European Championship 1947

Game 1

England 8 lost to Wales 10

European Championship 1947/48
Game 1

England		 8
–
10
Wales
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15471
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 20th September, 1947
Referee George Phillips
Venue Central Park (Wigan)
Crowd 27,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 0 – 10
England Scoresheet Wales
Gordon RATCLIFFE T 2 Les THOMAS
Les WHITE      
 
Ron RYLANCE G 2 Ted WARD
England Teams Wales
Martin RYAN 1 FB 1 Joe JONES
Gordon RATCLIFFE 2 W 2 Emlyn WALTERS
Jack KITCHING 3 C 3 Ted WARD
Ernest WARD (c) 4 C 4 Gareth PRICE
Albert BOWERS 5 W 5 Syd WILLIAMS
 
Ron RYLANCE 6 FE 6 Willie DAVIES
Tommy BRADSHAW 7 HB 7 Glyn MORGAN
 
Ken GEE 8 FR 8 Dyl HARRIS
Joe EGAN 9 HK 9 Mel MEEK
Bob NICHOLSON 10 FR 10 Elwyn GWYTHER
Les WHITE 11 2R 11 Bryn GOLDSWAIN
Len ASTON 12 2R 12 Les THOMAS
Alec DOCKAR 13 L 13 Hagan EVANS
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1946/47 - Game 6 vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 1 vs. France
Out:
Jim Ledgard (fullback), Russ Pepperell (wing), Jim Stott (centre), Albert Johnson (wing), Willie Horne (five-eighth), George Curran (front row), Bill Hudson (second row), ? Etty (bench), William Ivison (bench)
In:
Martin Ryan (fullback), Gordon Ratcliffe (wing), Jack Kitching (centre), Albert Bowers (wing), Ron Rylance (five-eighth), Bob Nicholson (front row), Len Aston (second row)

Wales

Previous Game:
European Championship 1946/47 - Game 5 vs. France
Next Game:
Wales vs New Zealand 1947 - vs. New Zealand
Out:
Bill Davies (fullback), Norman Harris (centre), Reg Lloyd (wing), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Dai M Davies (front row), Doug Phillips (second row)
In:
Joe Jones (fullback), Ted Ward (centre), Syd Williams (wing), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Dyl Harris (front row), Hagan Evans (lock)
Changes:
Les Thomas (lock to second row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson