1952–53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France

The 1952–53 Kangaroo tour was the eighth Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team travelled to Great Britain and France and played forty matches, including the Ashes series of three Test matches against Great Britain and three Test matches against the French. It followed the tour of 1948-49 and the next was staged in 1956-57.

1952–53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
ManagerNorm Robinson
Doug MacLean
Tour captain(s)Clive Churchill
Top point scorer(s)Noel Pidding 228
Top try scorer(s)Brian Carlson 29
Top test point scorer(s)Noel Pidding 25
Top test try scorer(s)Tommy Ryan 4
Summary
P W D L
Total
40 33 01 06
Test match
06 02 00 04
Opponent
P W D L
 Great Britain
3 1 0 2
 France
3 1 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour1948-49
Next tour1956-57

The squad's leadership

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The team was captained by Clive Churchill with Frank Stanmore as vice-captain. Tour co-managers were Doug MacLean and Norm Robinson.[1][2][3] In the matches in which neither Churchill nor Stanmore played, the Kangaroos were captained by Duncan Hall on 4 occasions (Wigan, Swinton, Dewsbury, and Selection de Midi) and Albert Paul on 3 occasions (French Selection, French Selection, Paris-Lyon). Three players captained the team in one match: Keith Holman (Doncaster), Ferris Ashton (Wakefield Trinity) and Noel Hazzard (French Selection).

Touring squad

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The Rugby League News published a photo and details of the touring team including the players' ages, weights, heights, and occupations.[4] Match details - listing surnames of both teams and the point scorers - were included in E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook, as was a summary of the players' point-scoring.[5]
Crocker, Davies, Flannery, Hall, Hazzard, McCaffery, McGovern, and Rooney were selected from Queensland clubs. Carlson, Duncan, Gill, Paul, and Wells were selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. The balance of the squad had played for Sydney-based clubs during the 1952 season.

Player Position Age Weight Club Tests
on
Tour
Games Tries Goals FG Points
Ferris Ashton Second-row 26 14.7 (92)   Eastern Suburbs 5 22 9 0 0 27
Roy Bull Prop 23 14.1 (89)   Manly-Warringah 4 17 2 0 0 6
Brian Carlson Wing 19 12.9 (80)   Newcastle Northern Suburbs 3 19 29 3 0 93
Clive Churchill Fullback 26 11.10 (74)   South Sydney 6 23 4 17 0 46
Arthur Collinson Second-row 22 14.4 (91)   Western Suburbs 3 20 9 0 0 27
Harold Crocker Lock 25 15.0 (95)   South Brisbane 2 17 3 0 0 9
Brian Davies Second-row 22 15.0 (95)   Brisbane Brothers 6 24 8 0 0 24
Col Donohoe Halfback 23 11.2 (71)   Eastern Suburbs 1 16 4 0 0 12
Rees Duncan Centre 20 13.3 (84)   Kurri Kurri 0 18 9 0 0 27
Denis Flannery Wing 23 13.0 (83)   Ipswich Brothers 1 14 23 0 0 69
Col Geelan Five-eighth 25 12.7 (79)   Newtown 4 20 10 0 0 30
Charlie Gill Prop 29 13.9 (87)   Newcastle Northern Suburbs 1 20 4 0 0 12
Duncan Hall Prop 27 14.7 (92)   Toowoomba Newtown 6 25 7 0 0 21
Greg Hawick Utility Back 20 13.0 (83)   South Sydney 2 16 8 0 0 24
Noel Hazzard Centre 27 13.7 (86)   Bundaberg Natives 6 23 6 0 0 18
Keith Holman Halfback 27 11.9 (74)   Western Suburbs 5 16 10 8 0 46
Ken Kearney Hooker 28 13.3 (84)   St George 4 20 1 0 0 3
Ken McCaffery Utility Back 22 12.5 (78)   Toowoomba Souths 0 12 9 0 0 27
Des McGovern Wing 24 13.2 (83)   Toowoomba All Whites 0 10 17 0 0 51
Albert Paul Lock 24 14.0 (89)   Lakes United 1 21 9 4 0 35
Noel Pidding Wing 25 12.4 (78)   St George 4 22 18 87 0 228
Jack Rooney Prop 25 15.11 (100)   Toowoomba All Whites 0 17 5 0 0 15
Tommy Ryan Centre 22 13.9 (87)   St George 4 20 24 0 0 72
Kevin Schubert Hooker 25 15.11 (100)   Manly-Warringah 2 19 1 0 0 3
Frank Stanmore Five-eighth 23 12.4 (78)   Western Suburbs 5 21 4 0 0 12
Tom Tyrrell Second-row 25 13.8 (86)   Balmain 1 17 8 0 0 24
Harry Wells Centre 20 13.10 (87)   Wollongong 2 14 5 0 0 15
Ron Willey Fullback 24 12.0 (76)   Canterbury 0 17 5 63 0 141

