European Championship 1946

Game 5

Wales 17 def. France 15

European Championship 1946/47
Game 5

Wales
17
15
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15468
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 12th April, 1947
Referee George Phillips
Venue Swansea (Swansea)
Crowd 12,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 2
Wales Scoresheet France
Norman HARRIS T Élie BROUSSE
Emlyn WALTERS   Ode LESPES
Dickie WILLIAMS   Joseph MASO
 
Bill DAVIES 4 G 3 Puig AUBERT
Wales Teams France
Bill DAVIES 1 FB 1 Puig AUBERT (c)
Emlyn WALTERS 2 W 2 Fredo TRESCAZES
Gareth PRICE 3 C 3 Joseph MASO
Norman HARRIS 4 C 4 Gaston COMES
Reg LLOYD 5 W 5 Ode LESPES
 
Dickie WILLIAMS 6 FE 6 Robert CAILLOU
Glyn MORGAN 7 HB 7 Gaston COMBES
 
Dai M DAVIES 8 FR 8 Gaston CALIXTE
Mel MEEK 9 HK 9 Gabriel BERTHOMIEU
Elwyn GWYTHER 10 FR 10 Élie BROUSSE
Bryn GOLDSWAIN 11 2R 11 Henri GIBERT
Doug PHILLIPS (c) 12 2R 12 Martin MARTIN
Les THOMAS 13 L 13 Ambroise ULMA
   
 

Team Info

Wales

Previous Game:
European Championship 1946/47 - Game 4 vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 1 vs. England
Out:
Roy Francis (wing), Ted Ward (centre), Des Case (five-eighth), Dai Jenkins (halfback), Frank Whitcombe (front row), Con Murphy (hooker), Trevor Foster (second row), Ike Owens (lock)
In:
Norman Harris (centre), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Glyn Morgan (halfback), Mel Meek (hooker), Bryn Goldswain (second row), Doug Phillips (second row), Les Thomas (lock)
Changes:
Elwyn Gwyther (second row to front row), Emlyn Walters (bench to wing)

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1946/47 - Game 4 vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1946/47 - Game 6 vs. England
Out:
Robert Joanblanq (wing), Marcel Volot (second row), Denis Martiquet (lock)
In:
Ode Lespes (wing), Henri Gibert (second row), Martin Martin (second row)
Changes:
Ambroise Ulma (second row to lock)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson