1979 Canada rugby union tour of England, Wales and France

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1979 Canada rugby union tour of England, Wales and France
Summary
P W D L
Total
06 03 01 02
Test match
01 00 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 France[1]
1 0 0 1

The 1979 Canada rugby union tour of England, Wales and France was a series of six matches played by the Canada national rugby union team in England, Wales and France in September 1979. The Canadian team won three of their tour matches, drew one and lost the other two. The team designated France 'A' was effectively the France national rugby union team.

Matches[]

Scores and results list Canada's points tally first.
Opposing Team Result For Against Date Venue
Somerset Won 15 6 September 12 Recreation Ground, Bath
Cornwall Won 10 6 September 26 Recreation Ground, Redruth
Cardiff Lost 8 19 September 19 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Southern Counties Drew 6 6 September 22 Aylesbury
France 'B' Won 14 4 September 26 Lille
France 'A' Lost 15 34 September 29 Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

Touring party[]

  • Manager: P. C. Clarke
  • Assistant manager: B. L. Howe
  • Captain: Mike Luke

Backs[]

  • A. Bauer
  • Andrew Bibby
  • Robbie Greig
  • Garry Hirayama
  • Spence McTavish
  • D. L. J. Quigley
  • Chuck Shergold
  • P. Trelawney
  • Preston Wiley
  • Keith Wilkinson
  • W. G. Taylor
  • E. A Zinkan

Forwards[]

  • Don Carson
  • Hans de Goede
  • Jim Donaldson
  • C. H. Fowler
  • Gary Grant
  • Ro Hindson
  • Mike Luke
  • Ron McInnes
  • K. J. Peace
  • R. R. Rogers
  • Robin Russell
  • Dave Sinnott
  • D. G. Van Eeuwen

Notes[]

  1. ^ Official full international test for Rugby Canada

References[]

  • Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1980). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1980-81. Queen Anne Press. pp. 53–56. ISBN 0-362-02018-3.


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