Round 3
Australia 26 def. France 9
| 1957 World Cup Round 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14203 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 22nd June, 1957 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Vic Belsham (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 35,158 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 15 | – | 18 | |||||
| Penalties | 15 | – | 11 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| Brian CARLSON | T | Gilbert BENAUSSE | ||||||
| Bill MARSH | ||||||||
| Kel O'SHEA | ||||||||
| Dick POOLE | ||||||||
| Brian CARLSON | 7/14 | G | 3/6 | Gilbert BENAUSSE | ||||
| Australia | Teams | France | ||||||
| Brian CARLSON [North Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | André RIVES | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 2 | W | 2 | Guy HUSSON | ||||
| Dick POOLE (c) [Newtown] | 3 | C | 14 | Antoine JIMINEZ (c) | ||||
| Harry WELLS [Western Suburbs] | 4 | C | 4 | Jean FOUSSAT | ||||
| Ian MOIR [South Sydney] | 5 | W | 5 | Maurice VORON | ||||
| Brian CLAY [St George] | 6 | FE | 6 | Gilbert BENAUSSE | ||||
| Ken McCAFFERY [North Sydney] | 7 | HB | 7 | Rene JEAN | ||||
| Bill MARSH [Balmain] | 13 | FR | 18 | Rene FERRERO | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] | 12 | HK | 9 | Antranick APELIAN | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | 11 | FR | 10 | Henri DELHOSTE | ||||
| Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs] | 10 | 2R | 11 | Augustine PARENT | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] | 9 | 2R | 12 | Robert MÉDUS | ||||
| Don SCHOFIELD | 8 | L | 13 | Francis LEVY | ||||
| Dick POOLE | HC | Jean DUHAU | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1957 World Cup - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1957 Other Internationals - vs. Rest Of The World
No changes.
France
- Previous Game:
- 1957 World Cup - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1957 Les Chanticleers World Cup Tour - Game 4 vs. Southern Division
- Out:
- Jacques Merquey (centre), Gabriel Berthomieu (front row), Gilbert Verdié (second row)
- In:
- Antoine Jiminez (centre), Henri Delhoste (front row), Augustine Parent (second row)
- Changes:
- Maurice Voron (centre to wing), Jean Foussat (wing to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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