Game 1
England 2 lost to Wales 6
| 1976/77 European Championship Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14964 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 29th January, 1977 | |||||||
| Referee | Billy Thompson (Huddersfield) | |||||||
| Venue | Headingley (Leeds) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,472 | |||||||
| England | Scoresheet | Wales | ||||||
| T | Eddie CUNNINGHAM | |||||||
| George FAIRBAIRN | G | Paul WOODS | ||||||
| FG | Peter ROWE | |||||||
| England | Teams | Wales | ||||||
| George FAIRBAIRN | 1 | FB | 1 | David WATKINS (c) | ||||
| Stuart WRIGHT | 2 | W | 2 | Roy MATHIAS | ||||
| John HOLMES | 3 | C | 3 | John BEVAN | ||||
| Les DYL | 4 | C | 4 | Eddie CUNNINGHAM | ||||
| Les JONES | 5 | W | 5 | Maurice RICHARDS | ||||
| Ken GILL | 6 | FE | 6 | Bill FRANCIS | ||||
| Roger MILLWARD (c) [Cronulla] | 7 | HB | 7 | Paul WOODS | ||||
| Brian HOGAN | 8 | FR | 8 | Jim MILLS | ||||
| John BRIDGES | 9 | HK | 9 | Tony FISHER | ||||
| Jimmy THOMPSON | 10 | FR | 10 | John MANTLE | ||||
| Jeff GRAYSHON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Mike NICHOLAS | ||||
| Les GORLEY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Colin DIXON | ||||
| Doug LAUGHTON | 13 | L | 13 | Peter ROWE | ||||
| David ECKERSLEY | 14 | B | 14 | Ray WILKINS | ||||
| Malcolm REILLY | 15 | B | ||||||
| Peter FOX | HC | David WATKINS | ||||||
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- 1975 England vs Australia Challenge - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1976/77 European Championship - Game 3 vs. France
- Out:
- Ray Dutton (fullback), David Smith (wing), Nigel Stephenson (centre), Eric Hughes (centre), Ged Dunn (wing), Harry Beverley (front row), Keith Bridges (hooker), Mick Adams (second row), Stan Fearnley (lock), Charlie Stone (bench)
- In:
- George Fairbairn (fullback), Stuart Wright (wing), John Holmes (centre), Les Dyl (centre), Les Jones (wing), Brian Hogan (front row), John Bridges (hooker), Les Gorley (second row), Doug Laughton (lock), Malcolm Reilly (bench)
Wales
- Previous Game:
- 1975 World Championship Series - Game 3 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1976/77 European Championship - Game 2 vs. France
- Out:
- Frank Wilson (centre), David Willicombe (centre), Peter Banner (halfback), Dick Evans (hooker), Mick Murphy (front row), Brian Gregory (second row), Stuart Gallacher (second row), Clive Jones (lock), Glyn Turner (bench), Brian Butler (bench)
- In:
- Eddie Cunningham (centre), Maurice Richards (wing), Paul Woods (halfback), Jim Mills (front row), Tony Fisher (hooker), Mike Nicholas (second row), Colin Dixon (second row), Ray Wilkins (bench)
- Changes:
- John Bevan (wing to centre), Peter Rowe (bench to lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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