1981 European Rugby League Championship

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1981 (1981) European Championship  ()
Number of teams	3
Winner	France (6th title)
Matches played	3
Top scorer	(10)[1]
Top try scorer	Joël Roosebrouck (2)
Tournaments  < 1980 1995 >

Venues[]

Hull	Narbonne	Leeds
Boothferry Park, Hull	Stade de l'Egassiarial, Narbonne	Headingley
Capacity: 15,160	Capacity: 12,000	Capacity: 30,000

Squads^[2][]

France[]

• (Pia)
• (Carcassonne)
• (Lézignan)
• Max Chantal (Villeneuve-sur-Lot)
• (Villeneuve-sur-Lot)
• (Roanne)
• Ivan Grésèque (XIII Catalan)
• (Lézignan)
• (Villeneuve-sur-Lot)
• (Carcassonne)
• (Pia)
• (Saint-Estève)
• (Lézignan)
• Joël Roosebrouck (Villeneuve-sur-Lot) (Captain)
• (Pia)
• (Tonneins)
• (Lézignan)

England[]

• Mick Adams
• Brian Case
• Len Casey
• Des Drummond
• George Fairbairn (Captain)
• Steve Fenton
• Roy Holdstock
• John Joyner
• Ken Kelly
• Steve Nash
• Steve Norton
• Steve O'Neill
• Bill Pattinson
• Harry Pinner
• Terry Richardson
• Mike Smith
• Ian Potter
• Arnold Walker
• David Ward
• John Woods

Wales[]

• John Bevan (Captain)
• Harold Box
• Adrian Cambriani
• Steve Diamond
• Colin Dixon
• Clive Griffiths
• Martin Herdman
• Mel James
• Brian Juliff
• Roy Mathias
• Gareth Owen
• Roger Owen
• Donald Parry
• Paul Prendiville
• Steve Rule
• Trevor Skerrett
• Graham Walters
• Danny Wilson
• Paul Woods

Results[]

31 January

France	23 – 5	Wales
Tries: Joël Roosebrouck (2) Ivan Grésèque Goals: (4) Field Goals:		Tries: Donald Parry Goals: Danny Wilson (2)

Stade de l'Egassiarial, Narbonne Attendance: 4,120

21 February

England	1 – 5	France
Tries: Goals: Field Goals: George Fairbairn		Tries: Goals: (1)

Headingley, Leeds Attendance: 3,229

18 March

England	17 – 4	Wales
Tries: John Joyner Ken Kelly John Woods Goals: George Fairbairn (4) Field Goals:		Tries: Goals: Steve Rule (2)

Boothferry Park, Hull Attendance: 4,786

Final standings[]

Team	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Points
France	2	2	0	0	28	6	+22	4
England	2	1	0	1	18	9	+9	2
Wales	2	0	0	2	9	40	−31	0

References[]

External links[]

• 1981 European Rugby League Championship at rugbyleagueproject.com

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