Game 1
France 20 lost to England 28
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- European Tri Nations Championship 1998 - Game 1 vs. Scotland
- Next Game:
- Anglo-French Challenge 1999 - Game 2 vs. England
- Out:
- Claude Sirvent (wing), Eric Vergniol (centre), Gilles Gironella (wing), Romain Sort (second row), Eric Frayssinet (second row), Pascal Jampy (lock), Vincent Banet (bench), Amar Tamghart (bench)
- In:
- Patrice Benausse (wing), Sylvain Houles (wing), Laurent Frayssinous (five-eighth), Jérôme Guisset (second row), Gael Tallec (second row), David Collado (bench), Jean-Emmanuel Cassin (bench), Jean-Christophe Borlin (bench)
- Changes:
- Jean-Marc Garcia (five-eighth to centre), Laurent Carrasco (bench to lock)
England
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Wales
- Next Game:
- Anglo-French Challenge 1999 - Game 2 vs. France
- Out:
- Gary Broadbent (fullback), Keith Senior (centre), Francis Cummins (wing), Graham Holroyd (five-eighth), Sean Long (halfback), Paul Rowley (hooker), Darren Fleary (front row), Andy Hay (second row), Lee Gilmour (lock), Paul Davidson (bench), Paul Johnson (bench)
- In:
- Marcus St Hilaire (fullback), Francis Maloney (centre), Jon Roper (centre), Darren Rogers (wing), Paul Deacon (halfback), Terry Newton (hooker), Dean Sampson (front row), Anthony Farrell (second row), Steve McNamara (lock), Lee Jackson (bench), Lee Harland (bench)
- Changes:
- Nathan McAvoy (centre to bench), Danny Orr (bench to five-eighth)
Match Notes
This match was played in torrential rain.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson