World Cup 1968

Game 3

Australia 37 def. France 4

World Cup 1968
Game 3

Australia
37
4
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14215
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 8th June, 1968
Kick Off 3:05 PM (local time)
Referee John Percival (Auckland)
Venue Lang Park (Brisbane)
Crowd 32,664
Match Stats
Halftime Score 16 2
Scrums 7 7
Penalties 7 12
Australia Scoresheet France
Bob FULTON 2 T    
Lionel WILLIAMSON 2      
Ron COOTE      
Johnny GREAVES      
Billy SMITH      
 
Eric SIMMS 5/9 G 2/5 Jean CAPDOUZE
 
Billy SMITH 3 FG    
 
Arthur BEETSON OFF Jean LEDRU
Australia Teams France
Eric SIMMS
[Souths]
1 FB 1 Jean-Claude CROS
Brian JAMES
[Souths]
2 W 2 Andre FERREN
Johnny RHODES
[Canterbury]
3 C 3 Michael MOLINIER
Johnny GREAVES
[Canterbury]
4 C 4 Raymond GRUPPI
Lionel WILLIAMSON 5 W 5 Jean LEDRU
 
Bob FULTON
[Manly]
6 FE 6 Jean CAPDOUZE
Billy SMITH
[St George]
7 HB 7 Marius FRATTINI
 
John WITTENBERG
[St George]
8 FR 8 Victor SERRANO
Brian FITZSIMMONS 9 HK 9 Yves BEGOU
Dennis MANTEIT 10 FR 10 Christian SABATIÉ
Arthur BEETSON
[Balmain]
11 2R 11 Herve MAZARD
Ron COOTE
[Souths]
12 2R 12 Adolphe ALESINA
John RAPER (c)
[St George]
13 L 13 Jean-Pierre CLAR (c)
 
    B 14 Francis DE NADAI
 
Harry BATH   HC   Andre LACOSTE
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
World Cup 1968 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
World Cup 1968 - Final vs. France
Out:
Graeme Langlands (centre), Johnny King (wing), Tony Branson (five-eighth), Fred Jones (hooker), Elton Rasmussen (front row), Dick Thornett (second row)
In:
Brian James (wing), Lionel Williamson (wing), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Dennis Manteit (front row), Arthur Beetson (second row)
Changes:
Johnny Rhodes (wing to centre), Bob Fulton (bench to five-eighth)

France

Previous Game:
World Cup 1968 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
World Cup 1968 - Final vs. Australia
Out:
Daniel Pellerin (wing), Jean-Pierre Lecompte (centre), Roger Garrigue (halfback), Georges Ailleres (front row), Henri Marracq (second row)
In:
Andre Ferren (wing), Raymond Gruppi (centre), Marius Frattini (halfback), Victor Serrano (front row), Adolphe Alesina (second row), Francis de Nadai (bench)

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