European Championship 1979

Game 3

France 2 lost to England 4

European Championship 1979/80
Game 3

France
2
4
England
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14858
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 16th March, 1980
Referee Billy Thompson (Huddersfield)
Venue L'Egassiarial (Narbonne)
Crowd 20,000
France Scoresheet England
    T Steve EVANS
 
Jean-Marc BOURRET G    
 
    FG Alan REDFEARN
France Teams England
Francis TRANIER 1 FB 1 George FAIRBAIRN (c)
Sebastian RODRIGUEZ 2 W 2 Des DRUMMOND
Jean-Marc BOURRET 3 C 3 Mike SMITH
Christian LAUMOND 4 C 4 John JOYNER
Jean Marc GONZALES 5 W 5 Steve EVANS
 
Michael MAZARE 6 FE 6 John WOODS
Ivan GRÉSÈQUE 7 HB 7 Alan REDFEARN
 
Max CHANTAL 8 FR 8 Roy HOLDSTOCK
Henri DANIEL 9 HK 9 David WARD
Didier HERMET 10 FR 10 Keith RAYNE
Jose GINE 11 2R 11 Jeff GRAYSHON
Jean Paul BAILE 12 2R 12 Peter SMITH
Joel ROOSEBROUCK (c) 13 L 13 Harry PINNER
 
    B 14 Peter GORLEY
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1979/80 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Next Game:
France vs New Zealand 1980 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Marcel Pillon (fullback), Michel Naudo (centre), Andre Malacamp (hooker), Delphin Castanon (front row)
In:
Francis Tranier (fullback), Jean-Marc Bourret (centre), Henri Daniel (hooker), Didier Hermet (front row)

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1979/80 - Game 2 vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1980/81 - Game 2 vs. France
Out:
Stuart Wright (wing), Neil Holding (halfback), Len Casey (second row)
In:
Alan Redfearn (halfback), Peter Smith (second row)
Changes:
Steve Evans (five-eighth to wing), Peter Gorley (second row to bench), John Woods (bench to five-eighth), Jeff Grayshon (bench to second row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson