France vs. New Zealand

France 14 def. New Zealand 10

Match Info

Match URL
www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14202
Date
Monday, 17th June, 1957
Status
Completed
Kick Off
8:00 PM (local time)
Referee
Darcy Lawler
Venue
Lang Park (Brisbane)
Crowd
28,000

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 3 vs. Australia
Out:
Antoine Jiminez (centre), Armand Save (second row), Augustin Parent (second row), Jean Rouqueirol (lock)
In:
Jean Foussat (wing), Robert Medus (second row), Gilbert Verdié (second row), Francis Levy (lock)
Changes:
Maurice Voron (wing to centre)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Ron Ackland (centre), William McLennan (front row), Rex Percy (lock)
In:
George Turner (centre), Kevin Pearce (second row), Jim Riddell (lock)
Changes:
John Yates (second row to front row)

France 		14 – 10
New Zealand

Match Stats

Halftime Score 7 – 5

Match Scoresheet

Jean FOUSSAT 2 T Tom HADFIELD
      William SORENSEN
 
Gilbert BENAUSSE 4 G 1/5 Pat CREEDY
      William SORENSEN

Teams

André RIVES 1 FB 1 Pat CREEDY
Guy HUSSON 2 W 2 Vern BAKALICH
Jacques MERQUEY (c) 3 C 3 George TURNER
Maurice VORON 4 C 4 William SORENSEN
Jean FOUSSAT 5 W 5 Tom HADFIELD
 
Gilbert BENAUSSE 6 FE 6 George MENZIES
Rene JEAN 7 HB 7 Sel BELSHAM
 
Rene FERRERO 8 FR 8 Henry MAXWELL
Antranick APELIAN 9 HK 9 John BUTTERFIELD
Guy BERTHOMIEU 10 FR 10 John YATES
Robert MEDUS 11 2R 11 Cliff JOHNSON (c)
Gilbert VERDIÉ 12 2R 12 Kevin PEARCE
Francis LEVY 13 L 13 Jim RIDDELL
 
Jean DUHAU   COACH   William TELFORD
 

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson