Round 1
England 73 def. France 6
| 1996 European Championship Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23421 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 12th June, 1996 | |||||||
| Referee | Bill Harrigan | |||||||
| Venue | Gateshead (Gateshead) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,325 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 33 | – | 0 | |||||
| Penalties | 3 | – | 0 | |||||
| England | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| Martin OFFIAH | 4 | T | Eric VAN BRUSSELL | |||||
| Gary CONNOLLY | 3 | |||||||
| Paul NEWLOVE | 2 | |||||||
| Steve PRESCOTT | 2 | |||||||
| Steve BLAKELEY | ||||||||
| Jason ROBINSON | ||||||||
| Paul SCULTHORPE | ||||||||
| Steve PRESCOTT | 7 | G | Patrick TORREILLES | |||||
| Steve McNAMARA | ||||||||
| Martin OFFIAH | FG | |||||||
| England | Teams | France | ||||||
| Steve PRESCOTT [St Helens] | 1 | FB | 1 | Laurent LUCCHESE [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Jason ROBINSON [Wigan] | 2 | W | 2 | Pascal BOMATI [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Gary CONNOLLY [Wigan] | 3 | C | 3 | Frederic BANQUET [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Paul NEWLOVE [St Helens] | 4 | C | 4 | Jean-Marc GARCIA [Sheffield] | ||||
| Martin OFFIAH [London] | 5 | W | 5 | Arnaud CERVELLO [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Steve BLAKELEY [Salford] | 6 | FE | 6 | Fabien DEVECCHI [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Shaun EDWARDS (c) [Wigan] | 7 | HB | 7 | Patrick ENTAT (c) [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Karl HARRISON [Halifax] | 8 | FR | 8 | Hadji BOUDEBZA [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Johnny LAWLESS [Sheffield] | 9 | HK | 9 | Patrick TORREILLES [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Paul BROADBENT [Sheffield] | 10 | FR | 10 | Frederic TEIXIDO [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Chris JOYNT [St Helens] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Pascal JAMPY [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Steve McNAMARA [Bradford] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Didier CABESTANY [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Paul SCULTHORPE [Warrington] | 13 | L | 13 | Jacques PECH [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Steve MOLLOY [Featherstone] | 14 | B | 14 | Eric VAN BRUSSELL [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Paul ROWLEY [Halifax] | 15 | B | 15 | Darren ADAMS [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Matt CALLAND [Bradford] | 16 | B | 16 | Bagdad YAHA [Paris St Germain] | ||||
| Adrian MORLEY [Leeds] | 17 | B | 17 | Jerome BISSON | ||||
| Phil LARDER | HC | Ivan GRÉSÈQUE | ||||||
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- 1995 World Cup - Final vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1996 European Championship - Round 1 vs. Wales
- Out:
- Kris Radlinski (fullback), Tony Smith (five-eighth), Bobbie Goulding (halfback), Lee Jackson (hooker), Andy Platt (front row), Denis Betts (second row), Phil Clarke (second row), Andy Farrell (lock), Mick Cassidy (bench)
- In:
- Steve Prescott (fullback), Steve Blakeley (five-eighth), Shaun Edwards (halfback), Johnny Lawless (hooker), Paul Broadbent (front row), Steve McNamara (second row), Paul Sculthorpe (lock), Steve Molloy (bench), Paul Rowley (bench), Matt Calland (bench), Adrian Morley (bench)
- Changes:
- Chris Joynt (bench to second row)
France
- Previous Game:
- 1996 European Championship - Game 1 vs. Wales
- Next Game:
- 1997 Test Matches - vs. Ireland
- Out:
- Eric Vergniol (centre), Gael Tallec (second row), Laurent Cambres (bench), Regis Pastre-Courtine (bench)
- In:
- Jacques Pech (lock), Eric Van Brussell (bench), Darren Adams (bench), Bagdad Yaha (bench)
- Changes:
- Frederic Banquet (fullback to centre), Pascal Jampy (lock to second row), Laurent Lucchese (bench to fullback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates
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