World Cup 1954 Group match 5 of 6
Attendance: 13,000
Stade Malakoff, Nantes, France
Referee: Charlie Appleton
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
25 Jan 1953France13 - 5Australia1952-53
11 Jan 1953France5 - 0Australia1952-53
27 Dec 1952France12 - 16Australia1952-53
France Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Robert Aubert Puig29   3   6
2 Raymond Contrastin29 1     3
3 Jacques Merquey25 1     3
4 Claude Teisseire23        
5 Vincent Cantoni27 1     3
6 Antoine Jiminez25        
7 Joseph Crespo29        
8 François Rinaldi30        
9 Jean Audoubert30        
10 Joseph Krawczyk28        
11 Armand Save23        
12 Jean Pambrun24        
13 Gilbert Verdié26        
Total:        
 3 3 0 15
Australia Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Clive Churchill        
2 Denis Flannery        
3 Greg Hawick        
4 Alex Watson        
5 Noel Pidding   1   2
6 Bob Banks        
7 Keith Holman        
8 Brian Davies        
9 Ken Kearney        
10 Roy Bull        
11 Kel O'Shea 1     3
12 Mick Crocker        
13 Peter Diversi        
Total:        
 1 1 0 5



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.