Game 1
Wales 29 def. France 7
| 1977/78 European Championship Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14883 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 15th January, 1978 | |||||||
| Referee | Ron Campbell | |||||||
| Venue | Naughton (Widnes) | |||||||
| Crowd | 9,502 | |||||||
| Wales | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| Eddie CUNNINGHAM | T | Jean-Marc BOURRET | ||||||
| Bill FRANCIS | ||||||||
| Roy MATHIAS | ||||||||
| Jim MILLS | ||||||||
| Clive SULLIVAN | ||||||||
| Paul WOODS | 7 | G | 2 | Jean-Marc BOURRET | ||||
| Wales | Teams | France | ||||||
| John RISMAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Marcel PILLON | ||||
| Roy MATHIAS | 2 | W | 2 | Serge LOUBET | ||||
| David WILLICOMBE | 3 | C | 3 | Jean-Marc BOURRET | ||||
| Eddie CUNNINGHAM | 4 | C | 4 | Jacques GUIGUE | ||||
| Clive SULLIVAN | 5 | W | 5 | Michel LAFFARGUE | ||||
| Bill FRANCIS (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Jose CALLE | ||||
| Paul WOODS | 7 | HB | 7 | Jean-Marie IMBERT | ||||
| Jim MILLS | 8 | FR | 8 | Michel CASSIN | ||||
| Dick EVANS | 9 | HK | 9 | Antoine GONZALES | ||||
| Mel JAMES | 10 | FR | 10 | Christian LASSALE | ||||
| Glyn SHAW | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jose GINE | ||||
| Mike NICHOLAS | 12 | 2R | 12 | Guy RODRIGUEZ | ||||
| Colin DIXON | 13 | L | 13 | Roland GORSE | ||||
| Gordon PRITCHARD | 14 | B | 14 | Gabriel LASKAWIEC | ||||
| Clive JONES | 15 | B | 15 | Charles ZALDUENDO | ||||
Team Info
Wales
- Previous Game:
- 1976/77 European Championship - Game 2 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1977/78 European Championship - Game 3 vs. England
- Out:
- Ray Wilkins (fullback), John Bevan (centre), David Treasure (centre), Tony Fisher (hooker), Brian Butler (front row), Peter Rowe (lock), Dennis Curling (bench), Mick Murphy (bench)
- In:
- John Risman (fullback), David Willicombe (centre), Eddie Cunningham (centre), Dick Evans (hooker), Mel James (front row), Glyn Shaw (second row), Gordon Pritchard (bench), Clive Jones (bench)
- Changes:
- Colin Dixon (second row to lock)
France
- Previous Game:
- 1977 World Cup - Game 6 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1977/78 European Championship - Game 2 vs. England
- Out:
- Jose Moya (wing), Andre Ruiz (centre), Rene Terrats (centre), Guy Alard (five-eighth), Jacky Imbert (halfback), Guy Garcia (hooker), Jean-Pierre Sauret (front row), Manuel Caravaca (second row), Jean-Jacques Cologni (second row), Joel Roosebrouck (lock), Michel Moussard (bench)
- In:
- Marcel Pillon (fullback), Serge Loubet (wing), Jean-Marc Bourret (centre), Michel Laffargue (wing), Jean-Marie Imbert (halfback), Antoine Gonzales (hooker), Christian Lassale (front row), Jose Gine (second row), Guy Rodriguez (second row), Roland Gorse (lock), Gabriel Laskawiec (bench), Charles Zalduendo (bench)
- Changes:
- Jose Calle (fullback to five-eighth), Jacques Guigue (wing to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
Sources:Wakefield Trinity Heritage
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