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European Championship 1937

Game 2

France 15 lost to England 17

European Championship 1937/38
Game 2

France		 15
–
17
England
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14837
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 20th March, 1938
Referee S Adams
Venue Buffalo (Paris)
Crowd 17,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 – 7
France Scoresheet England
Maurice BRUNETAUD T Tom ARMITT
Jean SALAT   Val CUMBERBATCH
Henri SANZ   Tommy McCUE
 
Marius GUIRAL 3 G 3 Billy BELSHAW
 
    FG Jack ARKWRIGHT
France Teams England
Marius GUIRAL 1 FB 1 Billy BELSHAW (c)
Henri SANZ 2 W 2 Val CUMBERBATCH
Max ROUSIÉ (c) 3 C 3 Jim CROSTON
Cyprien ESTOUEIGHT 4 C 4 Cyril MORRELL
Jean SALAT 5 W 5 Les GRAINGE
 
Jean DAUGER 6 FE 6 Ernie HERBERT
Pierre BRINSOLLES 7 HB 7 Tommy McCUE
 
Maurice BRUNETAUD 8 FR 8 Harold ELLERINGTON
Josep GRIFFARD 9 HK 9 Jack ARKWRIGHT
André ROUSSE 10 FR 10 Bob AYRES
Marcel NOURRIT 11 2R 11 Alec HIGGINS
Henri DURAND 12 2R 12 Tom ARMITT
Andre GAU 13 L 13 Lawrence THACKER
 
Pierre ETCHART 14 B 14 Harry DYER
   
 

Team Info

France

Previous Game:
France vs Australia 1938/39 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Next Game:
European Championship 1937/38 - Game 3 vs. Wales
Out:
André Cussac (wing), Antoine Blain (front row)
In:
Jean Salat (wing), André Rousse (front row), Andre Gau (lock)
Changes:
Pierre Etchart (lock to bench)

England

Previous Game:
European Championship 1937/38 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Next Game:
European Championship 1938/39 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Out:
Jack Walkington (fullback), Barney Hudson (wing), Stan Brogden (centre), Jimmy Cumberbatch (wing), Tommy Shannon (five-eighth), Harry Beverley (front row), Charlie Booth (hooker), Hudson Irving (second row)
In:
Billy Belshaw (fullback), Val Cumberbatch (wing), Cyril Morrell (centre), Les Grainge (wing), Ernie Herbert (five-eighth), Harold Ellerington (front row), Jack Arkwright (hooker), Lawrence Thacker (lock), Harry Dyer (bench)
Changes:
Alec Higgins (lock to second row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson