Game 1
Australia 43 def. France 3
| Australia vs France 1981 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6866 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 4th July, 1981 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Kevin Steel | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 16,277 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Paul McCabe | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 30 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 12 | – | 9 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| Steve MORTIMER | 2 | T | Hugues RATIER | |||||
| Paul McCABE | 2 | |||||||
| Kerry BOUSTEAD | ||||||||
| Greg BRENTNALL | ||||||||
| Jeff MASTERMAN | ||||||||
| John RIBOT | ||||||||
| Steve ROGERS | ||||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 8/10 | G | ||||||
| Australia | Teams | France | ||||||
| Greg BRENTNALL [Canterbury] |
1 | FB | 1 | Sebastian RODRIGUEZ | ||||
| Kerry BOUSTEAD [Eastern Suburbs] |
2 | W | 2 | Hugues RATIER | ||||
| Steve ROGERS (c) [Cronulla] |
3 | C | 3 | Jacky IMBERT | ||||
| Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] |
4 | C | 4 | Philippe FOURQUET | ||||
| John RIBOT [Western Suburbs] |
5 | W | 5 | Bernard IMBERT | ||||
| Wally LEWIS | 6 | FE | 6 | Guy ALARD | ||||
| Steve MORTIMER [Canterbury] |
7 | HB | 7 | Ivan GRÉSÈQUE | ||||
| Craig YOUNG [St George] |
13 | FR | 13 | Max CHANTAL | ||||
| Jeff MASTERMAN [Eastern Suburbs] |
12 | HK | 12 | Christian MACALLI | ||||
| Ron HILDITCH [Parramatta] |
11 | FR | 11 | Delphin CASTANON | ||||
| Les BOYD [Manly] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Didier HERMET (c) | ||||
| Paul McCABE [Eastern Suburbs] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Jose GINE | ||||
| Ray PRICE [Parramatta] |
8 | L | 8 | Jean-Jacques VILA | ||||
| Phil SIGSWORTH [Newtown] |
14 | B | 15 | Herve GUIRAUD | ||||
| Rod MORRIS [Balmain] |
15 | B | ||||||
| Frank STANTON | HC | Louis BONNERY | ||||||
| Roger GARRIGUE | ||||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1980 - Game 7 vs. Auckland
- Next Game:
- Australia vs France 1981 - Game 2 vs. France
- Out:
- Graham Quinn (wing), Jim Leis (centre), Steve Martin (five-eighth), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), John Lang (hooker), Rod Reddy (second row), Graeme Wynn (second row)
- In:
- Kerry Boustead (wing), Steve Rogers (centre), John Ribot (wing), Wally Lewis (five-eighth), Steve Mortimer (halfback), Jeff Masterman (hooker), Ron Hilditch (front row), Paul McCabe (second row), Phil Sigsworth (bench)
- Changes:
- Les Boyd (wing to second row), Rod Morris (front row to bench)
France
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1981 - Game 8 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Next Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1981 - Game 10 vs. Illawarra Firsts
- Out:
- Laurent Girardet (fullback), Guy Delaunay (centre), Henri Daniel (front row), Marc Ambert (second row), Charles Zalduendo (second row), Guy Laforgue (lock), Andre Perez (bench)
- In:
- Hugues Ratier (wing), Philippe Fourquet (centre), Guy Alard (five-eighth), Delphin Castanon (front row), Jose Gine (second row), Jean-Jacques Vila (lock)
- Changes:
- Sebastian Rodriguez (wing to fullback), Herve Guiraud (five-eighth to bench), Didier Hermet (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Phil Sigsworth replaced Greg Brentnall after 68 mins & Rod Morris replaced Ron Hilditch after 69 mins.
Herve Guiraud replaced Ivan Greseque after 56 mins.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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