European Championship 1936

Game 3

England 23 def. France 9

European Championship 1936/37
Game 3

England
23
9
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14836
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 10th April, 1937
Referee F Peel
Venue Thrum (Halifax)
Crowd 7,024
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 9
England Scoresheet France
Jimmy CUMBERBATCH 2 T Maurice BRUNETAUD
Thomas WINNARD 2      
Bernard CUNNIFFE      
 
Martin HODGSON 3 G 2 Max ROUSIÉ
Thomas WINNARD      
 
    FG Max ROUSIÉ
England Teams France
Billy BELSHAW 1 FB 1 Marius GUIRAL
Bernard CUNNIFFE 2 W 2 Bob SAMATAN
Fred HARRIS 3 C 3 Emile BOSCH
Thomas WINNARD 4 C 4 François NOGUÈRES
Jimmy CUMBERBATCH 5 W 5 Andre CUSSAC
 
Stan PEPPERELL 6 FE 6 Max ROUSIÉ (c)
Tommy McCUE 7 HB 7 Pierre BRINSOLLES
 
Harry WOODS 8 FR 8 Maurice BRUNETAUD
Tom ARMITT 9 HK 9 Joseph GRIFFARD
Alec HIGGINS 10 FR 10 Andre BRUZY
Martin HODGSON (c) 11 2R 11 Roger CLAUDEL
Jack ARKWRIGHT 12 2R 12 Maurice PORRA
Harry BEVERLEY 13 L 13 Charles PETIT
 
Alec TROUP 14 B    
J WILSON 15 B    
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1936/37 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1937/38 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Out:
Billy Stott (centre), Jim Croston (centre), Stan Brogden (wing), Jack Garvey (five-eighth), Ernie Thompson (halfback), Joe Miller (lock)
In:
Bernard Cunniffe (wing), Fred Harris (centre), Thomas Winnard (centre), Jimmy Cumberbatch (wing), Tommy McCue (halfback), Harry Woods (front row), Alec Troup (bench), J Wilson (bench)
Changes:
Stan Pepperell (wing to five-eighth), Harry Beverley (front row to lock), Jack Arkwright (hooker to second row), Martin Hodgson (front row to second row), Alec Higgins (second row to front row), Tom Armitt (second row to hooker)

France

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Dominion XIII
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. British Empire
Out:
Baptiste Carbo (wing), Andre Micq (wing), Jean Duhau (second row)
In:
Bob Samatan (wing), Andre Cussac (wing), Roger Claudel (second row)

Match Notes

This match was originally supposed to be played at Odsal, but was moved after the ground was flooded.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson