European Championship 1938-39 Round robin match 1 of 3
Attendance: 15,000
Stebonheath Park, Llanelli, Wales
Referee: Paul Cowell
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
29 Jan 1938England6 - 7Wales1937-38
7 Nov 1936Wales3 - 2England1936-37
1 Feb 1936England14 - 17Wales1935-36
Wales Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Jim Sullivan (Wigan)34   3   6
2 Des Case (Bradford Northern) 1     3
3 Dennis Madden (Huddersfield)25        
4 Gus Risman (Salford)27 1 1   5
5 Alan Edwards (Salford) 1     3
6 Cliff Evans (Leeds)        
7 Dai Jenkins (Leeds)34        
8 Frank Whitcombe (Broughton Rangers)25        
9 Con Murphy (Leeds)        
10 Gomer Hughes (Swinton)        
11 Harold Thomas (Salford)        
12 Emlyn Hughes (Huddersfield)        
13 Alex Givvons (Oldham)        
Total:        
 3 4 0 17
England Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Billy Belshaw   3   6
2 Eric Batten        
3 Cyril Morrell        
4 Jim Croston        
5 Stan Brogden        
6 Tommy Shannon28 1     3
7 Tommy McCue25        
8 Lawrence Thacker        
9 Tommy Armitt        
10 Alec Higgins        
11 Ken Jubb        
12 Charlie Booth        
13 Alf Watson        
Total:        
 1 3 0 9



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.