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France vs Australia 1963 Series

Game 1

France 8 def. Australia 5

France vs Australia 1963/64

France
8
5
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6853
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 8th December, 1963
Referee A Cassan
Venue Stade Municipal (Bordeaux)
Crowd 4,261
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 5
France Scoresheet Australia
Georges AILLÈRES T Graeme LANGLANDS
Bernard FABRE      
 
Jean VILLENEUVE G Graeme LANGLANDS
 
Georges FAGES OFF    
France Teams Australia
André CARRERE 1 FB 1 Ken THORNETT
[Parramatta]
Jean ETCHEBERRY 2 W 2 Michael CLEARY
[South Sydney]
Bernard FABRE 3 C 3 Graeme LANGLANDS
[St George]
Claude MANTOULAN 4 C 4 Reg GASNIER
[St George]
Laurent ROLDOS 5 W 5 Peter DIMOND
[Western Suburbs]
 
Jean VILLENEUVE 6 FE 6 Earl HARRISON
Georges FAGES (c) 7 HB 7 Barry MUIR
 
Laurent FALETTI 8 FR 8 Noel KELLY
[Western Suburbs]
Jean GRACIET 9 HK 9 Ian WALSH (c)
[St George]
Jean PANO 10 FR 10 Paul QUINN
Henri MARRACQ 11 2R 11 Brian HAMBLY
[Parramatta]
Georges AILLÈRES 12 2R 12 Dick THORNETT
[Parramatta]
André LACAZE 13 L 13 John RAPER
[St George]
 
    HC   Arthur SUMMONS
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
Test Matches 1963 - Standalone vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
France vs Australia 1963/64 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Pierre Lacaze (fullback), Michel Boule (wing), Henri Castel (centre), Gerard Belivaud (centre), Raymond Gruppi (wing), Louis Vergé (halfback), André Vadon (hooker), Honore Conti (front row), Serge Estieu (second row), Robert Eramouspé (second row), Pierre Escourrou (lock)
In:
André Carrere (fullback), Jean Etcheberry (wing), Bernard Fabre (centre), Laurent Roldos (wing), Jean Villeneuve (five-eighth), Georges Fages (halfback), Jean Graciet (hooker), Jean Pano (front row), Henri Marracq (second row), Georges Aillères (second row), André Lacaze (lock)
Changes:
Claude Mantoulan (five-eighth to centre)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1963/64 - Game 23 vs. Celtic de Paris
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1963/64 - Game 25 vs. Basque/Bearnaise
Out:
Les Johns (fullback), Jimmy Lisle (centre), Frank Stanton (centre), Barry Rushworth (wing), John Gleeson (five-eighth), Arthur Summons (halfback), John Cleary (front row), Graham Wilson (hooker), Ken Day (second row), Kevin Smyth (lock)
In:
Ken Thornett (fullback), Graeme Langlands (centre), Reg Gasnier (centre), Peter Dimond (wing), Earl Harrison (five-eighth), Barry Muir (halfback), Noel Kelly (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Paul Quinn (front row), John Raper (lock)
Changes:
Brian Hambly (front row to second row)

Match Notes

Fages was sent off for kicking dimond 4 mins before fulltime. Dick Thornett & Ailleres were also sent off near the end but both refused to go and the referee carried on with the game.

For France Louis Verde & Woe Gourbal were non-playing reserves.

Jim Lisle & Graham Wilson were non-playing reserves for Australia.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin