European Championship 1947

Game 2

Wales 12 lost to France 20

European Championship 1947/48
Game 2

Wales
12
20
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15475
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 20th March, 1948
Referee M Pascal
Venue Swansea (Swansea)
Crowd 6,462
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 8
Wales Scoresheet France
Trevor FOSTER T 2 Ode LESPES
Gareth PRICE   Andre BERAUD
      Paul DEJEAN
 
Ted WARD 3 G 4 Jean BARRETEAU
Wales Teams France
Joe JONES 1 FB 1 Jean BARRETEAU
Roy FRANCIS 2 W 2 Ode LESPES
Ted WARD (c) 3 C 3 Paul DEJEAN
Gareth PRICE 4 C 4 Andre HATCHONDO
Alan EDWARDS 5 W 5 Albert KAEMPH
 
Willie DAVIES 6 FE 6 Pierre TAILLANTOU
Dai JENKINS 7 HB 7 Rene DUFFORT
 
Frank WHITCOMBE 8 FR 8 Gaston CALIXTE (c)
Frank OSMOND 9 HK 9 Gabriel BERTHOMIEU
Elwyn GWYTHER 10 FR 10 Élie BROUSSE
Bryn GOLDSWAIN 11 2R 11 Andre BERAUD
Trevor FOSTER 12 2R 12 Henri DURAND
Ike OWENS 13 L 13 Henri RIU
 
Joe MAHONEY 14 B 14 Roger LLARI
Reg JONES 15 B    
   
 

Team Info

Wales

Previous Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 2 vs. England
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. British Empire
Out:
Norman Harris (centre), Reg Lloyd (wing), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Rob Jones (front row), Mel Meek (hooker), Les Thomas (second row)
In:
Gareth Price (centre), Alan Edwards (wing), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Frank Whitcombe (front row), Frank Osmond (hooker), Bryn Goldswain (second row), Joe Mahoney (bench), Reg Jones (bench)

France

Previous Game:
1947/48 France vs. New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 2 vs. England
Out:
Puig Aubert (fullback), Joseph Maso (centre), Robert Caillou (five-eighth), Joseph Crespo (halfback), Lucien Barris (front row), Edouard Ponsinet (second row)
In:
Jean Barreteau (fullback), Andre Hatchondo (centre), Albert Kaemph (wing), Pierre Taillantou (five-eighth), Rene Duffort (halfback), Élie Brousse (front row), Henri Riu (lock)
Changes:
Roger Llari (centre to bench), Paul Dejean (wing to centre), Andre Beraud (lock to second row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson