Tour Matches

Our first foreign tour was to Paris in May 1990. When we arrived to play our first match it was in a 2,000-seater stadium against a team who had reached the Third Round of the French Cup the year before, USM Gagny. Needless to say, we just about came second, with Alan Dawson scoring the first Lea Sports goal on foreign soil. Steve Close scored the second as we lost 2-10. The post-match party was great, however, with Hugh Byrne leading the singing which went on long into the night. The second game was just as tough, with a 0-6 defeat vs.Rosny-sous-Bois.

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The team before the Gagny match.

Tour guide Rima Nouri.