European Championship 1955

Game 3

France 23 def. England 9

European Championship 1955/56
Game 3

France
23
9
England
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14851
Status Completed
Date Thursday, 10th May, 1956
Referee M Bizot
Venue Gerland (Lyon)
Match Stats
Halftime Score 4 3
France Scoresheet England
Gilbert BENAUSSE T Colin CLIFFT
Andre DUCASSE   Alan DAVIES
Joseph GUIRAUD   Mick SULLIVAN
Roger REY      
Joseph VANEL      
 
Puig AUBERT 3 G    
Joseph GUIRAUD      
France Teams England
Puig AUBERT 1 FB 1 Jack CUNLIFFE
Andre DUCASSE 2 W 2 Mick SULLIVAN
Joseph GUIRAUD 3 C 3 Albert NAUGHTON
Roger REY 4 C 4 Alan DAVIES
Maurice VORON 5 W 5 Frank CARLTON
 
Gilbert BENAUSSE 6 FE 6 John DICKINSON
Pascal ETIO 7 HB 7 Don FOX
 
François MONTRUCOLIS 8 FR 8 Alan PRESCOTT
Roger FRASSI 9 HK 9 Sam SMITH
Joseph VANEL 10 FR 10 Don ROBINSON
Robert MEDUS 11 2R 11 Norman CHERRINGTON
Angelo BOLDINI 12 2R 12 Brian BRIGGS
Christian DUPLE 13 L 13 Colin CLIFFT
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. English League
Out:
Andre Audy (fullback), Andre Savonne (wing), Jacques Merquey (centre), Jacques Fabre (front row), Paul Caujolle (hooker), Gabriel Berthomieu (front row), Rene Bernard (second row), Ernest Tarrozzi (second row), Francis Levy (lock)
In:
Puig Aubert (fullback), Andre Ducasse (wing), Joseph Guiraud (centre), François Montrucolis (front row), Roger Frassi (hooker), Joseph Vanel (front row), Robert Medus (second row), Angelo Boldini (second row), Christian Duple (lock)

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1955/56 - Game 1 vs. Other
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
Jim Ledgard (fullback), Phil Jackson (centre), Dennis Goodwin (centre), Terry O'Grady (wing), Joe Mullaney (five-eighth), Frank Pitchford (halfback), Jack Wilkinson (front row), Reg Parker (second row), Ken Traill (lock)
In:
Jack Cunliffe (fullback), Albert Naughton (centre), Alan Davies (centre), Frank Carlton (wing), John Dickinson (five-eighth), Don Fox (halfback), Norman Cherrington (second row), Brian Briggs (second row), Colin Clifft (lock)
Changes:
Don Robinson (second row to front row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson