European Championship 1978

Game 1

France 15 def. Wales 8

European Championship 1978/79
Game 1

France
15
8
Wales
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14884
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 4th February, 1979
Referee Mick Naughton
Venue L'Egassiarial (Narbonne)
Crowd 13,728
France Scoresheet Wales
Jean-Marc BOURRET T Peter ROWE
Jean Marc GONZALES      
Francis TRANIER      
 
Jose MOYA 2 G 2 David WATKINS
 
Jean-Marc BOURRET FG David WATKINS
Eric WALIGUNDA      
France Teams Wales
Francis TRANIER 1 FB 1 Harold BOX
Jean Marc GONZALES 2 W 2 Clive SULLIVAN
Christian LAUMOND 3 C 3 David WATKINS (c)
Jean-Marc BOURRET 4 C 4 John BEVAN
Jose MOYA 5 W 5 Brian JULIFF
 
Eric WALIGUNDA 6 FE 6 Bill FRANCIS
Guy ALARD 7 HB 7 Paul WOODS
 
Henri DANIEL 8 FR 8 Mick MURPHY
Andre MALACAMP 9 HK 9 Tommy CUNNINGHAM
Delphin CASTANON 10 FR 10 Mel JAMES
Charles ZALDUENDO 11 2R 11 Peter ROWE
Didier HERMET 12 2R 12 Trevor SKERRETT
Michel MAIQUE 13 L 13 Roy MATHIAS
 
Guy LAFORGUE 14 B 14 Graeme JOHNS
    B 15 John RISMAN
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
1978/79 France vs. Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
Next Game:
European Championship 1978/79 - Game 3 vs. England
Out:
Michel Naudo (centre), Gerard Borreil (wing), Jean-Louis Castel (halfback), Joel Roosebrouck (bench)
In:
Jean Marc Gonzales (wing), Guy Alard (halfback), Guy Laforgue (bench)
Changes:
Jean-Marc Bourret (bench to centre)

Wales

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1978 - Game 6 vs. Australia
Next Game:
European Championship 1978/79 - Game 2 vs. England
Out:
David Willicombe (centre), Eddie Cunningham (centre), Jim Mills (front row), Tony Fisher (hooker), Glyn Shaw (second row)
In:
Harold Box (fullback), Brian Juliff (wing), Mick Murphy (front row), Tommy Cunningham (hooker), Peter Rowe (second row), Graeme Johns (bench), John Risman (bench)
Changes:
David Watkins (fullback to centre), John Bevan (wing to centre)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson