Game 1
France 8 def. Australia 5
| 1963/64 France vs Australia Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6853 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 8th December, 1963 | |||||||
| Referee | A Cassan | |||||||
| Venue | Stade Municipal (Bordeaux) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,261 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 19 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 24 | – | 8 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Georges AILLÈRES | T | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||
| Bernard FABRE | ||||||||
| Jean VILLENEUVE | 1/6 | G | Graeme LANGLANDS | |||||
| André LACAZE | 0/1 | |||||||
| Georges FAGES | OFF | |||||||
| France | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| André CARRERE | 1 | FB | 1 | Ken THORNETT [Parramatta] | ||||
| Jean ETCHEBERRY | 2 | W | 6 | Michael CLEARY [South Sydney] | ||||
| Bernard FABRE | 3 | C | 4 | Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] | ||||
| Claude MANTOULAN | 4 | C | 7 | Reg GASNIER [St George] | ||||
| Laurent ROLDOS | 5 | W | 5 | Peter DIMOND [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Jean VILLENEUVE | 6 | FE | 11 | Earl HARRISON | ||||
| Georges FAGES (c) | 7 | HB | 14 | Barry MUIR | ||||
| Laurent FALETTI | 8 | FR | 26 | Noel KELLY [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Jean GRACIET | 9 | HK | 25 | Ian WALSH (c) [St George] | ||||
| Jean PANO | 10 | FR | 21 | Paul QUINN | ||||
| Henri MARRACQ | 11 | 2R | 20 | Brian HAMBLY [Parramatta] | ||||
| Georges AILLÈRES | 12 | 2R | 18 | Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] | ||||
| André LACAZE | 13 | L | 15 | John RAPER [St George] | ||||
| HC | Arthur SUMMONS | |||||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- 1963 Test Matches - Standalone vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1963/64 France vs Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Pierre Lacaze (fullback), Michel Boule (wing), Henri Castel (centre), Gerard Belivaud (centre), Raymond Gruppi (wing), Louis Vergé (halfback), André Vadon (hooker), Honore Conti (front row), Serge Estieu (second row), Robert Eramouspé (second row), Pierre Escourrou (lock)
- In:
- André Carrere (fullback), Jean Etcheberry (wing), Bernard Fabre (centre), Laurent Roldos (wing), Jean Villeneuve (five-eighth), Georges Fages (halfback), Jean Graciet (hooker), Jean Pano (front row), Henri Marracq (second row), Georges Aillères (second row), André Lacaze (lock)
- Changes:
- Claude Mantoulan (five-eighth to centre)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1963/64 Kangaroos Tour - Game 23 vs. Celtic de Paris
- Next Game:
- 1963/64 Kangaroos Tour - Game 25 vs. Basque/Bearnaise
- Out:
- Les Johns (fullback), Jimmy Lisle (centre), Frank Stanton (centre), Barry Rushworth (wing), John Gleeson (five-eighth), Arthur Summons (halfback), John Cleary (front row), Graham Wilson (hooker), Ken Day (second row), Kevin Smyth (lock)
- In:
- Ken Thornett (fullback), Graeme Langlands (centre), Reg Gasnier (centre), Peter Dimond (wing), Earl Harrison (five-eighth), Barry Muir (halfback), Noel Kelly (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Paul Quinn (front row), John Raper (lock)
- Changes:
- Brian Hambly (front row to second row)
Match Notes
Fages was sent off for kicking dimond 4 mins before fulltime. Dick Thornett & Ailleres were also sent off near the end but both refused to go and the referee carried on with the game.
For France Louis Verde & Woe Gourbal were non-playing reserves.
Jim Lisle & Graham Wilson were non-playing reserves for Australia.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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