Game 2
France 14 def. New Zealand 10
| World Cup 1957 Game 2 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14202 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 17th June, 1957 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler | |||||||
| Venue | Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 28,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 17 | – | 15 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 18 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Jean FOUSSAT | 2 | T | Tom HADFIELD | |||||
| William SORENSEN | ||||||||
| Gilbert BENAUSSE | 4 | G | 1/5 | Pat CREEDY | ||||
| 1/1 | William SORENSEN | |||||||
| France | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| 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 MÉDUS | 11 | 2R | 11 | Cliff JOHNSON (c) | ||||
| Gilbert VERDIÉ | 12 | 2R | 12 | Kevin PEARCE | ||||
| Francis LEVY | 13 | L | 13 | Jim RIDDELL | ||||
| Jean DUHAU | HC | William TELFORD | ||||||
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), Augustine Parent (second row), Jean Rouqueirol (lock)
- In:
- Jean Foussat (wing), Robert Médus (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)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash