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1988 Test Matches

Match - Saturday 6 February, 1988

Great Britain 30 def. France 12

1988 Test Matches

Lions
30
12
France
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14831
StatusCompleted
DateSaturday, 6th February, 1988
RefereeNeville Kesha
VenueHeadingley (Leeds)
Crowd7,007
Match Stats
Halftime Score186
Scrums1412
Penalties68
Great BritainScoresheetFrance
Ellery HANLEY2TMathieu KHEDIMI
Andy GREGORY Cyril PONS
David PLANGE   
Garry SCHOFIELD   
 
Garry SCHOFIELD5/7G2/2Frederic BOURREL
   0/1Dominique ESPUGNA
Great BritainTeamsFrance
Steve HAMPSON
[Wigan]
1FB1Jean-Philippe POUGEAU
David PLANGE
[Castleford]
2W2Hugues RATIER (c)
Garry SCHOFIELD
[Balmain/Leeds]
3C3Philippe FOURQUET
Ellery HANLEY (c)
[Wigan]
4C4Guy DELAUNAY
Phil FORD
[Bradford]
5W5Cyril PONS
 
Shaun EDWARDS
[Wigan]
6FE6Dominique ESPUGNA
Andy GREGORY
[Wigan]
7HB7Frederic BOURREL
 
Kevin WARD
[Manly/Castleford]
8FR8Marc TISSEYRE
Kevin BEARDMORE
[Castleford]
9HK9Mathieu KHEDIMI
Hugh WADDELL
[Oldham]
10FR10Pierre AILLERES
Roy POWELL
[Leeds]
112R11Pierre MONTGAILLARD
Paul DIXON
[Halifax]
122R12Daniel VERDES
Andy PLATT
[St Helens]
13L13Philippe GESTAS
 
David STEPHENSON
[Leeds]
14B14Jacques MOLINIER
[Penrith]
Paul MEDLEY
[Leeds]
15B  
 
Malcolm REILLY HC Jacques JORDA
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
1988 Test Matches - Standalone vs. France
Next Game:
1985-88 World Cup - Game 13 vs. Papua New Guinea
Out:
Des Drummond (wing), Paul Loughlin (centre), Martin Offiah (wing), David Creasser (bench)
In:
David Plange (wing), Phil Ford (wing), Andy Gregory (halfback), David Stephenson (bench)
Changes:
Ellery Hanley (five-eighth to centre), Shaun Edwards (halfback to five-eighth), Paul Medley (second row to bench), Paul Dixon (bench to second row)

France

Previous Game:
1988 Test Matches - Standalone vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
1989 Test Matches - vs. Great Britain
Out:
David Fraisse (centre), Gilles Dumas (halfback), Denis Bienes (bench)
In:
Philippe Fourquet (centre), Frederic Bourrel (halfback)
Changes:
Jacques Molinier (lock to bench), Philippe Gestas (bench to lock)

Match Notes

In the 2nd half for Great Britain Paul Medley came on to replace Roy Powell and David Stephenson came on to replace Shaun Edwards.

For France Jacques Moliner came on to replace Pierre Ailleres.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash