France vs New Zealand 1956 Series

Game

France 22 lost to New Zealand 31

Match Info

Match URL
www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14417
Date
Sunday, 15th January, 1956
Status
Completed
Venue
Stade de Gerland (Lyon)
Crowd
7,051

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
France vs New Zealand 1956 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
France vs New Zealand 1956 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Puig Aubert (fullback), Antoine Jiminez (centre), Andre Ducasse (wing), Pascal Etio (halfback), Gabriel Berthomieu (second row), Christian Duple (lock)
In:
Louis Poletti (fullback), Andre Delpoux (centre), Jacques Merquey (centre), Andre Savonne (wing), Augustin Parent (second row), Jean Rouqueirol (lock)
Changes:
Gilbert Alberti (centre to halfback)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1955/56 - Game 33 vs. Provence
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1955/56 - Game 35 vs. RC Marseille

France 		22 – 31
New Zealand

Match Scoresheet

Andre SAVONNE 2 T 2 Ian GREY
Andre DELPOUX   2 Henry MAXWELL
Jacques MERQUEY   Tommy BAXTER
Louis POLETTI   John BUTTERFIELD
Jean ROUQUEIROL   Rex PERCY
 
Gilbert BENAUSSE 2 G 5 Dick HAGGIE

Teams

Louis POLETTI 1 FB 1 Roy MOORE
Maurice VORON 2 W 2 Vern BAKALICH
Andre DELPOUX 3 C 3 Ron McKAY
Jacques MERQUEY (c) 4 C 4 Tommy BAXTER (c)
Andre SAVONNE 5 W 5 Dick HAGGIE
 
Gilbert BENAUSSE 6 FE 6 William SORENSEN
Gilbert ALBERTI 7 HB 7 Sel BELSHAM
 
Joseph VANEL 8 FR 8 Henry MAXWELL
Jean AUDOUBERT 9 HK 9 Lory BLANCHARD
Joseph KRAWZYCK 10 FR 10 William McLENNAN
Ernest TARROZZI 11 2R 11 John BUTTERFIELD
Augustin PARENT 12 2R 12 Ian GREY
Jean ROUQUEIROL 13 L 13 Rex PERCY
 

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson