Game 6
Great Britain 26 def. France 12
| 1957 Lions World Cup Tour Game 6 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/45011 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 6th July, 1957 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Rolly Avery | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 20,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 12 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| Eric ASHTON | 2 | T | Francis LEVY | |||||
| Jack GRUNDY | Jacques MERQUEY | |||||||
| Geoff GUNNEY | ||||||||
| Austin RHODES | ||||||||
| Jeffrey STEVENSON | ||||||||
| Lewis JONES | 4 | G | 3 | André RIVES | ||||
| Great Britain | Teams | France | ||||||
| Glyn MOSES | 1 | FB | 1 | André RIVES | ||||
| Geoff GUNNEY | 2 | W | 2 | Gilbert VERDIÉ | ||||
| Lewis JONES | 3 | C | 3 | Antoine JIMINEZ | ||||
| Eric ASHTON | 4 | C | 4 | Jacques MERQUEY | ||||
| Mick SULLIVAN | 5 | W | 5 | Guy HUSSON | ||||
| Austin RHODES | 6 | FE | 6 | Francis LEVY | ||||
| Jeffrey STEVENSON | 7 | HB | 7 | Rene JEAN | ||||
| Alan PRESCOTT | 8 | FR | 8 | Rene FERRERO | ||||
| Tommy HARRIS | 9 | HK | 9 | Antranick APELIAN | ||||
| Tom McKINNEY | 10 | FR | 10 | Robert MÉDUS | ||||
| Sid LITTLE | 11 | 2R | 11 | Augustine PARENT | ||||
| Jack GRUNDY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Armand SAVE | ||||
| John WHITELEY | 13 | L | 13 | Jean ROUQUEIROL | ||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1957 Lions World Cup Tour - Game 5 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1957 Other Internationals - Game 1 vs. France
- Out:
- Phil Jackson (centre), Derek Turner (lock)
- In:
- Tom McKinney (front row), Jack Grundy (second row)
- Changes:
- Eric Ashton (wing to centre), Sid Little (front row to second row), Geoff Gunney (second row to wing), John Whiteley (second row to lock)
France
- Previous Game:
- 1957 Les Chanticleers World Cup Tour - Game 5 vs. Southern Districts
- Next Game:
- 1957 Other Internationals - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Maurice Voron (wing), Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth), Henri Delhoste (front row)
- In:
- Guy Husson (wing), Francis Levy (five-eighth), Armand Save (second row)
- Changes:
- Robert Médus (second row to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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