Les Chanticleers World Cup Tour 1977 Series

Game 6

Newcastle Firsts (AU) 19 def. France 12

Les Chanticleers World Cup Tour 1977

Newcastle Firsts (AU)
19
12
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39675
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 12th June, 1977
Referee Adrian Wilson
Venue Newcastle Sports (Newcastle)
Crowd 5,136
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 10
Scrums 14 7
Penalties 18 6
Newcastle (AU) Scoresheet France
Robert WHARTON 2 T Christian BAILE
Phil AMIDY   Jean-Marie IMBERT
Neville ELWIN      
Steve SMITH      
 
Neville ELWIN 1/5 G 3/3 Jose MOYA
Robert WHARTON 1/7      
Newcastle (AU) Teams France
Robert WHARTON 1 FB 1 Pierre SABOUREAU
Bob WARREN 2 W 2 Jose MOYA
Owen WALLACE 3 C 3 Christian BAILE
Neville ELWIN 4 C 4 Andre RUIZ
Ziggy NISZCZOT 5 W 5 Patrick CHAUVET
 
Phil AMIDY 6 FE 6 Jean-Marie IMBERT
Ken WILSON 7 HB 7 Jacky IMBERT
 
Warren JOWETT 8 FR 8 Michel MOUSSARD
Allan DAGWELL 9 HK 9 Jean-Louis BRIAL
Steve SMITH 10 FR 10 Herve BONET
Peter DAVIES 11 2R 11 Henri DANIEL
Dave HOWELL (c) 12 2R 12 Guy RODRIGUEZ
Greg MASON 13 L 13 Jean-Jacques COLOGNI
 
Lee ANLEZARK 14 B    
Mick PITMAN 15 B    
 
Dave BROWN   HC   Yves BÉGOU
   
 

Team Info

Newcastle Firsts (AU)

Previous Game:
AMCO Cup 1977 - Prelim Round vs. Northern Division
Next Game:
AMCO Cup 1978 - Round 2 vs. WA Firsts
Out:
John Anderson (fullback), Paul Williams (wing), T Lawrence (wing), Garry Sharpe (five-eighth), Rick Griffith (halfback), R Sparks (front row), Michael Burgess (second row), P Jaeger (lock), Ken Lantry (bench), Larry Hill (bench)
In:
Bob Warren (wing), Owen Wallace (centre), Neville Elwin (centre), Phil Amidy (five-eighth), Steve Smith (front row), Peter Davies (second row), Dave Howell (second row), Greg Mason (lock)
Changes:
Lee Anlezark (centre to bench), Ziggy Niszczot (centre to wing), Mick Pitman (second row to bench), Ken Wilson (bench to halfback), Robert Wharton (bench to fullback)

France

Previous Game:
World Cup 1977 - Game 3 vs. Australia
Next Game:
Les Chanticleers World Cup Tour 1977 - Game 7 vs. Toowoomba
Out:
Jacques Guigue (fullback), Jean-Marc Bourret (centre), Rene Terrats (centre), Christian Laskawiec (wing), Jose Calle (five-eighth), Guy Alard (halfback), Michel Cassin (front row), Guy Garcia (hooker), Max Chantal (front row), Jean-Pierre Sauret (second row), Manuel Caravaca (second row), Joel Roosebrouck (lock)
In:
Pierre Saboureau (fullback), Christian Baile (centre), Andre Ruiz (centre), Patrick Chauvet (wing), Jean-Marie Imbert (five-eighth), Michel Moussard (front row), Jean-Louis Brial (hooker), Herve Bonet (front row), Henri Daniel (second row), Jean-Jacques Cologni (lock)
Changes:
Jacky Imbert (bench to halfback), Guy Rodriguez (bench to second row)

Match Notes

Graham Huggins was ruled out of the team due to suspension and was replaced by Warren Jowett.

France fielded only one player Moya who played the test the day before they ran out in a training jersey of pale blue that was so pale it clashed with the referee's jersey so officials found an alternative for the referee.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson