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1968 Test Matches

Match - Saturday 30 November, 1968

Great Britain 34 def. France 10

1968 Test Matches

Lions
34
10
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14812
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 30th November, 1968
Referee Georges Jameau
Venue Knowsley (St Helens)
Crowd 6,080
Match Stats
Halftime Score 14 5
Great Britain Scoresheet France
William BURGESS 3 T Jacques CABERO
Dick GEMMELL 2   Jose CALLE
Kevin ASHCROFT      
Alan BURWELL      
Colin DIXON      
 
Neil FOX 5 G 2 Yves CHABERT
Great Britain Teams France
Arthur KEEGAN 1 FB 1 Yves CHABERT
William BURGESS 2 W 2 Andre FERREN
Neil FOX 3 C 3 Pierre SABOUREAU
Dick GEMMELL 4 C 4 Claude MANTOULAN
Alan BURWELL 5 W 5 Serge MARSOLAN
 
Bill DAVIES 6 FE 6 Jose CALLE
Tommy BISHOP (c) 7 HB 7 Marius FRATTINI
 
Dennis HARTLEY 8 FR 8 Henri MARRACQ (c)
Kevin ASHCROFT 9 HK 9 Raymond REBUJENT
John WARLOW 10 FR 10 Jacques CABERO
Colin DIXON 11 2R 11 Francis DE NADAÏ
Ken PARR 12 2R 12 Adolphe ALESINA
Charlie RENILSON 13 L 13 Jean Marie ARMAND
 
    B 14 Roger TOUJAS
    B 15 Georges BONNET
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
1968 Lions World Cup Tour - Game 7 vs. North West QLD
Next Game:
1969 Test Matches - vs. France
Out:
Bev Risman (fullback), Chris Young (wing), Derek Edwards (centre), John Atkinson (wing), Roger Millward (five-eighth), Mick Clark (front row), Peter Flanagan (hooker), Cliff Watson (front row), Ray French (second row), Arnold Morgan (second row), Clive Sullivan (bench)
In:
Arthur Keegan (fullback), William Burgess (wing), Neil Fox (centre), Dick Gemmell (centre), Bill Davies (five-eighth), Dennis Hartley (front row), Kevin Ashcroft (hooker), Colin Dixon (second row), Ken Parr (second row)
Changes:
Alan Burwell (centre to wing), John Warlow (bench to front row)

France

Previous Game:
1968 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 5 vs. Western Suburbs
Next Game:
1969 Test Matches - vs. Great Britain
Out:
Jean-Claude Cros (fullback), Daniel Pellerin (wing), Michael Molinier (centre), Jean-Pierre Lecompte (centre), Jean Ledru (wing), Jean Capdouze (five-eighth), Victor Serrano (front row), Christian Sabatié (hooker), Georges Aillères (front row), Jean-Pierre Clar (lock)
In:
Yves Chabert (fullback), Andre Ferren (wing), Pierre Saboureau (centre), Claude Mantoulan (centre), Serge Marsolan (wing), Jose Calle (five-eighth), Raymond Rebujent (hooker), Jacques Cabero (front row), Jean Marie Armand (lock), Roger Toujas (bench), Georges Bonnet (bench)
Changes:
Henri Marracq (second row to front row), Adolphe Alesina (bench to second row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson