European Championship 1969

Game 1

England 11 drew with France 11

European Championship 1969/70
Game 1

England
11
11
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14852
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 25th October, 1969
Referee Georges Jameau
Venue Central Park (Wigan)
Crowd 4,568
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 3
England Scoresheet France
John ATKINSON T 2 Michael MOLINIER
William BURGESS   Raymond GRUPPI
Syd HYNES      
 
    G Jean CAPDOUZE
 
Roger MILLWARD FG    
England Teams France
Arthur KEEGAN 1 FB 1 Jean-Claude CROS
William BURGESS 2 W 2 Serge MARSOLAN
Chris HESKETH 3 C 3 Michael MOLINIER
Syd HYNES 4 C 4 Raymond GRUPPI
John ATKINSON 5 W 5 Francis DE NADAI
 
Roger MILLWARD 6 FE 6 Jean CAPDOUZE
Alex MURPHY 7 HB 7 Roger GARRIGUE
 
John STEPHENS 8 FR 8 Georges AILLERES
Peter FLANAGAN 9 HK 9 Yves BEGOU
Johnny WARD 10 FR 10 Henri MARRACQ
Cliff WATSON 11 2R 11 Roger BIFFI
Robert HAIGH 12 2R 12 Gerard CREMOUX
Ray BATTEN 13 L 13 Jean-Pierre CLAR
 
Mick SHOEBOTTOM 14 B 14 Christian SABATIÉ
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1969/70 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1969/70 - Game 2 vs. Wales
Out:
Dave Robinson (second row)
In:
Mick Shoebottom (bench)
Changes:
Cliff Watson (bench to second row)

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1969/70 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1969/70 - Game 2 vs. Wales
Out:
Claude Mantoulan (centre), Louis Bonnery (wing), Herve Mazard (second row)
In:
Francis de Nadai (wing), Roger Biffi (second row), Gerard Cremoux (second row)
Changes:
Christian SabatiƩ (front row to bench), Henri Marracq (second row to front row), Raymond Gruppi (bench to centre)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson