European Championship 1976

Game 1

England 2 lost to Wales 6

European Championship 1976/77
Game 1

England
2
6
Wales
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14964
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 29th January, 1977
Referee Billy Thompson (Huddersfield)
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 6,472
England Scoresheet Wales
    T Eddie CUNNINGHAM
 
George FAIRBAIRN G Paul WOODS
 
    FG Peter ROWE
England Teams Wales
George FAIRBAIRN 1 FB 1 David WATKINS (c)
Stuart WRIGHT 2 W 2 Roy MATHIAS
John HOLMES 3 C 3 John BEVAN
Les DYL 4 C 4 Eddie CUNNINGHAM
Les JONES 5 W 5 Maurice RICHARDS
 
Ken GILL 6 FE 6 Bill FRANCIS
Roger MILLWARD (c)
[Cronulla]
7 HB 7 Paul WOODS
 
Brian HOGAN 8 FR 8 Jim MILLS
John BRIDGES 9 HK 9 Tony FISHER
Jimmy THOMPSON 10 FR 10 John MANTLE
Jeff GRAYSHON 11 2R 11 Mike NICHOLAS
Les GORLEY 12 2R 12 Colin DIXON
Doug LAUGHTON 13 L 13 Peter ROWE
 
David ECKERSLEY 14 B 14 Ray WILKINS
Malcolm REILLY 15 B    
 
Peter FOX   HC   David WATKINS
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
England vs Australia Challenge 1975 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
European Championship 1976/77 - Game 3 vs. France
Out:
Ray Dutton (fullback), David Smith (wing), Nigel Stephenson (centre), Eric Hughes (centre), Ged Dunn (wing), Harry Beverley (front row), Keith Bridges (hooker), Mick Adams (second row), Stan Fearnley (lock), Charlie Stone (bench)
In:
George Fairbairn (fullback), Stuart Wright (wing), John Holmes (centre), Les Dyl (centre), Les Jones (wing), Brian Hogan (front row), John Bridges (hooker), Les Gorley (second row), Doug Laughton (lock), Malcolm Reilly (bench)

Wales

Previous Game:
World Championship Series 1975 - Game 3 vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1976/77 - Game 2 vs. France
Out:
Frank Wilson (centre), David Willicombe (centre), Peter Banner (halfback), Dick Evans (hooker), Mick Murphy (front row), Brian Gregory (second row), Stuart Gallacher (second row), Clive Jones (lock), Glyn Turner (bench), Brian Butler (bench)
In:
Eddie Cunningham (centre), Maurice Richards (wing), Paul Woods (halfback), Jim Mills (front row), Tony Fisher (hooker), Mike Nicholas (second row), Colin Dixon (second row), Ray Wilkins (bench)
Changes:
John Bevan (wing to centre), Peter Rowe (bench to lock)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson