European Championship 1951

Game 1

England 35 def. Wales 11

European Championship 1951/52
Game 1

England
35
11
Wales
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15495
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 19th September, 1951
Referee Charles Appleton
Venue Knowsley (St Helens)
Crowd 20,918
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 8
England Scoresheet Wales
Billy BLAN 2 T Arthur DANIELS
Alf BURNELL 2   Roy LAMBERT
Edward GIBSON   Les WILLIAMS
Geoff TULLOCH      
Les WHITE      
 
Ken GEE 7 G Viv HARRISON
England Teams Wales
Jim LEDGARD 1 FB 1 Jack EVANS
Geoff TULLOCH 2 W 2 Arthur DANIELS
Edward GIBSON 3 C 3 Les WILLIAMS
Ernie ASHCROFT 4 C 4 Viv HARRISON
Stan McCORMICK 5 W 5 Roy LAMBERT
 
Jack CUNLIFFE 6 FE 6 Dickie WILLIAMS (c)
Alf BURNELL 7 HB 7 Billy BANKS
 
Ken GEE 8 FR 8 Owen PHILLIPS
Vince McKEATING 9 HK 9 Frank OSMOND
Mick SCOTT 10 FR 10 Elwyn GWYTHER
Les WHITE 11 2R 11 Doug PHILLIPS
Charlie PAWSEY 12 2R 12 George PARSONS
Billy BLAN 13 L 13 Ray CALE
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1950/51 - Game 5 vs. Other
Next Game:
European Championship 1951/52 - Game 3 vs. France
Out:
Gordon Ratcliffe (wing), Geoff Clark (wing), Ken Dean (five-eighth), Tommy Bradshaw (halfback), Arthur Wood (hooker), Frank Barton (front row), Nat Silcock (second row), Reg Parker (second row), William Ivison (lock)
In:
Jim Ledgard (fullback), Geoff Tulloch (wing), Stan McCormick (wing), Alf Burnell (halfback), Vince McKeating (hooker), Mick Scott (front row), Les White (second row), Charlie Pawsey (second row), Billy Blan (lock)
Changes:
Jack Cunliffe (fullback to five-eighth)

Wales

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. British Empire
Next Game:
European Championship 1951/52 - Game 4 vs. Other
Out:
Glyn Moses (fullback), Gareth Price (centre), JH Thomas (five-eighth), Reg Blakemore (hooker), WJ Jones (front row), Bryn Goldswain (second row), Granville James (lock), Dai John (bench)
In:
Jack Evans (fullback), Viv Harrison (centre), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Owen Phillips (front row), Frank Osmond (hooker), Doug Phillips (second row), George Parsons (second row)
Changes:
Ray Cale (second row to lock)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson