European Championship 1947

Game 2

France 10 lost to England 25

European Championship 1947/48
Game 2

France		 10
–
25
England
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15476
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 11th April, 1948
Referee George Phillips
Venue Vélodrome (Marseille)
Crowd 32,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 – 14
France Scoresheet England
Élie BROUSSE T 2 Eric BATTEN
Gaston CALIXTE   Gordon RATCLIFFE
      Ernest WARD
      Les WHITE
 
Jean BARRETEAU 2 G 5/8 Ernest WARD
France Teams England
Jean BARRETEAU 1 FB 1 Martin RYAN
Ode LESPES 2 W 2 Eric BATTEN
Paul DEJEAN 3 C 3 Ernest WARD (c)
Roger LLARI 4 C 4 Ernie ASHCROFT
Raymond CONTRASTIN 5 W 5 Gordon RATCLIFFE
 
Pierre TAILLANTOU 6 FE 6 Jackie FLEMING
Joseph CRESPO 7 HB 7 Tommy BRADSHAW
 
Gaston CALIXTE (c) 8 FR 8 Ken GEE
Gabriel BERTHOMIEU 9 HK 9 Joe EGAN
Élie BROUSSE 10 FR 10 George CURRAN
Ambroise ULMA 11 2R 11 Les WHITE
Bernard CESSE 12 2R 12 Len ASTON
Andre BERAUD 13 L 13 Des CLARKSON
 
    B 14 Russ PEPPERELL
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 2 vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1948/49 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Out:
Andre Hatchondo (centre), Albert Kaemph (wing), Rene Duffort (halfback), Henri Durand (second row), Henri Riu (lock)
In:
Raymond Contrastin (wing), Joseph Crespo (halfback), Ambroise Ulma (second row), Bernard Cesse (second row)
Changes:
Andre Beraud (second row to lock), Roger Llari (bench to centre)

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 2 vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1948/49 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Out:
Albert Bowers (wing), Albert Johnson (wing), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Billy Derbyshire (front row), Harold Palin (second row)
In:
Eric Batten (wing), Ernest Ward (centre), Gordon Ratcliffe (wing), Jackie Fleming (five-eighth), Ken Gee (front row), Len Aston (second row)
Changes:
Russ Pepperell (centre to bench)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson