European Championship 1938

Game 1

Wales 17 def. England 9

European Championship 1938/39
Game 1

Wales
17
9
England
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14938
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 5th November, 1938
Referee P Cowell
Venue Llanelli (Llanelli)
Crowd 15,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 12 0
Wales Scoresheet England
Des CASE T Tommy SHANNON
Alan EDWARDS      
Gus RISMAN      
 
Jim SULLIVAN 3 G 3 Billy BELSHAW
Gus RISMAN      
Wales Teams England
Jim SULLIVAN (c) 1 FB 1 Billy BELSHAW
Des CASE 2 W 2 Eric BATTEN
Dennis MADDEN 3 C 3 Cyril MORRELL
Gus RISMAN 4 C 4 Jim CROSTON
Alan EDWARDS 5 W 5 Stan BROGDEN
 
Cliff EVANS 6 FE 6 Tommy SHANNON
Dai JENKINS 7 HB 7 Tommy McCUE
 
Frank WHITCOMBE 8 FR 8 Lawrence THACKER
Con MURPHY 9 HK 9 Tom ARMITT
Emrys HUGHES 10 FR 10 Alec HIGGINS
Harold THOMAS 11 2R 11 Ken JUBB
Gomer HUGHES 12 2R 12 Charlie BOOTH
Alex GIVVONS 13 L 13 William WATSON
   
 

Team Info

Wales

Previous Game:
European Championship 1937/38 - Game 3 vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1938/39 - Game 3 vs. France
Out:
Oliver Morris (five-eighth), Dai Prosser (front row), Harold Edwards (front row), Norman Pugh (second row), Norman Fender (second row), Bill H Johnson (bench), Gil Morgan (bench)
In:
Cliff Evans (five-eighth), Frank Whitcombe (front row), Emrys Hughes (front row), Harold Thomas (second row), Gomer Hughes (second row)

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1937/38 - Game 2 vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1938/39 - Game 2 vs. France
Out:
Val Cumberbatch (wing), Les Grainge (wing), Ernie Herbert (five-eighth), Harold Ellerington (front row), Jack Arkwright (hooker), Bob Ayres (front row), Harry Dyer (bench)
In:
Eric Batten (wing), Stan Brogden (wing), Tommy Shannon (five-eighth), Ken Jubb (second row), Charlie Booth (second row), William Watson (lock)
Changes:
Alec Higgins (second row to front row), Tom Armitt (second row to hooker), Lawrence Thacker (lock to front row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson