Utrecht Shield Run #1 - France 1982 - 1986
France were the first Utrecht Shield holders when in 1982 they won that first ever womens rugby international against the Netherlands.
They held it for six matches before
The full run was:
13/06/1982 Netherlands 0 4 France Utrecht
05/06/1983 France 10 0 Netherlands La Teste
27/05/1984 Netherlands 0 3 France Hilversum
02/06/1985 France 20 0 Netherlands Bourg en Bresse
22/06/1985 Italy 0 0 France Riccione
19/04/1986 Great Britain 8 14 France Richmond
Utrecht Shield Match One
#1 - Netherlands Vs France
13th June 1982 in Utrecht
The match was won by France with a score of 4-0. The game was played in front of a crowd of around 500 spectators. The French team was captained by Nathalie Amiel, while the Dutch team was led by Els van der Helm. The match was played on a grass pitch and the weather was sunny and warm .
A tight match
Macha Degeiteree, Antionette Geerts (8) on the ground, Sylvia Benassayag, Judith Benassayag, Fransjan de Waard, Frique van Schouwen, Evelijn Castell and Renske Krujk
The Netherlands
The team who ran out for that first ever womens rugby international in 1982
Photo Credits: Hans Heus
40th Anniversary Reunion
Utrecht Shield Match TWO
#2 - France Vs Netherlands
5th June 1983 in La Teste
France beat the Netherlands 10 -0
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Utrecht Shield Match Three
#3 - Netherlands Vs France
27th May 1984 in Hilversum
Netherlands 0 - 3 France
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Utrecht Shield Match Four
#4 - France Vs Netherlands
02nd June 1985 in Bourg en Bresse
France 20 - 0 Netherlands
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UTRECHT SHIELD MATCH Five
#5 - italy VS france
22nd June 1985 in Riccione
Italy 0 - 0 France
The first instance of a draw with the Utrecht Shield which means the shield is retained by the holders
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UTRECHT SHIELD MATCH Six
#6 - Great Britain VS france
19th April 1986 in Richmond
Great Britain 8 - 14 France
Extract from Dr Lydia Furse report for Scrumqueens:
The GB squad was captained by Carol Isherwood, but it was Karen Almond who captured journalists’ interest as the double-try scorer for team GB. Her two tries were not enough to halt the experienced French side, with the game ending 14-8 to the visitors (unconverted tries were worth 4 points at the time)…..
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Teams:
GREAT BRITAIN: V Moore (Wasps); P Atkinson (Loughborough University), S Robson (Loughborough), A Benett (Loughborough), D McLaren (Finchley); K Almond (Wasps), S Hill (Wasps); J Talbot (Swansea University), K Lee (Loughborough), J Watts (Finchley); T Durkin (Bromley). T Moore (Finchley); J Gedrych (Finchley), C Isherwood (Leeds University, capt). L Burgess (Loughborough).
Tries: Almond (2).
France: C Fenoll (Tulle); F Saudin (Le Creusot), M Fraysse (Toulouse, capt), S Rival (La Teste), A Fenoll (Tulle); A Hayraud (Romagnat), M Gracieux (La Teste); V Champeil (Tulle), M Lugrand (La Teste), S Girard (Bourg); P Merlin (Le Creusot), C Henry (Bourg); N Amiel (Narbonne), B Pagegie (Tulle), C Marbleu (La Teste).
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