European Championship 1950

Game 1

Wales 4 lost to England 22

European Championship 1950/51
Game 1

Wales
4
22
England
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15489
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 14th October, 1950
Referee Albert Dobson
Venue The Park (Abertillery)
Crowd 8,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 4 9
Wales Scoresheet England
    T Tommy BRADSHAW
      Jack BROOME
      John LAWRENSON
      Harry STREET
 
Bryn GOLDSWAIN 2 G 5 Ernest WARD
Wales Teams England
Jack EVANS 1 FB 1 Ernest WARD (c)
Roy LAMBERT 2 W 2 John LAWRENSON
Don GULLICK 3 C 3 Jack BROOME
Joe MAHONEY 4 C 4 Ernie ASHCROFT
Denis BOOCKER 5 W 5 Tom DANBY
 
Dickie WILLIAMS (c) 6 FE 6 Jack CUNLIFFE
Billy BANKS 7 HB 7 Tommy BRADSHAW
 
Tom DANTER 8 FR 8 Jim FEATHERSTONE
Frank OSMOND 9 HK 9 Joe EGAN
Elwyn GWYTHER 10 FR 10 Alan PRESCOTT
George PARSONS 11 2R 11 Fred HIGGINS
Bryn GOLDSWAIN 12 2R 12 E BEVIN
Granville JAMES 13 L 13 Harry STREET
   
 

Team Info

Wales

Previous Game:
European Championship 1949/50 - Game 6 vs. England
Next Game:
European Championship 1950/51 - Game 4 vs. Other
Out:
Ralph Morgan (fullback), Arthur Daniels (wing), Les Williams (centre), Steve Llewellyn (wing), Eynon Hawkins (front row), Trevor Foster (second row), Derek Howes (second row)
In:
Jack Evans (fullback), Roy Lambert (wing), Don Gullick (centre), Denis Boocker (wing), Elwyn Gwyther (front row), George Parsons (second row), Granville James (lock)
Changes:
Bryn Goldswain (lock to second row)

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1949/50 - Game 6 vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1950/51 - Game 2 vs. France
Out:
Martin Ryan (fullback), Roy Pollard (wing), Jack Hilton (wing), Ken Gee (front row), Jim Barraclough (second row)
In:
John Lawrenson (wing), Jack Broome (centre), Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Alan Prescott (front row), E Bevin (second row)
Changes:
Ernest Ward (centre to fullback), Tom Danby (centre to wing)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson