Game 3
France 21 lost to Australia 25
| France vs Australia 1956/57 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6846 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 13th January, 1957 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jean Banneau | |||||||
| Venue | Gerland (Lyon) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,743 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 13 | |||||
| Scrums | 12 | – | 14 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 12 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| André SAVONNE | 2 | T | Ken KEARNEY | |||||
| Jacques FABRE | Ian MOIR | |||||||
| Jacques MERQUEY | Tom PAYNE | |||||||
| Jean NEDOREZOFF | Dick POOLE | |||||||
| Norm PROVAN | ||||||||
| André RIVES | 3 | G | 4 | Gordon CLIFFORD | ||||
| Bob BANKS | ||||||||
| France | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| André RIVES | 1 | FB | 1 | Gordon CLIFFORD [Newtown] |
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| André SAVONNE | 2 | W | 2 | Denis FLANNERY | ||||
| Antoine JIMINEZ | 3 | C | 3 | Tom PAYNE | ||||
| Roger REY | 4 | C | 4 | Dick POOLE [Newtown] |
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| Jean NEDOREZOFF | 5 | W | 5 | Ian MOIR [South Sydney] |
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| Jacques MERQUEY (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| Claude TEISSEIRE | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
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| Henri DELHOSTE | 8 | FR | 8 | Bill MARSH | ||||
| Louis MICHEL | 9 | HK | 9 | Ken KEARNEY (c) [St George] |
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| Jacques FABRE | 10 | FR | 10 | Roy BULL [Manly] |
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| Guy BERTHOMIEU | 11 | 2R | 11 | Norm PROVAN [St George] |
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| Augustine PARENT | 12 | 2R | 12 | Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs] |
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| Christian DUPLE | 13 | L | 13 | Ian DOYLE | ||||
| HC | Ken KEARNEY | |||||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- France vs Australia 1956/57 - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- Test Matches 1957 - vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- André Audy (fullback), Maurice Voron (wing), André Ducasse (wing), Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth), Jean Dop (halfback), Angelo Boldini (front row), Antranick Apelian (hooker), Gilbert Verdié (second row), Armand Save (second row)
- In:
- André Rives (fullback), André Savonne (wing), Jean Nedorezoff (wing), Jacques Merquey (five-eighth), Claude Teisseire (halfback), Henri Delhoste (front row), Louis Michel (hooker), Jacques Fabre (front row), Augustine Parent (second row)
- Changes:
- Guy Berthomieu (front row to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1956/57 - Game 27 vs. RC Marseille
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1957 - Round 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Don Adams (wing), Alex Watson (centre), Kevin O'Brien (wing), Cyril Connell Jr (five-eighth), Don Furner (front row), Tom Tyquin (second row)
- In:
- Gordon Clifford (fullback), Denis Flannery (wing), Dick Poole (centre), Ian Moir (wing), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Roy Bull (front row), Kel O'Shea (second row)
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Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin

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