Game 1
France 6 lost to Australia 35
| 1938/39 France vs Australia Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6831 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 1st January, 1938 | |||||||
| Referee | Albert Dobson | |||||||
| Venue | Buffalo (Paris) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,500 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 8 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| André CUSSAC | T | 2 | Len DAWSON | |||||
| Henri DURAND | 2 | Fred GILBERT | ||||||
| Jack BEATON | ||||||||
| Herb NARVO | ||||||||
| Andy NORVAL | ||||||||
| Wally PRIGG | ||||||||
| Jack REARDON | ||||||||
| G | 4 | Jack BEATON | ||||||
| France | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Eugène CHAUD | 1 | FB | 1 | Laurie WARD [North Sydney] | ||||
| André CUSSAC | 2 | W | 2 | Len DAWSON | ||||
| Emile BOSCH | 3 | C | 3 | Ross McKINNON [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| François NOGUÈRES | 4 | C | 4 | Jack BEATON [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Charles LAMARQUE | 5 | W | 5 | Andy NORVAL [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Max ROUSIÉ (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Jack REARDON | ||||
| Sylvain BÈS | 7 | HB | 7 | Fred GILBERT | ||||
| Justin DAVANT | 8 | FR | 8 | Frank CURRAN | ||||
| André ROUSSE | 9 | HK | 9 | Harry PIERCE [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Josep GRIFFARD | 10 | FR | 10 | Les HEIDKE | ||||
| Charles PETIT | 11 | 2R | 11 | Herb NARVO [Newtown] | ||||
| Henri DURAND | 12 | 2R | 12 | Eric LEWIS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Elysee DOMERCQ | 13 | L | 13 | Wally PRIGG (c) | ||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- 1937/38 European Representative Games - Game 1 vs. British Empire
- Next Game:
- 1938/39 France vs Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Marius Guiral (fullback), Henri Sanz (centre), Gaston Amila (five-eighth), Maurice Brunetaud (front row), André Bruzy (hooker)
- In:
- Eugène Chaud (fullback), Emile Bosch (centre), Sylvain Bès (halfback), Justin Davant (front row), Elysee Domercq (lock)
- Changes:
- Max Rousié (halfback to five-eighth), André Rousse (front row to hooker), Josep Griffard (second row to front row), Charles Petit (lock to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1937/38 Kangaroos Tour - Game 32 vs. Hunslet
- Next Game:
- 1937/38 Kangaroos Tour - Game 34 vs. RC Roanne
- In:
- Laurie Ward (fullback), Len Dawson (wing), Ross McKinnon (centre), Jack Beaton (centre), Andy Norval (wing), Jack Reardon (five-eighth), Fred Gilbert (halfback), Frank Curran (front row), Harry Pierce (hooker), Les Heidke (front row), Herb Narvo (second row), Eric Lewis (second row), Wally Prigg (lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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