
British Empire
15 May 1948 • KO 00:00
36 v 36
Thrum Hall, Halifax
Attendance:
Referee : W Hemmings

Wales
| 8 | Tries | 8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Conversions | 6 | ||
| 0 | Penalties | 0 | ||
| 0 | Drop Goals | 0 |
Match Report
British Empire
This was the Charlie Smith and Mel Meek Benefit Match. Alex Fiddes (Wales) replaced Elias at half time. There is a missing tryscorer for British Empire which is one of either of the players with the surname McDonald. Additionally, the match record indicates that touch judge Hubert Lockwood, the recently retired Halifax Hall of Famer, kicked one goal for British Empire. For reference, we've put him down as a substitute for British Empire.
Team Lists and Scoring Information
| British Empire | Tries | Goals | DGs | Pts | Cards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Cook | 4 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | Brian Bevan | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | J MacDonald | ||||||
| 4 | E McDonald | ||||||
| 5 | Lionel Cooper | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 6 | Cec Mountford | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Dennis Jackson | ||||||
| 8 | Jack Pansegrouw | ||||||
| 9 | George Watt | ||||||
| 10 | Jack McDonald | ||||||
| 11 | J Morrison | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | Charlie Smith | ||||||
| 13 | Arthur Clues | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Substitute | |||||||
| 14 | Hubert Lockwood | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Wales | Tries | Goals | DGs | Pts | Cards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Morgan | 5 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | Glyn Elias | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | P Thomas | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Gareth Price | ||||||
| 5 | Len Kenny | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Don Graham | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | Billy Banks | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 8 | Reg Jones | ||||||
| 9 | Frank Osmond | ||||||
| 10 | Mel Meek | ||||||
| 11 | Stan Mawson | ||||||
| 12 | Bob Robson | ||||||
| 13 | David Valentine | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Substitute | |||||||
| 14 | Alex Fiddes | ||||||
| Time | Score | Player | Team | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - 2 | Bert Cook | British Empire | Conversion | |
| 0 - 4 | Bert Cook | British Empire | Conversion | |
| 0 - 6 | Bert Cook | British Empire | Conversion | |
| 0 - 8 | Bert Cook | British Empire | Conversion | |
| 0 - 10 | Lionel Cooper | British Empire | Conversion | |
| 0 - 12 | Hubert Lockwood | British Empire | Conversion | |
| 0 - 15 | Brian Bevan | British Empire | Try | |
| 0 - 18 | Brian Bevan | British Empire | Try | |
| 0 - 21 | Arthur Clues | British Empire | Try | |
| 0 - 24 | Arthur Clues | British Empire | Try | |
| 0 - 27 | Cec Mountford | British Empire | Try | |
| 0 - 30 | Cec Mountford | British Empire | Try | |
| 0 - 33 | J Morrison | British Empire | Try | |
| 0 - 36 | British Empire | Try | ||
| 3 - 36 | Billy Banks | Wales | Try | |
| 6 - 36 | Billy Banks | Wales | Try | |
| 9 - 36 | David Valentine | Wales | Try | |
| 12 - 36 | David Valentine | Wales | Try | |
| 15 - 36 | Glyn Elias | Wales | Try | |
| 18 - 36 | Don Graham | Wales | Try | |
| 21 - 36 | Len Kenny | Wales | Try | |
| 24 - 36 | P Thomas | Wales | Try | |
| 26 - 36 | Ralph Morgan | Wales | Conversion | |
| 28 - 36 | Ralph Morgan | Wales | Conversion | |
| 30 - 36 | Ralph Morgan | Wales | Conversion | |
| 32 - 36 | Ralph Morgan | Wales | Conversion | |
| 34 - 36 | Ralph Morgan | Wales | Conversion | |
| 36 - 36 | Billy Banks | Wales | Conversion |
