World Cup 1968

Game 1

France 15 def. New Zealand 10

World Cup 1968
Game 1

France
15
10
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14212
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 25th May, 1968
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Col Pearce
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 18,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 9 8
France Scoresheet New Zealand
Jean CAPDOUZE T    
 
Jean CAPDOUZE 5 G 5 Ernie WIGGS
 
Roger GARRIGUE FG    
 
    OFF Brian LEE
France Teams New Zealand
Jean-Claude CROS 1 FB 1 Roger TAIT
Daniel PELLERIN 2 W 2 Robert MINCHAM
Jean-Pierre LECOMPTE 3 C 3 Ray SINEL
Michael MOLINIER 4 C 4 Paul SCHULTZ
Andre FERREN 5 W 5 Ernie WIGGS
 
Jean CAPDOUZE 6 FE 6 Jim BOND (c)
Roger GARRIGUE 7 HB 7 Gary CLARKE
 
Christian SABATIÉ 8 FR 8 Garry SMITH
Yves BEGOU 9 HK 9 Colin O'NEIL
Georges AILLERES (c) 10 FR 10 Oscar DANIELSON
Francis DE NADAI 11 2R 11 Kevin DIXON
Henri MARRACQ 12 2R 12 Brian LEE
Jean-Pierre CLAR 13 L 13 Anthony KRILETICH
 
Adolphe ALESINA 14 B 14 Henry TATANA
 
Andre LACOSTE   HC   Des BARCHARD
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
World Cup 1968 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Claude Mantoulan (fullback), Jean-Claude Marty (wing), Herve Mazard (second row), Michel Barde (second row), Georges Bonnet (bench)
In:
Jean-Claude Cros (fullback), Andre Ferren (wing), Georges Ailleres (front row), Henri Marracq (second row), Adolphe Alesina (bench)
Changes:
Francis de Nadai (front row to second row)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1967 - Game 3 vs. Australia
Next Game:
World Cup 1968 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Doug Ellwood (fullback), Roy Christian (wing), Lester Mills (centre), Roger Bailey (centre), Ted Baker (wing), Bob Irvine (halfback), Robert Orchard (front row)
In:
Robert Mincham (wing), Paul Schultz (centre), Ernie Wiggs (wing), Jim Bond (five-eighth), Gary Clarke (halfback), Oscar Danielson (front row), Brian Lee (second row), Henry Tatana (bench)
Changes:
Roger Tait (five-eighth to fullback), Anthony Kriletich (second row to lock), Ray Sinel (lock to centre)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin