Game 6
France 4 lost to Australia 7
| 1970 Kangaroos World Cup Tour Game 6 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23271 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 11th November, 1970 | |||||||
| Referee | Claude Teisseire (Carcassonne) | |||||||
| Venue | Gilbert Brutus (Perpignan) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,700 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 5 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | John COOTES | |||||||
| Jean CAPDOUZE | 2 | G | 2 | Eric SIMMS | ||||
| France | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Jean-Claude CROS | 1 | FB | 1 | Eric SIMMS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Serge MARSOLAN | 2 | W | 2 | Lionel WILLIAMSON [Newtown] | ||||
| Michael MOLINIER | 3 | C | 3 | Ray BRANIGHAN [South Sydney] | ||||
| Jacques GRUPPI | 4 | C | 4 | John COOTES | ||||
| Daniel PELLERIN | 5 | W | 5 | Mark HARRIS [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Jean CAPDOUZE | 6 | FE | 6 | Denis PITTARD [South Sydney] | ||||
| Andre CLERC | 7 | HB | 7 | John BROWN | ||||
| Christian SABATIÉ | 8 | FR | 8 | Bob O'REILLY [Parramatta] | ||||
| Jacques CABERO | 9 | HK | 9 | Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Floreal BONET | 10 | FR | 10 | Barry McTAGGART [Balmain] | ||||
| Francis DE NADAÏ | 11 | 2R | 11 | Gary SULLIVAN [Newtown] | ||||
| Georges BONNET | 12 | 2R | 12 | Ron COOTE (c) [South Sydney] | ||||
| Jean-Pierre CLAR (c) | 13 | L | 13 | Bob FULTON [Manly] | ||||
| Christian CLAR | 14 | B | 14 | Billy SMITH [St George] | ||||
| Didier HERMET | 15 | B | 15 | Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] | ||||
| HC | Harry BATH | |||||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- 1970 World Cup - Game 6 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1970 Kiwis World Cup Tour - Game 7 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Raymond Gruppi (centre), Roger Garrigue (halfback), Roger Biffi (second row)
- In:
- Jacques Gruppi (centre), Andre Clerc (halfback), Georges Bonnet (second row), Christian Clar (bench), Didier Hermet (bench)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1970 Kangaroos World Cup Tour - Game 5 vs. St Helens
- Next Game:
- 1970 Kangaroos World Cup Tour - Game 7 vs. France XIII
- Out:
- Ron Costello (second row)
- In:
- Bob Fulton (lock), Billy Smith (bench), Ken Irvine (bench)
- Changes:
- Ray Branighan (wing to centre), Mark Harris (centre to wing), Ron Coote (lock to second row)
Match Notes
For France Clar replaced Cabero & Hermet replaced Bonnet.
Irvine replaced Pittard & Smith replaced Walters with Sullivan moving to hooker at halftime.
Irvine was not part of the touring squad but was seconded into the team due to injuries.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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