France vs Australia 1956 Series

Game 1

France 8 lost to Australia 15

1956/57 France vs. Australia

France		 8
–
15
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6844
Status Completed
Date Thursday, 1st November, 1956
Referee P Ribas
Venue Princes (Paris)
Crowd 10,789
France Scoresheet Australia
Jacques MERQUEY T 2 Keith HOLMAN
Augustine PARENT   Des McGOVERN
 
André AUDY G 2 Clive CHURCHILL
      Keith HOLMAN
France Teams Australia
André AUDY 1 FB 1 Clive CHURCHILL
[South Sydney]
Maurice VORON 2 W 2 Denis FLANNERY
Roger REY 3 C 3 Dick POOLE
[Newtown]
Jacques MERQUEY (c) 4 C 4 Alex WATSON
André SAVONNE 5 W 5 Des McGOVERN
 
Auguste AMBERT 6 FE 6 Bob BANKS
Guy LUCIA 7 HB 7 Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
 
François RINALDI 8 FR 8 Roy BULL
[Manly]
Antranick APELIAN 9 HK 9 Ken KEARNEY (c)
[St George]
François MONTRUCOLIS 10 FR 10 Brian DAVIES
Robert MÉDUS 11 2R 11 Ignatius TYQUIN
Augustine PARENT 12 2R 12 Norm PROVAN
[St George]
Jean ROUQUEIROL 13 L 13 Kel O'SHEA
[Western Suburbs]
 
    HC   Ken KEARNEY
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. English League
Next Game:
1956/57 France vs. Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Gilbert Alberti (centre), Christian Duple (halfback)
In:
Jacques Merquey (centre), Guy Lucia (halfback)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1956/57 - Game 8 vs. English League
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1956/57 - Game 10 vs. York
Out:
Gordon Clifford (fullback), Tom Payne (centre), Cyril Connell Jr (halfback)
In:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Dick Poole (centre), Keith Holman (halfback)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner