European Championship 1948

Game 1

France 5 lost to England 12

European Championship 1948/49
Game 1

France
5
12
England
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15479
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 28th November, 1948
Referee Rene Guidicelli
Venue Parc Lescure (Bordeaux)
Crowd 26,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 0 2
France Scoresheet England
Ode LESPES T Stan McCORMICK
      Albert PIMBLETT
 
Jean BARRETEAU G 3 Ernest WARD
France Teams England
Jean BARRETEAU 1 FB 1 Martin RYAN
Vincent CANTONI 2 W 2 John LAWRENSON
Joseph MASO 3 C 3 Albert PIMBLETT
Gaston COMES 4 C 4 Ernest WARD (c)
Ode LESPES 5 W 5 Stan McCORMICK
 
Joseph CRESPO 6 FE 6 Jackie FLEMING
Rene DUFFORT 7 HB 7 Gerry HELME
 
Raoul PEREZ 8 FR 8 Ken GEE
Gabriel BERTHOMIEU (c) 9 HK 9 Joe EGAN
Élie BROUSSE 10 FR 10 George CURRAN
Ambroise ULMA 11 2R 11 Bob NICHOLSON
Martin MARTIN 12 2R 12 Jim FEATHERSTONE
Andre BERAUD 13 L 13 Harold PALIN
 
    B 14 Russ PEPPERELL
    B 15 Bill HUDSON
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
European Championship 1948/49 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Next Game:
1948/49 France vs. Australia - Game 1 vs. Australia
Out:
Puig Aubert (fullback), Fredo Trescazes (wing), Andre Hatchondo (centre), Pierre Taillantou (five-eighth), Jean Dop (halfback), Henri Durand (second row), Louis Mazon (lock), Gaston Calixte (bench)
In:
Jean Barreteau (fullback), Joseph Maso (centre), Joseph Crespo (five-eighth), Rene Duffort (halfback), Ambroise Ulma (second row), Martin Martin (second row)
Changes:
Andre Beraud (second row to lock), Vincent Cantoni (bench to wing)

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1948/49 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1948/49 - Game 2 vs. Wales
Out:
Jim Ledgard (fullback), Harry Murphy (second row), Les White (second row)
In:
Martin Ryan (fullback), Ernest Ward (centre), Bob Nicholson (second row), Jim Featherstone (second row), Bill Hudson (bench)
Changes:
Russ Pepperell (centre to bench)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson