World Cup 1970

Game 6

France 17 def. Australia 15

World Cup 1970
Game 6

France
17
15
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14223
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 1st November, 1970
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Billy Thompson (Huddersfield)
Venue Odsal (Bradford)
Crowd 6,654
Match Stats
Halftime Score 12 5
France Scoresheet Australia
Serge MARSOLAN 2 T 2 John COOTES
Jean CAPDOUZE   Bob FULTON
 
Jean CAPDOUZE 2 G 3 Eric SIMMS
 
Jean CAPDOUZE FG    
Roger GARRIGUE      
France Teams Australia
Jean-Claude CROS 1 FB 1 Eric SIMMS
[South Sydney]
Serge MARSOLAN 2 W 2 Ray BRANIGHAN
[South Sydney]
Michael MOLINIER 3 C 3 John COOTES
Raymond GRUPPI 4 C 4 Bob FULTON
[Manly]
Daniel PELLERIN 5 W 5 Lionel WILLIAMSON
[Newtown]
 
Jean CAPDOUZE 6 FE 6 Denis PITTARD
[South Sydney]
Roger GARRIGUE 7 HB 7 Billy SMITH
[St George]
 
Christian SABATIÉ 8 FR 8 Barry McTAGGART
[Balmain]
Jacques CABERO 9 HK 9 Elwyn WALTERS
[South Sydney]
Floreal BONET 10 FR 10 Bob O'REILLY
[Parramatta]
Francis DE NADAI 11 2R 11 Bob McCARTHY
[South Sydney]
Roger BIFFI 12 2R 12 Paul SAIT
[South Sydney]
Jean-Pierre CLAR (c) 13 L 13 Ron COOTE (c)
[South Sydney]
 
    B 14 Ron TURNER
[Cronulla]
    B 15 Gary SULLIVAN
[Newtown]
 
    HC   Harry BATH
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
World Cup 1970 - Game 4 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1970 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Out:
Andre Ruiz (centre), Ellie Bonal (wing), Germaine Guiraud (halfback), Gerard Cremoux (second row), Herve Mazard (second row)
In:
Raymond Gruppi (centre), Roger Garrigue (halfback), Roger Biffi (second row)
Changes:
Francis de Nadai (front row to second row), Floreal Bonet (bench to front row), Daniel Pellerin (bench to wing)

Australia

Previous Game:
World Cup 1970 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
World Cup 1970 - Final vs. Great Britain
Out:
Mark Harris (wing), John O'Neill (front row)
In:
John Cootes (centre), Barry McTaggart (front row), Ron Coote (lock), Ron Turner (bench)
Changes:
Ray Branighan (centre to wing), Gary Sullivan (lock to bench)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin