Game 3
Australia 5 lost to France 8
| Australia vs France 1955 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6843 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 23rd July, 1955 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Casey | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 62,458 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 3 | |||||
| Scrums | 18 | – | 11 | |||||
| Penalties | 16 | – | 13 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| Brian DAVIES | T | Raymond CONTRASTIN | ||||||
| André DUCASSE | ||||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | 1/3 | G | 1/1 | Christian DUPLE | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | 0/1 | 0/4 | Gilbert BENAUSSE | |||||
| Australia | Teams | France | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 14 | Jean DOP | ||||
| Ross KITE [St George] |
2 | W | 7 | Raymond CONTRASTIN | ||||
| Dick POOLE [Newtown] |
14 | C | 1 | Jacques MERQUEY (c) | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 4 | C | 9 | Roger REY | ||||
| Denis FLANNERY | 5 | W | 5 | André DUCASSE | ||||
| Graham LAIRD | 6 | FE | 11 | Gilbert BENAUSSE | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 30 | Christian DUPLE | ||||
| Duncan HALL | 13 | FR | 21 | Jacques FABRE | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
12 | HK | 25 | Jean AUDOUBERT | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
11 | FR | 23 | Joseph VANEL | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | 10 | 2R | 16 | François MONTRUCOLIS | ||||
| Henry HOLLOWAY [Newtown] |
9 | 2R | 2 | Gabriel BERTHOMIEU | ||||
| Harold CROCKER [Parramatta] |
8 | L | 28 | Francis LEVY | ||||
| Vic HEY | HC | Jean DUHAU | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs France 1955 - Game 2 vs. France
- Next Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1956 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Ken McCaffery (centre), Harry Wells (centre)
- In:
- Dick Poole (centre), Denis Flannery (wing)
- Changes:
- Alex Watson (wing to centre)
France
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1955 - Game 24 vs. Western NSW
- Next Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1955 - Game 26 vs. West Coast
- Out:
- Maurice Voron (wing), Victor Larroude (centre), Fernand Cantoni (centre), André Savonne (wing), André Delpoux (five-eighth), Sylvain Menichelli (halfback), André Carrere (front row), Rene Moulis (hooker), Armand Save (front row), Jean Jammes (second row), Jean Pambrun (second row), Roger Guilhem (lock)
- In:
- Raymond Contrastin (wing), Jacques Merquey (centre), Roger Rey (centre), André Ducasse (wing), Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth), Christian Duple (halfback), Jacques Fabre (front row), Jean Audoubert (hooker), Joseph Vanel (front row), François Montrucolis (second row), Gabriel Berthomieu (second row), Francis Levy (lock)
Match Notes
In the leadup to this match, it was announced on Monday July 18th that Harry Wells would no longer be available for "big" football. He was replaced initially by Darcy Henry, however he withdrew on the morning of the game. So he was then replaced by Newtown's Dick Poole.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin
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