France vs. Great Britain

France 28 def. Great Britain 17

[no comp]

France		 28
–
17
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30679
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 24th May, 1953
Venue Gerland (Lyon)
Crowd 6,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 17 – 14
France Scoresheet Great Britain
Joseph CRESPO 2 T 2 Dai BEVAN
Puig AUBERT   2 Albert NAUGHTON
Antoine JIMINEZ   Doug GREENALL
François MONTRUCOLIS      
Maurice VORON      
 
Puig AUBERT 4 G Jack EVANS
Joseph CRESPO      
France Teams Great Britain
Puig AUBERT (c) 1 FB 1 Jack EVANS
Maurice VORON 2 W 2 Dai BEVAN
Gilbert BENAUSSE 3 C 3 Doug GREENALL
Antoine JIMINEZ 4 C 4 Albert NAUGHTON
André CARRERE 5 W 5 Stan McCORMICK
 
Joseph CRESPO 6 FE 6 Willie HORNE
René DUFFORT 7 HB 7 Billy BANKS
 
Germain CALBETE 8 FR 8 Alan PRESCOTT
Edouard PONSINET 9 HK 9 Tom McKINNEY
François MONTRUCOLIS 10 FR 10 Ted SLEVIN
François RINALDI 11 2R 11 Charlie PAWSEY
Jean AUDOUBERT 12 2R 12 George PARSONS
Louis MAZON 13 L 13 Dave VALENTINE (c)
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1952/53 - Game 5 vs. England
Next Game:
European Championship 1953/54 - Game 3 vs. Other
Out:
Claude Teisseire (centre), Gabriel Genoud (hooker), René Bernard (second row), Raoul Perez (lock)
In:
René Duffort (halfback), Germain Calbete (front row), Edouard Ponsinet (hooker), Jean Audoubert (second row)
Changes:
Gilbert Benausse (five-eighth to centre), Joseph Crespo (halfback to five-eighth), François Rinaldi (front row to second row), Louis Mazon (front row to lock), François Montrucolis (second row to front row)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
1952/53 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Australia
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. France
Out:
Ernest Ward (centre), Frank Castle (wing), Ted Toohey (halfback), Jim Featherstone (front row), Ken Traill (lock)
In:
Albert Naughton (centre), Stan McCormick (wing), Billy Banks (halfback), Ted Slevin (front row), George Parsons (second row)
Changes:
Dave Valentine (second row to lock)

Contributions: Andrew Ferguson