Team: Australia. Managers: J McMahon, S O'Neil. Coach: Vic Hey. Squad: Robert Banks, Roy Bull, Clive Churchill, Mick Crocker, Brian Davies, Peter Diversi, Denis Flannery, D Hall, Greg Hawick, Keith Holman, Ken Kearney, K McCaffery, I Moir, Kel O'Shea, Noel Pidding, Norm Provan, Alex Watson, Harry Wells.

Team: Great Britain. Manager: G Shaw. Squad: W Banks (Huddersfield), H Bradshaw (Huddersfield), G Brown (Leeds), R Coverdale (Hull), G Helme (Warrington), F Kitchen (Leigh), P Jackson (Barrow), J Ledgard (Leigh), A Naughton (Warrington), D Robinson (Wakefield Trinity), D Rose (Leeds), R Rylance (Huddersfield), S Smith (Hunslet), M Sullivan (Huddersfield), J Thorley (Halifax), D Valentine (Huddersfield), B Watts (York), J Whiteley (Hull).

Team: France. Manager: A Blain. Coaches: J Duhau, R Duffort. Squad: J Audobert, G Benausse, V Cantoni, A Carrerre, R Contrastin, J Crespo, J Delaye, R Guilheim, A Jiminez, J Krawzyk, J Merquey, J Pambrun, Puig-Aubert, F Rinaldi, A Save, C Teisseire, G Verdier, M Voron.

Team: New Zealand. Manager: T McKenzie. Squad: H Anderson, Alister Atkinson, J Austin, D Blanchard, J Bond, Jock Butterfield, N Denton, Cyril Eastlake, J Edwards, L Erikson, I Grey, Cliff Johnson, G McDonald, R McKay, W McLennan, G Menzies, William Sorensen, J Yates.

World Cup, Saturday 30th October 1954.

France 22 (R Contrastin, J Delaye, J Crespo, J Audoubert tries;
  Puig-Aubert 5 goals) beat
New Zealand 13 (J Edwards, C Eastlake, R McKay tries; J Bond 2 goals)
at Paris.
Crowd: 13,240. Referee: C F Appleton (England).
France: Puig-Aubert (c); R Contrastin, J Merquey, A Jiminez,
  V Cantoni; G Benausse, C Teisseire; J Krawzyk, J Audobert,
  F Rinaldi, J Pambrun, J Delaye, J Crespo.
New Zealand: H Anderson; J Edwards, Cyril Eastlake (c), R McKay,
  G Menzies; W Sorensen, L Erikson; W McLennan, D Blanchard,
  C Johnson, J Yates, J Bond, A Atkinson.


World Cup, Sunday 31st October 1954.

Great Britain 28 (Jackson 2, Brown 2, Kitchen, Rose tries;
  Ledgard 5 goals) beat
Australia 13 (Harry Wells 2, Ken Kearney tries;
  Noel Pidding 2 goals)
at Lyon.
Crowd: 10,250. Referee: R Guidicelli (France).
Great Britian: J Ledgard; D Rose, P Jackson, M Sullivan, F Kitchen;
  G Brown, G Helme; J Thorley, S Smith, R Coverdale, B Watts,
  D Robinson, D Valentine (c).
Australia: Clive Churchill; Noel Pidding, Harry Wells, A Watson,
  I Moir; K McCaffery, Keith Holman; R Bull, Ken Kearney, D Hall,
  Norm Provan, B Davies, Peter Diversi.


World Cup, Sunday 7th November 1954.

Australia 34 (Alex Watson 3, Greg Hawick, Roy Bull, Ken Kearney,
  Kel OÕShea, Peter Diversi tries; Noel Pidding 5 goals) beat
New Zealand 15 (L Erikson try; R McKay 6 goals)
at Marseilles.
Crowd: 20,000. Referee: R Guidicelli (France).
Australia: Clive Churchill (c); Denis Flannery, Alex Watson,
  Harry Wells, Noel Pidding; Robert Banks, Greg Hawick; Brian Davies,
  Ken Kearney, Roy Bull, Kel OÕShea, Mick Crocker, Peter Diversi.
New Zealand: N Denton; J Edwards, Cyril Eastlake (c), R McKay,
  J Austin; William Sorensen, L Erikson; Alister Atkinson, J Yates,
  Jock Butterfield, W McLennan, D Blanchard, Cliff Johnson.


World Cup, Sunday 7th November 1954.

France 13 (R Contrastin 2, J Krawzyk tries;
  Puig-Aubert 2 goals) drew with
Great Britain 13 (G Brown, G Helme, D Rose tries; J Ledgard 2 goals)
at Toulouse.
Crowd: 37,471 (French record). Referee: C F Appleton (England).
Great Britain: J Ledgard; D Rose, P Jackson, A Naughton, M Sullivan;
  G Brown, G Helme; J Thorley, S Smith, R Coverdale, B Watts,
  D Robinson, D Valentine (c).
France: Puig-Aubert (c); R Contrastin, J Merquey, A Jiminez,
  V Cantoni; G Benausse, J Crespo; J Krawzyk, J Audobert, F Rinaldi,
  J Delaye, J Pambrun, R Guilheim.


World Cup, Thursday 11th November 1954.

France 15 (Jacques Merquey, R Contrastin, Vincent Cantoni tries;
  Puig Aubert 3 goals) beat
Australia 5 (Kel OÕShea try; Noel Pidding goal)
at Nantes.
Crowd: 13,000. Referee: C F Appleton (Great Britain).
France: Puig Albert (c); R Contrastin, Jacques Merquey, C Teissiere,
  Vincent Cantoni; A Jiminez, J Crespo; F Rinaldi, J Audobert;
  J Krawzyck, A Save, J Pambrun, G Verdier.
Australia: Clive Churchill (c); Denis Flannery, Greg Hawick,
  Alex Watson, Noel Pidding; Bob Banks, Keith Holman; Brian Davies,
  Ken Kearney, Roy Bull, Kel OÕShea, Mick Crocker, Peter Diversi.


World Cup, Thursday 11th November 1954.

Great Britain 26 (F Kitchen 2, G Brown, J Ledgard, D Rose,
  P Jackson tries; J Ledgard 4 goals) beat
New Zealand 6 (R McKay 3 goals)
at Bordeaux.
Crowd: 14,000. Referee: R Guidicelli (France).
Great Britain: J Ledgard; D Rose, P Jackson, M Sullivan, F Kitchen;
  G Brown, G Helme; J Thorley, S Smith, R Coverdale, B Watts,
  D Robinson, D Valentine (c).
New Zealand: I Grey; J Edwards, R McKay, Cyril Eastlake (c),
  J Austin; William Sorensen, L Erikson; W McLennan, D Blanchard,
  J Bond, Jock Butterfield, G McDonald, Alister Atkinson.


World Cup Final, Saturday 13th November 1954.

Great Britain 16 (G Brown 2, D Rose, Gerry Helme tries;
  J Ledgard 2 goals) beat
France 12 (Vincent Cantoni, R Constrastin tries; Puig-Aubert 3 goals)
at Parc de Princes Paris.
Crowd: 30,368. Referee: C F Appleton (Great Britain).
Great Britain: J Ledgard; D Rose, Phil Jackson, A Naughton,
  M Sullivan; G Brown, Gerry Helme; J Thorley, S Smith,
  R Coverdale, B Watts, D Robinson, Dave Valentine (c).
France: Puig Albert (c); R Contrastin, Jacques Merquey, C Teissiere,
  Vincent Cantoni; A Jiminez, J Crespo; J Krawzyck, J Audobert,
  F Rinaldi, J Pambrun, A Save, G Verdier.