Game 1
Wales 7 lost to France 21
| European Championship 1979/80 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14885 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 26th January, 1980 | |||||||
| Referee | Francois Escande | |||||||
| Venue | Naughton (Widnes) | |||||||
| Crowd | 2,804 | |||||||
| Wales | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| John BEVAN | T | 2 | Joel ROOSEBROUCK | |||||
| Jean Marc GONZALES | ||||||||
| Ivan GRÉSÈQUE | ||||||||
| Steve DIAMOND | 2 | G | 4 | Jean Marc GONZALES | ||||
| FG | Michael MAZARE | |||||||
| Wales | Teams | France | ||||||
| Harold BOX | 1 | FB | 1 | Marcel PILLON | ||||
| Brian JULIFF | 2 | W | 2 | Jean Marc GONZALES | ||||
| Steve DIAMOND | 3 | C | 3 | Michel NAUDO | ||||
| John BEVAN | 4 | C | 4 | Christian LAUMOND | ||||
| Chris CAMILLERI | 5 | W | 5 | Sebastian RODRIGUEZ | ||||
| Bill FRANCIS | 6 | FE | 6 | Michael MAZARE | ||||
| Ness FLOWERS | 7 | HB | 7 | Ivan GRÉSÈQUE | ||||
| Mel JAMES | 8 | FR | 8 | Max CHANTAL | ||||
| Don PARRY | 9 | HK | 9 | Andre MALACAMP | ||||
| Glyn SHAW | 10 | FR | 10 | Delphin CASTANON | ||||
| Mark McJENNETT | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jean Paul BAILE | ||||
| Trevor SKERRETT | 12 | 2R | 12 | Jose GINE | ||||
| Roy MATHIAS | 13 | L | 13 | Joel ROOSEBROUCK (c) | ||||
| Clive GRIFFITHS | 14 | B | ||||||
| Chris SELDON | 15 | B | ||||||
Team Info
Wales
- Previous Game:
- European Championship 1978/79 - Game 2 vs. England
- Next Game:
- European Championship 1979/80 - Game 2 vs. England
- Out:
- Clive Sullivan (wing), John Risman (centre), Paul Woods (halfback), Jim Mills (front row), Tommy Cunningham (hooker), Peter Rowe (second row), Paul Prendiville (bench), Mike Nicholas (bench)
- In:
- Steve Diamond (centre), Chris Camilleri (wing), Ness Flowers (halfback), Don Parry (hooker), Glyn Shaw (front row), Mark McJennett (second row), Clive Griffiths (bench), Chris Seldon (bench)
France
- Previous Game:
- Kumuls Tour 1979 - Game 7 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Next Game:
- European Championship 1979/80 - Game 3 vs. England
- Out:
- Bernard Gaye (fullback), Jean-Marc Bourret (centre), Patrick Nauroy (wing), Eric Waligunda (five-eighth), Guy Alard (halfback), Jacques Guigue (front row), Didier Hermet (hooker), Henri Daniel (second row), Charles Zalduendo (lock), Jacky Imbert (bench)
- In:
- Marcel Pillon (fullback), Michel Naudo (centre), Sebastian Rodriguez (wing), Michael Mazare (five-eighth), Ivan Grésèque (halfback), Andre Malacamp (hooker), Jean Paul Baile (second row), Joel Roosebrouck (lock)
- Changes:
- Jose Gine (front row to second row), Max Chantal (second row to front row), Delphin Castanon (bench to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
Sources:
News Reports, Wakefield Trinity Heritage

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