England vs. Wales

England 18 def. Wales 8

[no comp]

England		 18
–
8
Wales
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14943
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 10th March, 1945
Referee George Phillips
Venue Central Park (Wigan)
Crowd 23,500
Match Stats
Halftime Score 15 – 5
England Scoresheet Wales
Eric BATTEN 3 T 2 Alan EDWARDS
Willie HORNE      
 
Ernest WARD 2 G Stan POWELL
Billy BELSHAW      
England Teams Wales
Billy BELSHAW 1 FB 1 Joe JONES
Eric BATTEN 2 W 2 Stan POWELL
Ernest WARD 3 C 3 Idwal DAVIES
Bryn KNOWELDEN 4 C 4 Gus RISMAN (c)
Albert JOHNSON 5 W 5 Alan EDWARDS
 
Willie HORNE 6 FE 6 Willie DAVIES
Tommy BRADSHAW 7 HB 7 Mel DE LLOYD
 
Colin STANSFIELD 8 FR 8 Fred HUGHES
Joe EGAN 9 HK 9 Bert DAY
Harry WILKINSON 10 FR 10 Emrys EVANS
Bob AYRES 11 2R 11 Jack BOWEN
George BROWN 12 2R 12 Eddie WATKINS
William HUTCHINSON 13 L 13 Ike OWENS
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1945/46 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Out:
Jack Walkington (fullback), James Robinson (centre), Stan Pepperell (five-eighth), Ken Gee (front row), Harry Millington (second row), Ted Tattersfield (lock)
In:
Billy Belshaw (fullback), Ernest Ward (centre), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Colin Stansfield (front row), Bob Ayres (second row), George Brown (second row)
Changes:
William Hutchinson (second row to lock)

Wales

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. England
Next Game:
European Championship 1945/46 - Game 1 vs. England
Out:
Emlyn Walters (wing), Bill Davies (centre), Dai Jenkins (halfback), Dai Prosser (front row), Con Murphy (hooker), Frank Whitcombe (front row), Sandy Orford (second row), Trevor Foster (second row), Bill Chapman (lock)
In:
Stan Powell (wing), Idwal Davies (centre), Mel de Lloyd (halfback), Fred Hughes (front row), Bert Day (hooker), Emrys Evans (front row), Jack Bowen (second row), Eddie Watkins (second row), Ike Owens (lock)

Contributions: Bill Bates, Andrew Ferguson