European Championship 1948

Game 1

Wales 9 lost to France 12

European Championship 1948/49
Game 1

Wales
9
12
France
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15478
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 23rd October, 1948
Referee Albert Dobson
Venue Swansea (Swansea)
Crowd 12,032
Match Stats
Halftime Score 0 7
Wales Scoresheet France
Derek HOWES T Raoul PEREZ
      Pierre TAILLANTOU
 
Ted WARD 3 G 3 Puig AUBERT
Wales Teams France
Joe JONES 1 FB 1 Puig AUBERT (c)
Steve LLEWELLYN 2 W 2 Fredo TRESCAZES
Gareth PRICE 3 C 3 Gaston COMES
Ted WARD (c) 4 C 4 Andre HATCHONDO
Alan EDWARDS 5 W 5 Ode LESPES
 
Ray PRICE 6 FE 6 Pierre TAILLANTOU
Harry ROYAL 7 HB 7 Jean DOP
 
Dai M DAVIES 8 FR 8 Raoul PEREZ
Frank OSMOND 9 HK 9 Gabriel BERTHOMIEU
Dyl HARRIS 10 FR 10 Élie BROUSSE
Jack BOWEN 11 2R 11 Andre BERAUD
Derek HOWES 12 2R 12 Henri DURAND
Ike OWENS 13 L 13 Louis MAZON
 
George PARSONS 14 B 14 Vincent CANTONI
    B 15 Gaston CALIXTE
   
 

Team Info

Wales

Previous Game:
European Championship 1948/49 - Game 1 vs. England
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1948/49 - Game 22 vs. Australia
Out:
Joe Mahoney (centre), Len Constance (five-eighth), Dai Jenkins (halfback), Mel Meek (hooker), Elwyn Gwyther (front row), Charlie Staines (second row)
In:
Gareth Price (centre), Ray Price (five-eighth), Harry Royal (halfback), Frank Osmond (hooker), Dyl Harris (front row), Jack Bowen (second row), George Parsons (bench)

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 2 vs. England
Next Game:
European Championship 1948/49 - Game 1 vs. England
Out:
Jean Barreteau (fullback), Paul Dejean (centre), Roger Llari (centre), Raymond Contrastin (wing), Joseph Crespo (halfback), Ambroise Ulma (second row), Bernard Cesse (second row)
In:
Puig Aubert (fullback), Fredo Trescazes (wing), Gaston Comes (centre), Andre Hatchondo (centre), Jean Dop (halfback), Raoul Perez (front row), Henri Durand (second row), Louis Mazon (lock), Vincent Cantoni (bench)
Changes:
Gaston Calixte (front row to bench), Andre Beraud (lock to second row)

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Contributions: Keith Bowen, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson