Game 21
French Army XIII 11 drew with Australia 11
| 1956/57 Kangaroos Tour Game 21 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23165 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Thursday, 20th December, 1956 | |||||||
| Venue | Palais des Sport (Limoges) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,153 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 6 | |||||
| French Army | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Gilbert ALBERTI | T | Don ADAMS | ||||||
| Ian JOHNSTON | ||||||||
| Kevin O'BRIEN | ||||||||
| ? GIRIAT | 4 | G | Cyril CONNELL JR | |||||
| French Army | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] | ||||||
| W | 2 | Don ADAMS | ||||||
| C | 3 | Kevin O'BRIEN [St George] | ||||||
| C | 4 | Tom PAYNE | ||||||
| W | 5 | Ian MOIR [South Sydney] | ||||||
| FE | 6 | Ian JOHNSTON [Western Suburbs] | ||||||
| HB | 7 | Cyril CONNELL JR | ||||||
| FR | 8 | Roy BULL [Manly] | ||||||
| HK | 9 | Ernie HAMMERTON [South Sydney] | ||||||
| FR | 10 | Bryan ORROCK [St George] | ||||||
| 2R | 11 | Bill MARSH | ||||||
| 2R | 12 | Tom TYQUIN | ||||||
| L | 13 | Ian DOYLE | ||||||
| HC | Ken KEARNEY | |||||||
Team Info
French Army XIII
- Previous Game:
- n/a
- Next Game:
- 1959/60 Kangaroos Tour - Game 26 vs. Australia
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1956/57 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1956/57 France vs Australia - Game 2 vs. France
- Out:
- Gordon Clifford (fullback), Denis Flannery (wing), Dick Poole (centre), Alex Watson (centre), Des McGovern (wing), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Ken Kearney (hooker), Kel O'Shea (second row)
- In:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Don Adams (wing), Kevin O'Brien (centre), Tom Payne (centre), Ian Moir (wing), Ian Johnston (five-eighth), Cyril Connell Jr (halfback), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Bill Marsh (second row)
Match Notes
Kel O'Shea acted a one touch judge in this game.
Roy Bull was sent off after the referee pushed him and he pushed back Army capt Jacques Merquey suggested to the referee he only be sent of for 5 mins however Bull then resumed playing and completed the match.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash
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