France vs Australia 1956 Series

Game 3

France 21 lost to Australia 25

1956/57 France vs. Australia

France
21
25
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6846
Status Completed
Date Thursday, 3rd January, 1957
Referee Jean Banneau
Venue Gerland (Lyon)
Crowd 5,743
France Scoresheet Australia
Andre SAVONNE 2 T Ken KEARNEY
Jacques FABRE   Ian MOIR
Jacques MERQUEY   Tom PAYNE
Jean NEDOREZOFF   Dick POOLE
      Norm PROVAN
 
André RIVES 3 G 4 Gordon CLIFFORD
      Bob BANKS
France Teams Australia
André RIVES 1 FB 1 Gordon CLIFFORD
[Newtown]
Andre SAVONNE 2 W 2 Denis FLANNERY
Antoine JIMINEZ 3 C 3 Tom PAYNE
Roger REY 4 C 4 Dick POOLE
[Newtown]
Jean NEDOREZOFF 5 W 5 Ian MOIR
[Souths]
 
Jacques MERQUEY (c) 6 FE 6 Bob BANKS
Claude TEISSEIRE 7 HB 7 Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
 
Henri DELHOSTE 8 FR 8 Bill MARSH
Louis MICHEL 9 HK 9 Ken KEARNEY (c)
[St George]
Jacques FABRE 10 FR 10 Roy BULL
[Manly]
Guy BERTHOMIEU 11 2R 11 Norm PROVAN
[St George]
Augustin PARENT 12 2R 12 Kel O'SHEA
[Western Suburbs]
Christian DUPLE 13 L 13 Ian DOYLE
 
    HC   Ken KEARNEY
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
1956/57 France vs. Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. Great Britain
Out:
Andre Audy (fullback), Maurice Voron (wing), Andre Ducasse (wing), Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth), Jean Dop (halfback), Angelo Boldini (front row), Antranick Apelian (hooker), Gilbert Verdié (second row), Armand Save (second row)
In:
André Rives (fullback), Andre Savonne (wing), Jean Nedorezoff (wing), Jacques Merquey (five-eighth), Claude Teisseire (halfback), Henri Delhoste (front row), Louis Michel (hooker), Jacques Fabre (front row), Augustin Parent (second row)
Changes:
Guy Berthomieu (front row to second row)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1956/57 - Game 25 vs. Catalan XIII
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1956/57 - Game 27 vs. SO Avignon
Out:
Kevin O'Brien (wing), Alex Watson (centre), Brian Davies (front row), Ignatius Tyquin (second row), Don Adams (lock)
In:
Denis Flannery (wing), Dick Poole (centre), Bill Marsh (front row), Norm Provan (second row), Kel O'Shea (second row)
Changes:
Ian Doyle (second row to lock)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson