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.
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 France[1] |
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Matches
edit- Scores and results list Canada's points tally first.
| Opposing Team | Result | For | Against | Date | Venue |
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| 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 RFC, Weston Turville |
| France 'B' | Won | 14 | 4 | September 26 | Lille |
| France 'A' | Lost | 15 | 34 | September 29 | Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris |
Touring party
edit- Manager: P. C. Clarke
- Assistant manager: B. L. Howe
- Captain: Mike Luke
Backs
edit- Anthony Bauer
- Andrew Bibby
- Robbie Greig
- Garry Hirayama
- Spence McTavish
- Dennis Quigley
- Chuck Shergold
- Patrick Trelawney
- Preston Wiley
- Keith Wilkinson
- William Taylor
- E. A Zinkan
Forwards
edit- Don Carson
- Hans de Goede
- Jim Donaldson
- Christoper Fowler
- Gary Grant
- Ro Hindson
- Mike Luke
- Ron McInnes
- Kenneth Peace
- Raymond Rogers
- Robin Russell
- Dave Sinnott
- Dwaine Van Eeuwen
Notes
edit- ^ Official full international test for Rugby Canada
References
edit- Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1980). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1980-81. Queen Anne Press. pp. 53–56. ISBN 0-362-02018-3.
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