European Championship 1947

Game 1

France 29 def. Wales 21

European Championship 1947/48
Game 1

France
29
21
Wales
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15473
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 23rd November, 1947
Referee Albert Dobson
Venue Parc Lescure (Bordeaux)
Crowd 27,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 13
France Scoresheet Wales
Paul DEJEAN 3 T Bryn GOLDSWAIN
Élie BROUSSE   Norman HARRIS
Rene DUFFORT   Rob JONES
      Les THOMAS
      Emlyn WALTERS
 
Puig AUBERT 7 G 3 Ted WARD
France Teams Wales
Puig AUBERT (c) 1 FB 1 Stan POWELL
Ode LESPES 2 W 2 Emlyn WALTERS
Jose AUDIGNON 3 C 3 Ted WARD (c)
Paul DEJEAN 4 C 4 Norman HARRIS
Fredo TRESCAZES 5 W 5 Reg LLOYD
 
Robert CAILLOU 6 FE 6 Willie DAVIES
Rene DUFFORT 7 HB 7 Dai JENKINS
 
Germain CALBETE 8 FR 8 Rob JONES
Gabriel BERTHOMIEU 9 HK 9 Mel MEEK
Élie BROUSSE 10 FR 10 Elwyn GWYTHER
Ambroise ULMA 11 2R 11 Bryn GOLDSWAIN
Henri DURAND 12 2R 12 Les THOMAS
Andre BERAUD 13 L 13 Trevor FOSTER
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 1 vs. England
Next Game:
1947/48 France vs. New Zealand - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Gaston Comes (centre), Pierre Taillantou (five-eighth), Raoul Perez (front row), Marcel Volot (second row)
In:
Jose Audignon (centre), Paul Dejean (centre), Germain Calbete (front row), Henri Durand (second row)
Changes:
Robert Caillou (centre to five-eighth)

Wales

Previous Game:
Wales vs New Zealand 1947 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 2 vs. England
Out:
Joe Jones (fullback), Gareth Price (centre), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Glyn Morgan (halfback), Dyl Harris (front row), Ike Owens (lock)
In:
Stan Powell (fullback), Norman Harris (centre), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Dai Jenkins (halfback), Rob Jones (front row), Trevor Foster (lock)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson