Game 6
France 23 def. Wales 22
| 1953/54 European Championship Game 6 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15512 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 13th December, 1953 | |||||||
| Referee | Charles Appleton | |||||||
| Venue | Vélodrome (Marseille) | |||||||
| Crowd | 25,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 15 | – | 16 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | Wales | ||||||
| Raymond CONTRASTIN | 2 | T | 2 | Arthur DANIELS | ||||
| Gilbert ALBERTI | Malcolm DAVIES | |||||||
| Gilbert BENAUSSE | Ray PRICE | |||||||
| François RINALDI | ||||||||
| Roger ESTRADA | 3 | G | 5 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| Roger ESTRADA | FG | |||||||
| France | Teams | Wales | ||||||
| Roger ESTRADA | 1 | FB | 1 | Glyn MOSES | ||||
| Gilbert ALBERTI | 2 | W | 2 | Arthur DANIELS | ||||
| Roger REY | 3 | C | 3 | Les WILLIAMS | ||||
| André CARRERE | 4 | C | 4 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| Raymond CONTRASTIN | 5 | W | 5 | Malcolm DAVIES | ||||
| Gilbert BENAUSSE | 6 | FE | 6 | Ray PRICE | ||||
| Joseph CRESPO | 7 | HB | 7 | Billy BANKS (c) | ||||
| François RINALDI | 8 | FR | 8 | John THORLEY | ||||
| Jean AUDOUBERT | 9 | HK | 9 | Tommy HARRIS | ||||
| André BÉRAUD | 10 | FR | 10 | Eynon HAWKINS | ||||
| René BERNARD | 11 | 2R | 11 | George PARSONS | ||||
| Jean PAMBRUN | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bernard McNALLY | ||||
| Marcel BLANC | 13 | L | 13 | Granville JAMES | ||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- 1953/54 European Championship - Game 4 vs. England
- Next Game:
- 1953/54 European Representative Games - Game 1 vs. Comb. Nations
- Out:
- Puig Aubert (fullback), Vincent Cantoni (wing), André Savonne (wing), Antoine Jiminez (five-eighth), Roger Guilhem (halfback), Joseph Krawzyk (front row), André Carrere (front row), René Duffort (lock)
- In:
- Roger Estrada (fullback), Gilbert Alberti (wing), Raymond Contrastin (wing), Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth), Joseph Crespo (halfback), André Béraud (front row), René Bernard (second row), Marcel Blanc (lock)
- Changes:
- François Rinaldi (second row to front row)
Wales
- Previous Game:
- 1953/54 European Championship - Game 2 vs. Other
- Next Game:
- - vs. France XIII
- Out:
- Jack Evans (fullback), Steve Llewellyn (wing), Don Gullick (centre), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Bill Hopper (front row), Mel Tierney (second row), Bryn Goldswain (lock)
- In:
- Glyn Moses (fullback), Lewis Jones (centre), Malcolm Davies (wing), Ray Price (five-eighth), Eynon Hawkins (front row), Bernard McNally (second row), Granville James (lock)
Match Notes
Manchester Guardian (14/12/1953 p8) states Wales pointscorers were:
McNally (try), Banks (try), Daniels (try), Williams (try), Moses (2 goals), Davies (goal), Jones (2 goals)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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