British Empire vs. Wales

British Empire 36 drew with Wales 36

[no comp]

British Empire
36
36
Wales
Match Info
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 R ROBSON
Arthur CLUES 13 L 13 Dave VALENTINE
 
    B 14 Alex FIDDES
   
 

Team Info

British Empire

Previous Game:
n/a
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. France

Wales

Previous Game:
European Championship 1947/48 - Game 2 vs. France
Next Game:
European Championship 1948/49 - Game 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), R 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.

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson