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Australia 28 lost to France 29
- Match URL
- rlp.tc/m6842
- Date
- Saturday, July 2nd, 1955
- Kick Off
- 2:45 PM (local time)
- Referee
- Darcy Lawler
- Venue
- Brisbane Cricket Ground (Brisbane)
- Crowd
- 45,745
| Australia | France | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 29 | |||
Match Stats | ||||
| Halftime Score | 15 | 11 | ||
| Scrums | ||||
| Penalties | 9 | 17 | ||
Match Scoresheet | ||||
| Tries | Harold CROCKER (2) | Jacques MERQUEY (2) | ||
| Graham LAIRD (2) | Roger REY (2) | |||
| Henry HOLLOWAY | Andre DUCASSE | |||
| Ross KITE | ||||
| Goals | Brian DAVIES (3/7) | Gilbert BENAUSSE (6/7) | ||
| Clive CHURCHILL (1/3) | Christian DUPLE (1/1) | |||
| Keith HOLMAN (1/1) | ||||
Teams | ||||
| Fullback | 1. | Clive CHURCHILL (c) | 1. | Jean DOP |
| Wing | 2. | Alex WATSON | 2. | Andre DUCASSE |
| Centre | 3. | Ken McCAFFERY | 3. | Roger REY |
| Centre | 4. | Harry WELLS | 4. | Jacques MERQUEY (c) |
| Wing | 5. | Ross KITE | 5. | Maurice VORON |
| Five-Eighth | 6. | Graham LAIRD | 6. | Gilbert BENAUSSE |
| Halfback | 7. | Keith HOLMAN | 7. | Claude TEISSEIRE |
| Front Row | 8. | Roy BULL | 8. | Joseph VANEL |
| Hooker | 9. | Ken KEARNEY | 9. | Jean AUDOBERT |
| Front Row | 10. | Duncan HALL | 10. | François MONTRUCOLIS |
| Second Row | 11. | Brian DAVIES | 11. | Armand SAVE |
| Second Row | 12. | Henry HOLLOWAY | 12. | Gabriel BERTHOMIEU |
| Lock | 13. | Harold CROCKER | 13. | Christian DUPLE |
| Coach | Vic HEY | Jean DUHAU | ||
Match Notes
Some of the notes on earlier Australia vs. France matches in the "ABC of Rugby League" are fairly suspect. This match lists Duple as a goalkicker for France but doesn't list him in the squad. Team has subsequently been adjusted according to SMH report (SMH 29/06/1955, page 14).
Newspaper reports (SMH, 03/07/1955) suggest that France put on a 13 point blitz in six minutes late in the game to steal the win. Brian Davies of Australia also had a chance to win it for Australia at the death with a penalty from 50 yards out at an angle but he missed it to the left. Clive Churchill missed two fairly simple conversions in the first half.
It also mentions two separate incidents between Jean Dop and Henry Halloway. The "excitable" Dop was reportedly the aggressor both times with alleged kicks to Halloway, who then retaliated. On the second occasion Halloway required medical attention and Darcy Lawler had French coach Duhau come onto the field to explain his warning to Dop. It also suggest that an offer of peace in the form of handshake by Halloway was "angrily waved aside" by Dop.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions: Gary Neale
Last modified: Sat, 25 May 2013 00:45:27 +1000 (Sydney time)