Australia 10–10 England — World Cup Table, 1975 Rugby League World Cup
28 Jun 1975 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia · Attendance: 33,858Highest-attended match of the tournament
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
World Cup Table, 1975 Rugby League World Cup: Australia 10–10 England, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia on 28 Jun 1975.
Scorers
| Australia | Tries: Anderson; Coote Goals: Cronin (2) |
| England | Tries: Dunn; Gill Goals: Fairbairn (2) |
Teams
| Australia | England | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme Langlands (c) | Fullback | George Fairbairn | 1 |
| 2 | Mark Harris | Wing | Keith Fielding | 2 |
| 3 | Bob Fulton | Centre | John Walsh | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Cronin | Centre | Les Dyl | 4 |
| 5 | Johnny Rhodes | Wing | Ged Dunn | 5 |
| 6 | Tim Pickup | Stand off/Five eighth | Roger Millward (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Tom Raudonikis | Scrum half/Half back | Steve Nash | 7 |
| 8 | Ron Coote | Prop forward | Steve Norton | 8 |
| 9 | Gary Stevens | Hooker | George Nicholls | 9 |
| 10 | Lew Platz | Prop forward | Phil Cookson | 10 |
| 11 | Arthur Beetson | Second row | Mick Morgan | 11 |
| 12 | John Lang | Second row | John Bridges | 12 |
| 13 | Terry Randall | Loose forward/Lock forward | Mike Coulman | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Chris Anderson | Ken Gill | 14 | |
| 15 | John Donnelly | Eric Chisnall | 15 | |
| Graeme Langlands (playing captain-coach) | Coach | Alex Murphy | ||
Match officials
| Referee | John Percival (New Zealand) |
| Player of the match | — not identified in sources found |
Match report
Played during England's mid-year tour of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, at the Sydney Cricket Ground in front of 33,858 spectators. Australia led 7-5 at halftime before the sides finished level at 10-10. The draw proved significant to the tournament's outcome: because the final standings were determined on a round-robin points basis, Australia still topped the final table (6 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss) ahead of England (5 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss).
Chris Anderson and Ron Coote scored Australia's tries, with Michael Cronin adding two goals. Ged Dunn and Ken Gill scored England's tries, with George Fairbairn kicking two goals. Australia went on to retain the World Cup, finishing on 13 competition points from 8 games.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): England 16–13 Australia
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (Challenge Match): England 0–25 Australia
- 1995 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): England 20–16 Australia
- 1995 Rugby League World Cup (Final): Australia 16–8 England
- 2000 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): England 2–22 Australia
- 2008 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 52–4 England
- 2013 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 28–20 England
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 18–4 England
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup (Final): Australia 6–0 England