Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain 42 def. France 4

[no comp]

Lions		 42
–
4
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14801
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 3rd April, 1963
Referee Dennis Davies
Venue Central Park (Wigan)
Crowd 19,487
Match Stats
Halftime Score 18 – 0
Great Britain Scoresheet France
Tommy SMALES 2 T    
John STOPFORD 2      
Eric ASHTON      
Dave BOLTON      
Billy BOSTON      
Neil FOX      
 
Neil FOX 9 G 2 Pierre LACAZE
Great Britain Teams France
Ken GOWERS 1 FB 1 Pierre LACAZE
Billy BOSTON 2 W 2 Michel BOULE
Eric ASHTON (c) 3 C 3 Henri CASTEL
Neil FOX 4 C 4 Gerard BELIVAUD
John STOPFORD 5 W 5 Raymond GRUPPI
 
Dave BOLTON 6 FE 6 Claude MANTOULAN (c)
Tommy SMALES 7 HB 7 Louis VERGE
 
Bill ROBINSON 8 FR 8 Laurent FALETTI
Peter FLANAGAN 9 HK 9 Andre VADON
Brian McTIGUE 10 FR 10 Honore CONTI
Ron MORGAN 11 2R 11 Serge ESTIEU
Ken BOWMAN 12 2R 12 Robert ERAMOUSPÉ
Laurie GILFEDDER 13 L 13 Pierre ESCOURROU
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. France
Next Game:
1963/64 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
Out:
William Burgess (wing), Mick Sullivan (wing), Frank Myler (five-eighth), Bill Drake (front row), Bill Martin (front row), Derek Turner (lock)
In:
Billy Boston (wing), John Stopford (wing), Dave Bolton (five-eighth), Bill Robinson (front row), Brian McTigue (front row), Ron Morgan (second row)
Changes:
Laurie Gilfedder (second row to lock)

France

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Wales
Next Game:
1963/64 France vs. Australia - Game 1 vs. Australia
Out:
Andre Carrere (fullback), Laurent Roldos (wing), Jean Verges (centre), Jacques Gruppi (centre), Bernard Fabre (halfback), Aldo Quaglio (front row), Georges Ailleres (second row), Yvon Gourbal (lock)
In:
Pierre Lacaze (fullback), Michel Boule (wing), Henri Castel (centre), Gerard Belivaud (centre), Louis Verge (halfback), Laurent Faletti (front row), Robert Eramouspé (second row), Pierre Escourrou (lock)

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson