France vs New Zealand 1951 Series

Game 1

France 8 def. New Zealand 3

France vs New Zealand 1951

France
8
3
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14411
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 23rd December, 1951
Venue Princes (Paris)
Crowd 23,459
France Scoresheet New Zealand
Raymond CONTRASTIN T Bevan HOUGH
Jacques MERQUEY      
 
Puig AUBERT G    
France Teams New Zealand
Puig AUBERT (c) 1 FB 1 Des WHITE
Raymond CONTRASTIN 2 W 2 Bevan HOUGH
Jacques MERQUEY 3 C 3 Tommy BAXTER
Joseph CRESPO 4 C 4 Cyril EASTLAKE
Maurice VORON 5 W 5 Jim EDWARDS
 
Gilbert BENAUSSE 6 FE 6 Des BARCHARD
Jean DOP 7 HB 7 Jim HAIG (c)
 
Paul BARTOLETTI 8 FR 8 Cliff JOHNSON
Martin MARTIN 9 HK 9 George DAVIDSON
François RINALDI 10 FR 10 William McLENNAN
Élie BROUSSE 11 2R 11 Frank MULCARE
Edouard PONSINET 12 2R 12 Charlie McBRIDE
Roger GUILHEM 13 L 13 Alister ATKINSON
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1951/52 - Game 3 vs. England
Next Game:
France vs New Zealand 1951 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Roger Llari (centre), Vincent Cantoni (wing), Gabriel Berthomieu (second row)
In:
Maurice Voron (wing), Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth), Edouard Ponsinet (second row)
Changes:
Jacques Merquey (five-eighth to centre)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Great Britain vs New Zealand 1951 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1951/52 - Game 29 vs. Bearn/Gascogne
Out:
Maurie Robertson (centre)
In:
Des Barchard (five-eighth)
Changes:
Cyril Eastlake (five-eighth to centre)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson