Game 35
France XIII 7 lost to Australia 39
| 1952/53 Kangaroos Tour Game 35 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23138 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Thursday, 15th January, 1953 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Venue | Nimes (Nimes) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,518 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 18 | |||||
| France XIII | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Jean COUVEIGNES | T | 4 | Brian CARLSON | |||||
| 2 | Jack ROONEY | |||||||
| Greg HAWICK | ||||||||
| Des McGOVERN | ||||||||
| Harry WELLS | ||||||||
| Puig AUBERT | 2 | G | 6 | Ron WILLEY | ||||
| France XIII | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Puig AUBERT | 1 | FB | 1 | Ron WILLEY | ||||
| ? CARRIS | 2 | W | 2 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
| Jean COUVEIGNES | 3 | C | 3 | Rees DUNCAN | ||||
| Albert LAVANTES | 4 | C | 4 | Harry WELLS | ||||
| ? MAIGRE | 5 | W | 5 | Des McGOVERN | ||||
| Paul CÉSARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Greg HAWICK | ||||
| ? PRATS | 7 | HB | 7 | Col DONOHOE | ||||
| ? BALESTER | 8 | FR | 8 | Jack ROONEY | ||||
| ? MARTINEZ | 9 | HK | 9 | Kevin SCHUBERT | ||||
| Jacques FABRE | 10 | FR | 10 | Charlie GILL | ||||
| ? DESCHOUX | 11 | 2R | 11 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| Gilbert VERDIÉ | 12 | 2R | 12 | Tom TYRRELL | ||||
| ? URANGA | 13 | L | 13 | Albert PAUL (c) | ||||
| ? HILDEBERT | 14 | B | ||||||
| HC | Clive CHURCHILL | |||||||
Team Info
France XIII
- Previous Game:
- 1952/53 Kangaroos Tour - Game 28 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1953/54 American All Stars Tour II - Game 3 vs. USA
- Out:
- Lucien Malafosse (fullback), André Savonne (wing), Odé Lespès (centre), Jean Hatchondo (centre), ? Cazade (wing), Charles Galaup (five-eighth), Jean Darricau (halfback), Jean Bombail (front row), ? Marmajou (hooker), André Béraud (front row), Christian Duple (lock)
- In:
- Puig Aubert (fullback), ? Carris (wing), Jean Couveignes (centre), Albert Lavantes (centre), ? Maigre (wing), Paul Césard (five-eighth), ? Prats (halfback), ? Balester (front row), ? Martinez (hooker), ? Deschoux (second row), ? Uranga (lock), ? Hildebert (bench)
- Changes:
- Jacques Fabre (second row to front row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1952/53 France vs Australia - Game 2 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1952/53 Kangaroos Tour - Game 36 vs. Provence
- Out:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Noel Hazzard (centre), Tommy Ryan (wing), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Roy Bull (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Duncan Hall (front row), Ferris Ashton (second row)
- In:
- Ron Willey (fullback), Rees Duncan (centre), Des McGovern (wing), Col Donohoe (halfback), Jack Rooney (front row), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Charlie Gill (front row), Tom Tyrrell (second row), Albert Paul (lock)
- Changes:
- Greg Hawick (lock to five-eighth)
Match Notes
The French team made an illegal replacement at halftime when Prats who was injured in the 1st half was replaced by Hildebert a similar looking player who wore Prats gear.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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