European Championship 1946

Game 1

England 10 lost to Wales 13

European Championship 1946/47
Game 1

England		 10
–
13
Wales
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15464
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 12th October, 1946
Referee R Kendal
Venue Station Road (Manchester)
Crowd 20,213
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 – 5
England Scoresheet Wales
Alec DOCKAR T Bill DAVIES
Les WHITE   Roy FRANCIS
      Reg LLOYD
 
John LAWRENSON 2 G 2 Bill DAVIES
England Teams Wales
Ernest WARD 1 FB 1 Tuss GRIFFITHS
Jack KITCHING 2 W 2 Roy FRANCIS
John LAWRENSON 3 C 3 Gareth PRICE
Ernie ASHCROFT 4 C 4 Bill DAVIES
Albert JOHNSON 5 W 5 Reg LLOYD
 
Willie HORNE 6 FE 6 Willie DAVIES
Tommy McCUE (c) 7 HB 7 Dai JENKINS
 
Ken GEE 8 FR 8 Frank WHITCOMBE
Joe EGAN 9 HK 9 Mel MEEK
George CURRAN 10 FR 10 Dai M DAVIES
Les WHITE 11 2R 11 Trevor FOSTER (c)
Harry MURPHY 12 2R 12 Doug PHILLIPS
Alec DOCKAR 13 L 13 Ike OWENS
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1945/46 - Game 2 vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1946/47 - Game 2 vs. Wales
Out:
Martin Ryan (fullback), Eric Batten (wing), Harry Wilkinson (front row), Bob Nicholson (second row)
In:
John Lawrenson (centre), George Curran (front row), Alec Dockar (lock)
Changes:
Jack Kitching (centre to wing), Ernest Ward (centre to fullback), Harry Murphy (lock to second row), Ernie Ashcroft (bench to centre)

Wales

Previous Game:
European Championship 1945/46 - Game 3 vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1946/47 - Game 2 vs. England
Out:
Alban Davies (fullback), Ted Ward (centre), Alan Edwards (wing), Reg Jones (five-eighth), Glyn Jones (hooker), Fred Hughes (front row), Joe Jones (bench)
In:
Tuss Griffiths (fullback), Bill Davies (centre), Reg Lloyd (wing), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Doug Phillips (second row), Ike Owens (lock)
Changes:
Dai M Davies (second row to front row), Mel Meek (second row to hooker), Trevor Foster (lock to second row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson