Game 2
Australia 17 def. France 2
| 1981 Australia vs France Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6867 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 18th July, 1981 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Don Wilson | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,000 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Terry Fahey | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 9 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 9 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| Terry FAHEY | 2 | T | ||||||
| Rod MORRIS | ||||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 4 | G | Andre PEREZ | |||||
| Australia | Teams | France | ||||||
| Greg BRENTNALL [Canterbury] | 1 | FB | 1 | Marcel PILLON | ||||
| John RIBOT [Western Suburbs] | 2 | W | 2 | Hugues RATIER | ||||
| Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] | 3 | C | 3 | Herve GUIRAUD | ||||
| Steve ROGERS (c) [Cronulla] | 4 | C | 4 | Jacky IMBERT | ||||
| Terry FAHEY [Eastern Suburbs] | 5 | W | 5 | Sebastian RODRIGUEZ | ||||
| Wally LEWIS | 6 | FE | 6 | Guy ALARD | ||||
| Steve MORTIMER [Canterbury] | 7 | HB | 7 | Ivan GRÉSÈQUE | ||||
| Ron HILDITCH [Parramatta] | 13 | FR | 13 | Henri DANIEL | ||||
| Jeff MASTERMAN [Eastern Suburbs] | 12 | HK | 12 | Christian MACALLI | ||||
| Rod MORRIS [Balmain] | 11 | FR | 11 | Max CHANTAL | ||||
| Paul McCABE [Eastern Suburbs] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Marc AMBERT | ||||
| Les BOYD [Manly] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Manuel CARAVACA | ||||
| Ray PRICE [Parramatta] | 8 | L | 8 | Joel ROOSEBROUCK (c) | ||||
| Royce AYLIFFE [Eastern Suburbs] | 15 | B | 15 | Andre PEREZ | ||||
| Frank STANTON | HC | Louis BONNERY | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1981 Australia vs France - Game 1 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1982 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Kerry Boustead (wing), Craig Young (front row), Phil Sigsworth (bench)
- In:
- Terry Fahey (wing), Royce Ayliffe (bench)
- Changes:
- Rod Morris (bench to front row)
France
- Previous Game:
- 1981 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 12 vs. Wide Bay
- Next Game:
- 1981 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 14 vs. Highlands Zone
- Out:
- Bernard Imbert (wing), Jean-Jacques Vila (five-eighth), Delphin Castanon (front row), Jose Gine (second row)
- In:
- Herve Guiraud (centre), Henri Daniel (front row), Andre Perez (bench)
- Changes:
- Manuel Caravaca (centre to second row), Guy Alard (bench to five-eighth), Hugues Ratier (bench to wing)
Match Notes
Didier Hermet dropped out of the French team on Friday after injuring his ribs at training he was replaced by Henri Daniel.
Terry Fahey was the KB Man of the Match.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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