Game 2
Newcastle Firsts (AU) 8 lost to France 12
| Les Chanticleers Tour 1951 Game 2 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/26462 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 26th May, 1951 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Harold Gillard | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle Sports (Newcastle) | |||||||
| Crowd | 21,480 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 8 | |||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| Brian CARLSON | T | Raoul PEREZ | ||||||
| Frank THRELFO | François RINALDI | |||||||
| Frank THRELFO | G | 3 | Gaston COMES | |||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Teams | France | ||||||
| L MILNE | 1 | FB | 1 | Maurice ANDRE | ||||
| Jack BRADLEY [Canterbury] |
2 | W | 2 | Raymond CONTRASTIN | ||||
| Rees DUNCAN | 3 | C | 3 | Jacques MERQUEY | ||||
| Frank THRELFO | 4 | C | 4 | Gaston COMES | ||||
| Brian CARLSON | 5 | W | 5 | Vincent CANTONI | ||||
| L BROWN | 6 | FE | 6 | Maurice BELLAN | ||||
| E LONG | 7 | HB | 7 | Robert CAILLOU (c) | ||||
| Charlie GILL (c) | 8 | FR | 8 | François RINALDI | ||||
| Jack GORDON | 9 | HK | 9 | Jean AUDOUBERT | ||||
| Jim EVANS | 10 | FR | 10 | Louis MAZON | ||||
| Albert PAUL | 11 | 2R | 11 | François MONTRUCOLIS | ||||
| Don SCHOFIELD | 12 | 2R | 12 | Guy DELAYE | ||||
| Ben HASLAM | 13 | L | 13 | Raoul PEREZ | ||||
| HC | Bob SAMATAN | |||||||
Team Info
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1950 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Country Carnival 1952 - Game 9 vs. Manly
- Out:
- George Neader (fullback), Billy Bunt (wing), Viv Madge (centre), Bill Bower (centre), Jack Lumsden (wing), Horace Banks (five-eighth), Jim Scoular (halfback), Ramsey Buckley (front row), Bob Crane (hooker), Gavin Stevenson (front row), Bob Alexander (second row), Jack Hutchinson (lock)
- In:
- L Milne (fullback), Jack Bradley (wing), Rees Duncan (centre), Frank Threlfo (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), L Brown (five-eighth), E Long (halfback), Charlie Gill (front row), Jack Gordon (hooker), Albert Paul (second row), Don Schofield (second row), Ben Haslam (lock)
- Changes:
- Jim Evans (second row to front row)
France
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1951 - Game 1 vs. Monaro
- Next Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1951 - Game 3 vs. Western Division
- Out:
- Puig Aubert (fullback), Odé Lespès (wing), Jean Dop (halfback), Paul Bartoletti (front row), Gabriel Genoud (hooker), André Béraud (front row), Michael Lopez (second row), Élie Brousse (second row), Gaston Calixte (lock)
- In:
- Jacques Merquey (centre), Vincent Cantoni (wing), Maurice Bellan (five-eighth), François Rinaldi (front row), Jean Audoubert (hooker), Louis Mazon (front row), François Montrucolis (second row), Guy Delaye (second row), Raoul Perez (lock)
- Changes:
- Maurice Andre (centre to fullback), Robert Caillou (five-eighth to halfback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson

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