Final
France 12 lost to Great Britain 16
| 1954 World Cup Final | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14198 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 13th November, 1954 | |||||||
| Referee | Charles Appleton | |||||||
| Venue | Princes (Paris) | |||||||
| Crowd | 30,368 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 8 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Vincent CANTONI | T | 2 | Gordon BROWN | |||||
| Raymond CONTRASTIN | Gerry HELME | |||||||
| David ROSE | ||||||||
| Puig AUBERT | 3 | G | 2 | Jim LEDGARD | ||||
| France | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Puig AUBERT (c) | 1 | FB | 1 | Jim LEDGARD | ||||
| Vincent CANTONI | 2 | W | 2 | David ROSE | ||||
| Claude TEISSEIRE | 3 | C | 3 | Phil JACKSON | ||||
| Jacques MERQUEY | 4 | C | 4 | Albert NAUGHTON | ||||
| Raymond CONTRASTIN | 5 | W | 5 | Mick SULLIVAN | ||||
| Antoine JIMINEZ | 6 | FE | 6 | Gordon BROWN | ||||
| Joseph CRESPO | 7 | HB | 7 | Gerry HELME | ||||
| Joseph KRAWZYK | 8 | FR | 8 | John THORLEY | ||||
| Jean AUDOUBERT | 9 | HK | 9 | Sam SMITH | ||||
| François RINALDI | 10 | FR | 10 | Robert COVERDALE | ||||
| Armand SAVE | 11 | 2R | 11 | Basil WATTS | ||||
| Jean PAMBRUN | 12 | 2R | 12 | Don ROBINSON | ||||
| Gilbert VERDIÉ | 13 | L | 13 | Dave VALENTINE (c) | ||||
| René DUFFORT | HC | G SHAW | ||||||
| Jean DUHAU | ||||||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- 1954 World Cup - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1955 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 1 vs. WA Firsts
- Out:
- Guy Delaye (second row)
- In:
- Armand Save (second row)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1954 World Cup - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1955 Great Britain vs New Zealand - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Frank Kitchen (wing)
- In:
- Albert Naughton (centre)
- Changes:
- Mick Sullivan (centre to wing)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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