European Championship 1945-46 Round robin match 1 of 3
Attendance: 30,000
St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea, Wales
Referee: George Phillips
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
10 Mar 1945England18 - 8Wales1944-45
26 Feb 1944England9 - 9Wales1943-44
27 Feb 1943England15 - 9Wales1942-43
Wales Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Joe Jones (Barrow)        
2 Arthur Bassett (Halifax)        
3 Gareth Price (Leeds) 2     6
4 Gus Risman (Salford)34   1   2
5 Alan Edwards (Salford)        
6 Willie Davies (Bradford Northern)29        
7 Dai Jenkins (Leeds)41        
8 Frank Whitcombe (Bradford Northern)32        
9 Con Murphy (Leeds)        
10 Fred Hughes (Barrow)        
11 Doug Phillips (Oldham)        
12 Dai Davies (Salford)        
13 Ike Owens (Leeds) 1     3
Total:        
 3 1 0 11
England Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Martin Ryan        
2 Eric Batten        
3 Jack Kitching        
4 Ernest Ward        
5 Albert Johnson        
6 Willie Horne        
7 Tommy McCue32        
8 Len Bratley        
9 Bob Nicholson 1     3
10 Fred Higgins        
11 Tommy Taylor        
12 Joe Egan26        
13 Tommy Rostron        
Total:        
 1 0 0 3



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