Game 1
France 14 lost to New Zealand 16
| 1989 France vs New Zealand Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14439 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 19th November, 1989 | |||||||
| Referee | Robin Whitfield (Widnes) | |||||||
| Venue | d'Albert Domec (Carcassonne) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,500 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 14 | – | 16 | |||||
| France | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| David FRAISSE | T | Gary FREEMAN | ||||||
| Cyril PONS | Kevin IRO | |||||||
| Kelly SHELFORD | ||||||||
| Gilles DUMAS | 3 | G | 2 | Kelly SHELFORD | ||||
| France | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Jean-Philippe POUGEAU | 1 | FB | 1 | Tony KEMP [Newcastle/Doncaster] |
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| Hugues RATIER (c) | 2 | W | 2 | Kevin IRO [Wigan] |
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| Philippe FOURQUET | 3 | C | 3 | Dean BELL [Wigan] |
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| David FRAISSE | 4 | C | 4 | Darrell WILLIAMS [Manly] |
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| Cyril PONS | 5 | W | 5 | Gary MERCER [Warrington] |
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| Gilles DUMAS | 6 | FE | 6 | Kelly SHELFORD [Whitehaven] |
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| Patrick ENTAT | 7 | HB | 7 | Gary FREEMAN [Balmain] |
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| Jean-Luc RABOT | 8 | FR | 8 | Brent TODD [Canberra] |
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| Mathieu KHEDIMI | 9 | HK | 9 | Duane MANN [Warrington] |
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| Thiery BUTTIGNOL | 10 | FR | 10 | Esene FAIMALO | ||||
| Daniel DIVET | 11 | 2R | 11 | Kurt SORENSEN [Widnes] |
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| Didier CABESTANY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Sam STEWART [Newcastle] |
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| Thierry BERNABE | 13 | L | 13 | Hugh McGAHAN (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Jean-Bernard SAUMITOU | 14 | B | 14 | Mike KUITI | ||||
| Pierre CHAMORIN | 15 | B | 15 | Francis LEOTA [Sheffield] |
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| HC | Tony GORDON | |||||||
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- 1989 Test Matches - Standalone vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1989-92 World Cup - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Jean Frison (fullback), Eric Vergniol (centre), Guy Delaunay (centre), Roger Palisses (five-eighth), Thierry Valero (hooker), Pierre Ailleres (front row), Daniel Verdes (second row), Jacques Molinier (lock), Patrick Rocci (bench), Marc Tisseyre (bench)
- In:
- Jean-Philippe Pougeau (fullback), Philippe Fourquet (centre), Cyril Pons (wing), Patrick Entat (halfback), Mathieu Khedimi (hooker), Daniel Divet (second row), Didier Cabestany (second row), Thierry Bernabe (lock), Jean-Bernard Saumitou (bench), Pierre Chamorin (bench)
- Changes:
- David Fraisse (wing to centre), Gilles Dumas (halfback to five-eighth), Thiery Buttignol (second row to front row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1989 Kiwis Tour - Game 13 vs. Midi-Pyrenees
- Next Game:
- 1989 Kiwis Tour - Game 15 vs. Selection de L'Aude
- Out:
- Morvin Edwards (fullback), Whetu Taewa (wing), Dave Watson (centre), Kurt Sherlock (centre), Mark Elia (wing), Phil Bancroft (halfback), George Mann (front row), Wayne Wallace (hooker), Tawera Nikau (second row), Brendon Tuuta (lock)
- In:
- Tony Kemp (fullback), Kevin Iro (wing), Dean Bell (centre), Darrell Williams (centre), Gary Mercer (wing), Gary Freeman (halfback), Brent Todd (front row), Duane Mann (hooker), Esene Faimalo (front row), Kurt Sorensen (second row), Hugh McGahan (lock)
- Changes:
- Francis Leota (front row to bench), Mike Kuiti (second row to bench), Sam Stewart (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson

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