The 1950s was the Golden Age of French Rugby League. After being banned by the collaborative Vichy regime during the Second World War, the sport quickly rebuilt and in 1951 a French rugby league team toured Australia for the first time. Playing flowing, attacking rugby, they shocked the Australians with a decisive victory in the test series. Their famous full-back, Puig Aubert, broke the points scoring record for a tourist.In 1955, France again defeated the Australians, and in 1960, with a squad hit by injuries, drew the test series. This book is the story of those famous tours and also gives a French viewpoint on the game’s origins. First published in 1960, and produced here for the first time in English, it is a wonderful record of three great French teams.The author, Henri Garcia, was the rugby league correspondent of L’Equipe, and covered all three tours for that newspaper.With a comprehensive statistical record, all rugby league fans will enjoy this fascinating book.
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