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1954 Test Matches

Match - Tuesday 27 April, 1954

Great Britain 17 def. France 8

1954 Test Matches

Lions
17
8
France
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30681
StatusCompleted
DateTuesday, 27th April, 1954
RefereeFrank Gelder
VenueOdsal (Bradford)
Crowd14,153
Match Stats
Halftime Score74
Great BritainScoresheetFrance
Billy BOSTONT  
Brian BRIGGS   
Phil JACKSON   
 
Lewis JONES4G3Puig AUBERT
 
  FGPuig AUBERT
Great BritainTeamsFrance
Ted CAHILL1FB1Puig AUBERT (c)
Billy BOSTON2W2Gilbert ALBERTI
Phil JACKSON3C3Antoine JIMINEZ
Lewis JONES4C4Jacques MERQUEY
Frank CASTLE5W5André SAVONNE
 
Dickie WILLIAMS6FE6Gilbert BENAUSSE
Billy BANKS7HB7Irénée CARRÈRE
 
Ted SLEVIN8FR8Joseph KRAWZYK
Tom McKINNEY9HK9Jean AUDOUBERT
Jim BOWDEN10FR10Paul BARTOLETTI
Charlie PAWSEY112R11René BERNARD
Brian BRIGGS122R12François RINALDI
Ken TRAILL13L13Armand SAVE
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
1953 Test Matches - Standalone vs. France
Next Game:
1954 Lions Tour - Game 1 vs. Western Division
Out:
Jack Evans (fullback), Dai Bevan (wing), Doug Greenall (centre), Albert Naughton (centre), Stan McCormick (wing), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Alan Prescott (front row), George Parsons (second row), Dave Valentine (lock)
In:
Ted Cahill (fullback), Billy Boston (wing), Phil Jackson (centre), Lewis Jones (centre), Frank Castle (wing), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Jim Bowden (front row), Brian Briggs (second row), Ken Traill (lock)

France

Previous Game:
1953/54 American All Stars Tour II - Game 5 vs. USA
Next Game:
1954 World Cup - Round 1 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Raymond Contrastin (wing), Roger Rey (centre), Vincent Cantoni (wing), Claude Teisseire (halfback), Louis Mazon (front row), Jean Pambrun (second row), Roger Guilhem (lock)
In:
Gilbert Alberti (wing), Jacques Merquey (centre), André Savonne (wing), Irénée Carrère (halfback), Joseph Krawzyk (front row), Paul Bartoletti (front row), François Rinaldi (second row)
Changes:
René Bernard (front row to second row), Armand Save (second row to lock)

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