Participating Nations
There was no qualification for the inaugural World Cup so the tournament comprised the seven then-members of the IRFB, with the remaining nine places filled by teams invited by the IRFB.
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- South Africa was excluded due to its pro apartheid policies.
- Soviet Union were to be invited but declined.
- Western Samoa was not invited despite having a better record than some of the other invited nations.
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