France vs British Lions (1989)
France vs British Lions, 1989. As part of the celebrations for the Bicentennial of the French Revolution, in 1989 France played a British and Irish Lions team.
Event | Bicentennial of the French Revolution | ||||||
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Date | 4 October 1989 | ||||||
Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris | ||||||
Referee | J.B. Anderson (Scotland) | ||||||
Attendance | 28,881 |
Match
4 October 1989 |
France | 27–29 | British and Irish Lions |
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Try: Benetton, Blanco, Camberabero Con: Camberabero (3) Pen: Camberabero (3) |
[1] | Try: Andrew, Hastings (2) Con: Hastings Pen: Hastings (4) Drop-goal: Andrew |
Teams
France: Serge Blanco, Bernard Lacombe, Philippe Sella, Marc Andrieu, Patrice Lagisquet, Didier Camberabero, Pierre Berbizier (c), Marc Pujolle, Dominique Bouet, Laurent Seigne, Gilles Bourguignon, Thierry Devergie, Philippe Benetton, Olivier Roumat, Laurent Rodriguez. Res: Herve Chabowski, Marc Cécillon, Thierry Maset, Henri Sanz, Thierry Lacroix, David Berty
British and Irish Lions: Paul Ackford, Mike Griffiths, Andy Robinson, Steve Smith, David Egerton, Jeff Probyn, Phillip Matthews, Damian Cronin, Rob Andrew (C), Jeremy Guscott, Gavin Hastings, Scott Hastings, Robert Jones, Brendan Mullin, Rory Underwood, Res: Fergus Aherne, Gary Callander, Craig Chalmers, Tony Clement, Des Fitzgerald, Neil Francis
Source:[1]
References
- "British and Irish Lions XV tour - Parc des Princes, 4 October 1989, 20:30 local, 19:30 GMT". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2019.