European Championship 1937

Game 1

England 6 lost to Wales 7

European Championship 1937/38
Game 1

England
6
7
Wales
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14937
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 29th January, 1938
Referee F Fairhurst
Venue Odsal (Bradford)
Crowd 8,637
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 7
England Scoresheet Wales
Jimmy CUMBERBATCH T Cliff EVANS
Barney HUDSON      
 
    G 2 Jim SULLIVAN
England Teams Wales
Jack WALKINGTON 1 FB 1 Jim SULLIVAN (c)
Barney HUDSON 2 W 2 Bill H JOHNSON
Stan BROGDEN 3 C 3 Cliff EVANS
Jim CROSTON 4 C 4 Gus RISMAN
Jimmy CUMBERBATCH 5 W 5 Alan EDWARDS
 
Tommy SHANNON 6 FE 6 Oliver MORRIS
Tommy McCUE 7 HB 7 Dai JENKINS
 
Harry BEVERLEY 8 FR 8 Dai PROSSER
Charlie BOOTH 9 HK 9 Con MURPHY
Bob AYRES 10 FR 10 Lew REES
Hudson IRVING 11 2R 11 Gil MORGAN
Tom ARMITT 12 2R 12 Norman FENDER
Alec HIGGINS 13 L 13 Alex GIVVONS
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1936/37 - Game 3 vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1937/38 - Game 2 vs. France
Out:
Billy Belshaw (fullback), Bernard Cunniffe (wing), Fred Harris (centre), Thomas Winnard (centre), Stan Pepperell (five-eighth), Harry Woods (front row), Martin Hodgson (second row), Jack Arkwright (second row), Alec Troup (bench), J Wilson (bench)
In:
Jack Walkington (fullback), Barney Hudson (wing), Stan Brogden (centre), Jim Croston (centre), Tommy Shannon (five-eighth), Charlie Booth (hooker), Bob Ayres (front row), Hudson Irving (second row)
Changes:
Tom Armitt (hooker to second row), Alec Higgins (front row to lock), Harry Beverley (lock to front row)

Wales

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. English League
Next Game:
European Championship 1937/38 - Game 3 vs. France
Out:
Dennis Madden (wing), George Gummer (centre), Stan Mountain (centre), Emlyn Jenkins (five-eighth), Mel Meek (hooker), David Evans (front row), Norman Pugh (second row)
In:
Bill H Johnson (wing), Cliff Evans (centre), Gus Risman (centre), Oliver Morris (five-eighth), Con Murphy (hooker), Lew Rees (front row), Gil Morgan (second row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson