European Championship 1996

Game 1

England 73 def. France 6

European Championship 1996
Game 1

England
73
6
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23421
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 12th June, 1996
Referee Bill Harrigan
Venue Gateshead (Gateshead)
Crowd 6,325
Match Stats
Halftime Score 33 0
Penalties 3  
England Scoresheet France
Martin OFFIAH 4 T Eric VAN BRUSSELL
Gary CONNOLLY 3      
Paul NEWLOVE 2      
Steve PRESCOTT 2      
Steve BLAKELEY      
Jason ROBINSON      
Paul SCULTHORPE      
 
Steve PRESCOTT 7 G Patrick TORREILLES
Steve McNAMARA      
 
Martin OFFIAH FG    
England Teams France
Steve PRESCOTT
[St Helens]
1 FB 1 Laurent LUCCHESE
[Paris St Germain]
Jason ROBINSON
[Wigan]
2 W 2 Pascal BOMATI
[Paris St Germain]
Gary CONNOLLY
[Wigan]
3 C 3 Frederic BANQUET
[Paris St Germain]
Paul NEWLOVE
[St Helens]
4 C 4 Jean-Marc GARCIA
[Sheffield]
Martin OFFIAH
[Wigan]
5 W 5 Arnaud CERVELLO
[Paris St Germain]
 
Steve BLAKELEY
[Salford]
6 FE 6 Fabien DEVECCHI
[Paris St Germain]
Shaun EDWARDS (c)
[Wigan]
7 HB 7 Patrick ENTAT (c)
[Paris St Germain]
 
Karl HARRISON
[Halifax]
8 FR 8 Hadji BOUDEBZA
[Paris St Germain]
Johnny LAWLESS
[Sheffield]
9 HK 9 Patrick TORREILLES
[Paris St Germain]
Paul BROADBENT
[Sheffield]
10 FR 10 Frederic TEIXIDO
[Paris St Germain]
Chris JOYNT
[St Helens]
11 2R 11 Pascal JAMPY
[Paris St Germain]
Steve McNAMARA
[Bradford]
12 2R 12 Didier CABESTANY
[Paris St Germain]
Paul SCULTHORPE
[Warrington]
13 L 13 Jacques PECH
[Paris St Germain]
 
Steve MOLLOY
[Featherstone]
14 B 14 Eric VAN BRUSSELL
[Paris St Germain]
Paul ROWLEY
[Halifax]
15 B 15 Darren ADAMS
[Paris St Germain]
Matt CALLAND
[Bradford]
16 B 16 Bagdad YAHA
[Paris St Germain]
Adrian MORLEY
[Leeds]
17 B 17 Jerome BISSON
 
Phil LARDER   HC   Ivan GRÉSÈQUE
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
World Cup 1995 - Final vs. Australia
Next Game:
European Championship 1996 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Out:
Kris Radlinski (fullback), Tony Smith (five-eighth), Bobbie Goulding (halfback), Lee Jackson (hooker), Andy Platt (front row), Denis Betts (second row), Phil Clarke (second row), Andy Farrell (lock), Mick Cassidy (bench)
In:
Steve Prescott (fullback), Steve Blakeley (five-eighth), Shaun Edwards (halfback), Johnny Lawless (hooker), Paul Broadbent (front row), Steve McNamara (second row), Paul Sculthorpe (lock), Steve Molloy (bench), Paul Rowley (bench), Matt Calland (bench), Adrian Morley (bench)
Changes:
Chris Joynt (bench to second row)

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1996 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Next Game:
Internationals 1997 - Game 1 vs. Ireland
Out:
Eric Vergniol (centre), Gael Tallec (second row), Laurent Cambres (bench), Regis Pastre-Courtine (bench)
In:
Jacques Pech (lock), Eric Van Brussell (bench), Darren Adams (bench), Bagdad Yaha (bench)
Changes:
Frederic Banquet (fullback to centre), Pascal Jampy (lock to second row), Laurent Lucchese (bench to fullback)

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Contributions: Bill Bates, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson