| 1951 France rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand | |||||
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| Manager | Antoine Blain | ||||
| Coach(es) | Robert Samatan | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Robert Caillou and Puig Aubert | ||||
| Top point scorer(s) | Puig Aubert 236 | ||||
| Top try scorer(s) | Vincent Cantoni 17 | ||||
| Top test point scorer(s) | Puig Aubert 42 | ||||
| Top test try scorer(s) | Vincent Cantoni 4 | ||||
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 Australia |
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 New Zealand |
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| Previous tour | 1950 by  | ||||
| Next tour | 1952 by to 1955 by  | ||||
The 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand was the first ever tour of Australasia by any French sports team in history. Puig Aubert captained the France national rugby league team who played 28 matches in total in both Australia and New Zealand, winning 21 of them[1] in what is regarded as the high point in the history of rugby league in France. The Australian Test series resulted in a 2–1 victory to France; however, the tourists then lost their match against the New Zealand national rugby league team. Welcoming the team home to Marseille, more than 150,000 people turned out for a street parade.[2]
- ^ Penson, Bart (31 July 2008). "A Brief History of the Rugby League World Cup: 1954-1972". League Unlimited. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ Steve, Waddingham (15 June 2008). "Why this trophy for winning the rugby league World Cup?". The Sunday Mail (Qld). Retrieved 27 July 2012.