Final
Australia 20 def. France 2
World Cup 1968 Final |
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14217 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Monday, 10th June, 1968 | |||||||
Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
Crowd | 54,290 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 7 | – | 0 | |||||
Scrums | 16 | – | 11 | |||||
Penalties | 11 | – | 11 | |||||
Australia | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
Lionel WILLIAMSON | 2 | T | ||||||
Ron COOTE | ||||||||
Johnny GREAVES | ||||||||
Eric SIMMS | 4/8 | G | ||||||
FG | Jean CAPDOUZE | |||||||
Australia | Teams | France | ||||||
Eric SIMMS [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Jean-Claude CROS | ||||
Johnny RHODES [Canterbury] |
2 | W | 2 | Daniel PELLERIN | ||||
Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
3 | C | 16 | Jacques GRUPPI | ||||
Johnny GREAVES [Canterbury] |
4 | C | 4 | Jean-Pierre LECOMPTE | ||||
Lionel WILLIAMSON | 5 | W | 19 | Jean LEDRU | ||||
Bob FULTON [Manly] |
6 | FE | 6 | Jean CAPDOUZE | ||||
Billy SMITH [St George] |
7 | HB | 7 | Roger GARRIGUE | ||||
John WITTENBERG [St George] |
8 | FR | 8 | Christian SABATIÉ | ||||
Fred JONES [Manly] |
9 | HK | 9 | Yves BÉGOU | ||||
Arthur BEETSON [Balmain] |
10 | FR | 10 | Georges AILLÈRES (c) | ||||
Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Francis DE NADAÏ | ||||
Ron COOTE [South Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Henri MARRACQ | ||||
John RAPER (c) [St George] |
13 | L | 13 | Jean-Pierre CLAR | ||||
Elton RASMUSSEN [St George] |
15 | B | ||||||
Harry BATH | HC | Andre LACOSTE | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1968 - Game 3 vs. France
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1969 - Game 1 vs. North Island Colts
- Out:
- Brian James (wing), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Dennis Manteit (front row)
- In:
- Graeme Langlands (centre), Fred Jones (hooker), Dick Thornett (second row), Elton Rasmussen (bench)
- Changes:
- Johnny Rhodes (centre to wing), Arthur Beetson (second row to front row)
France
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1968 - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Andre Ferren (wing), Michael Molinier (centre), Marius Frattini (halfback), Victor Serrano (front row), Hervé Mazard (second row), Adolphe Alesina (second row)
- In:
- Daniel Pellerin (wing), Jean-Pierre Lecompte (centre), Roger Garrigue (halfback), Georges Aillères (front row), Henri Marracq (second row)
- Changes:
- Francis de Nadaï (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann