1979 Canada rugby union tour of England, Wales and France
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.
Matches
Opposing Team | Result | For | Against | Date | Venue |
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 |
France 'B' | Won | 14 | 4 | September 26 | Lille |
France 'A' | Lost | 15 | 34 | September 29 | Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris |
Touring party
- Manager: P. C. Clarke
- Assistant manager: B. L. Howe
- Captain: Mike Luke
Backs
- A. Bauer
- Andrew Bibby
- Robbie Greig
- Garry Hirayama
- Spence McTavish
- D. L. J. Quigley
- Chuck Shergold
- P. Trelawney
- Preston Wiley
- Keith Wilkinson
- W. G. Taylor
- E. A Zinkan
Forwards
- Don Carson
- Hans de Goede
- Jim Donaldson
- C. H. Fowler
- Gary Grant
- Ro Hindson
- Mike Luke
- Ron McInnes
- K. J. Peace
- R. R. Rogers
- Robin Russell
- Dave Sinnott
- D. G. Van Eeuwen