THE attendance of 14,137 at Langtree Park was one of the top ten biggest attendances for a stand alone World Cup pool game not involving a host nation.
The top ten is.
50,077, France v Great Britain 1957, Sydney.
22,142, France v New Zealand 1957, Brisbane.
20,278, Australia v France 1960, Wigan.
20,000, Australia v New Zealand 1954, Marseille.
15,760, France v Great Britain 1968, Auckland.
15,145, England v New Zealand 2008, Newcastle, NSW.
14,263, Great Britain v New Zealand 1957 Sydney.
14,137, Australia v Fiji 2013, St Helens.
14,105, Great Britain v New Zealand 1968 ,Sydney.
14,000, Great Britain v New Zealand 1954, Bordeaux.
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