France vs. Great Britain

France 17 def. Great Britain 5

[no comp]

France		 17
–
5
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30680
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 11th December, 1955
Referee M Huc
Venue Princes (Paris)
Crowd 18,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 – 2
France Scoresheet Great Britain
André DUCASSE 2 T Mick SULLIVAN
Ernest TARROZZI      
 
Pascal EITO 4 G Lewis JONES
France Teams Great Britain
Jean DOP (c) 1 FB 1 Lewis JONES
André DUCASSE 2 W 2 Andrew TURNBULL
Jacques MERQUEY 3 C 3 Phil JACKSON
André DELPOUX 4 C 4 Alan DAVIES
Gilbert ALBERTI 5 W 5 Mick SULLIVAN
 
Auguste AMBERT 6 FE 6 Gordon BROWN
Pascal EITO 7 HB 7 Jeffrey STEVENSON
 
François RINALDI 8 FR 8 Alan PRESCOTT (c)
Antranick APELIAN 9 HK 9 Tom McKINNEY
Ernest TARROZZI 10 FR 10 Jack WILKINSON
Armand SAVE 11 2R 11 Derrick SCHOFIELD
Guy BERTHOMIEU 12 2R 12 Jack GRUNDY
Christian DUPLE 13 L 13 Peter FOSTER
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1955/56 - Game 2 vs. Other
Next Game:
France vs New Zealand 1956 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Louis Poletti (fullback), Claude Teisseire (centre), Roger Rey (centre), André Savonne (wing), Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth), Guy Cardona (hooker), Jacques Fabre (front row), Jean Rouqueirol (lock)
In:
Jean Dop (fullback), Jacques Merquey (centre), André Delpoux (centre), Gilbert Alberti (wing), Auguste Ambert (five-eighth), Pascal Eito (halfback), Antranick Apelian (hooker), Armand Save (second row)
Changes:
Christian Duple (halfback to lock), Ernest Tarrozzi (second row to front row)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Great Britain vs New Zealand 1955 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Great Britain vs New Zealand 1955 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Glyn Moses (fullback), Arthur Daniels (wing), Basil Watts (second row)
In:
Andrew Turnbull (wing), Alan Davies (centre), Derrick Schofield (second row)
Changes:
Lewis Jones (centre to fullback)

Contributions: Andrew Ferguson