European Championship 1947-48 Round robin match 5 of 6
Attendance: 6,462
St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea, Wales
Referee: A Pascal
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
23 Nov 1947France29 - 21Wales1947-48
12 Apr 1947Wales17 - 15France1946-47
18 Jan 1947France14 - 5Wales1946-47
Wales Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Joe Jones (Barrow)        
2 Roy Francis (Barrow)29        
3 Ted Ward (Wigan)   3   6
4 Gareth Price (Leeds) 1     3
5 Alan Edwards (Bradford Northern)        
6 Willie Davies (Bradford Northern)32        
7 Dai Jenkins (Leeds)43        
8 Frank Whitcombe (Bradford Northern)34        
9 Frank Osmond (Swinton)        
10 Elwyn Gwyther (Belle Vue Rangers)        
11 Trevor Foster (Bradford Northern) 1     3
12 Bryn Goldswain (Hull Kingston Rovers)        
13 Ike Owens (Leeds)        
Total:        
 2 3 0 12
France Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Jean Barreteau25   4   8
2 Odé Lespes24 2     6
3 Paul Déjean26 1     3
4 André Hatchondo24        
5 Albert Kaempf26        
6 Pierre Taillantou27        
7 René Duffort24        
8 Henri Riu28        
9 Henri Durand33        
10 André Béraud25 1     3
11 Gabriel Berthomieu24        
12 Élie Brousse26        
13 Gaston Calixte24        
Total:        
 4 4 0 20



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