World Cup 1985-88 Group match 4 of 17 Match 1 of 2 match series
Attendance: 4,000
Parc des Sports, Avignon, France
Referee: Kevin Roberts
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
17 Mar 1985France24 - 16Great Britain1984-85
1 Mar 1985Great Britain50 - 4France1984-85
17 Feb 1984Great Britain10 - 0France1983-84
France Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Gilles Dumas23 1 3   10
2 Didier Couston21        
3 Alain Maury        
4 Philippe Fourquet25        
5 Pascal Laroche        
6 Dominique Espugna        
7 Patrick Entat21        
8 Max Chantal27        
9 Patrick Baco24        
10 Serge Titeux25        
11 Guy Laforgue27        
12 Marc Palanques24        
13 Thierry Bernabé25        
14 Denis Bergé24        
15 Jean-Luc Rabot25        
Total:        
 1 3 0 10
Great Britain Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Mick Burke27        
2 Des Drummond27        
3 Garry Schofield20        
4 Ellery Hanley24 1     4
5 Henderson Gill        
6 Tony Myler25        
7 Deryck Fox21        
8 Lee Crooks22   3   6
9 David Watkinson        
10 Shaun Wane        
11 Ian Potter27        
12 John Fieldhouse23        
13 Harry Pinner        
(14) Shaun Edwards19        
(15) Neil James        
Total:        
 1 3 0 10



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