European Championship 1977-78 Round robin match 1 of 3
Attendance: 9,502
Naughton Park, Widnes, England
Referee: Ronnie Campbell
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
20 Feb 1977France13 - 2Wales1976-77
6 Nov 1975Wales23 - 2France1975-76
2 Mar 1975France14 - 7Wales1974-75
Wales Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 John Risman (Workington Town)        
2 Roy Mathias (St. Helens) 1     3
3 David Willicombe (Wigan)        
4 Eddie Cunningham (St. Helens) 1     3
5 Clive Sullivan (Hull Kingston Rovers) 1     3
6 Bill Francis (St. Helens) 1     3
7 Paul Woods (Widnes)   7   14
8 Jim Mills (Widnes)33 1     3
9 Dick Evans (Salford)        
10 Mel James (St. Helens)        
11 Glyn Shaw (Widnes)26        
12 Mike Nicholas (Warrington)        
13 Colin Dixon (Salford)        
14 Gordon Pritchard (Barrow)        
15 Clive Jones (Leigh)        
Total:        
 5 7 0 29
France Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Marcel Pillon22        
2 Serge Loubet21        
3 Jean-Marc Bourret20 1 2   7
4 Jacques Guigue25        
5 Michel Laffargue24        
6 José Calle32        
7 Jean-Marie Imbert27        
8 Michel Cassin23        
9 Antoine Gonzalès30        
10 Christian Lassale21        
11 José Giné25        
12 Guy Rodriguez26        
13 Roland Gorse29        
(14) Charles Zalduendo25        
15 Christian Laskawiec25        
Total:        
 1 2 0 7



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.