1981 European Rugby League Championship

European rugby league championship December 2009 1981 European Championship 250px 3 France 6 3 José Moya (10)European Championship 1980/81 rugbyleagueproject.org Joël Roosebrouck (2) Rugby League European Cup 1980 1995 The 1981 European Rugby League Championship was the 22nd edition of the Rugby League European Championship, a rugby league tournament that took place in Europe. The tournament saw the same three teams that competed in the previous edition in 1980. The format was a single round-robin format, with the matches being played between January and March 1981. After the three matches were played, France took out their 11th title by defeating the other two opponents in England and Wales. Venues ENG Hull FRA Narbonne ENG Leeds Boothferry Park, Hull Stade de l'Egassiarial, Narbonne Headingley Capacity: 15,160 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 30,000 200px 200px 200px Squads Source:http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/european-championship-1980-81/squads.html European Championship 1980/81 - Squads - Rugby League Project www.rugbyleagueproject.org France Marc Ambert (Pia) Manuel Caravaca (Carcassonne) Delphin Castanon (Lézignan) Max Chantal (Villeneuve-sur-Lot) Philippe Fourquet (Villeneuve-sur-Lot) José Giné (Roanne) Ivan Grésèque (XIII Catalan) Hervé Guiraud (Lézignan) Christian Maccali (Villeneuve-sur-Lot) José Moya (Carcassonne) Michel Naudo (Pia) Marcel Pillon (Saint-Estève) Hugues Ratier (Lézignan) Joël Roosebrouck (Villeneuve-sur-Lot) (Captain) Sébastien Rodriguez (Pia) Jean-Pierre Trémouille (Tonneins) Éric Waligunda (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 FRA 23 – 5 WAL Tries: Joël Roosebrouck (2) Philippe Fourquet Ivan Grésèque Jean-Philippe Trémouille Goals: José Moya (4) Field Goals: Tries: Donald Parry Goals: Danny Wilson (2) Stade de l'Egassiarial, Narbonne 4,120 21 February ENG 1 – 5 FRA Tries: Goals: Field Goals: George Fairbairn Tries: Hervé Guiraud Goals: José Moya (1) Headingley, Leeds 3,229 18 March ENG 17 – 4 WAL Tries: John Joyner Ken Kelly John Woods Goals: George Fairbairn (4) Field Goals: Tries: Goals: Steve Rule (2) Boothferry Park, Hull 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 Category:International rugby league competitions hosted by the United Kingdom Category:International rugby league competitions hosted by France Category:European Nations Cup European rugby league championship