European Championship 1947

Game 1

England 20 def. France 15

European Championship 1947/48
Game 1

England		 20
–
15
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15472
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 25th October, 1947
Referee Rene Guidicelli
Venue Fartown (Huddersfield)
Crowd 14,175
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 – 6
England Scoresheet France
Len ASTON 2 T 3 Fredo TRESCAZES
Ernie ASHCROFT      
Eric BATTEN      
 
Jim LEDGARD 4 G 3 Puig AUBERT
England Teams France
Jim LEDGARD 1 FB 1 Puig AUBERT (c)
Eric BATTEN 2 W 2 Ode LESPES
Bryn KNOWELDEN 3 C 3 Gaston COMES
Ernie ASHCROFT 4 C 4 Robert CAILLOU
Albert JOHNSON 5 W 5 Fredo TRESCAZES
 
Edward GIBSON 6 FE 6 Pierre TAILLANTOU
Tommy BRADSHAW 7 HB 7 Rene DUFFORT
 
Ken GEE 8 FR 8 Raoul PEREZ
Joe EGAN (c) 9 HK 9 Gabriel BERTHOMIEU
George CURRAN 10 FR 10 Élie BROUSSE
Les WHITE 11 2R 11 Ambroise ULMA
Len ASTON 12 2R 12 Marcel VOLOT
Alec DOCKAR 13 L 13 Andre BERAUD
 
Jim STOTT 14 B    
Bob NICHOLSON 15 B    
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 2 vs. Wales
Out:
Martin Ryan (fullback), Gordon Ratcliffe (wing), Jack Kitching (centre), Ernest Ward (centre), Albert Bowers (wing), Ron Rylance (five-eighth)
In:
Jim Ledgard (fullback), Eric Batten (wing), Bryn Knowelden (centre), Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Albert Johnson (wing), Edward Gibson (five-eighth), George Curran (front row), Jim Stott (bench)
Changes:
Bob Nicholson (front row to bench)

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1946/47 - Game 6 vs. England
Next Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Out:
Robert Casse (wing), Henri Sorondo (centre), Raymond Detchart (second row), Henri Gibert (lock), Henri Riu (bench)
In:
Robert Caillou (centre), Fredo Trescazes (wing), Marcel Volot (second row)
Changes:
Rene Duffort (five-eighth to halfback), Pierre Taillantou (halfback to five-eighth), Andre Beraud (bench to lock)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson