European Championship 1947

Game 2

Wales 7 lost to England 18

European Championship 1947/48
Game 2

Wales		 7
–
18
England
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15474
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 6th December, 1947
Referee P Cowell
Venue Swansea (Swansea)
Crowd 10,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 – 10
Wales Scoresheet England
Trevor FOSTER T 2 Albert BOWERS
      Ernie ASHCROFT
      Russ PEPPERELL
 
Ted WARD 2 G 2 Willie HORNE
      Harold PALIN
Wales Teams England
Joe JONES 1 FB 1 Martin RYAN
Roy FRANCIS 2 W 2 Albert BOWERS
Ted WARD (c) 3 C 3 Ernie ASHCROFT
Norman HARRIS 4 C 4 Russ PEPPERELL
Reg LLOYD 5 W 5 Albert JOHNSON
 
Dickie WILLIAMS 6 FE 6 Willie HORNE
Dai JENKINS 7 HB 7 Tommy BRADSHAW
 
Rob JONES 8 FR 8 Billy DERBYSHIRE
Mel MEEK 9 HK 9 Joe EGAN
Elwyn GWYTHER 10 FR 10 George CURRAN
Les THOMAS 11 2R 11 Les WHITE
Trevor FOSTER 12 2R 12 Harold PALIN
Ike OWENS 13 L 13 Des CLARKSON
   
 

Team Info

Wales

Previous Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 1 vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 2 vs. France
Out:
Stan Powell (fullback), Emlyn Walters (wing), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Bryn Goldswain (second row)
In:
Joe Jones (fullback), Roy Francis (wing), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Ike Owens (lock)
Changes:
Trevor Foster (lock to second row)

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 1 vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 2 vs. France
Out:
Jim Ledgard (fullback), Eric Batten (wing), Bryn Knowelden (centre), Edward Gibson (five-eighth), Ken Gee (front row), Len Aston (second row), Alec Dockar (lock), Jim Stott (bench), Bob Nicholson (bench)
In:
Martin Ryan (fullback), Albert Bowers (wing), Russ Pepperell (centre), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Billy Derbyshire (front row), Harold Palin (second row), Des Clarkson (lock)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson