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1954 World Cup

Round 3

France 15 def. Australia 5

1954 World Cup
Round 3

France		15
–
5
Australia
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14197
StatusCompleted
DateThursday, 11th November, 1954
RefereeCharles Appleton
VenueMarcel-Saupin (Nantes)
Crowd13,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score10–5
FranceScoresheetAustralia
Vincent CANTONITKel O'SHEA
Raymond CONTRASTIN   
Jacques MERQUEY   
 
Puig AUBERT3GNoel PIDDING
FranceTeamsAustralia
Puig AUBERT (c)1FB1Clive CHURCHILL (c)
[South Sydney]
Vincent CANTONI2W2Noel PIDDING
Jacques MERQUEY3C3Alex WATSON
Claude TEISSEIRE4C4Greg HAWICK
[South Sydney]
Raymond CONTRASTIN5W5Denis FLANNERY
 
Antoine JIMINEZ6FE6Bob BANKS
Joseph CRESPO7HB7Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
 
François RINALDI8FR8Roy BULL
[Manly]
Jean AUDOUBERT9HK9Ken KEARNEY
[St George]
Joseph KRAWZYK10FR10Brian DAVIES
Guy DELAYE112R11Kel O'SHEA
Jean PAMBRUN122R12Harold CROCKER
[Parramatta]
Gilbert VERDIÉ13L13Peter DIVERSI
[North Sydney]
 
René DUFFORT HC Vic HEY
Jean DUHAU    
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
1954 World Cup - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
1954 World Cup - Final vs. Great Britain
Out:
Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth), Roger Guilhem (lock)
In:
Claude Teisseire (centre), Gilbert Verdié (lock)
Changes:
Antoine Jiminez (centre to five-eighth)

Australia

Previous Game:
1954 World Cup - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
1954 Other Internationals - vs. New Zealand
Out:
Harry Wells (centre)
In:
Keith Holman (halfback)
Changes:
Greg Hawick (halfback to centre)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson