Game 1
Australia 20 def. France 8
| Australia vs France 1955 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6841 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 11th June, 1955 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 67,748 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 16 | – | 18 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 11 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| Keith HOLMAN | 2 | T | Gabriel BERTHOMIEU | |||||
| Ross KITE | André DUCASSE | |||||||
| Harry WELLS | ||||||||
| Brian DAVIES | 3/6 | G | Christian DUPLE | |||||
| Keith HOLMAN | 1/1 | |||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | 0/2 | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | France | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 14 | Jean DOP | ||||
| Denis FLANNERY | 2 | W | 5 | André DUCASSE | ||||
| Harry WELLS | 3 | C | 1 | Jacques MERQUEY (c) | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 4 | C | 9 | Roger REY | ||||
| Ross KITE [St George] |
5 | W | 3 | Maurice VORON | ||||
| Darcy HENRY | 6 | FE | 13 | Antoine JIMINEZ | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 28 | Francis LEVY | ||||
| Duncan HALL | 13 | FR | 2 | Gabriel BERTHOMIEU | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
12 | HK | 26 | Rene MOULIS | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
11 | FR | 23 | Joseph VANEL | ||||
| Henry HOLLOWAY [Newtown] |
10 | 2R | 17 | Guy DELAYE | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | 9 | 2R | 18 | Jean PAMBRUN | ||||
| Peter DIVERSI [North Sydney] |
8 | L | 30 | Christian DUPLE | ||||
| Vic HEY | HC | Jean DUHAU | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Other Internationals 1954 - Standalone vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Australia vs France 1955 - Game 2 vs. France
France
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1955 - Game 8 vs. Southern Division
- Next Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1955 - Game 10 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- André Savonne (wing), André Delpoux (five-eighth), André Carrere (front row), Jean Audoubert (hooker), Jacques Fabre (front row), Armand Save (second row)
- In:
- André Ducasse (wing), Francis Levy (halfback), Gabriel Berthomieu (front row), Rene Moulis (hooker), Joseph Vanel (front row), Jean Pambrun (second row)
- Changes:
- Antoine Jiminez (fullback to five-eighth), Jean Dop (halfback to fullback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin
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