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Test Matches 1939

Standalone Match - Saturday 23 December, 1939

England 3 lost to Wales 16

Test Matches 1939
Standalone

England		 3
–
16
Wales
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14956
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 23rd December, 1939
Referee P Cowell
Venue Odsal (Bradford)
Crowd 15,257
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 – 6
England Scoresheet Wales
Eric BATTEN T Willie DAVIES
      Trevor FOSTER
 
    G 5 Jim SULLIVAN
England Teams Wales
Billy BELSHAW 1 FB 1 Jim SULLIVAN (c)
Eric BATTEN 2 W 2 Arthur BASSETT
Jim CROSTON 3 C 3 Cliff EVANS
John LAWRENSON 4 C 4 Gus RISMAN
Ossie PEAKE 5 W 5 Alan EDWARDS
 
Tom KENNY 6 FE 6 Willie DAVIES
Herbert GOODFELLOW 7 HB 7 Dai JENKINS
 
Francis GREGORY 8 FR 8 Frank WHITCOMBE
Tom ARMITT 9 HK 9 Con MURPHY
Harry DYER 10 FR 10 Dai M DAVIES
Robert ROBERTS 11 2R 11 Trevor FOSTER
Charlie BOOTH 12 2R 12 Sandy ORFORD
Edward SADDLER 13 L 13 Alex GIVVONS
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1939 - Game 28 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Test Matches 1940 - vs. Wales
In:
Billy Belshaw (fullback), Eric Batten (wing), Jim Croston (centre), John Lawrenson (centre), Ossie Peake (wing), Tom Kenny (five-eighth), Herbert Goodfellow (halfback), Francis Gregory (front row), Tom Armitt (hooker), Harry Dyer (front row), Robert Roberts (second row), Charlie Booth (second row), Edward Saddler (lock)

Wales

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1939 - Game 22 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Test Matches 1940 - vs. England
In:
Jim Sullivan (fullback), Arthur Bassett (wing), Cliff Evans (centre), Gus Risman (centre), Alan Edwards (wing), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Dai Jenkins (halfback), Frank Whitcombe (front row), Con Murphy (hooker), Dai M Davies (front row), Trevor Foster (second row), Sandy Orford (second row), Alex Givvons (lock)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates