France 10–45 Great Britain — World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup
27 Jan 1991 · Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan, France · Attendance: 3,965
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup: France 10–45 Great Britain, at Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan, France on 27 Jan 1991.
Scorers
| France | Tries: Auroy; Fraisse Goals: Tisseyre (1) |
| Great Britain | Tries: Edwards (2); Offiah (2); Schofield (2); Betts; Platt Goals: Eastwood (6) Drop goals: Schofield (1) |
Teams
| France | Great Britain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christophe Auroy | Fullback | Steve Hampson | 1 |
| 2 | Eric Remirez | Wing | Paul Eastwood | 2 |
| 3 | David Fraisse | Centre | Daryl Powell | 3 |
| 4 | Guy Delaunay | Centre | Carl Gibson | 4 |
| 5 | Cyril Pons | Wing | Martin Offiah | 5 |
| 6 | Gilles Dumas (c) | Stand off/Five eighth | Garry Schofield | 6 |
| 7 | Patrick Entat | Scrum half/Half back | Shaun Edwards | 7 |
| 8 | Marc Tisseyre | Prop forward | Ian Lucas | 8 |
| 9 | Thierry Valero | Hooker | Lee Jackson | 9 |
| 10 | Thierry Buttignol | Prop forward | Andy Platt | 10 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Magnac | Second row | Denis Betts | 11 |
| 12 | Daniel Verdes | Second row | Les Holliday | 12 |
| 13 | Jacques Molinier | Loose forward/Lock forward | Ellery Hanley (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Pierre Chamorin | Mark Aston | 14 | |
| 15 | Denis Bienes | St John Ellis | 15 | |
| 16 | Abdrajah Baba | Richie Eyres | 16 | |
| Karl Fairbank | 17 | |||
| Jacques Jorda | Coach | Malcolm Reilly | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg McCallum |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
Great Britain thrashed hosts France 45-10 at Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan, on 27 Jan 1991, leading 31-10 at half-time behind two tries each for Shaun Edwards, Martin Offiah and Garry Schofield.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1954 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 13–13 Great Britain
- 1954 Rugby League World Cup (Final): Great Britain 16–12 France
- 1957 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 5–23 Great Britain
- 1960 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Great Britain 33–7 France
- 1968 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 7–2 Great Britain
- 1970 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Great Britain 6–0 France
- 1972 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 4–13 Great Britain
- 1977 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 4–23 Great Britain
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 10–10 Great Britain
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Great Britain 52–4 France
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Great Britain 36–0 France