World Cup 1954

Game 1

France 22 def. New Zealand 13

World Cup 1954
Game 1

France		 22
–
13
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14192
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 30th October, 1954
Referee Charles Appleton
Venue Princes (Paris)
Crowd 13,240
Match Stats
Halftime Score 12 – 8
France Scoresheet New Zealand
Jean AUDOUBERT T Cyril EASTLAKE
Raymond CONTRASTIN   Jim EDWARDS
Joseph CRESPO   Ron McKAY
Guy DELAYE      
 
Puig AUBERT 4 G 2 John BOND
 
Puig AUBERT FG    
France Teams New Zealand
Puig AUBERT (c) 1 FB 1 Pat CREEDY
Raymond CONTRASTIN 2 W 2 George MENZIES
Jacques MERQUEY 3 C 3 Ron McKAY
Antoine JIMINEZ 4 C 4 Cyril EASTLAKE (c)
Vincent CANTONI 5 W 5 Jim EDWARDS
 
Gilbert BENAUSSE 6 FE 6 William SORENSEN
Claude TEISSEIRE 7 HB 7 Lenny ERIKSEN
 
Joseph KRAWZYK 8 FR 8 Cliff JOHNSON
Jean AUDOUBERT 9 HK 9 Lory BLANCHARD
François RINALDI 10 FR 10 William McLENNAN
Jean PAMBRUN 11 2R 11 John BOND
Guy DELAYE (c) 12 2R 12 John YATES
Joseph CRESPO 13 L 13 Alister ATKINSON
 
René DUFFORT   HC   Jim AMOS
Jean DUHAU        
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
World Cup 1954 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Gilbert Alberti (wing), André Savonne (wing), Irénée Carrère (halfback), Paul Bartoletti (front row), René Bernard (second row), Armand Save (lock)
In:
Raymond Contrastin (wing), Vincent Cantoni (wing), Claude Teisseire (halfback), Jean Pambrun (second row), Guy Delaye (second row), Joseph Crespo (lock)
Changes:
François Rinaldi (second row to front row)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
World Cup 1954 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Des White (fullback), Ron Ackland (centre), Jim Austin (centre), Tommy Baxter (wing), Jim Haig (halfback), John Butterfield (second row), Frank Mulcare (second row)
In:
Pat Creedy (fullback), George Menzies (wing), Ron McKay (centre), Cyril Eastlake (centre), Lenny Eriksen (halfback), John Bond (second row), John Yates (second row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson