Game 1
British Empire 36 drew with Wales 36
| 1947/48 European Representative Games Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/28128 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 15th May, 1948 | |||||||
| Referee | W Hemmings (Halifax) | |||||||
| Venue | Thrum (Halifax) | |||||||
| British Empire | Scoresheet | Wales | ||||||
| Brian BEVAN | 2 | T | 2 | Billy BANKS | ||||
| Arthur CLUES | 2 | 2 | Dave VALENTINE | |||||
| Cecil MOUNTFORD | 2 | G ELIAS | ||||||
| Jack McDONALD | Don GRAHAM | |||||||
| Len KENNY | ||||||||
| PD THOMAS | ||||||||
| B COOK | 4 | G | 5 | Ralph MORGAN | ||||
| Lionel COOPER | Billy BANKS | |||||||
| J MORRISON | ||||||||
| British Empire | Teams | Wales | ||||||
| B COOK | 1 | FB | 1 | Ralph MORGAN | ||||
| Brian BEVAN | 2 | W | 2 | G ELIAS | ||||
| J MacDONALD | 3 | C | 3 | PD THOMAS | ||||
| E McDONALD | 4 | C | 4 | Gareth PRICE | ||||
| Lionel COOPER | 5 | W | 5 | Len KENNY | ||||
| Cecil MOUNTFORD | 6 | FE | 6 | Don GRAHAM | ||||
| Dennis JACKSON | 7 | HB | 7 | Billy BANKS | ||||
| Jack PANSEGROUW | 8 | FR | 8 | Reg JONES | ||||
| George WATT | 9 | HK | 9 | Frank OSMOND | ||||
| Jack McDONALD | 10 | FR | 10 | Mel MEEK | ||||
| J MORRISON | 11 | 2R | 11 | ? MAWSON | ||||
| Charlie SMITH | 12 | 2R | 12 | Robert ROBSON | ||||
| Arthur CLUES | 13 | L | 13 | Dave VALENTINE | ||||
| B | 14 | Alex FIDDES | ||||||
Team Info
British Empire
- Previous Game:
- n/a
- Next Game:
- 1948/49 British Empire Tour - Game 1 vs. France
Wales
- Previous Game:
- 1947/48 European Championship - Game 2 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1948/49 European Championship - Round 1 vs. England
- Out:
- Joe Jones (fullback), Roy Francis (wing), Ted Ward (centre), Alan Edwards (wing), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Dai Jenkins (halfback), Frank Whitcombe (front row), Elwyn Gwyther (front row), Bryn Goldswain (second row), Trevor Foster (second row), Ike Owens (lock), Joe Mahoney (bench)
- In:
- Ralph Morgan (fullback), G Elias (wing), PD Thomas (centre), Len Kenny (wing), Don Graham (five-eighth), Billy Banks (halfback), Mel Meek (front row), ? Mawson (second row), Robert Robson (second row), Dave Valentine (lock), Alex Fiddes (bench)
- Changes:
- Reg Jones (bench to front row)
Match Notes
This was the Charlie Smith and Mel Meek Benefit Match. Alex Fiddes (Wales) replaced G. Elias at half time.
Additionally, there is a missing goalscorer as the match record indicates that touch judge H. Lockwood kicked one goal for British Empire.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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