Game 1
France 9 lost to Australia 21
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1972 - Game 6 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1973/74 France vs. Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Roger Toujas (fullback), Jean-Marie Bonal (wing), Michael Mazare (five-eighth), Charles Zalduendo (front row), Jacques Garzino (front row), Victor Serrano (second row), Francis de Nadaï (second row), Bernard Guilhelm (bench), Michel Anglade (bench)
- In:
- Maurice de Matos (fullback), Jean-Claude Marty (wing), Patrick Rives (five-eighth), Roger Garrigue (halfback), Christian Carre (front row), Charles Thenegal (front row), Jean-Jacques Cologni (second row), Jean-Pierre Sauret (second row), Georges Bonnet (lock)
- Changes:
- Marius Frattini (halfback to bench), Serge Gleyzes (lock to bench)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1973/74 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1973 - Game 18 vs. France XIII
- Out:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), Bob O'Reilly (front row), Ken Maddison (second row), Gary Stevens (second row), Paul Sait (lock)
- In:
- Michael Cronin (centre), John Lang (hooker), John O'Neill (front row), Greg Pierce (second row), Ted Goodwin (bench)
- Changes:
- Geoff Starling (centre to lock), Ray Branighan (centre to fullback), Bob Fulton (five-eighth to centre), Elwyn Walters (hooker to second row), Tim Pickup (bench to five-eighth)
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Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson