European Championship 1945

Game 1

Wales 11 def. England 3

European Championship 1945/46
Game 1

Wales		 11
–
3
England
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15462
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 24th November, 1945
Referee George Phillips
Venue Swansea (Swansea)
Crowd 30,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 – 3
Wales Scoresheet England
Gareth PRICE 2 T Bob NICHOLSON
Ike OWENS      
 
Gus RISMAN G    
Wales Teams England
Joe JONES 1 FB 1 Martin RYAN
Arthur BASSETT 2 W 2 Eric BATTEN
Gareth PRICE 3 C 3 Jack KITCHING
Gus RISMAN (c) 4 C 4 Ernest WARD
Alan EDWARDS 5 W 5 Albert JOHNSON
 
Willie DAVIES 6 FE 6 Willie HORNE
Dai JENKINS 7 HB 7 Tommy McCUE
 
Frank WHITCOMBE 8 FR 8 Len BRATLEY
Con MURPHY 9 HK 9 Bob NICHOLSON
Fred HUGHES 10 FR 10 Fred HIGGINS
Dai M DAVIES 11 2R 11 Tommy TAYLOR
Doug PHILLIPS 12 2R 12 Joe EGAN
Ike OWENS 13 L 13 Tommy ROSTRON
   
 

Team Info

Wales

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. England
Next Game:
European Championship 1945/46 - Game 3 vs. France
Out:
Stan Powell (wing), Idwal Davies (centre), Mel de Lloyd (halfback), Bert Day (hooker), Emrys Evans (front row), Jack Bowen (second row), Eddie Watkins (second row)
In:
Arthur Bassett (wing), Gareth Price (centre), Dai Jenkins (halfback), Frank Whitcombe (front row), Con Murphy (hooker), Dai M Davies (second row), Doug Phillips (second row)

England

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1945/46 - Game 2 vs. France
Out:
Billy Belshaw (fullback), Bryn Knowelden (centre), Tommy Bradshaw (halfback), Colin Stansfield (front row), Harry Wilkinson (front row), Bob Ayres (second row), George Brown (second row), William Hutchinson (lock)
In:
Martin Ryan (fullback), Jack Kitching (centre), Tommy McCue (halfback), Len Bratley (front row), Bob Nicholson (hooker), Fred Higgins (front row), Tommy Taylor (second row), Tommy Rostron (lock)
Changes:
Joe Egan (hooker to second row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin