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France vs Australia 1959 Series

Game 2

France 2 lost to Australia 17

France vs Australia 1959/60

France
2
17
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6848
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 20th December, 1959
Referee A Cassan
Venue Stade Municipal (Bordeaux)
Crowd 8,848
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 7
France Scoresheet Australia
    T Brian CARLSON
      John RAPER
      Harry WELLS
 
Claude MANTOULAN G 4 Keith BARNES
France Teams Australia
Claude MANTOULAN 1 FB 1 Keith BARNES (c)
[Balmain]
Maurice VORON 2 W 2 Brian CARLSON
[North Sydney]
Jean FOUSSAT 3 C 3 Harry WELLS
[Western Suburbs]
Antoine JIMINEZ (c) 4 C 4 Reg GASNIER
[St George]
André SAVONNE 5 W 5 Eddie LUMSDEN
[St George]
 
Robert MOULINAS 6 FE 6 John RAPER
[St George]
Rene JEAN 7 HB 7 Barry MUIR
 
Honore CONTI 8 FR 8 Billy WILSON
[St George]
Andre CASAS 9 HK 9 Ian WALSH
Marcel BESCOS 10 FR 10 Dud BEATTIE
Robert ERAMOUSPÉ 11 2R 11 Gary PARCELL
Jean BARTHE 12 2R 12 Brian HAMBLY
Serge TONUS 13 L 13 Brian CLAY
[St George]
 
    HC   Clive CHURCHILL
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
France vs Australia 1959/60 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
France vs Australia 1959/60 - Game 3 vs. Australia
Out:
André Lacaze (fullback), Jacques Merquey (centre), Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth), Georges Fages (halfback), Jean Pano (front row), Antranick Apelian (hooker), Aldo Quaglio (front row), Jean Aubert (second row)
In:
Claude Mantoulan (fullback), Jean Foussat (centre), Robert Moulinas (five-eighth), Rene Jean (halfback), Honore Conti (front row), Andre Casas (hooker), Marcel Bescos (front row), Jean Barthe (second row)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1959/60 - Game 26 vs. French Army
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1959/60 - Game 28 vs. Villeneuve
Out:
Darrel Chapman (fullback), Johnny Riley (centre), Ken Irvine (wing), Ron Boden (five-eighth), Peter Burke (halfback), Bill Delamare (front row), Noel Kelly (hooker), Rex Mossop (front row), Elton Rasmussen (second row), Jim Paterson (second row)
In:
Keith Barnes (fullback), Harry Wells (centre), Eddie Lumsden (wing), Barry Muir (halfback), Billy Wilson (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Dud Beattie (front row), Gary Parcell (second row), Brian Hambly (second row), Brian Clay (lock)
Changes:
John Raper (lock to five-eighth)

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