European Championship 1953

Game 4

England 7 def. France 5

European Championship 1953/54
Game 4

England
7
5
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15510
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 7th November, 1953
Referee M Ribas
Venue Odsal (Bradford)
Crowd 10,659
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 5
England Scoresheet France
Stan KIELTY T Andre CARRERE
 
Peter METCALFE 2 G Puig AUBERT
England Teams France
Ted CAHILL 1 FB 1 Puig AUBERT
Dick CRACKNELL 2 W 2 Vincent CANTONI
Albert NAUGHTON 3 C 3 Andre CARRERE
Don FROGGETT 4 C 4 Roger REY
Stan McCORMICK 5 W 5 Andre SAVONNE
 
Peter METCALFE 6 FE 6 Antoine JIMINEZ
Stan KIELTY 7 HB 7 Roger GUILHEM
 
Alan PRESCOTT 8 FR 8 Joseph KRAWZYCK
Alvin ACKERLEY 9 HK 9 Jean AUDOUBERT
Jim BOWDEN 10 FR 10 Andre CARRERE
Charlie PAWSEY 11 2R 11 Jean PAMBRUN
Harry MARKHAM 12 2R 12 Francois RINALDI
Harry STREET 13 L 13 Rene DUFFORT
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1953/54 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1953/54 - Game 5 vs. Other
Out:
Jim Ledgard (fullback), Doug Greenall (centre), Alan Davies (centre), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Mick Scott (front row), John Henderson (front row), Nat Silcock (second row), Ken Traill (lock)
In:
Ted Cahill (fullback), Albert Naughton (centre), Don Froggett (centre), Peter Metcalfe (five-eighth), Alan Prescott (front row), Jim Bowden (front row), Harry Markham (second row), Harry Street (lock)

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1953/54 - Game 3 vs. Other
Next Game:
European Championship 1953/54 - Game 6 vs. Wales
Out:
Maurice Voron (wing), Claude Teisseire (centre), Raymond Contrastin (wing), Jacques Merquey (five-eighth), Joseph Crespo (halfback), Rene Bernard (second row), Edouard Ponsinet (second row)
In:
Vincent Cantoni (wing), Roger Rey (centre), Andre Savonne (wing), Antoine Jiminez (five-eighth), Joseph Krawzyck (front row), Jean Pambrun (second row), Rene Duffort (lock)
Changes:
Francois Rinaldi (front row to second row), Roger Guilhem (lock to halfback)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson