Four Home Unions v Rest of Europe was a rugby union match played in 1990 to raise money for the rebuilding of Romania following the overthrow of Nicolae Ceaușescu in December 1989. [1] The Four Home Unions team's logo was that used by the British & Irish Lions. The Rest of Europe played under the badge of the Romanian Rugby Federation. The match was played at Twickenham, and the Four Home Unions won the match 43–18 with England captain Will Carling scoring two tries. The winners were awarded The Skilball Trophy.
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| Event | The Skilball Trophy | ||||||
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| Date | 22 April 1990 | ||||||
| Venue | Twickenham Stadium, London | ||||||
Teams
editFour Home Unions
edit- A G Hastings
Scotland - A G Stanger Scotland
- W D C Carling
England - J C Guscott England
- R Underwood England
- C R Andrew England
- R J Hill England
- D M B Sole Scotland
- B C Moore England
- M Griffiths
Wales - P J Ackford England
- N P Francis
Ireland - J Jeffrey Scotland
- P J Winterbottom England
- N P Mannion Ireland
- Replacements
- D F Cronin in teamsheet Scotland
Rest of Europe
edit- M Toader
Romania - M Dancla
France (uncapped) - G Danglade France (uncapped)
- N Fulina Romania
- P Lagisquet France
- P Capitani France (uncapped)
- A Hueber France(uncapped although later capped for France)
- M Pujolle France
- P Dintrans France
- G Rossi
Italy - M Cécillon France
- S Ciorascu Romania
- T Janeczek France
- H Dumitras Romania
- A Tichonov
Soviet Union - Replacements
Notes
edit- ^ McMurtrie, Bill (3 April 1990). "Grand Slam men overlooked. Only four Scots to face Europe XV". heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 24 February 2013.