European Championship 1969

Game 1

England 40 def. Wales 23

European Championship 1969/70
Game 1

England
40
23
Wales
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14959
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 18th October, 1969
Referee Eric Clay (Leeds)
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 8,355
Match Stats
Halftime Score 12 13
England Scoresheet Wales
Ray BATTEN 2 T Colin DIXON
Syd HYNES 2   Dave JONES
Robert HAIGH   Phil MORGAN
Roger MILLWARD   Peter ROWE
Alex MURPHY   Clive SULLIVAN
Cliff WATSON      
 
Roger MILLWARD 7 G 4 Terry PRICE
 
Alex MURPHY FG    
England Teams Wales
Arthur KEEGAN 1 FB 1 Terry PRICE
William BURGESS 2 W 2 Frank WILSON
Syd HYNES 3 C 3 Dave JONES
Chris HESKETH 4 C 4 Peter ROWE
John ATKINSON 5 W 5 Clive SULLIVAN
 
Roger MILLWARD 6 FE 6 Phil MORGAN
Alex MURPHY 7 HB 7 Robert PROSSER
 
John STEPHENS 8 FR 8 Jim MILLS
Peter FLANAGAN 9 HK 9 Tony FISHER
Johnny WARD 10 FR 10 Graham REES
Dave ROBINSON 11 2R 11 Robert WANBON
Robert HAIGH 12 2R 12 Colin DIXON
Ray BATTEN 13 L 13 John MANTLE (c)
 
Cliff WATSON 14 B    
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1969/70 - Game 1 vs. France
Out:
Brian Jefferson (fullback), MA Smith (wing), Billy Benyon (centre), DW Davies (five-eighth), Mick Shoebottom (halfback), Dennis Hartley (front row), Kevin Taylor (hooker), Arnold Morgan (second row), Ken Parr (second row), Alan Buckley (bench)
In:
Arthur Keegan (fullback), William Burgess (wing), Syd Hynes (centre), Roger Millward (five-eighth), Alex Murphy (halfback), John Stephens (front row), Peter Flanagan (hooker), Johnny Ward (front row), Robert Haigh (second row)
Changes:
Cliff Watson (front row to bench), Dave Robinson (bench to second row)

Wales

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1969/70 - Game 1 vs. France
Out:
Alex Kersey-Brown (wing), Gordon Lewis (centre), Dennis Brown (wing), David Watkins (five-eighth), Colin Evans (halfback), John Warlow (front row), Kel Coslett (second row), Ron Hill (lock)
In:
Frank Wilson (wing), Dave Jones (centre), Clive Sullivan (wing), Robert Prosser (halfback), Jim Mills (front row), Robert Wanbon (second row), John Mantle (lock)
Changes:
Phil Morgan (bench to five-eighth)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson