Game 1
France 15 def. Wales 8
| European Championship 1978/79 Game 1 |
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| 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:
- France vs Australia 1978/79 - 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)
- 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)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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