Netherlands v France in 1982 was the first women's rugby union test match.Huw Richards, "A Game for Hooligans: The History of Rugby Union", 2007. 1982 was the 50th anniversary of the Dutch Rugby Union and, as part of the celebrations, the Dutch invited the Association Française de Rugby Féminin (AFRF) to send a France women's national rugby union team to play a Netherlands women's national rugby union team. The match was covered by reporter Henk Hansen of the Dutch news magazine Panorama.
The match was played on 13 June 1982 at the Utrecht Sportpark Strijland, the home of Utrechtse Rugby Club, in Utrecht, Netherlands. The Netherlands were led by head coach Jopie Wessels and captained by their prop Lisa Groenedijk; France were led by head coach Clause Isoard. The match referee was Roel Wijnant of Belgium. The match resulted in a 4–0 victory for France.
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FB 15 Hanneke Brouwer RW 14 Mirjam Baars OC 13 Jacklien Len IC 12 Leontien Hendriks LW 11 Odet Zijlstra FH 10 Renske Kruyk SH 9 Friedi Kloen N8 8 Antoinet Geerts OF 7 Ans van Liere BF 6 Evelijn Castell RL 5 Cora Elbers LL 4 Divera Twisk TP 3 Fransje de Waard HK 2 Frieke van Schouwen LP 1 Lisa Groenedijk (C) Replacements: PR 16 Diana de la Mar SH 17 Heleen Smallegange LK 18 Heidy Steinbuch IC 19 Yvonne van Dijk SH 20 Marga Haent jes-Dekker OC 21 Histe Galama Coach: Jopie Wessels FB 15 Viviane Berodier RW 14 Isabelle Decamp OC 13 Monique Fraysse IC 12 Nicole Fraysse LW 11 Pascale Champeil FH 10 Odette Desprats SH 9 Judith Benassayag N8 8 Carinne Matbleu OF 7 Sylvia Benassayag BF 6 Catherine Guillon RL 5 Macha Degeitere LL 4 Annick Jambon TP 3 Sylvie Girard HK 2 Maryse Pomathiot LP 1 Véronique Champeil Replacements: 16 Sylvia Duclos 17 Andrée Forestier 18 M.L. Biezeray 19 Claude Guy M. 20 Sylvie Barriere 21 Regine Pacaud Coach: Claude Izoard
See also
History of women's rugby union matches between France and the Netherlands
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