World Cup 1957

Game 3

Australia 26 def. France 9

World Cup 1957
Game 3

Australia
26
9
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14203
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 22nd June, 1957
Kick Off 2:30 PM (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 G 3 Gilbert BENAUSSE
Australia Teams France
Brian CARLSON 1 FB 1 André RIVES
Alex WATSON 2 W 2 Guy HUSSON
Dick POOLE (c)
[Newtown]
3 C 3 Antoine JIMINEZ (c)
Harry WELLS
[Western Suburbs]
4 C 4 Jean FOUSSAT
Ian MOIR
[Souths]
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]
8 FR 8 Rene FERRERO
Ken KEARNEY
[St George]
9 HK 9 Antranick APELIAN
Brian DAVIES 10 FR 10 Henri DELHOSTE
Kel O'SHEA
[Western Suburbs]
11 2R 11 Robert MEDUS
Norm PROVAN
[St George]
12 2R 12 Augustin PARENT
Don SCHOFIELD 13 L 13 Francis LEVY
 
Dick POOLE   HC   Jean DUHAU
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. Rest Of The World

No changes.

France

Previous Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. Great Britain
Out:
Jacques Merquey (centre), Guy Berthomieu (front row), Gilbert VerdiƩ (second row)
In:
Antoine Jiminez (centre), Henri Delhoste (front row), Augustin Parent (second row)
Changes:
Maurice Voron (centre to wing), Jean Foussat (wing to centre)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson