Game 1
France 7 drew with Australia 7
| 1967/68 France vs Australia Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6859 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 17th December, 1967 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Georges Jameau | |||||||
| Venue | Vélodrome (Marseille) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,193 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 5 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Georges BONNET | T | Les JOHNS | ||||||
| Pierre LACAZE | 2/6 | G | Les JOHNS | |||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||||
| France | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Pierre LACAZE | 1 | FB | 2 | Les JOHNS [Canterbury] | ||||
| Daniel PELLERIN | 2 | W | 4 | Johnny KING [St George] | ||||
| Guy ANDRIEU | 3 | C | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] | ||||
| Jean-Pierre LECOMPTE | 4 | C | 6 | Johnny GREAVES [Canterbury] | ||||
| Yves RAYNAUD | 5 | W | 3 | Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] | ||||
| Claude MANTOULAN | 6 | FE | 12 | Tony BRANSON | ||||
| Roger GARNUNG | 7 | HB | 13 | Billy SMITH [St George] | ||||
| Christian SABATIÉ | 8 | FR | 23 | Dennis MANTEIT | ||||
| Yves BÉGOU | 9 | HK | 22 | Noel KELLY [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Guy RIBOT | 10 | FR | 21 | Peter GALLAGHER | ||||
| Georges AILLÈRES (c) | 11 | 2R | 19 | Elton RASMUSSEN [St George] | ||||
| Adolphe ALESINA | 12 | 2R | 16 | Ron COOTE [South Sydney] | ||||
| Georges BONNET | 13 | L | 15 | John RAPER (c) [St George] | ||||
| Jean CAPDOUZE | 14 | B | 17 | Ron LYNCH [Parramatta] | ||||
| Francis DE NADAÏ | 15 | B | ||||||
| HC | Reg GASNIER | |||||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- 1967 Test Matches - Standalone vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1967/68 France vs Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Guy Bruzy (wing), Jacques Gruppi (centre), Jean-Claude Marty (wing), Roger Ourliac (five-eighth), Serge Pialat (front row), René Ségura (hooker), Pierre Dubié (front row), Henri Marracq (second row), Jean-Pierre Clar (lock)
- In:
- Daniel Pellerin (wing), Guy Andrieu (centre), Yves Raynaud (wing), Claude Mantoulan (five-eighth), Christian Sabatié (front row), Yves Bégou (hooker), Guy Ribot (front row), Adolphe Alesina (second row), Georges Bonnet (lock), Jean Capdouze (bench), Francis de Nadaï (bench)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1967/68 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1967/68 Kangaroos Tour - Game 22 vs. Les Espoirs (Colts)
- Out:
- John McDonald (wing), John Gleeson (five-eighth)
- In:
- Ken Irvine (wing), Ron Lynch (bench)
- Changes:
- Tony Branson (bench to five-eighth)
Match Notes
For France Capdouze replaced LeCompte & DeNadai replaced Ribot.
Lynch replaced Gallagher, Moore was a non-playing reserve for Australia.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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