France vs Australia 1959 Series

Game 2

France 2 lost to Australia 17

1959/60 France vs. Australia

France
2
17
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6848
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 20th December, 1959
Referee A Cassan
Venue Stade Municipal (Bordeaux)
Crowd 8,848
France Scoresheet Australia
    T Brian CARLSON
      John RAPER
      Harry WELLS
 
Claude MANTOULAN G 4 Keith BARNES
France Teams Australia
Claude MANTOULAN 1 FB 1 Keith BARNES (c)
[Balmain]
Maurice VORON 2 W 2 Brian CARLSON
[North Sydney]
Jean FOUSSAT 3 C 3 Harry WELLS
[Western Suburbs]
Antoine JIMINEZ (c) 4 C 4 Reg GASNIER
[St George]
Andre SAVONNE 5 W 5 Eddie LUMSDEN
[St George]
 
Robert MOULINAS 6 FE 6 John RAPER
[St George]
Rene JEAN 7 HB 7 Barry MUIR
 
Honore CONTI 8 FR 8 Billy WILSON
[St George]
Andre CASAS 9 HK 9 Ian WALSH
Marcel BESCOS 10 FR 10 Dud BEATTIE
Robert ERAMOUSPÉ 11 2R 11 Gary PARCELL
Jean BARTHE 12 2R 12 Brian HAMBLY
Serge TONUS 13 L 13 Brian CLAY
[St George]
 
    HC   Clive CHURCHILL
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
1959/60 France vs. Australia - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
1959/60 France vs. Australia - Game 3 vs. Australia
Out:
Andre Lacaze (fullback), Jacques Merquey (centre), Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth), Georges Fages (halfback), Jean Pano (front row), Antranick Apelian (hooker), Aldo Quaglio (front row), Jean Aubert (second row)
In:
Claude Mantoulan (fullback), Jean Foussat (centre), Robert Moulinas (five-eighth), Rene Jean (halfback), Honore Conti (front row), Andre Casas (hooker), Marcel Bescos (front row), Jean Barthe (second row)

Australia

Previous Game:
1959/60 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1959/60 - Game 28 vs. Villeneuve
Out:
Rex Mossop (second row)
In:
Gary Parcell (second row)
Changes:
Brian Clay (five-eighth to lock), John Raper (lock to five-eighth)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson