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

Scores and results list Canada's points tally first.

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

Notes

Official full international test for Rugby Canada

References

Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1980). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1980-81. Queen Anne Press. pp. 53–56. ISBN 0-362-02018-3.

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[1] Official full international test for Rugby Canada

Rugby union tours of England
Argentina	1978 1990 1999 2000 2006
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1979 1983 1993 1997 2000 2002 2005 2006 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008
Romania	1984–85
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1986
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1985 (no test) 1989
Samoa	1989 (no test) 1995 1996 (no test) 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2008
Canada	1979 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1994 1999 2004
United States	1924 (no test) 1977 (no test) 1999
Maori All Blacks	1888–89 1926–27

Rugby union tours of France
Argentina	1975 1982 1988 1992 1998 2004 2006 2008
Australia	1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1971 1976 1983 1989 1993 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2008
Canada	1979 1994 2002 2005
Fiji	1964 1989 no test 1990 2001
Ireland	1988
Japan	1973 2000
Maori All Blacks	1926–27
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1953–54 1963–64 1972–73 1977 1986 1981 1990 1995 2000 2002 2004 2006
Pacific Islanders	2008
Samoa	1989 (no test)
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1951–52 1960–61 1996 1997 2001 2002 2005
Tonga	2005
USA	1924 Olympic Games

Rugby union tours of Wales
Argentina	1976 (no test) 1978 (no test) 1998 2001
Australia	1908–09 1927-28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2001 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1980 1989 1997 1998 2000 ("A" team) 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008
NZ Maori	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1926–27 1982
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1994 1996 2000 2004 2005 2007 2008
Romania	1979 2002
Fiji	1964 1985 1995 2002 2005
Western Samoa	1988 1996 (no test) 2000
Tonga	1997 2001
Pacific Islanders	2006
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1993 2004
Canada	1979 (no test) 1999 2002 2008
United States	1987 1997 1999 (no test) 2000