Game
France 11 lost to Australia 16
| 1938/39 France vs. Australia | - | |||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6832 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 16th January, 1938 | |||||||
| Referee | Albert Dobson | |||||||
| Venue | VĂ©lodrome (Marseille) | |||||||
| Crowd | 23,100 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 3 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Andre CUSSAC | T | Ross McKINNON | ||||||
| Joseph GRIFFARD | Andy NORVAL | |||||||
| Henri SANZ | Harry PIERCE | |||||||
| Wally PRIGG | ||||||||
| Max ROUSIÉ | G | 2 | Jack BEATON | |||||
| France | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Marius GUIRAL | 1 | FB | 1 | Laurie WARD [North Sydney] |
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| Andre CUSSAC | 2 | W | 2 | Len DAWSON | ||||
| Max ROUSIÉ (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Bert WILLIAMS | ||||
| Cyprien ESTOUEIGHT | 4 | C | 4 | Jack BEATON [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Henri SANZ | 5 | W | 5 | Andy NORVAL [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Jean DAUGER | 6 | FE | 6 | Ross McKINNON [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Pierre BRINSOLLES | 7 | HB | 7 | Fred GILBERT | ||||
| Maurice BRUNETAUD | 8 | FR | 8 | Frank CURRAN | ||||
| Joseph GRIFFARD | 9 | HK | 9 | Harry PIERCE [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Antoine BLAIN | 10 | FR | 10 | Les HEIDKE | ||||
| Marcel NOURRIT | 11 | 2R | 11 | Herb NARVO [Newtown] |
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| Henri DURAND | 12 | 2R | 12 | Eric LEWIS [Souths] |
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| Pierre ETCHART | 13 | L | 13 | Wally PRIGG (c) | ||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- 1938/39 France vs. Australia - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- European Championship 1937/38 - Game 2 vs. England
- Out:
- Eugene Chaud (fullback), Emile Bosch (centre), François Noguères (centre), Charles Lamarque (wing), Sylvain Bès (halfback), Justin Davant (front row), Andre Rousse (hooker), Charles Petit (second row), Elysee Domercq (lock)
- In:
- Marius Guiral (fullback), Cyprien Estoueight (centre), Henri Sanz (wing), Jean Dauger (five-eighth), Pierre Brinsolles (halfback), Maurice Brunetaud (front row), Antoine Blain (front row), Marcel Nourrit (second row), Pierre Etchart (lock)
- Changes:
- Max Rousié (five-eighth to centre), Joseph Griffard (front row to hooker)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1937/38 - Game 31 vs. Catalan XIII
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1937/38 - Game 33 vs. Cote Basque
- Out:
- Gordon Whittle (fullback), Charlie Hazelton (wing), Doug McLean (wing), Roy Thompson (halfback), Ray Stehr (front row), Fred Nolan (hooker), Edward Collins (front row), Gordon McLennan (second row), Jim Gibbs (second row)
- In:
- Laurie Ward (fullback), Len Dawson (wing), Andy Norval (wing), Fred Gilbert (halfback), Frank Curran (front row), Harry Pierce (hooker), Les Heidke (front row), Herb Narvo (second row), Eric Lewis (second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson