Standalone Match - Saturday 9 November, 1940
England 8 def. Wales 5
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14939 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 9th November, 1940 | |||||||
| Referee | George Phillips | |||||||
| Venue | Watersheddings (Oldham) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 5 | |||||
| England | Scoresheet | Wales | ||||||
| JW MOORE | T | Trevor FOSTER | ||||||
| Jack WARING | ||||||||
| Billy BELSHAW | G | Joe JONES | ||||||
| England | Teams | Wales | ||||||
| Billy BELSHAW | 1 | FB | 1 | Joe JONES | ||||
| Eric BATTEN | 2 | W | 2 | Emlyn WALTERS | ||||
| Jack WARING | 3 | C | 3 | Gus RISMAN (c) | ||||
| John LAWRENSON | 4 | C | 4 | Cliff EVANS | ||||
| Ossie PEAKE | 5 | W | 5 | Syd WILLIAMS | ||||
| Frank TRACEY | 6 | FE | 6 | Oliver MORRIS | ||||
| Tommy McCUE | 7 | HB | 7 | Dai JENKINS | ||||
| Robert ROBERTS | 8 | FR | 8 | Frank WHITCOMBE | ||||
| Edgar BROOKS | 9 | HK | 9 | Con MURPHY | ||||
| Hudson IRVING | 10 | FR | 10 | Gomer HUGHES | ||||
| Ted TATTERSFIELD | 11 | 2R | 11 | Sandy ORFORD | ||||
| George BUNTER | 12 | 2R | 12 | Trevor THOMAS | ||||
| JW MOORE | 13 | L | 13 | Trevor FOSTER | ||||
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- Test Matches 1939 - Standalone vs. Wales
- Next Game:
- Test Matches 1941 - vs. Wales
- Out:
- Jim Croston (centre), Tom Kenny (five-eighth), Herbert Goodfellow (halfback), Francis Gregory (front row), Tom Armitt (hooker), Harry Dyer (front row), Charlie Booth (second row), Edward Saddler (lock)
- In:
- Jack Waring (centre), Frank Tracey (five-eighth), Tommy McCue (halfback), Edgar Brooks (hooker), Hudson Irving (front row), Ted Tattersfield (second row), George Bunter (second row), JW Moore (lock)
- Changes:
- Robert Roberts (second row to front row)
Wales
- Previous Game:
- Test Matches 1939 - Standalone vs. England
- Next Game:
- Test Matches 1941 - vs. England
- Out:
- Jim Sullivan (fullback), Arthur Bassett (wing), Alan Edwards (wing), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Dai M Davies (front row), Alex Givvons (lock)
- In:
- Joe Jones (fullback), Emlyn Walters (wing), Syd Williams (wing), Oliver Morris (five-eighth), Gomer Hughes (front row), Trevor Thomas (second row)
- Changes:
- Trevor Foster (second row to lock)
Match Notes
Game was halted due to an air raid.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin
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