Round 1
Australia 13 def. France 12
| World Cup 1960 Round 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14206 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 24th September, 1960 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Eric Clay (Leeds) | |||||||
| Venue | Central Park (Wigan) | |||||||
| Crowd | 20,278 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 14 | – | 20 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| Reg GASNIER | T | 2 | Raymond GRUPPI | |||||
| Noel KELLY | ||||||||
| John RAPER | ||||||||
| Brian CARLSON | 2 | G | 3 | André LACAZE | ||||
| Australia | Teams | France | ||||||
| Brian CARLSON [North Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Louis POLETTI | ||||
| Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Jacques DUBON | ||||
| Reg GASNIER [St George] |
3 | C | 3 | Claude MANTOULAN | ||||
| Harry WELLS [Western Suburbs] |
4 | C | 4 | Roger REY | ||||
| Lionel MORGAN | 5 | W | 5 | Raymond GRUPPI | ||||
| Tony BROWN [Newtown] |
6 | FE | 6 | Jacques MERQUEY (c) | ||||
| Barry MUIR (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Georges FAGES | ||||
| Rex MOSSOP [Manly] |
8 | FR | 8 | Angelo BOLDINI | ||||
| Noel KELLY | 9 | HK | 9 | Andre CASAS | ||||
| Dud BEATTIE | 10 | FR | 10 | Aldo QUAGLIO | ||||
| Elton RASMUSSEN | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jean BARTHE | ||||
| Brian HAMBLY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Robert ERAMOUSPÉ | ||||
| John RAPER [St George] |
13 | L | 13 | André LACAZE | ||||
| Keith BARNES | HC | René DUFFORT | ||||||
| Jean DUHAU | ||||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs France 1960 - Game 3 vs. France
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1960 - Round 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Keith Barnes (fullback), Ron Boden (five-eighth), Bobby Bugden (halfback), Billy Rayner (hooker), Norm Provan (second row)
- In:
- Brian Carlson (fullback), Tony Brown (five-eighth), Barry Muir (halfback), Noel Kelly (hooker), Dud Beattie (front row)
- Changes:
- Elton Rasmussen (front row to second row)
France
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1960 - Game 31 vs. Auckland
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1960 - Round 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Pierre Lacaze (fullback), Jean Verges (centre), Rene Benausse (wing), Jean Darricau (five-eighth), Francis Rossi (front row), Roger Majoral (front row), Yves Mezard (second row)
- In:
- Louis Poletti (fullback), Claude Mantoulan (centre), Roger Rey (centre), Jacques Merquey (five-eighth), Angelo Boldini (front row), Aldo Quaglio (front row), Robert Eramouspé (second row)
- Changes:
- Raymond Gruppi (centre to wing)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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