World Cup 1972

Squads

Note that average ages are calculated based on exact age. For example, if a player is halfway between 24 and 25, their age is regarded as 24.5 in the average. The ages and previous appearance numbers are also based on the date of the first game played in the tournament (28/10/1972).

Australia
Player Age App T G FG Pts
BEETSON, Arthur 27 3 1 - - 3
BRANIGHAN, Ray 24 4 - 8 - 16
ELFORD, John 25 2 - - - -
FULTON, Bob 25 4 5 - 1 16
GRANT, John 22 3 - - - -
HARRIS, Mark 25 3 2 - - 6
KNIGHT, Stephen 24 2 - - - -
LANGLANDS, Graeme 31 4 - 4 - 8
McCARTHY, Bob 26 1 - - 1 1
O'NEILL, John 29 4 2 - - 6
O'REILLY, Bob 23 3 - - - -
RAUDONIKIS, Tom 22 1 1 - - 3
SAIT, Paul 25 3 2 - - 6
STARLING, Geoff 19 4 - - - -
STEVENS, Gary 28 3 - - - -
SULLIVAN, Gary 25 3 - - - -
WALTERS, Elwyn 29 4 1 - - 3
WARD, Dennis 28 4 1 - - 3
Averages 25.90 3.06 0.83 0.67 0.11 3.94
Totals (18 players) 55 15 12 2 71

France
Player Age App T G FG Pts
ANGLADE, Michel - 2 - - - -
BONAL, Jean-Marie 29 3 2 5 - 16
DE NADAI, Francis 25 3 - - - -
FRANC, Jacques - 3 - - - -
FRATTINI, Marius 31 2 - - 1 1
GARZINO, Jacques - 2 - - - -
GLEYZES, Serge - 3 - - - -
GUILHELM, Bernard - 3 - 4 - 8
IMBERT, Jean-Marie - 1 - - - -
MARSOLAN, Serge 27 3 - - - -
MAZARE, Michael - 1 - - - -
MOLINIER, Michael - 3 - - - -
RODRIGUEZ, Guy - 1 - - - -
RUIZ, Andre 25 3 2 - - 6
SAURET, Jean-Pierre 26 1 - - - -
SERRANO, Victor - 3 - 1 - 2
TOUJAS, Roger - 3 - - - -
ZALDUENDO, Charles - 3 - - - -
Averages 27.69* 2.39 0.22 0.56 0.06 1.83
Totals (18 players) 43 4 10 1 33

Great Britain
Player Age App T G FG Pts
ATKINSON, John 26 4 3 - - 9
CHARLTON, Paul 30 4 1 - - 3
CLAWSON, Terry 32 3 - 10 - 20
DIXON, Colin 28 1 - - - -
HESKETH, Chris 27 4 1 - - 3
HOLMES, John 20 3 2 10 - 26
IRVING, Bob - 2 - - - -
JEANES, David - 3 1 - - 3
KARALIUS, Tony 28 1 - - - -
LOCKWOOD, Brian 26 4 - - - -
LOWE, Phil 22 4 3 - - 9
NASH, Steve 23 4 1 - - 3
NICHOLLS, George 28 4 1 - - 3
O'NEILL, Dennis - 2 1 - - 3
REDFEARN, David 21 1 - - - -
STEPHENSON, Mike 25 4 3 - - 9
SULLIVAN, Clive 29 4 4 - - 12
WALSH, John - 4 - - - -
Averages 26.61* 3.11 1.17 1.11 0.00 5.72
Totals (18 players) 56 21 20 0 103

New Zealand
Player Age App T G FG Pts
BRERETON, Maurice 26 3 1 - - 3
BURGOYNE, William - 3 1 - - 3
CHRISTIAN, Roy 29 3 - - - -
COLL, Tony - 2 1 - - 3
COLLICOAT, Warren - 1 - - - -
COOKSLEY, Graeme - 1 - - - -
EADE, Murray - 3 1 - - 3
GAILEY, Doug - 3 - - - -
GURNICK, Peter - 3 - - - -
MANN, Don - 2 - - - -
MOHI, Mita - 1 - - - -
O'SULLIVAN, John - 1 - - - -
ORCHARD, Phil - 3 2 - - 6
PAUL, Robert - 2 - - - -
TRACEY, Brian - 3 - - - -
WALKER, Rodney - 2 - - - -
WHITTAKER, John 22 3 2 - - 6
WILLIAMS, Dennis 19 3 1 - - 3
WILSON, John - 2 - 3 - 6
Averages 24.39* 2.32 0.47 0.16 0.00 1.74
Totals (19 players) 44 9 3 0 33

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