European Championship 1977

Game 3

England 60 def. Wales 13

European Championship 1977/78
Game 3

England		 60
–
13
Wales
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14965
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 28th May, 1978
Referee Fred Lindop (Wakefield)
Venue Knowsley (St Helens)
Crowd 9,759
England Scoresheet Wales
Stuart WRIGHT 4 T Mel JAMES
John ATKINSON 2   Clive SULLIVAN
Eric HUGHES 2   David WILLICOMBE
Len CASEY      
Les DYL      
Roger MILLWARD      
Steve NASH      
Steve NORTON      
Geoff PIMBLETT      
 
Geoff PIMBLETT 9 G David WATKINS
      Paul WOODS
England Teams Wales
Geoff PIMBLETT 1 FB 1 David WATKINS
Stuart WRIGHT 2 W 2 Roy MATHIAS
Eric HUGHES 3 C 3 Glyn TURNER
Les DYL 4 C 4 David WILLICOMBE
John ATKINSON 5 W 5 Clive SULLIVAN
 
Roger MILLWARD (c) 6 FE 6 Bill FRANCIS (c)
Steve NASH 7 HB 7 Paul WOODS
 
Mick HARRISON 8 FR 8 Jim MILLS
Keith ELWELL 9 HK 9 Dick EVANS
George NICHOLLS 10 FR 10 Mel JAMES
Paul ROSE 11 2R 11 Frank DAVIES
Len CASEY 12 2R 12 John MANTLE
Steve NORTON 13 L 13 Eddie CUNNINGHAM
 
David ECKERSLEY 14 B 14 Gordon PRITCHARD
Jimmy THOMPSON 15 B 15 Clive JONES
 
Frank MYLER   HC   Bill FRANCIS
        John MANTLE
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1977/78 - Game 2 vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1978/79 - Game 2 vs. Wales
Out:
George Fairbairn (fullback), Phil Lowe (second row), Mick Adams (second row), John Holmes (bench)
In:
Geoff Pimblett (fullback), Paul Rose (second row), Steve Norton (lock), David Eckersley (bench), Jimmy Thompson (bench)
Changes:
Len Casey (lock to second row)

Wales

Previous Game:
European Championship 1977/78 - Game 1 vs. France
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1978 - Game 6 vs. Australia
Out:
John Risman (fullback), Glyn Shaw (second row), Mike Nicholas (second row), Colin Dixon (lock)
In:
David Watkins (fullback), Glyn Turner (centre), Frank Davies (second row), John Mantle (second row)
Changes:
Eddie Cunningham (centre to lock)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson