Game 1
France 23 def. Wales 5
| European Championship 1980/81 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14886 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 31st January, 1981 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Ron Campbell | |||||||
| Venue | L'Egassiarial (Narbonne) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,120 | |||||||
| France | Scoresheet | Wales | ||||||
| Joel ROOSEBROUCK | 2 | T | Don PARRY | |||||
| Philippe FOURQUET | ||||||||
| Ivan GRÉSÈQUE | ||||||||
| Jean-Pierre TREMOUILLE | ||||||||
| Jose MOYA | 4 | G | Danny WILSON | |||||
| France | Teams | Wales | ||||||
| Marcel PILLON | 1 | FB | 1 | Harold BOX [Wakefield] |
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| Sebastian RODRIGUEZ | 2 | W | 2 | Adrian CAMBRIANI [Fulham] |
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| Hugues RATIER | 3 | C | 3 | Steve DIAMOND [Wakefield] |
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| Michel NAUDO | 4 | C | 4 | John BEVAN (c) [Warrington] |
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| Jose MOYA | 5 | W | 5 | Paul PRENDIVILLE [Hull FC] |
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| Herve GUIRAUD | 6 | FE | 6 | Danny WILSON [Swinton] |
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| Ivan GRÉSÈQUE | 7 | HB | 7 | Paul WOODS [Hull FC] |
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| Delphin CASTANON | 8 | FR | 8 | Mel JAMES [St Helens] |
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| Christian MACALLI | 9 | HK | 9 | Don PARRY [Blackpool] |
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| Max CHANTAL | 10 | FR | 10 | Gareth OWEN [Oldham] |
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| Jean-Pierre TREMOUILLE | 11 | 2R | 11 | Trevor SKERRETT [Hull FC] |
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| Jose GINE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Brian JULIFF [Wakefield] |
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| Joel ROOSEBROUCK (c) | 13 | L | 13 | Roy MATHIAS [St Helens] |
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| Philippe FOURQUET | 14 | B | 14 | Clive GRIFFITHS [St Helens] |
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| Manuel CARAVACA | 15 | B | 15 | Roger OWEN [St Helens] |
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Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- France vs New Zealand 1980 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- European Championship 1980/81 - Game 2 vs. England
- Out:
- Jean-Pierre Sire (wing), Jean-Marc Bourret (centre), Bernard Imbert (wing), Guy Hermet (front row), Andre Malacamp (hooker), Dominique Verdieres (front row), Jean-Jacques Vila (second row), Charles Zalduendo (bench)
- In:
- Sebastian Rodriguez (wing), Michel Naudo (centre), Jose Moya (wing), Delphin Castanon (front row), Christian Macalli (hooker), Max Chantal (front row), Jose Gine (second row), Philippe Fourquet (bench), Manuel Caravaca (bench)
Wales
- Previous Game:
- European Championship 1979/80 - Game 2 vs. England
- Next Game:
- European Championship 1980/81 - Game 3 vs. England
- Out:
- Graham Walters (centre), Bill Francis (centre), Ness Flowers (halfback), Glyn Shaw (front row), Chris Seldon (second row)
- In:
- Adrian Cambriani (wing), Danny Wilson (five-eighth), Gareth Owen (front row), Trevor Skerrett (second row), Clive Griffiths (bench), Roger Owen (bench)
- Changes:
- Brian Juliff (wing to second row), Paul Woods (five-eighth to halfback), John Bevan (second row to centre), Steve Diamond (bench to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson