Four Home Unions v Rest of Europe
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| File:ProgrammeApril1990FourHomeUnionsVsRestOfEurope.png | |||||||
| Event | The Skilball Trophy | ||||||
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| Date | 22 April 1990 | ||||||
| Venue | Twickenham Stadium, London | ||||||
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.
Teams
Four Home Unions
- A G Hastings File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
- A G Stanger File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
- W D C Carling File:Flag of England.svg England
- J C Guscott File:Flag of England.svg England
- R Underwood File:Flag of England.svg England
- C R Andrew File:Flag of England.svg England
- R J Hill File:Flag of England.svg England
- D M B Sole File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
- B C Moore File:Flag of England.svg England
- M Griffiths File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
- P J Ackford File:Flag of England.svg England
- N P Francis File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
- J Jeffrey File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
- P J Winterbottom File:Flag of England.svg England
- N P Mannion File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
- Replacements
- D F Cronin in teamsheet File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
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Rest of Europe
- M Toader File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
- M Dancla File:Flag of France.svg France (uncapped)
- G Danglade File:Flag of France.svg France (uncapped)
- N Fulina File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
- P Lagisquet File:Flag of France.svg France
- P Capitani File:Flag of France.svg France (uncapped)
- A Hueber File:Flag of France.svg France(uncapped although later capped for France)
- M Pujolle File:Flag of France.svg France
- P Dintrans File:Flag of France.svg France
- G Rossi File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- M Cécillon File:Flag of France.svg France
- S Ciorascu File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
- T Janeczek File:Flag of France.svg France
- H Dumitras File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
- A Tichonov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
- Replacements
- L Armary File:Flag of France.svg France
- P T Capdevielle File:Flag of France.svg France
- K Tapper File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
- F Torossian File:Flag of France.svg France
- F Gaetaniello File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- I Mironov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
- J Moreno File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Notes
- ↑ McMurtrie, Bill (3 April 1990). "Grand Slam men overlooked. Only four Scots to face Europe XV". heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 24 February 2013.