Great Britain 7 lost to France 8
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15017 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 31st July, 1982 | |||||||
| Referee | Guy Cattaneo | |||||||
| Venue | Pierluigi Penzo (Venice) | |||||||
| Crowd | 1,500 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 3 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| John JOYNER | T | Ivan GRÉSÈQUE | ||||||
| George FAIRBAIRN | 2 | G | Andre PEREZ | |||||
| FG | 3 | Andre PEREZ | ||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | France | ||||||
| George FAIRBAIRN [Hull KR] |
1 | FB | 1 | Andre PEREZ | ||||
| Des DRUMMOND [Leigh] |
2 | W | 2 | Patrick SOLAL | ||||
| John JOYNER [Castleford] |
3 | C | 3 | Christian LAUMOND (c) | ||||
| Mike SMITH [Hull KR] |
4 | C | 4 | Michel LAFFARGUE | ||||
| Paul PRENDIVILLE [Hull FC] |
5 | W | 5 | Sebastian RODRIGUEZ | ||||
| David TOPLISS (c) [Hull FC] |
6 | FE | 6 | Michel LAVILLE | ||||
| Steve NASH [Salford] |
7 | HB | 7 | Ivan GRÉSÈQUE | ||||
| Mike O'NEILL [Widnes] |
8 | FR | 8 | Jose GINE | ||||
| David WARD [Leeds] |
9 | HK | 9 | Thierry BERNABE | ||||
| John WOOD [Fulham] |
10 | FR | 10 | Yves STORER | ||||
| Trevor SKERRETT [Hull FC] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Marc AMBERT | ||||
| Ian POTTER [Leigh] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Jean-Jacques COLOGNI | ||||
| Alan RATHBONE [Bradford] |
13 | L | 13 | Manuel CARAVACA | ||||
| Andy GREGORY [Widnes] |
14 | B | ||||||
| Ray TABERN [Leigh] |
15 | B | ||||||
| Les DYL [Leeds] |
16 | B | ||||||
| John WHITELEY | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. France
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1982 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Mick Burke (fullback), John Woods (centre), Henderson Gill (wing), Steve Hartley (five-eighth), Jeff Grayshon (front row), David Watkinson (hooker), Les Gorley (second row), Eddie Szymala (second row), Steve Norton (lock), Peter Gorley (bench)
- In:
- George Fairbairn (fullback), John Joyner (centre), Paul Prendiville (wing), David Topliss (five-eighth), Steve Nash (halfback), Mike O'Neill (front row), David Ward (hooker), John Wood (front row), Ian Potter (second row), Alan Rathbone (lock), Ray Tabern (bench), Les Dyl (bench)
- Changes:
- Andy Gregory (halfback to bench), Trevor Skerrett (front row to second row)
France
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Featherstone
- Out:
- Jacques Guigue (centre), Guy Delaunay (centre), Christian Scicchitano (halfback), Charles Zalduendo (front row), Christian Macalli (hooker), Guy Laforgue (second row), Joel Roosebrouck (lock), Etienne Kaminski (bench)
- In:
- Christian Laumond (centre), Michel Laffargue (centre), Ivan Grésèque (halfback), Thierry Bernabe (hooker), Yves Storer (front row), Jean-Jacques Cologni (second row), Manuel Caravaca (lock)
Match Notes
This was a "special missionary exhibition" match sponsored by Italian businessman Mario Majoni, to promote the game in Italy.
However some questioned the wisdom of doing so at the time, given Italy were still celebrating their FIFA World Cup win just 20 days previously.
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson