France vs British & Irish Lions, 1989. As part of the celebrations for the Bicentennial of the French Revolution, in 1989 France played a British 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 | ||||||
The match was classed as a friendly or exhibition game and thus test caps were not awarded.
Match
edit| 4 October 1989 |
 France | 27–29 |  British Lions |
| Try: Benetton, Blanco, Camberabero Con: Camberabero (3) Pen: Camberabero (3) | [1] | Try: Andrew, Hastings (2) Con: Hastings Pen: Hastings (4) Drop-goal: Andrew |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 28,881 Referee: J.B. Anderson (Scotland) |
Teams
editFrance: 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: Hervé Chabowski, Marc Cécillon, Thierry Maset, Henri Sanz, Thierry Lacroix, David Berty
British 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
edit- ^ a b "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.