1980 European Rugby League Championship

August 2016 1980 European Championship 250px 3 England 11 3 ENG George Fairbairn (15)European Championship 1979/80 rugbyleagueproject.org FRA Joël Roosebrouck (2) Rugby League European Cup 1979 1981 The 1980 European Rugby League Championship was the 21st 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 1979. The format was a single round-robin format, with the matches being played between January and March 1980. After the three matches were played, England took out their 11th title by defeating the other two opponents in France and Wales. Venues ENG Hull FRA Narbonne ENG Widnes Boothferry Park, Hull Stade de l'Egassiarial, Narbonne Naughton Park Capacity: 15,160 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 13,000 200px 200px 200px Squads Source:https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/european-championship-1979-80/squads.html European Championship 1979/80 - Squads - Rugby League Project www.rugbyleagueproject.org France Jean-Paul Baile (Carcassonne) Jean-Marc Bourrel (Carcassonne) Delphin Castanon (Lézignan) Max Chantal (Villeneuve-sur-Lot) Henri Daniel (Pia) José Giné (Roanne) Jean-Marc Gonzalès (Limoux) Ivan Grésèque (XIII Catalan) Jacques Guigue (Avignon) Didier Hermet (Villeneuve-sur-Lot) Christian Laumond (Villfranche) Christian Macalli (Villeneuve-sur-Lot) André Malacamp (Carcassonne) Michel Mazaré (Villeneuve-sur-Lot) Michel Naudo (Pia) Marcel Pillon (Saint-Estève) Sébastien Rodriguez (Toulouse) Joël Roosebrouck (Villeneuve-sur-Lot) (Captain) Francis Tranier (Villefranche) Charles Zalduendo (Toulouse) England Len Casey Des Drummond Steve Evans George Fairbairn (Captain) Peter Gorley Jeff Grayshon Neil Holding Roy Holdstock John Joyner Harry Pinner Keith Rayne Alan Redfearn Peter Smith Mike Smith David Ward John Woods Stuart Wright Wales John Bevan (Captain) Harold Box Chris Camilleri Steve Diamond Colin Dixon Clive Griffiths Mel James Brian Juliff Roy Mathias Mark McJennett Donald Parry Paul Prendiville Chris Seldon Glyn Shaw Trevor Skerrett Graham Walters Paul Woods Results 26 January WAL 7 – 21 FRA Tries: John Bevan Goals: Steve Diamond (2) Field Goals: Tries:Joël Roosebrouck Jean-Marc Gonzalès Ivan Grésèque Goals: Jean-Marc Gonzalès (4) Field Goals: Michel Mazaré Naughton Park, Widnes 2,804 29 February ENG 26 – 9 WAL Tries: George Fairbairn Roy Holdstock John Joyner Keith Rayne Goals: George Fairbairn (6) Field Goals: Harry Pinner (2) Tries: Brian Juliff Goals: Paul Woods (3) Boothferry Park, Hull 7,557 16 March FRA 2 – 4 https://www.intrl.sport/competitions/european-championship-men Fixtures & Results 2025-04-25 intrl.sport ENG Tries: Goals: Jean-Marc Bourret (1) Field Goals: Tries: Goals: Steve Evans Field Goals: Alan Redfearn Stade de l'Egassiarial, Narbonne 20,000 Final standings Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff Points England 2 2 0 0 30 11 +19 4 France 2 1 0 1 23 11 +12 2 Wales 2 0 0 2 16 47 −31 0 References External links Results for the 1980 European Championship at RSSSF Category:European Nations Cup European rugby league championship Category:International rugby league competitions hosted by the United Kingdom Category:International rugby league competitions hosted by France Category:1980 in English rugby league Category:1980 in French rugby league Category:1980 in Welsh rugby league