European Championship 1936

Game 1

Wales 3 def. England 2

European Championship 1936/37
Game 1

Wales
3
2
England
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14936
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 7th November, 1936
Referee A Harding
Venue Pontypridd (Pontypridd)
Crowd 12,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 0
Wales Scoresheet England
Alan EDWARDS T    
 
    G Martin HODGSON
Wales Teams England
Jim SULLIVAN (c) 1 FB 1 Billy BELSHAW
Dennis MADDEN 2 W 2 Stan PEPPERELL
George GUMMER 3 C 3 Billy STOTT
Gus RISMAN 4 C 4 Jim CROSTON
Alan EDWARDS 5 W 5 Stan BROGDEN
 
Emlyn JENKINS 6 FE 6 Jack GARVEY
Billy WATKINS 7 HB 7 Ernie THOMPSON
 
Dai PROSSER 8 FR 8 Harry BEVERLEY
Mel MEEK 9 HK 9 Jack ARKWRIGHT
David EVANS 10 FR 10 Martin HODGSON
Norman FENDER 11 2R 11 Alec HIGGINS
Norman PUGH 12 2R 12 Tom ARMITT
Alex GIVVONS 13 L 13 Joe MILLER
   
 

Team Info

Wales

Previous Game:
European Championship 1935/36 - Game 2 vs. England
Next Game:
European Championship 1936/37 - Game 2 vs. France
Out:
Jack Morley (wing), George Bennett (five-eighth), Hal Jones (front row), Bert Day (hooker), Lew Rees (front row), Ossie Griffiths (lock)
In:
George Gummer (centre), Emlyn Jenkins (five-eighth), Dai Prosser (front row), Mel Meek (hooker), David Evans (front row), Alex Givvons (lock)
Changes:
Dennis Madden (centre to wing)

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1935/36 - Game 3 vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1936/37 - Game 3 vs. France
Out:
Jim Brough (fullback), Barney Hudson (wing), Joe Oliver (centre), Artie Atkinson (centre), Ernie Herbert (five-eighth), Tommy McCue (halfback), Nat Silcock (front row), Jimmy Cumberbatch (bench)
In:
Billy Belshaw (fullback), Stan Pepperell (wing), Billy Stott (centre), Jim Croston (centre), Jack Garvey (five-eighth), Ernie Thompson (halfback), Alec Higgins (second row)
Changes:
Tom Armitt (hooker to second row), Joe Miller (front row to lock), Martin Hodgson (second row to front row), Jack Arkwright (second row to hooker), Harry Beverley (lock to front row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson