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France vs Australia 1978 Series

Game 1

France 13 def. Australia 10

France vs Australia 1978/79

France
13
10
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6864
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 26th November, 1978
Kick Off 3:30pm (local time)
Referee Andre Breysse
Venue d'Albert Domec (Carcassonne)
Crowd 7,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 4 8
France Scoresheet Australia
Michel NAUDO T Michael CRONIN
      Graham EADIE
 
Jose MOYA 5/8 G 2/3 Michael CRONIN
France Teams Australia
Francis TRANIER 1 FB 1 Graham EADIE
[Manly]
Jose MOYA 2 W 2 Kerry BOUSTEAD
Christian LAUMOND 3 C 3 Steve MARTIN
[Manly]
Michel NAUDO 4 C 4 Michael CRONIN
[Parramatta]
Gerard BORREIL 5 W 5 Chris ANDERSON
[Canterbury]
 
Eric WALIGUNDA 6 FE 6 Bob FULTON (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
Ivan GRÉSÈQUE 7 HB 7 Tom RAUDONIKIS
[Western Suburbs]
 
Henri DANIEL (c) 8 FR 8 Craig YOUNG
[St George]
Andre MALACAMP 9 HK 9 George PEPONIS
[Canterbury]
Delphin CASTANON 10 FR 10 Rod MORRIS
[Easts]
Charles ZALDUENDO 11 2R 11 Geoff GERARD
[Parramatta]
Didier HERMET 12 2R 12 Les BOYD
[Western Suburbs]
Michel MAIQUE 13 L 13 Ray PRICE
[Parramatta]
 
    HC   Frank STANTON
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1977/78 - Game 2 vs. England
Next Game:
France vs Australia 1978/79 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Jean-Pierre Sire (wing), Jacques Guigue (centre), Bernard Guilhelm (centre), Jean Paul Baile (wing), Guy Alard (five-eighth), Jean-Marie Imbert (halfback), Michel Cassin (front row), Antoine Gonzales (hooker), Jose Gine (second row), Jean-Jacques Cologni (second row), Joel Roosebrouck (lock), Jean-Pierre Sauret (bench)
In:
Jose Moya (wing), Christian Laumond (centre), Michel Naudo (centre), Gerard Borreil (wing), Eric Waligunda (five-eighth), Ivan Grésèque (halfback), Andre Malacamp (hooker), Delphin Castanon (front row), Charles Zalduendo (second row), Didier Hermet (second row), Michel Maique (lock)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1978 - Game 17 vs. Catalan XIII
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1978 - Game 19 vs. Cote d'Azur
Out:
Allan McMahon (fullback), Larry Corowa (wing), Alan Thompson (centre), John Gibbs (halfback), Max Krilich (hooker), Ian Thomson (front row), Steve Kneen (second row), Bruce Walker (lock), Ron Hilditch (bench)
In:
Graham Eadie (fullback), Bob Fulton (five-eighth), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), George Peponis (hooker), Geoff Gerard (second row), Les Boyd (second row), Ray Price (lock)
Changes:
Kerry Boustead (centre to wing), Steve Martin (five-eighth to centre), Rod Morris (second row to front row), Michael Cronin (bench to centre)

Match Notes

Allan McMahon & Ian Thomson were non-playing reserves for Australia.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin