Game 2
France 11 lost to Australia 16
| 1938/39 France vs Australia Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6832 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 16th January, 1938 | |||||||
| Referee | Albert Dobson | |||||||
| Venue | Vélodrome (Marseille) | |||||||
| Crowd | 23,100 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 3 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| André CUSSAC | T | Ross McKINNON | ||||||
| Josep GRIFFARD | Andy NORVAL | |||||||
| Henri SANZ | Harry PIERCE | |||||||
| Wally PRIGG | ||||||||
| Max ROUSIÉ | G | 2 | Jack BEATON | |||||
| France | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Marius GUIRAL | 1 | FB | 1 | Laurie WARD [North Sydney] | ||||
| André CUSSAC | 2 | W | 2 | Len DAWSON | ||||
| Max ROUSIÉ (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Bert WILLIAMS | ||||
| Cyprien ESTOUEIGHT | 4 | C | 4 | Jack BEATON [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Henri SANZ | 5 | W | 5 | Andy NORVAL [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Jean DAUGER | 6 | FE | 6 | Ross McKINNON [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Pierre BRINSOLLES | 7 | HB | 7 | Fred GILBERT | ||||
| Maurice BRUNETAUD | 8 | FR | 8 | Frank CURRAN | ||||
| Josep GRIFFARD | 9 | HK | 9 | Harry PIERCE [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Antoine BLAIN | 10 | FR | 10 | Les HEIDKE | ||||
| Marcel NOURRIT | 11 | 2R | 11 | Herb NARVO [Newtown] | ||||
| Henri DURAND | 12 | 2R | 12 | Eric LEWIS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Pierre ETCHART | 13 | L | 13 | Wally PRIGG (c) | ||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- 1938/39 France vs Australia - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1937/38 European Championship - Game 2 vs. England
- Out:
- Eugène Chaud (fullback), Emile Bosch (centre), François Noguères (centre), Charles Lamarque (wing), Sylvain Bès (halfback), Justin Davant (front row), André Rousse (hooker), Charles Petit (second row), Elysee Domercq (lock)
- In:
- Marius Guiral (fullback), Cyprien Estoueight (centre), Henri Sanz (wing), Jean Dauger (five-eighth), Pierre Brinsolles (halfback), Maurice Brunetaud (front row), Antoine Blain (front row), Marcel Nourrit (second row), Pierre Etchart (lock)
- Changes:
- Max Rousié (five-eighth to centre), Josep Griffard (front row to hooker)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1937/38 Kangaroos Tour - Game 37 vs. Catalan XIII
- Next Game:
- 1937/38 Kangaroos Tour - Game 39 vs. Cote Basque
- Out:
- Gordon Whittle (fullback), Charlie Hazelton (wing), Doug McLean (wing), Percy Williams (halfback), Ray Stehr (front row), Fred Nolan (hooker), Jim Gibbs (front row), Gordon McLennan (second row), Edward Collins (second row)
- In:
- Laurie Ward (fullback), Len Dawson (wing), Andy Norval (wing), Fred Gilbert (halfback), Frank Curran (front row), Harry Pierce (hooker), Les Heidke (front row), Herb Narvo (second row), Eric Lewis (second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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