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ELIE BROUSSE

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CLUB/COUNTRY

France, Roanne and Paris Celtic.

DESCRIPTION
Elie Brousse a giant of a man who was a policeman from Marseille, formed a deadly partnership with fellow second rower Edouard Ponsinet. Decribed by League Historian George Crawford as one of the best second row combinations in the history of the game. They tormented the Aussies during the 1951 Tour of Australia. Brousse was part of the French 1951 World Champions Team. The French gave the aussies a lesson during the Third test of the 1951 Tour. France's first ever tour in the Southern Hemisphere

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