2011 Autumn International Series

The 2011 Autumn International Series was a series of three rugby league test matches played between France, Ireland and Scotland in 2011. It was a similar format to the Rugby League European Cup which was to next be held in 2012. The series included the first test match between Ireland and Scotland since the two teams gained test status.[1]

2011 (2011) Autumn International Series  ()
Number of teams3
Host countries France
 Ireland
 Scotland
2012 > 

Teams
Team Coach Captain RLIF Rank
France France England Bobbie Goulding Olivier Elima 5
Ireland Ireland England Mark Aston Scott Grix 11
Scotland Scotland England Steve McCormack Ian Henderson 10

Scotland vs Ireland
16 October 2011
2:00pm (BST)
Scotland  26–6  Ireland
Tries: Scott (2),
Hurst,
J. Barlow,
Coupar
Goals: Hurst (1/2),
Scott (2/3)		 report
 Tries: Finn
Goals: Finn (1/1)

France vs Scotland
29 October 2011
3:00pm (BST)
France  46–10  Scotland
Tries: Chisholm (3),
Baile (2),
Duport,
Bosc,
Pala
Goals: Bosc (7/8)		 report
 Tries: Arnot,
Hellewell
Goals: Scott (1/2)

Ireland vs France

This will be the first international at Thomond Park.[3]

5 November 2011
5:00pm (GMT)
Ireland  16–34  France
Report

Other Matches

Ireland also lost to Wales 6–30 and France lost to England 18–32. Both Wales and England were preparing for the Four Nations.[4][5] France also lost to the England Knights 18–38.[6][7]

References
  1. France, Scotland and Ireland in Autumn Test Series rlef.eu.com, 1 July 2011
  2. "France vs. Scotland". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. Ireland Host France in First Ever Rugby League International in Thomond Park limerick.ie
  4. Wales 30 Ireland 6 Archived 2011-10-31 at the Wayback Machine rlef.eu.com, 22 October 2011
  5. France 18 England 32 Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine rlef.eu.com, 21 October 2011
  6. England Knights run in seven tries as they beat France 38–18 Archived 2012-07-29 at archive.today demotix.com, 15 October 2011
  7. France Prepare for Scotland Test Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine rlef.eu.com, 27 October 2011
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.