Test Venues

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The three Ashes series tests took place at the following venues.

Leeds Swinton Bradford
Headingley Station Road Odsal Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 60,000
     


Match Results

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The touring party departed the eastern states before the conclusion of the Sydney, Brisbane and various regional competitions. On July 27, 1952, they played a match against Western Australia in Perth, winning 88—3.[6][7] Travelling aboard the RMS Strathnaver, the team arrived in England on August 24, 1952.[8] Australia played 27 matches in England before moving in mid-December to France for a further 13 matches.

September 6 Keighley   4–54   Australia Keighly, Bradford
3.00pm
Tries: nil
Goals: 2
Lockwood
Prescott
[9]
[10]
Tries: 12
Albert Paul (3)
Brian Davies (2)
Tommy Ryan (2)
Ferris Ashton (2)
Brian Carlson
Clive Churchill
Noel Pidding
Goals: 9
Noel Pidding (9)

Attendance: 7,431
Gate: £ 983
Referee: T. Armitage

September 8 Hull   0–28   Australia The Boulevard, Hull
6.15pm
Tries: nil
Goals: nil
[11]
[12]
Tries: 6
Tom Tyrrell (2)
Arthur Collinson
Duncan Hall
Denis Flannery
Noel Pidding
Goals: 5
Noel Pidding (5)

Attendance: 15,364
Gate: £ 2,204
Referee: M. Coates

September 11 Barrow   2–26   Australia Craven Park, Barrow-In-Furness
5.45pm
Tries: nil
Goals: 1
Stretch
[13]
[14]
Tries: 6
Noel Pidding (3)
Albert Paul
Noel Hazzard
Brian Carlson
Goals: 4
Noel Pidding (4)

Attendance: 16,045
Gate: £ 1,932
Referee: G. Dobson

September 13 Whitehaven   5–15   Australia Recreation Ground, Whitehaven
3.00pm
Tries: 1
Keen
Goals: 1
Fearon
[15]
[16]
[17]
Tries: 3
Brian Davies
Denis Flannery
Keith Holman
Goals: 3
Ron Willey (3)

Attendance: 9,253
Gate: £ 1,153
Referee: C.F. Appleton

September 15 Oldham   7–7   Australia Watersheddings, Oldham
6.00pm
Tries: 1
Watson
Goals: 2
Ganley (2)
[18]
[19]
Tries: 1
Ken McCaffery
Goals: 2
Noel Pidding (2)

Attendance: 19,370
Gate: £ 2,856
Referee: F. Smith

September 20 Halifax   7–39   Australia Thrum Hall, Halifax
3.00pm
Tries: 1
Cook
Goals: 2
Clarkson (2)
[20]
[21]
[22]
Tries: 7
Noel Pidding
Noel Hazzard
Rees Duncan
Brian Carlson
Col Donohoe
Tom Tyrrell
Arthur Collinson
Goals: 9
Noel Pidding (9)

Attendance: 18,773
Gate: £ 2,512
Referee: L.J. Dalby

September 24 Wigan   13–23   Australia Wigan
5.45pm
Tries: 3
Bevan (2)
Street
Goals: 2
Cheetham (2)
[23]
[24]
Tries: 5
Brian Carlson (2)
Harry Wells (2)
Albert Paul
Goals: 4
Ron Willey (4)

Attendance: 16,223
Gate: £ 2,075
Referee: J.W. Jackson

September 27 St Helens   26–8   Australia St Helens
3.00pm
Tries: 4
McCormick (2)
Greenhall
Langfield
Goals: 7
Langfield (7)
[25]
[26]
Tries: 2
Denis Flannery
Arthur Collinson
Goals: 1
Noel Pidding

Attendance: 17,205
Gate: £ 2,348
Referee: G. Phillips

October 1 Featherstone Rovers   15–50   Australia Featherstone
5.30pm
Tries: 3
Tennant (2)
Blackburn
Goals: 3
Davies (3)
[27]
[28]
Tries: 12
Des McGovern (6)
Denis Flannery (3)
Col Geelan
Tommy Ryan
Ken McCaffery
Goals: 7
Ron Willey (7)

Attendance: 3,700
Gate: £ 565
Referee: A. Hill

1st Test

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October 4
3.00pm
Great Britain   19–6   Australia
Tries: 3
Frank Castle
Ron Ryder
Arthur Daniels
Goals: 5
Willie Horne (5)
[29]
[30]
[31]
Tries: nil

Goals: 3
Noel Pidding (3)
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 34,505
Gate: £ 8,628
Referee: G. Phillips
Great Britain Position Australia
Jack Evans FB Clive Churchill (c)
Arthur Daniels WG Noel Pidding
Ron Ryder CE Noel Hazzard
Ernest Ward CE Harry Wells
Frank Castle WG Brian Carlson
Willie Horne (c) SO Greg Hawick
Ted Toohey SH Keith Holman
Alan Prescott PR Duncan Hall
Alvin Ackerley HK Kevin Schubert
Jim Featherstone PR Brian Davies
Charlie Pawsey SR Ferris Ashton
Bob Ryan SR Albert Paul
Ken Traill LF Harold Crocker

October 8 Bradford Northern   6–20   Australia Odsal Stadium, Bradford
7.00pm
Tries: nil
Goals: 3
Phillips (3)
[32]
[33]
Tries: 4
Brian Carlson
Tommy Ryan
Tom Tyrrell
Arthur Collinson
Goals: 4
Ron Willey (4)

Attendance: 29,287
Gate: £ 3,859
Referee: L. Thorpe

October 11 Warrington   10–34   Australia Wilderspool, Warrington
3.00pm
Tries: 2
Livesey
Bevan
Goals: 2
Mountford (2)
[34]
[35]
Tries: 8
Noel Pidding (2)
Ferris Ashton (2)
Rees Duncan
Jack Rooney
Roy Bull
Ken McCaffery
Goals: 5
Noel Pidding (3)
Ron Willey (2)

Attendance: 21,478
Gate: £ 2,922
Referee: S. Abram

October 15 Leigh   5–34   Australia Kirkhall Lane, Leigh
4.45pm
Tries: 1
Kitchen
Goals: 1
Breare
[36]
[37]
Tries: 8
Brian Carlson (4)
Col Geelan (2)
Keith Holman
Arthur Collinson
Goals: 5
Albert Paul (4)
Brian Carlson

Attendance: 8,409
Gate: £ 1,016
Referee: N.T. Railton

October 18 Swinton   8–31   Australia Station Road, Manchester
3.00pm
Tries: 2
Moran (2)
Goals: 1
Blan
[38]
[39]
Tries: 7
Rees Duncan (2)
Col Donohoe (2)
Noel Pidding
Noel Hazzard
Ken Kearney
Goals: 5
Noel Pidding (5)

Attendance: 10,269
Gate: £ 1,285
Referee: W. Stockley

October 22 Hunslet   2–49   Australia Parkside, Hunslet
3.00pm
Tries: nil
Goals: 1
Talbot
[40]
[41]
Tries: 11
Brian Carlson (4)
Tommy Ryan (2)
Clive Churchill
Col Geelan
Keith Holman
Tom Tyrrell
Arthur Collinson
Goals: 8
Clive Churchill (8)

Attendance: 3,273
Gate: £ 443
Referee: R. Gelder

October 25 Workington Town   15–27   Australia Borough Park, Workington
3.00pm
Tries: 3
Paskins
Gibson
Mudge
Goals: 3
Cavanagh
[42]
[43]
Tries: 5
Noel Pidding
Col Donohoe
Albert Paul
Ferris Ashton
Arthur Collinson
Goals: 6
Noel Pidding (6)

Attendance: 11,341
Gate: £ 1,444
Referee: H. Squires

October 30 Doncaster   13–41   Australia York Road Stadium, Doncaster
3.15pm
Tries: 1
Lane
Goals: 5
Griffiths
[44]
[45]
Tries: 9
Denis Flannery (3)
Tommy Ryan (2)
Brian Davies
Keith Holman
Greg Hawick
Ken McCaffery
Goals: 7
Ron Willey (7)

Attendance: 2,452
Gate: £ 326
Referee: A.S. Dobson

November 1 Huddersfield   9–27   Australia Fartown, Huddersfield
3.00pm
Tries: 1
Rylance
Goals: 3
Devery (3)
[46]
[47]
Tries: 5
Arthur Collinson
Brian Davies
Brian Carlson
Noel Hazzard
Denis Flannery
Goals: 6
Clive Churchill (6)

Attendance: 25,494
Gate: £ 3,448
Referee: S. Adams

2nd Test

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November 9
3.00pm
Great Britain   21–5   Australia
Tries: 5
Frank Castle (2)
Doug Greenall (2)
Ernest Ward
Goals: 3
Ernest Ward (2)
Willie Horne
[48]
[49]
[50]
Tries: 1
Col Geelan
Goals: 1
Brian Carlson
Station Road, Swinton, Manchester
Attendance: 32,421
Gate: £ 6,776
Referee: J. Jackson
Great Britain Position Australia
Jack Evans FB Clive Churchill (c)
Arthur Daniels WG Denis Flannery
Ernest Ward CE Noel Hazzard
Doug Greenall CE Col Geelan
Frank Castle WG Brian Carlson
Willie Horne (c) SO Frank Stanmore
Ted Toohey SH Col Donohoe
Alan Prescott PR Duncan Hall
Tom McKinney HK Kevin Schubert
Jim Featherstone PR Charlie Gill
Charlie Pawsey SR Brian Davies
Dave Valentine SR Tom Tyrrell
Ken Traill LF Arthur Collinson

November 12 Wakefield Trinity   8–58   Australia Belle Vue, Wakefield
3.00pm
Tries: 2
Evans (2)
Goals: 1
Burton
[51]
[52]
Tries: 12
Noel Pidding (3)
Ken McCaffery (2)
Ron Willey
Des McGovern
Rees Duncan
Tommy Ryan
Harold Crocker
Ferris Ashton
Greg Hawick
Goals: 11
Noel Pidding (11)

Attendance: 7,239
Gate: £ 819
Referee: A. Hill

November 15 Hull Kingston Rovers   6–31   Australia Craven Park, Hull
2.30pm
Tries: nil
Goals: 3
Dockar (3)
[53]
Tries: 5
Denis Flannery (3)
Col Geelan
Tom Tyrrell
Goals: 8
Keith Holman (7)
Clive Churchill

Attendance: 5,817
Gate: £ 904
Referee: H. Harrison

November 19 Lancashire   11–36   Australia Wilderspool, Warrington
2.30pm
Tries: 3
Pawsey
Horne
McCormick
Goals: 1
Schofield
[54]
[55]
Tries: 8
Rees Duncan (2)
Noel Pidding
Noel Hazzard
Tommy Ryan
Brian Davies
Duncan Hall
Greg Hawick
Goals: 6
Noel Pidding (5)
Clive Churchill

Attendance: 5,863
Gate: £ 840
Referee: L.J. Dalby

November 22 Leeds   4–45   Australia Headingley, Leeds
2.30pm
Tries: nil
Goals: 2
Lewis Jones (2)
[56]
[57]
Tries: 11
Brian Carlson (4)
Ken McCaffery (2)
Denis Flannery (2)
Ron Willey
Frank Stanmore
Tom Tyrrell
Goals: 6
Ron Willey (6)

Attendance: 20,335
Gate: £ 2,916
Referee: A. Hill

November 26 Yorkshire   11–55   Australia Fartown, Huddersfield
2.30pm
Tries: 3
Dean
Scott
Robinson
Goals: 1
Thompson
[58]
[59]
Tries: 13
Noel Pidding (2)
Tommy Ryan (2)
Frank Stanmore (2)
Keith Holman (2)
Col Geelan (2)
Charlie Gill
Ferris Ashton
Arthur Collinson
Goals: 8
Noel Pidding (8)

Attendance: 3,737
Gate: £ 497
Referee: N.T. Railton

December 3 Dewsbury   7–22   Australia Crown Flatt, Dewsbury
2.30pm
Tries: 1
Lea
Goals: 2
Thompson (2)
[60]
[61]
Tries: 6
Des McGovern (3)
Harold Crocker
Duncan Hall
Greg Hawick
Goals: 2
Ron Willey (2)

Attendance: 2,485
Gate: £ 284
Referee: A.S. Dobson

December 6 Widnes   7–18   Australia Naughton Park, Widnes
2.30pm
Tries: 1
Wilcox
Goals: 2
Woodward (2)
[62]
[63]
Tries: 4
Tommy Ryan (2)
Keith Holman
Rees Duncan
Goals: 3
Noel Pidding (2)
Clive Churchill

Attendance: 7,411
Gate: £ 844
Referee: C.F. Appleton

3rd Test

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December 13
2.30pm
Great Britain   7–27   Australia
Tries: 1
Willie Horne
Goals: 2
Jack Evans (2)
[64]
[65]
[66]
Tries: 5
Tommy Ryan (2)
Noel Pidding
Keith Holman
Brian Davies
Goals: 6
Noel Pidding (6)
Odsal Stadium, Bradford
Attendance: 30,509
Gate: £ 5,478
Referee: A.S. Dobson
Great Britain Position Australia
Jack Evans FB Clive Churchill (c)
Dai Bevan WG Noel Pidding
Doug Greenall CE Noel Hazzard
Ernest Ward CE Col Geelan
Frank Castle WG Tommy Ryan
Willie Horne (c) SO Frank Stanmore
Ted Toohey SH Keith Holman
Alan Prescott PR Roy Bull
Tom McKinney HK Ken Kearney
Jim Featherstone PR Duncan Hall
Charlie Pawsey SR Brian Davies
Dave Valentine SR Ferris Ashton
Ken Traill LF Arthur Collinson

December 18 France XIII   2–45   Australia Malakoff Stade, Nantes
2.00pm
Tries: nil
Goals: 1
Galaup
[67]
Tries: 11
Denis Flannery (4)
Charlie Gill (3)
Ron Willey
Greg Hawick
Harold Crocker
Tom Tyrrell
Goals: 6
Ron Willey (6)

Attendance: 4,320
Gate: F 1,250,000
Referee: Martung

December 21 Villeneuve   11–18   Australia Stade de la Mire-Mory, Villeneuve-sur-Lot
3.00pm
Tries: 3
Vigouroux
Mares
Eito
Goals: 1
Eito
[68]
Tries: 6
Tommy Ryan (2)
Duncan Hall
Col Geelan
Keith Holman
Ferris Ashton
Goals: nil

Attendance: 2,262
Gate: F 704,800
Referee: Bonnemore

December 25 Albi   22–31   Australia Stade Maurice Rigaud, Albi
3.00pm
Tries: 4
Corduries
Tonus
Galaup
Carrie
Goals: 5
Rives (5)
[69]
[70]
Tries: 4
Denis Flannery (2)
Des McGovern
Greg Hawick
Jack Rooney
Kevin Schubert
Rees Duncan
Goals: 2
Ron Willey (5)

Attendance: 4,900
Gate: F 806,000
Referee: Ribas

1st Test

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December 27
3.00pm
France   12–16   Australia
Tries: 2
Vincent Cantoni
Élie Brousse
Goals: 3
Puig Aubert (3)
[71]
[72]
[73]
Tries: 7
Tommy Ryan (2)
Brian Davies
Noel Hazzard
Goals: 5
Noel Pidding (2)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 18,327
Gate: F 5,248,500
Referee: E. Martung
France Position Australia
Puig Aubert (c) FB Clive Churchill (c)
Vincent Cantoni WG Tommy Ryan
Jacky Merquey CE Col Geelan
André Carrère CE Noel Hazzard
Raymond Contrastin WG Noel Pidding
Gilbert Benausse SO Frank Stanmore
Jean Dop SH Keith Holman
Jean Dedieu PR Duncan Hall
Gabriel Genoud HK Ken Kearney
Louis Mazon PR Roy Bull
Élie Brousse SR Ferris Ashton
Rene Bernard SR Brian Davies
Christian Duple LF Arthur Collinson

January 1 France XIII   13–19   Australia Stade Jean Lafore, Perpignan
3.00pm
Tries: 3
Ponsinet
Comes
Jiminez
Goals: 2
Puig Aubert (2)
[74]
[75]
Tries: 5
Denis Flannery (2)
Jack Rooney
Greg Hawick
Brian Carlson
Goals: 2
Ron Willey (2)

Attendance: 9,301
Gate: F 2,231,280
Referee: Planton

January 4 Carcassonne   5–18   Australia Carcassonne
3.00pm
Tries: 1
René Benausse
Goals: 1
Puig Aubert
[76]
[77]
Tries: 4
Clive Churchill (2)
Duncan Hall
Col Geelan
Goals: 3
Noel Pidding (3)

Attendance: 4,881
Gate: F 1,365,300
Referee: Courbieres

2nd Test

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January 11
3.00pm
France   5–0   Australia
Tries: 1
André Carrère
Goals: 1
Rives
[78]
[79]
[80]
Tries: nil
Goals: nil
Stade Municipale, Bordeaux
Attendance: 23,419
Gate: F 5,060,200
Referee: E. Martung
France Position Australia
Rives FB Clive Churchill (c)
Raymond Contrastin WG Brian Carlson
Claude Teisseire CE Noel Hazzard
André Carrère CE Harry Wells
Vincent Cantoni WG Tommy Ryan
Joseph Crespo SO Frank Stanmore
Gilbert Benausse SH Keith Holman
François Rinaldi PR Roy Bull
Gabriel Genoud HK Ken Kearney
Gabriel Berthomieu PR Duncan Hall
François Montrucolis SR Ferris Ashton
Édouard Ponsinet SR Brian Davies
Élie Brousse LF Greg Hawick

January 15 France XIII   7–39   Australia Stade Gallia, Nimes
3.00pm
Tries: 1
DeLaye
Goals: 2
Puig Aubert (2)
[81]
Tries: 9
Brian Carlson (4)
Jack Rooney (2)
Des McGovern
Greg Hawick
Harry Wells
Goals: 6
Ron Willey (6)

Attendance: 3,518
Gate: F 601,185

January 18 Provence 10–14   Australia Stade Velodrome, Marseille
3.00pm
Tries: 2
Blanc
Pambrun
Goals: 2
Rives (2)
[82]
[83]
Tries: 4
Tommy Ryan (3)
Keith Holman
Goals: 1
Noel Pidding

Attendance: 11,133
Gate: F 2,591,422
Referee: Fabre

January 22 Cannes 0–62   Australia Stade des Hesperides, Cannes
3.00pm
Tries: nil
Goals: nil
[84]
Tries: 16
Brian Carlson (5)
Des McGovern (5)
Ron Willey
Harry Wells
Frank Stanmore
Ferris Ashton
Duncan Hall
Ken McCaffery
Goals: 7
Ron Willey (6)
Brian Carlson

Attendance: 0,780
Gate: F 156,200

3rd Test

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January 25
3.00pm
France   13–5   Australia
Tries: 1
Gilbert Benausse
Goals: 5
Puig Aubert (5)
[85]
[86]
[87]
Tries: 1
Duncan Hall
Goals: 1
Keith Holman
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 17,454
Gate: F 6,512,500
Referee: P. Ribas
France Position Australia
Puig Aubert (c) FB Clive Churchill (c)
Raymond Contrastin WG Noel Pidding
Claude Teisseire CE Noel Hazzard
André Carrère CE Col Geelan
Vincent Cantoni WG Tommy Ryan
Gilbert Benausse SO Frank Stanmore
Joseph Crespo SH Keith Holman
Louis Mazon PR Roy Bull
Gabriel Genoud HK Ken Kearney
François Rinaldi PR Duncan Hall
Élie Brousse SR Brian Davies
Édouard Ponsinet SR Ferris Ashton
François Montrucolis LF Harold Crocker

January 28 Paris/Lyon XIII 12–10   Australia Parc de Sports, Roanne
Tries: 2
Crespo (2)
Goals: 3
Puig Aubert (3)
[88]
Tries: 2
Albert Paul
Ron Willey
Goals: 2
Noel Pidding (2)

Attendance: 5,532
Gate: F 915,800
Referee: Vacher

February 1 Selection du Midi 13–24   Australia Stade Municipale, Toulouse
3.00pm
Tries: 3
Marty
Berthomieu
Rinaldi
Goals: 2
Poletti (2)
[89]
[90]
Tries: 6
Albert Paul (2)
Noel Pidding
Harry Wells
Tommy Ryan
Roy Bull
Goals: 3
Ron Willey (3)

Attendance: 7,107
Gate: F 1,578,800
Referee: Huc

The tourists returned from France to London to meet the RMS Mooltan, departing England on the evening of February 2, 1953. The ship arrived in Fremantle on March 6 and to Sydney on March 17.[91][92][93] The players were welcomed home by local League authorities.[94][95]
A team selected from the touring Kangaroos played a match against The Rest of Australia on April 15, 1953.[96] The Kangaroos won 33-21.[97][98]

Sources

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Acronym Item Years Database App Notes
Direct Online Access
RLN Rugby League News 1920-1973 Trove Team Lists, Team Photos, Articles
RLP Rugby League Project 1907–present RLP Website Test Match teams & scorers.
CM The Courier-Mail 1933-1954 Trove Match Reports, Articles by Eddie Waring as well as the AAP.
Truth Truth 1894-1954 Trove Match Reports, Articles by Harry Sunderland as well as the AAP.
Various Australian newspapers 1952-1953 Trove Match Reports written by the Australian Associated Press and amended by local editors. The Brisbane Telegraph, Cairns Post and Maryborough Chronicle typically published longer versions of the AAP articles.
WARL History of Western Australian Rugby League 1947–Present Website Images of the programme, Western Australia v Australia, including team photo and pen profiles of the tourists.
Offline Resources
EECYB E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Year Book 1946-1978 Copies at
State Library of NSW
Teams, Point Scorers, Report. 1953 Yearbook covers the 1952-53 tour.
- Ipswich Rugby League - The Bulimba Cup Era 1925 to 1972 [99] 1925-1972 Copies at
SLQ & NLA
Given Names & Club of Brisbane, Ipswich & Toowoomba Players

References

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