France vs Australia 1973 Series

Game 1

France 9 lost to Australia 21

1973/74 France vs. Australia

France
9
21
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6862
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 9th December, 1973
Referee Georges Jameau
Venue Gilbert Brutus (Perpignan)
Crowd 5,109
France Scoresheet Australia
Michael MOLINIER T 2 Bob FULTON
Andre RUIZ   2 Ted GOODWIN
      Geoff STARLING
 
Roger GARRIGUE G 2 Ray BRANIGHAN
      Michael CRONIN
 
Roger GARRIGUE FG    
France Teams Australia
Maurice DE MATOS 1 FB 1 Ray BRANIGHAN
[Manly]
Serge MARSOLAN 2 W 2 Lionel WILLIAMSON
[Newtown]
Michael MOLINIER 3 C 3 Bob FULTON
[Manly]
Andre RUIZ 4 C 4 Michael CRONIN
Jean-Claude MARTY 5 W 5 David WAITE
 
Patrick RIVES 6 FE 6 Tim PICKUP
[North Sydney]
Roger GARRIGUE (c) 7 HB 7 Tom RAUDONIKIS (c)
[Western Suburbs]
 
Christian CARRE 8 FR 8 Arthur BEETSON
[Eastern Suburbs]
Jacques FRANC 9 HK 9 John LANG
Charles THENEGAL 10 FR 10 John O'NEILL
[Manly]
Jean-Jacques COLOGNI 11 2R 11 Greg PIERCE
[Cronulla]
Jean-Pierre SAURET 12 2R 12 Elwyn WALTERS
[Souths]
Georges BONNET 13 L 13 Geoff STARLING
[Balmain]
 
Marius FRATTINI 14 B 14 Ted GOODWIN
[St George]
Serge GLEYZES 15 B    
 
    HC   Graeme LANGLANDS
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
World Cup 1972 - Game 6 vs. Australia
Next Game:
1973/74 France vs. Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Roger Toujas (fullback), Jean-Marie Bonal (wing), Michael Mazare (five-eighth), Charles Zalduendo (front row), Jacques Garzino (front row), Victor Serrano (second row), Francis de Nadai (second row), Bernard Guilhelm (bench), Michel Anglade (bench)
In:
Maurice de Matos (fullback), Jean-Claude Marty (wing), Patrick Rives (five-eighth), Roger Garrigue (halfback), Christian Carre (front row), Charles Thenegal (front row), Jean-Jacques Cologni (second row), Jean-Pierre Sauret (second row), Georges Bonnet (lock)
Changes:
Marius Frattini (halfback to bench), Serge Gleyzes (lock to bench)

Australia

Previous Game:
1973/74 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1973 - Game 18 vs. France XIII
Out:
Graham Eadie (fullback), Bob O'Reilly (front row), Ken Maddison (second row), Gary Stevens (second row), Paul Sait (lock)
In:
Michael Cronin (centre), John Lang (hooker), John O'Neill (front row), Greg Pierce (second row), Ted Goodwin (bench)
Changes:
Geoff Starling (centre to lock), Ray Branighan (centre to fullback), Bob Fulton (five-eighth to centre), Elwyn Walters (hooker to second row), Tim Pickup (bench to five-eighth)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson