France vs Australia 1963 Series

Game 1

France 8 def. Australia 5

1963/64 France vs. Australia

France
8
5
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6853
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 8th December, 1963
Referee A Cassan
Venue Stade Municipal (Bordeaux)
Crowd 4,261
France Scoresheet Australia
Georges AILLERES T Graeme LANGLANDS
Bernard FABRE      
 
Jean VILLENEUVE G Graeme LANGLANDS
France Teams Australia
Andre CARRERE 1 FB 1 Ken THORNETT
[Parramatta]
Jean ETCHEBERRY 2 W 2 Michael CLEARY
[Souths]
Bernard FABRE 3 C 3 Graeme LANGLANDS
[St George]
Claude MANTOULAN 4 C 4 Reg GASNIER
[St George]
Laurent ROLDOS 5 W 5 Peter DIMOND
[Western Suburbs]
 
Jean VILLENEUVE 6 FE 6 Earl HARRISON
Georges FAGES (c) 7 HB 7 Barry MUIR
 
Laurent FALETTI 8 FR 8 Noel KELLY
[Western Suburbs]
Jean GRACIET 9 HK 9 Ian WALSH (c)
[St George]
Jean PANO 10 FR 10 Paul QUINN
Henri MARRACQ 11 2R 11 Brian HAMBLY
[Parramatta]
Georges AILLERES 12 2R 12 Dick THORNETT
[Parramatta]
Andre LACAZE 13 L 13 John RAPER
[St George]
 
    HC   Arthur SUMMONS
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
1963/64 France vs. Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Pierre Lacaze (fullback), Michel Boule (wing), Henri Castel (centre), Gerard Belivaud (centre), Raymond Gruppi (wing), Louis Verge (halfback), Andre Vadon (hooker), Honore Conti (front row), Serge Estieu (second row), Robert Eramouspé (second row), Pierre Escourrou (lock)
In:
Andre Carrere (fullback), Jean Etcheberry (wing), Bernard Fabre (centre), Laurent Roldos (wing), Jean Villeneuve (five-eighth), Georges Fages (halfback), Jean Graciet (hooker), Jean Pano (front row), Henri Marracq (second row), Georges Ailleres (second row), Andre Lacaze (lock)
Changes:
Claude Mantoulan (five-eighth to centre)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1963/64 - Game 23 vs. Celtic de Paris
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1963/64 - Game 25 vs. Basque/Bearnaise

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson