France vs Australia 1952 Series

Game 1

France 12 lost to Australia 16

1952/53 France vs. Australia

France
12
16
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6838
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 27th December, 1952
Referee Eddie Martung
Venue Princes (Paris)
Crowd 18,327
France Scoresheet Australia
Élie BROUSSE T 2 Tommy RYAN
Vincent CANTONI   Brian DAVIES
      Noel HAZZARD
 
Puig AUBERT 3 G 2 Noel PIDDING
France Teams Australia
Puig AUBERT (c) 1 FB 1 Clive CHURCHILL (c)
Vincent CANTONI 2 W 2 Tommy RYAN
[St George]
Jacques MERQUEY 3 C 3 Col GEELAN
Andre CARRERE 4 C 4 Noel HAZZARD
Raymond CONTRASTIN 5 W 5 Noel PIDDING
 
Gilbert BENAUSSE 6 FE 6 Frank STANMORE
[Western Suburbs]
Jean DOP 7 HB 7 Keith HOLMAN
 
Jean DEDIEU 8 FR 8 Duncan HALL
Gabriel GENOUD 9 HK 9 Ken KEARNEY
[St George]
Louis MAZON 10 FR 10 Roy BULL
[Manly]
Élie BROUSSE 11 2R 11 Ferris ASHTON
Rene BERNARD 12 2R 12 Brian DAVIES
Christian DUPLE 13 L 13 Arthur COLLINSON
[Western Suburbs]
 
    HC   Clive CHURCHILL
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1952/53 - Game 4 vs. Other
Next Game:
1952/53 France vs. Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Maurice Bellan (wing), Roger Rey (centre), Ode Lespes (wing), Claude Teisseire (halfback), Francois Rinaldi (front row), Martin Martin (hooker), Paul Bartoletti (front row), Gabriel Berthomieu (second row), Guy Delaye (second row), Raoul Perez (lock)
In:
Vincent Cantoni (wing), Andre Carrere (centre), Raymond Contrastin (wing), Jean Dop (halfback), Jean Dedieu (front row), Gabriel Genoud (hooker), Louis Mazon (front row), Élie Brousse (second row), Rene Bernard (second row), Christian Duple (lock)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1952/53 - Game 30 vs. RC Albi
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1952/53 - Game 32 vs. South France
Out:
Ron Willey (fullback), Des McGovern (wing), Rees Duncan (centre), Greg Hawick (centre), Denis Flannery (wing), Col Donohoe (halfback), Charlie Gill (front row), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Jack Rooney (front row), Tom Tyrrell (second row), Albert Paul (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)
In:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Tommy Ryan (wing), Col Geelan (centre), Noel Hazzard (centre), Noel Pidding (wing), Keith Holman (halfback), Duncan Hall (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Roy Bull (front row), Ferris Ashton (second row), Brian Davies (second row), Arthur Collinson (lock)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin