Game 1

France 8 lost to Australia 15

Match URL

www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6844

Date

Thursday, 1st November, 1956

Referee

P Ribas

Venue

Parc des Princes (Paris)

Crowd

10,789

France	8	–	15	Australia
Match Scoresheet
Jacques MERQUEY		T	2	Keith HOLMAN
Augustin PARENT				Des McGOVERN
Andre AUDY		G	2	Clive CHURCHILL
				Keith HOLMAN
Teams
Andre 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
Andre SAVONNE	5	W	5	Des McGOVERN
Auguste AMBERT	6	FE	6	Bob BANKS
Guy LUCIA	7	HB	7	Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs]
Francois 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 MEDUS	11	2R	11	Ignatius TYQUIN
Augustin PARENT	12	2R	12	Norm PROVAN [St George]
Jean ROUQUEIROL	13	L	13	Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs]
		COACH		Ken KEARNEY

This match is a part of the following:

• 1956/57 France vs. Australia
• Kangaroos Tour 1956/57

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson