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| 1979 European Championship | |
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| Number of teams | 3 |
| Winner | 
England (10th title) |
| Matches played | 3 |
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The 1979 European Rugby League Championship was a three-way tournament between the national rugby league football teams of England, France and Wales.
Squads
Source: [1]
France
- Guy Alard
- Jean-Marc Bourret
- Delphin Castanon
- Henri Daniel
- Jean-Marc Gonzalès
- Didier Hermet
- Guy Laforgue
- Christian Laumond
- Michel Maïque
- André Malacamp
- José Moya
- Michel Naudo
- Jean-Pierre Siré
- Alain Touchagues
- Francis Tranier
- Éric Waligunda
- Charles Zalduendo
England
- Michael Adams
- Barry Banks
- Harry Beverley
- Steve Evans
- Peter Glynn
- Jeff Grayshon
- Phil Hogan
- Eric Hughes
- Ken Kelly
- Graham Liptrot
- Brian Lockwood
- Thomas Martyn
- Keith Mumby
- Alan Redfearn
- Kevin Smyth
- Keith Smith
- Gary Stephens
- Eddie Szymala
- Keith Tindall
- David Watkinson
- John Woods
- Stuart Wright
Wales
- John Bevan
- Harold Box
- Tommy Cunningham
- Bill Francis
- Mel James
- Graeme Johns
- Brian Juliff
- Roy Mathias
- Jim Mills
- Mick Murphy
- Mike Nicholas
- Paul Prendiville
- John Risman
- Peter Rowe
- Trevor Skerrett
- Clive Sullivan
- David Watkins
- Paul Woods
Venues
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Warrington
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Narbonne
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Widnes
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|---|---|---|
| Wilderspool Stadium | Stade de l'Egassiarial, Narbonne | Naughton Park |
| Capacity: 9,200 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 13,000 |
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Results
| 4 February |
|
France | 15 – 8 | 
Wales |
| Tries:
Jean-Marc Bourret Jean-Marc Gonzalès Francis Tranier Goals: José Moya (2) Field Goals: Jean-Marc Bourret Éric Waligunda | Tries:
Peter Rowe Goals: David Watkins (2) Field Goals: David Watkins |
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Stade de l'Egassiarial,
Narbonne Attendance: 13,726 |
Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
England |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 4 |
|
France |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 2 |
|
Wales |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 0 |
- England win the tournament with two victories.
References
- ^ "European Championship 1978/79 - Squads - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ European Championship 1978/79 rugbyleagueproject.org
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