Game 8
Newcastle Firsts (AU) 29 def. France 0
Team Info
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1979 - Game 11 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1984 - Game 6 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Jim Batey (fullback), Tony Filipuzzi (wing), Neville Elwin (centre), Owen Wallace (centre), Ziggy Niszczot (wing), Pat Smith (five-eighth), Rick Griffith (halfback), Dave Stafford (front row), Allan Dagwell (hooker), Doug Lucas (front row), Terry Donnelly (second row), Peter Howlett (lock), Chris Lawler (bench), Bob Everson (bench)
- In:
- Mark Scobie (fullback), Mal Graham (wing), Phil Carey (centre), Robert Finch (centre), Doug Tanna (wing), Peter Walsh (five-eighth), Rick Patrick (halfback), Greg Heddles (front row), Peter Alexander (hooker), Michael Donnelly (front row), Ken Groves (second row), Peter Brady (lock), Dean Lance (bench), Terry Regan (bench)
France
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1981 - Game 7 vs. Auckland
- Next Game:
- Australia vs France 1981 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Marcel Pillon (fullback), Hugues Ratier (centre), Philippe Fourquet (centre), Guy Alard (halfback), Delphin Castanon (front row), Pierre Gonzales (hooker), Jose Gine (second row)
- In:
- Jacky Imbert (centre), Guy Delaunay (centre), Sebastian Rodriguez (wing), Herve Guiraud (five-eighth), Henri Daniel (front row), Christian Macalli (hooker), Max Chantal (front row)
- Changes:
- Laurent Girardet (wing to fullback), Andre Perez (five-eighth to bench), Charles Zalduendo (front row to second row), Ivan Grésèque (bench to halfback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash

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