Game 1
Papua New Guinea 37 def. France 6
| 1977 Les Chanticleers World Cup Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15034 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 29th May, 1977 | |||||||
| Referee | Ray Seymour | |||||||
| Venue | Boroko Oval (Port Moresby) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 19 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| Dikana BOGE | T | Christian BAILE | ||||||
| Vai KARAVA | Jean-Marc BOURRET | |||||||
| Garia KORA | ||||||||
| Jack METTA | ||||||||
| Peter PIUS | ||||||||
| Alan RERO | ||||||||
| Paul TORE | ||||||||
| Linus GENI | 7 | G | ||||||
| Dikana BOGE | ||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | Teams | France | ||||||
| Sukope IKO | 1 | FB | 1 | Jacques GUIGUE | ||||
| Alan RERO | 2 | W | 2 | Christian BAILE | ||||
| Openi GENO | 3 | C | 3 | Rene TERRATS | ||||
| Garia KORA | 4 | C | 4 | Andre RUIZ | ||||
| Peter PIUS | 5 | W | 5 | Patrick CHAUVET | ||||
| Dikana BOGE | 6 | FE | 6 | Jean-Marc BOURRET | ||||
| Moresby PUEK | 7 | HB | 7 | Jacky IMBERT | ||||
| John TOBAN | 8 | FR | 8 | Max CHANTAL | ||||
| Linus GENI | 9 | HK | 9 | Jean-Louis BRIAL | ||||
| Paul TORE | 10 | FR | 10 | Henri DANIEL | ||||
| Vai KARAVA | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jean-Pierre SAURET | ||||
| Rod PEARCE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Jean-Claude MAYORGAS | ||||
| John WAGAMBIE (c) | 13 | L | 13 | Guy RODRIGUEZ | ||||
| Joe GANDE | 14 | B | 14 | Jose CALLE | ||||
| Jack METTA | 15 | B | 15 | Herve BONET | ||||
| Joe TOMEROP | 16 | B | ||||||
| Kalva KAKO | 17 | B | ||||||
| Duncan YATES | HC | Yves BÉGOU | ||||||
Team Info
Papua New Guinea
- Previous Game:
- 1975 England World Cup Tour - Game 10 vs. England
- Next Game:
- 1977 Pacific Cup - Round 1 vs. WA Firsts
- Out:
- Billy Wartovo (fullback), Albert Age (wing), Lohia Daroa (centre), Robin Guere (centre), Karava Haivita (wing), Paul Chue (halfback), Harrison Patalui (front row), Tony Bussell (second row), Tara Gau (lock), Elijah Emori (bench), Henry Kavanamur (bench), Eka Fae (bench), Bill Phillips (bench)
- In:
- Alan Rero (wing), Openi Geno (centre), Garia Kora (centre), Peter Pius (wing), Dikana Boge (five-eighth), Moresby Puek (halfback), John Toban (front row), Linus Geni (hooker), Paul Tore (front row), Joe Gande (bench), Jack Metta (bench), Joe Tomerop (bench), Kalva Kako (bench)
- Changes:
- Sukope Iko (five-eighth to fullback), Vai Karava (front row to second row), Rod Pearce (hooker to second row), John Wagambie (second row to lock)
France
- Previous Game:
- 1976/77 European Championship - Game 3 vs. England
- Next Game:
- 1977 Les Chanticleers World Cup Tour - Game 2 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- Pierre Saboureau (fullback), Jose Moya (wing), Bernard Curt (wing), Guy Alard (halfback), Michel Cassin (front row), Jean-Jacques Cologni (second row), Manuel Caravaca (lock)
- In:
- Christian Baile (wing), Rene Terrats (centre), Andre Ruiz (centre), Patrick Chauvet (wing), Jacky Imbert (halfback), Max Chantal (front row), Jean-Louis Brial (hooker), Jean-Claude Mayorgas (second row), Guy Rodriguez (lock)
- Changes:
- Jacques Guigue (centre to fullback), Jean-Marc Bourret (centre to five-eighth), Jose Calle (five-eighth to bench), Herve Bonet (hooker to bench)
Match Notes
Thanks to Peter Bird for providing the French team to us for this game.
Thanks to Warrick Ford for providing additional match information for this game.
Thanks to the following for providing the PNG details: John Wagambie, Rod Pearce, Ted Mahon, Bob Cutmore, Chris Thompson.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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