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Kangaroos Tour 1952 Series

Game 35

France XIII 7 lost to Australia 39

Kangaroos Tour 1952/53

France XIII		 7
–
39
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23138
Status Completed
Date Thursday, 15th January, 1953
Kick Off 3:00pm (local time)
Venue Nimes (Nimes)
Crowd 3,518
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 – 18
France XIII Scoresheet Australia
Jean COUVEIGNES T 4 Brian CARLSON
      2 Jack ROONEY
      Greg HAWICK
      Des McGOVERN
      Harry WELLS
 
Puig AUBERT 2 G 6 Ron WILLEY
France XIII Teams Australia
Puig AUBERT 1 FB 2 Ron WILLEY
? CARRIS 2 W 5 Brian CARLSON
Jean COUVEIGNES 3 C 8 Rees DUNCAN
Albert LAVANTES 4 C 9 Harry WELLS
? MAIGRE 5 W 6 Des McGOVERN
 
Paul CÉSARD 6 FE 28 Greg HAWICK
? PRATS 7 HB 14 Col DONOHOE
 
? BALESTER 8 FR 22 Jack ROONEY
? MARTINEZ 9 HK 25 Kevin SCHUBERT
Jacques FABRE 10 FR 23 Charlie GILL
? DESCHOUX 11 2R 18 Brian DAVIES
Gilbert VERDIÉ 12 2R 17 Tom TYRRELL
? URANGA 13 L 16 Albert PAUL (c)
 
? HILDEBERT 14 B    
 
    HC   Clive CHURCHILL
   
 

Team Info

France XIII

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1952/53 - Game 28 vs. Australia
Next Game:
American Tour of France 1953/54 - Game 3 vs. USA
Out:
Lucien Malafosse (fullback), André Savonne (wing), Odé Lespès (centre), Jean Hatchondo (centre), ? Cazade (wing), Charles Galaup (five-eighth), Jean Darricau (halfback), Jean Bombail (front row), ? Marmajou (hooker), André Béraud (front row), Christian Duple (lock)
In:
Puig Aubert (fullback), ? Carris (wing), Jean Couveignes (centre), Albert Lavantes (centre), ? Maigre (wing), Paul Césard (five-eighth), ? Prats (halfback), ? Balester (front row), ? Martinez (hooker), ? Deschoux (second row), ? Uranga (lock), ? Hildebert (bench)
Changes:
Jacques Fabre (second row to front row)

Australia

Previous Game:
France vs Australia 1952/53 - Game 2 vs. France
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1952/53 - Game 36 vs. Provence
Out:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Noel Hazzard (centre), Tommy Ryan (wing), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Roy Bull (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Duncan Hall (front row), Ferris Ashton (second row)
In:
Ron Willey (fullback), Rees Duncan (centre), Des McGovern (wing), Col Donohoe (halfback), Jack Rooney (front row), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Charlie Gill (front row), Tom Tyrrell (second row), Albert Paul (lock)
Changes:
Greg Hawick (lock to five-eighth)

Match Notes

The French team made an illegal replacement at halftime when Prats who was injured in the 1st half was replaced by Hildebert a similar looking player who wore Prats gear.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin