World Cup 1957

Game 1

France 5 lost to Great Britain 23

World Cup 1957
Game 1

France
5
23
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14199
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 15th June, 1957
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Darcy Lawler
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 50,077
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 15
France Scoresheet Great Britain
Jacques MERQUEY T 2 Mick SULLIVAN
      Billy BOSTON
      Phil JACKSON
      Jeffrey STEVENSON
 
Gilbert BENAUSSE G 4 Lewis JONES
France Teams Great Britain
André RIVES 1 FB 1 Glyn MOSES
Guy HUSSON 2 W 2 Billy BOSTON
Antoine JIMINEZ 3 C 3 Phil JACKSON
Jacques MERQUEY (c) 4 C 4 Alan DAVIES
Maurice VORON 5 W 5 Mick SULLIVAN
 
Gilbert BENAUSSE 6 FE 6 Lewis JONES
Rene JEAN 7 HB 7 Jeffrey STEVENSON
 
Rene FERRERO 8 FR 8 Alan PRESCOTT (c)
Antranick APELIAN 9 HK 9 Tommy HARRIS
Guy BERTHOMIEU 10 FR 10 Sid LITTLE
Armand SAVE 11 2R 11 Jack GRUNDY
Augustin PARENT 12 2R 12 Geoff GUNNEY
Jean ROUQUEIROL 13 L 13 Derek TURNER
 
Jean DUHAU   HC    
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Roger Rey (centre), Andre Savonne (wing), Claude Teisseire (halfback), Rene Moulis (hooker), Serge Tonus (second row)
In:
Guy Husson (wing), Antoine Jiminez (centre), Rene Jean (halfback), Antranick Apelian (hooker), Armand Save (second row)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. France
Next Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Ray Price (five-eighth)
In:
Alan Davies (centre)
Changes:
Lewis Jones (centre to five-eighth)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson