World Cup 1960

Game 1

Australia 13 def. France 12

World Cup 1960
Game 1

Australia
13
12
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14206
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 24th September, 1960
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Eric Clay (Leeds)
Venue Central Park (Wigan)
Crowd 20,278
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 2
Scrums 14 20
Australia Scoresheet France
Reg GASNIER T 2 Raymond GRUPPI
Noel KELLY      
John RAPER      
 
Brian CARLSON 2 G 3 Andre LACAZE
Australia Teams France
Brian CARLSON
[North Sydney]
1 FB 1 Louis POLETTI
Ken IRVINE
[North Sydney]
2 W 2 Jacques DUBON
Reg GASNIER
[St George]
3 C 3 Claude MANTOULAN
Harry WELLS
[Western Suburbs]
4 C 4 Roger REY
Lionel MORGAN 5 W 5 Raymond GRUPPI
 
Tony BROWN
[Newtown]
6 FE 6 Jacques MERQUEY (c)
Barry MUIR (c) 7 HB 7 Georges FAGES
 
Rex MOSSOP
[Manly]
8 FR 8 Angelo BOLDINI
Noel KELLY 9 HK 9 Andre CASAS
Dud BEATTIE 10 FR 10 Aldo QUAGLIO
Elton RASMUSSEN 11 2R 11 Jean BARTHE
Brian HAMBLY 12 2R 12 Robert ERAMOUSPÉ
John RAPER
[St George]
13 L 13 Andre LACAZE
 
Keith BARNES   HC   Rene DUFFORT
        Jean DUHAU
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Australia vs France 1960 - Game 3 vs. France
Next Game:
World Cup 1960 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Keith Barnes (fullback), Ron Boden (five-eighth), Bobby Bugden (halfback), Billy Rayner (hooker), Norm Provan (second row)
In:
Brian Carlson (fullback), Tony Brown (five-eighth), Barry Muir (halfback), Noel Kelly (hooker), Dud Beattie (front row)
Changes:
Elton Rasmussen (front row to second row)

France

Previous Game:
Les Chanticleers Tour 1960 - Game 31 vs. Auckland
Next Game:
World Cup 1960 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson