status and do not count towards players' senior records.
Group A:
Cook Islands 64 beat USA 6.
Scotland 34 beat Russia 9.
Cook Islands 58 beat Russia 20.
Scotland 38 beat USA 16.
Cook Islands 21 beat Scotland 10.
Russia 28 beat USA 26.
Cook Islands 3 3 0 0 143 36 107 6
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Scotland 3 2 0 1 82 46 36 4
Russia 3 1 0 2 57 118 -61 2
USA 3 0 0 3 48 130 -82 0
Group B:
Ireland 48 beat Moldova 26.
Moldova 24 beat Morocco 19.
Ireland 42 beat Morocco 6.
Ireland 2 2 0 0 90 32 58 4
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Moldova 2 1 0 1 50 67 -17 2
Morocco 2 0 0 2 25 66 -41 0
Final:
Cook Islands 22 beat Ireland 6.