Game 1
France 10 lost to Australia 29
| 1948/49 France vs Australia Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6833 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 9th January, 1949 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Albert Dobson | |||||||
| Venue | Vélodrome (Marseille) | |||||||
| Crowd | 15,796 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 10 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Odé LESPÈS | T | 2 | Bill TYQUIN | |||||
| Ulysse NEGRIER | Fred DE BELIN | |||||||
| Alf GIBBS | ||||||||
| Duncan HALL | ||||||||
| Pat McMAHON | ||||||||
| Wally O'CONNELL | ||||||||
| Gaston COMES | 2 | G | 4 | Keith FROOME | ||||
| France | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Gaston COMES | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL [South Sydney] | ||||
| Odé LESPÈS | 2 | W | 2 | Pat McMAHON | ||||
| Joseph CRESPO | 3 | C | 3 | Doug McRITCHIE | ||||
| Albert KAEMPH | 4 | C | 4 | Johnny HAWKE | ||||
| Robert CASSE | 5 | W | 5 | Bobby LULHAM | ||||
| Pierre TAILLANTOU | 6 | FE | 6 | Wally O'CONNELL [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Jean DOP | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith FROOME | ||||
| Gaston CALIXTE (c) | 8 | FR | 8 | Alf GIBBS | ||||
| Ulysse NEGRIER | 9 | HK | 9 | Kevin SCHUBERT | ||||
| Élie BROUSSE | 10 | FR | 10 | Duncan HALL | ||||
| Louis MAZON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Noel MULLIGAN | ||||
| Martin MARTIN | 12 | 2R | 12 | Fred DE BELIN | ||||
| André BÉRAUD | 13 | L | 13 | Bill TYQUIN (c) | ||||
| HC | Col MAXWELL | |||||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- 1948/49 European Championship - Game 1 vs. England
- Next Game:
- 1948/49 France vs Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Jean Barreteau (fullback), Vincent Cantoni (wing), Joseph Maso (centre), René Duffort (halfback), Raoul Perez (front row), Gabriel Berthomieu (hooker), Amboise Ulma (second row)
- In:
- Albert Kaemph (centre), Robert Casse (wing), Pierre Taillantou (five-eighth), Jean Dop (halfback), Gaston Calixte (front row), Ulysse Negrier (hooker), Louis Mazon (second row)
- Changes:
- Gaston Comes (centre to fullback), Joseph Crespo (five-eighth to centre)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1948/49 Kangaroos Tour - Game 31 vs. Languedoc
- Next Game:
- 1948/49 Kangaroos Tour - Game 33 vs. Cannes
- Out:
- Vic Bulgin (fullback), Bobby Dimond (wing), Jack Horrigan (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Billy Thompson (five-eighth), Bruce Hopkins (halfback), Eddie Brosnan (front row), Frank Johnson (hooker), Henry Benton (front row), Jack Rayner (second row), Jack Holland (second row), Les Cowie (lock)
- In:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Pat McMahon (wing), Doug McRitchie (centre), Bobby Lulham (wing), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Keith Froome (halfback), Alf Gibbs (front row), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Duncan Hall (front row), Noel Mulligan (second row), Fred De Belin (second row), Bill Tyquin (lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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