Game 1
France 4 lost to Australia 15
| France vs Australia 1982/83 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6868 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 5th December, 1982 | |||||||
| Referee | Robin Whitfield (Widnes) | |||||||
| Venue | Parc des Sports (Avignon) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,000 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 4 | |||||
| Penalties | 16 | – | 11 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | 2 | Eric GROTHE | ||||||
| Wayne PEARCE | ||||||||
| Andre PEREZ | 2/2 | G | 3/5 | Mal MENINGA | ||||
| France | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Andre PEREZ | 1 | FB | 1 | Greg BRENTNALL [Canterbury] |
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| Patrick SOLAL | 2 | W | 2 | Kerry BOUSTEAD [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Guy DELAUNAY | 3 | C | 3 | Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] |
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| Jacques GUIGUE | 4 | C | 4 | Brett KENNY [Parramatta] |
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| Philippe FOURCADE | 5 | W | 5 | Mal MENINGA | ||||
| Herve GUIRAUD | 6 | FE | 6 | Wally LEWIS | ||||
| Ivan GRÉSÈQUE | 7 | HB | 7 | Peter STERLING [Parramatta] |
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| Henri DANIEL | 8 | FR | 8 | Craig YOUNG [St George] |
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| Christian MACALLI | 9 | HK | 9 | Max KRILICH (c) [Manly] |
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| Max CHANTAL | 10 | FR | 10 | Rod MORRIS | ||||
| Guy LAFORGUE | 11 | 2R | 11 | Paul McCABE [Manly] |
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| Marc AMBERT | 12 | 2R | 12 | Les BOYD [Manly] |
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| Joel ROOSEBROUCK (c) | 13 | L | 13 | Wayne PEARCE [Balmain] |
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| Christian LAUMOND | 14 | B | 14 | Eric GROTHE [Parramatta] |
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| Manuel CARAVACA | 15 | B | 15 | Ray BROWN [Manly] |
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| HC | Frank STANTON | |||||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Featherstone
- Next Game:
- France vs Australia 1982/83 - Game 2 vs. Australia
- In:
- Andre Perez (fullback), Patrick Solal (wing), Guy Delaunay (centre), Jacques Guigue (centre), Philippe Fourcade (wing), Herve Guiraud (five-eighth), Ivan Grésèque (halfback), Henri Daniel (front row), Christian Macalli (hooker), Max Chantal (front row), Guy Laforgue (second row), Marc Ambert (second row), Joel Roosebrouck (lock), Christian Laumond (bench), Manuel Caravaca (bench)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1982 - Game 16 vs. RC Roanne
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1982 - Game 18 vs. Aquitaine
- Out:
- Chris Anderson (fullback), Gene Miles (centre), Steve Ella (centre), John Ribot (wing), Mark Murray (five-eighth), Steve Mortimer (halfback), Don McKinnon (front row), Greg Conescu (hooker), John Muggleton (second row), Rohan Hancock (second row), Ian Schubert (lock)
- In:
- Greg Brentnall (fullback), Kerry Boustead (wing), Steve Rogers (centre), Brett Kenny (centre), Mal Meninga (wing), Peter Sterling (halfback), Craig Young (front row), Max Krilich (hooker), Paul McCabe (second row), Les Boyd (second row), Wayne Pearce (lock)
- Changes:
- Eric Grothe (wing to bench), Wally Lewis (bench to five-eighth)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin

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