Game 1
Australia 26 def. France 6
World Championship Series 1975 Game 1 |
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14240 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Saturday, 21st June, 1975 | |||||||
Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
Crowd | 9,000 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 18 | – | 4 | |||||
Scrums | 11 | – | 12 | |||||
Penalties | 10 | – | 10 | |||||
Australia | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
Bob FULTON | 2 | T | ||||||
Mark HARRIS | 2 | |||||||
Michael CRONIN | ||||||||
Tim PICKUP | ||||||||
Michael CRONIN | 4/7 | G | 3/5 | Jose CALLE | ||||
Australia | Teams | France | ||||||
Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] |
1 | FB | 1 | Francis TRANIER | ||||
Mark HARRIS [Eastern Suburbs] |
2 | W | 2 | Andre DUMAS | ||||
Bob FULTON [Manly] |
3 | C | 3 | Andre RUIZ | ||||
Michael CRONIN | 4 | C | 4 | Rene TERRATS | ||||
Johnny RHODES | 5 | W | 5 | Bernard CURT | ||||
Tim PICKUP [Canterbury] |
6 | FE | 6 | Jose CALLE | ||||
Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Jean-Marie IMBERT | ||||
Arthur BEETSON [Eastern Suburbs] |
8 | FR | 8 | Francis DE NADAÏ (c) | ||||
John LANG | 9 | HK | 9 | Fernand KAMINSKI | ||||
John DONNELLY [Western Suburbs] |
15 | FR | 10 | Michel CASSIN | ||||
Lew PLATZ | 11 | 2R | 11 | Michel MAIQUE | ||||
Terry RANDALL [Manly] |
11 | 2R | 12 | Serge GLEYZES | ||||
Ron COOTE [Eastern Suburbs] |
13 | L | 13 | Michel ANGLADE | ||||
B | 14 | Jean-Claude MAYORGAS | ||||||
B | 15 | Charles ZALDUENDO | ||||||
Graeme LANGLANDS | HC | Antoine JIMINEZ | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- World Championship Series 1975 - Game 1 vs. Wales
- Next Game:
- World Championship Series 1975 - Game 1 vs. England
- Out:
- John O'Neill (front row), Gary Stevens (second row), Paul Sait (lock)
- In:
- Arthur Beetson (front row), Ron Coote (lock)
- Changes:
- Terry Randall (front row to second row), John Donnelly (bench to front row)
France
- Previous Game:
- World Championship Series 1975 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Les Chanticleers World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 4 vs. Wide Bay
- Out:
- Ellie Bonal (wing), Antoine Gonzales (hooker), Didier Hermet (bench)
- In:
- Fernand Kaminski (hooker), Michel Maique (second row), Michel Anglade (lock)
- Changes:
- Charles Zalduendo (front row to bench), Francis de Nadaï (second row to front row), Jean-Claude Mayorgas (lock to bench), Bernard Curt (bench to wing)
Match Notes
Gary Stevens withdrew from the Australian team on Thursday due to an injury sustained at training and was replaced by John Payne with Terry Randall moving from Prop to 2nd row, John Donnelly from reserve to prop and Payne the new reserve.
John Payne & Chris Anderson were non playing reserves in this game.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann