Game 1
France 8 def. New Zealand 3
| 1951 France vs New Zealand Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14411 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 23rd December, 1951 | |||||||
| Venue | Princes (Paris) | |||||||
| Crowd | 23,459 | |||||||
| France | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Raymond CONTRASTIN | T | Bevin HOUGH | ||||||
| Jacques MERQUEY | ||||||||
| Puig AUBERT | G | |||||||
| France | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Puig AUBERT (c) | 1 | FB | 1 | Des WHITE | ||||
| Raymond CONTRASTIN | 2 | W | 2 | Bevin HOUGH | ||||
| Jacques MERQUEY | 3 | C | 3 | Tommy BAXTER | ||||
| Joseph CRESPO | 4 | C | 4 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| Maurice VORON | 5 | W | 5 | Jim EDWARDS | ||||
| Gilbert BENAUSSE | 6 | FE | 6 | Des BARCHARD | ||||
| Jean DOP | 7 | HB | 7 | Jim HAIG (c) | ||||
| Paul BARTOLETTI | 8 | FR | 8 | Cliff JOHNSON | ||||
| Martin MARTIN | 9 | HK | 9 | George DAVIDSON | ||||
| François RINALDI | 10 | FR | 10 | William McLENNAN | ||||
| Élie BROUSSE | 11 | 2R | 11 | Frank MULCARE | ||||
| Edouard PONSINET | 12 | 2R | 12 | Charlie McBRIDE | ||||
| Roger GUILHEM | 13 | L | 13 | Alister ATKINSON | ||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- 1951/52 European Championship - Game 3 vs. England
- Next Game:
- 1951 France vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Roger Llari (centre), Vincent Cantoni (wing), Gabriel Berthomieu (second row)
- In:
- Maurice Voron (wing), Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth), Edouard Ponsinet (second row)
- Changes:
- Jacques Merquey (five-eighth to centre)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1951 Great Britain vs New Zealand - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1951/52 Kiwis Tour - Game 29 vs. Bearn/Gascogne
- Out:
- Maurie Robertson (centre)
- In:
- Des Barchard (five-eighth)
- Changes:
- Cyril Eastlake (five-eighth to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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