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1989 France vs New Zealand Series

Game 1

France 14 lost to New Zealand 16

1989 France vs New Zealand
Game 1

France
14
16
New Zealand
Match Info
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
Match Stats
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]
Hugues RATIER (c) 2 W 2 Kevin IRO
[Wigan]
Philippe FOURQUET 3 C 3 Dean BELL
[Wigan]
David FRAISSE 4 C 4 Darrell WILLIAMS
[Manly]
Cyril PONS 5 W 5 Gary MERCER
[Warrington]
 
Gilles DUMAS 6 FE 6 Kelly SHELFORD
[Whitehaven]
Patrick ENTAT 7 HB 7 Gary FREEMAN
[Balmain]
 
Jean-Luc RABOT 8 FR 8 Brent TODD
[Canberra]
Mathieu KHEDIMI 9 HK 9 Duane MANN
[Warrington]
Thiery BUTTIGNOL 10 FR 10 Esene FAIMALO
Daniel DIVET 11 2R 11 Kurt SORENSEN
[Widnes]
Didier CABESTANY 12 2R 12 Sam STEWART
[Newcastle]
Thierry BERNABE 13 L 13 Hugh McGAHAN (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
Jean-Bernard SAUMITOU 14 B 14 Mike KUITI
Pierre CHAMORIN 15 B 15 Francis LEOTA
[Sheffield]
 
    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)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson