Game 1
Australia 20 def. France 8
Australia vs France 1955 | ||||||||
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6841 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Saturday, 11th June, 1955 | |||||||
Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
Referee | Darcy Lawler | |||||||
Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
Crowd | 67,748 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 5 | – | 0 | |||||
Australia | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
Keith HOLMAN | 2 | T | Gabriel BERTHOMIEU | |||||
Ross KITE | Andre DUCASSE | |||||||
Harry WELLS | ||||||||
Brian DAVIES | 3 | G | Christian DUPLE | |||||
Keith HOLMAN | ||||||||
Australia | Teams | France | ||||||
Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Jean DOP | ||||
Denis FLANNERY | 2 | W | 2 | Andre DUCASSE | ||||
Harry WELLS | 3 | C | 3 | Jacques MERQUEY (c) | ||||
Alex WATSON | 4 | C | 4 | Roger REY | ||||
Ross KITE [St George] |
5 | W | 5 | Maurice VORON | ||||
Darcy HENRY | 6 | FE | 6 | Antoine JIMINEZ | ||||
Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Francis LEVY | ||||
Duncan HALL | 8 | FR | 8 | Gabriel BERTHOMIEU | ||||
Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
9 | HK | 9 | Rene MOULIS | ||||
Roy BULL [Manly] |
10 | FR | 10 | Joseph VANEL | ||||
Henry HOLLOWAY [Newtown] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Guy DELAYE | ||||
Brian DAVIES | 12 | 2R | 12 | Jean PAMBRUN | ||||
Peter DIVERSI [North Sydney] |
13 | L | 13 | Christian DUPLE | ||||
Vic HEY | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Australia vs France 1955 - Game 2 vs. France
- In:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Denis Flannery (wing), Harry Wells (centre), Alex Watson (centre), Ross Kite (wing), Darcy Henry (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Duncan Hall (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Roy Bull (front row), Henry Holloway (second row), Brian Davies (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)
France
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1955 - Game 8 vs. Southern Division
- Next Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1955 - Game 10 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- Andre Savonne (wing), Andre Delpoux (five-eighth), Andre Carrere (front row), Jean Audoubert (hooker), Jacques Fabre (front row), Armand Save (second row)
- In:
- Andre Ducasse (wing), Francis Levy (halfback), Gabriel Berthomieu (front row), Rene Moulis (hooker), Joseph Vanel (front row), Jean Pambrun (second row)
- Changes:
- Antoine Jiminez (fullback to five-eighth), Jean Dop (halfback to fullback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Gary Neale, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson