Game 2
England 16 def. France 6
| 1945/46 European Championship Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15463 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 23rd February, 1946 | |||||||
| Referee | Albert Dobson | |||||||
| Venue | Station Road (Manchester) | |||||||
| Crowd | 20,500 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 16 | – | 0 | |||||
| England | Scoresheet | France | ||||||
| Albert JOHNSON | 3 | T | ||||||
| Les WHITE | ||||||||
| Willie HORNE | 2 | G | 2 | Gaston COMES | ||||
| FG | Gaston COMES | |||||||
| England | Teams | France | ||||||
| Martin RYAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Puig AUBERT | ||||
| Eric BATTEN | 2 | W | 2 | Frédéric TRESCAZES | ||||
| Jack KITCHING | 3 | C | 3 | Gaston COMES | ||||
| Ernest WARD (c) | 4 | C | 4 | Robert CAILLOU | ||||
| Albert JOHNSON | 5 | W | 5 | Gaston CALIXTE | ||||
| Willie HORNE | 6 | FE | 6 | Joseph MASO | ||||
| Tommy McCUE | 7 | HB | 7 | Gaston COMBES | ||||
| Harry WILKINSON | 8 | FR | 8 | Maurice BRUNETAUD (c) | ||||
| Joe EGAN | 9 | HK | 9 | Gabriel BERTHOMIEU | ||||
| Ken GEE | 10 | FR | 10 | Pierre ETCHART | ||||
| Bob NICHOLSON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Martin MARTIN | ||||
| Les WHITE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Henri DURAND | ||||
| Harry MURPHY | 13 | L | 13 | Henri GIBERT | ||||
| Ernie ASHCROFT | 14 | B | ||||||
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- 1945/46 European Championship - Game 1 vs. Wales
- Next Game:
- 1946/47 European Championship - Game 1 vs. Wales
- Out:
- Len Bratley (front row), Fred Higgins (front row), Tommy Taylor (second row), Tommy Rostron (lock)
- In:
- Harry Wilkinson (front row), Ken Gee (front row), Les White (second row), Harry Murphy (lock), Ernie Ashcroft (bench)
- Changes:
- Bob Nicholson (hooker to second row), Joe Egan (second row to hooker)
France
- Previous Game:
- n/a
- Next Game:
- 1945/46 European Championship - Game 3 vs. Wales
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Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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