Game 3
Australia 37 def. France 4
| World Cup 1968 Game 3 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14215 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 8th June, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:05pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 32,664 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 16 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 12 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| Bob FULTON | 2 | T | ||||||
| Lionel WILLIAMSON | 2 | |||||||
| Ron COOTE | ||||||||
| Johnny GREAVES | ||||||||
| Billy SMITH | ||||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 5/9 | G | 2/5 | Jean CAPDOUZE | ||||
| Billy SMITH | 3 | FG | ||||||
| Arthur BEETSON | OFF | Jean LEDRU | ||||||
| Australia | Teams | France | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Jean-Claude CROS | ||||
| Brian JAMES [South Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Andre FERREN | ||||
| Johnny RHODES [Canterbury] |
3 | C | 3 | Michael MOLINIER | ||||
| Johnny GREAVES [Canterbury] |
4 | C | 4 | Jacques GRUPPI | ||||
| Lionel WILLIAMSON | 5 | W | 5 | Jean LEDRU | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Manly] |
6 | FE | 6 | Jean CAPDOUZE | ||||
| Billy SMITH [St George] |
7 | HB | 7 | Marius FRATTINI | ||||
| John WITTENBERG [St George] |
8 | FR | 8 | Victor SERRANO | ||||
| Brian FITZSIMMONS | 9 | HK | 9 | Yves BÉGOU | ||||
| Dennis MANTEIT | 10 | FR | 10 | Christian SABATIÉ | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON [Balmain] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Hervé MAZARD | ||||
| Ron COOTE [South Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Adolphe ALESINA | ||||
| John RAPER (c) [St George] |
13 | L | 13 | Jean-Pierre CLAR (c) | ||||
| B | 14 | Francis DE NADAÏ | ||||||
| Harry BATH | HC | Andre LACOSTE | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1968 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1968 - Final vs. France
- Out:
- Graeme Langlands (centre), Johnny King (wing), Tony Branson (five-eighth), Fred Jones (hooker), Elton Rasmussen (front row), Dick Thornett (second row)
- In:
- Brian James (wing), Lionel Williamson (wing), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Dennis Manteit (front row), Arthur Beetson (second row)
- Changes:
- Johnny Rhodes (wing to centre), Bob Fulton (bench to five-eighth)
France
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1968 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1968 - Final vs. Australia
- Out:
- Daniel Pellerin (wing), Jean-Pierre Lecompte (centre), Roger Garrigue (halfback), Georges Aillères (front row), Henri Marracq (second row)
- In:
- Andre Ferren (wing), Jacques Gruppi (centre), Marius Frattini (halfback), Victor Serrano (front row), Adolphe Alesina (second row), Francis de Nadaï (bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann