World Cup 1954 (Round: Final)
Attendance: 30,368
Parc Des Princes, Paris, France
Referee: Charlie Appleton
Head 2 Head
Last 3 Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
7 Nov 1954France13 - 13Great Britain1954-55
27 Apr 1954Great Britain17 - 8France1953-54
24 May 1953France28 - 17Great Britain1952-53
France Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Robert Aubert Puig29   3   6
2 Raymond Contrastin29 1     3
3 Jacques Merquey25        
4 Claude Teisseire23        
5 Vincent Cantoni27 1     3
6 Antoine Jiminez25        
7 Joseph Crespo29        
8 Joseph Krawczyk28        
9 Jean Audoubert30        
10 François Rinaldi30        
11 Jean Pambrun24        
12 Armand Save23        
13 Gilbert Verdié26        
Total:        
 2 3 0 12
Great Britain Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Jimmy Ledgard32   2   4
2 David Rose 1     3
3 Phil Jackson22        
4 Albert Naughton25        
5 Mick Sullivan        
6 Gordon Brown 2     6
7 Gerry Helme31 1     3
8 John Thorley27        
9 Sam Smith        
10 Bob Coverdale        
11 Basil Watts        
12 Don Robinson        
13 Dave Valentine        
Total:        
 4 2 0 16



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