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France vs Australia 1956 Series

Game 2

France 6 lost to Australia 10

France vs Australia 1956/57

France
6
10
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6845
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 23rd December, 1956
Referee P Ribas
Venue Stade Municipal (Bordeaux)
Crowd 11,379
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 4
Scrums 30 11
Penalties 21 4
France Scoresheet Australia
    T Denis FLANNERY
      Keith HOLMAN
 
Gilbert BENAUSSE 2 G 2 Gordon CLIFFORD
André AUDY      
France Teams Australia
André AUDY 1 FB 1 Gordon CLIFFORD
[Newtown]
Maurice VORON 2 W 2 Denis FLANNERY
Roger REY 3 C 3 Alex WATSON
Antoine JIMINEZ 4 C 4 Dick POOLE
[Newtown]
André DUCASSE 5 W 5 Don ADAMS
 
Gilbert BENAUSSE 6 FE 6 Bob BANKS
Jean DOP 7 HB 7 Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
 
Angelo BOLDINI 8 FR 8 Bryan ORROCK
[St George]
Antranick APELIAN 9 HK 9 Ken KEARNEY (c)
[St George]
Guy BERTHOMIEU 10 FR 10 Roy BULL
[Manly]
Gilbert VERDIÉ 11 2R 11 Kel O'SHEA
[Western Suburbs]
Armand SAVE 12 2R 12 Norm PROVAN
[St George]
Christian DUPLE 13 L 13 Ian DOYLE
 
    HC   Ken KEARNEY
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
France vs Australia 1956/57 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
France vs Australia 1956/57 - Game 3 vs. Australia
Out:
Jacques Merquey (centre), André Savonne (wing), Auguste Ambert (five-eighth), Guy Lucia (halfback), François Rinaldi (front row), François Montrucolis (front row), Robert Médus (second row), Augustine Parent (second row), Jean Rouqueirol (lock)
In:
Antoine Jiminez (centre), André Ducasse (wing), Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth), Jean Dop (halfback), Angelo Boldini (front row), Guy Berthomieu (front row), Gilbert Verdié (second row), Armand Save (second row), Christian Duple (lock)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1956/57 - Game 21 vs. French Army
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1956/57 - Game 23 vs. RC Albi
Out:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Kevin O'Brien (centre), Tom Payne (centre), Ian Moir (wing), Ian Johnston (five-eighth), Cyril Connell Jr (halfback), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Bill Marsh (second row), Tom Tyquin (second row)
In:
Gordon Clifford (fullback), Denis Flannery (wing), Alex Watson (centre), Dick Poole (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Ken Kearney (hooker), Kel O'Shea (second row), Norm Provan (second row)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin