Match - Sunday 5 April, 1959
France 24 def. Great Britain 15
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14793 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 5th April, 1959 | |||||||
| Referee | Georges Jameau | |||||||
| Venue | Alpes (Grenoble) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,500 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 19 | – | 0 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Gilbert BENAUSSE | 2 | T | 2 | Neil FOX | ||||
| André SAVONNE | 2 | Brian McTIGUE | ||||||
| Marcel BONNET | ||||||||
| Raymond GRUPPI | ||||||||
| Gilbert BENAUSSE | 3 | G | 3 | Eric FRASER | ||||
| France | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| André RIVES | 1 | FB | 1 | Eric FRASER | ||||
| André SAVONNE | 2 | W | 2 | Ike SOUTHWARD | ||||
| Antoine JIMINEZ | 3 | C | 3 | Neil FOX | ||||
| Raymond GRUPPI | 4 | C | 4 | Alan DAVIES | ||||
| Marcel BONNET | 5 | W | 5 | Mick SULLIVAN | ||||
| Gilbert BENAUSSE | 6 | FE | 6 | Brian GABBITAS | ||||
| Rene JEAN | 7 | HB | 7 | Alex MURPHY | ||||
| Jacques FABRE | 8 | FR | 8 | Abe TERRY | ||||
| Antranick APELIAN | 9 | HK | 9 | Tommy HARRIS | ||||
| Angelo BOLDINI | 10 | FR | 10 | Brian McTIGUE | ||||
| Roger MAJORAL | 11 | 2R | 11 | Don VINES | ||||
| Robert ERAMOUSPÉ | 12 | 2R | 12 | Charlie WINSLADE | ||||
| Jean ROUQUEIROL (c) | 13 | L | 13 | John WHITELEY (c) | ||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- 1959 Test Matches - Standalone vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1959/60 France vs Australia - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Maurice Voron (wing), André Carrere (centre), Georges Fages (halfback), Roger Lacans (front row)
- In:
- André Savonne (wing), Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth), Rene Jean (halfback), Jacques Fabre (front row)
- Changes:
- Antoine Jiminez (five-eighth to centre)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1959 Test Matches - Standalone vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1959/60 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Eric Ashton (centre), Dave Bolton (five-eighth), Vince Karalius (lock)
- In:
- Neil Fox (centre), Brian Gabbitas (five-eighth), Charlie Winslade (second row)
- Changes:
- John Whiteley (second row to lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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