Challenge Cup 1986/87

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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View  Widnes 24 (J. Basnett, D. Hulme, T. Myler, K. Sorensen tries; J. Myler 4 goals) defeated Castleford 16 (C. Johns, J. Joyner, B. Lindner tries; R. Beardmore 2 goals) at Wheldon Road.
Date: Sat, 31st January.   Referee: Fred Lindop.   Crowd: 4,416.
Castleford: Scott, Plange, Marchant, Johns, Hyde; Joyner, Beardmore; England, Beardmore, Johnson, Ketteridge, Atkins, Lindner. Int: Irwin, Mountain.
Widnes: Myler, Thackray, Wright, Hulme, Basnett; Myler, Sullivan; Sorensen, McKenzie, O'Neill, O'Neill, Newton, Pinner, Hulme.
View  Halifax 38 (G. Rix 2, C. Anderson, G. Eadie, W. George, K. Neller, C. Whitfield tries; C. Whitfield 5 goals) defeated Fulham 10 (P. O'Doherty, H. Rees tries; R. Gibson goal) at Polytechnic Of Central London Stadium.
Date: Sun, 1st February.   Referee: Brian Simpson.   Crowd: 1,575.
Fulham: Lawrie, Jones, Pratt, Bridge, Cambriani; Rees, Murphy; O'Doherty, Taylor, Knight, White, Rendell, Haggath. Int: Gibson, Rampling.
Halifax: Eadie, Wilson, Whitfield, Rix, George; Anderson, Stephens; Beevers, McCallion, Neller, Dixon, James, Pendlebury. Int: Scott, Juliff.
View  Leeds 4 (C. Gibson try) defeated Salford 0 at The Willows.
Date: Sun, 1st February.   Referee: Mick Beaumont.   Crowd: 4,534.
Salford: Fletcher, Austin, Byrne, O'Loughlin, Wiltshire; Glynn, Bloor; Herbert, Moran, Major, Selby, McTigue, O'shea. Int: Wakefield, Disley.
Leeds: Ettingshausen, Gibson, Creasser, McGaw, Fox; Holmes, Ashton; Rayne, Maskill, Skerrett, Powell, Medley, Heron. Int: Clark.
View  Bradford 21 (M. Graham, I. Sherratt, J. Woods tries; J. Woods 4 goals; J. Woods field goal) defeated Warrington 17 (L. Boyd, K. Kelly, K. Meadows tries; P. Bishop 2 goals; P. Bishop field goal) at Wilderspool.
Date: Sun, 1st February.   Referee: John Holdsworth.   Crowd: 5,148.
Warrington: Johnson, Meadows, Cullen, Ropati, Forster; Kelly, Bishop; Boyd, Hodson, Jackson, Sanderson, Duane, Gleave, Rathbone.
Bradford: Mumby, Ford, Donlan, Redfearn, Race; Woods, Holmes; Sherratt, Noble, Hill, Graham, Bond, Fleming. Int: Godfrey, Mallinder.
View  Barrow 54 (S. Tickle 2, S. Carter, P. Irving, M. Meskell, L. Quirk, N. Turley, R. Walker, C. Wilkinson, S. Williams tries; P. Irving 7 goals) defeated Batley 2 (H. Oulton goal) at Craven Park (Barrow).
Date: Tue, 3rd February.   Referee: Frank Tickle.   Crowd: 1,708.
Barrow: Tickle, Irving, Williams, McNichol, Quirk; Wilkinson, Cairns; Meskell, Lightfoot, Gittins, Carter, Kendall, Turley. Int: Burns, Walker.
Batley: McGowan, Williams, Bartle, Illingworth, Oulton; McLeary, Pickerill; Spendler, Sowden, Hemingway, Carroll, Hartley, Ratcliffe. Int: Reed, Davies.
View  Hull KR 29 (J. Dorahy, P. Harkin, G. Miller, M. Smith, S. Smith tries; G. Fairbairn 3, J. Dorahy goals; P. Harkin field goal) defeated Doncaster 14 (T. Kemp, A. Timson tries; D. Noble 3 goals) at Craven Park (Hull, Old).
Date: Tue, 3rd February.   Referee: John Kendrew.   Crowd: 3,826.
Hull KR: Fairbairn, Stead, Lydiat, Smith, Smith; Dorahy, Harkin; Beall, Watkinson, Ema, Burton, Harrison, Miller. Int: Parker, Kelly.
Doncaster: Green, Hutchinson, Kemp, Roache, Bell; Jones, Birkby; Parkhouse, Gibbon, Noble, Carr, Timson, Lane. Int: Hulme, Moore.
View  Hull FC 10 (J. Sharp 2 tries; G. Schofield goal) defeated Bramley 2 (S. Kilner goal) at McLaren Field.
Date: Wed, 4th February.   Referee: Alex Bowman.   Crowd: 1,561.
Bramley: Bibb, Kilner, Lund, Coventry, Pudsey; Robinson, Beale; Burgoyne, Tennant, Green, Bowman, Schaumkell, Gibson. Int: Lister, Lonergan.
Hull FC: Kemble, McCoid, Eastwood, Ah Kuoi, O'Hara; Schofield, Windley; Tomlinson, Patrick, Dannatt, Proctor, Sharp, Crane. Int: Portz, Puckering.
View  Hunslet 26 (G. Jennings 2, A. Bateman, M. Bell, J. Coates tries; A. Platt 3 goals) defeated Featherstone 12 (C. Bibb, J. Crossley tries; S. Quinn 2 goals) at Post Office Road.
Date: Wed, 4th February.   Referee: Jim Smith.   Crowd: 2,537.
Featherstone: Bibb, Jones, Crossley, Quinn, Kellett; Steadman, Fox; Harrison, Staniforth, Dakin, Bell, Smith, Lyman. Int: Barker, Hird.
Hunslet: Kay, Bell, Tate, Senior, Wilson; Coates, Milton; Mason, Jennings, Bateman, Platt, Gibson, Webb. Int: Irvine, Bowden.
View  Oldham 10 (P. Kirwan try; M. Burke 3 goals) defeated Wigan 8 (D. Bell try; J. Lydon 2 goals) at The Watersheddings.
Date: Wed, 4th February.   Referee: Ken Spencer.   Crowd: 11,906.
Oldham: Burke, M'Barki, Foy, Bridge, Taylor; Topliss, Kirwan; Clark, Sanderson, Waddell, Worrall, Hobbs, Flanagan. Int: Warnecke, Raper.
Wigan: Hampson, Lydon, Hanley, Bell, Gill; Edwards, Gregory; West, Dermott, Case, Roberts, Potter, Goodway. Int: Stephenson.
View  Rochdale 4 (B. Dunn try) drew with Carlisle 4 (J. Stockley try) at Athletic Ground (Rochdale).
Date: Wed, 4th February.   Referee: Cliff Hodgson.   Crowd: 746.
Rochdale: Harrigan, Munro, Thomson, Wood, Cartwright; Causey, Johnson; Evans, Lowe, Brown, Cowie, Dunn, Byron. Int: Duane, Stapleton.
Carlisle: Lithgow, Stockley, Pape, Peacham, Graham; Langton, Green; Armstrong, Thomason, Schubert, Kirkby, Duffy, Subritzky.
View  Leigh 25 (J. Leuluai, I. Schubert, J. Westhead tries; C. Johnson 6 goals; P. Johnson field goal) defeated Runcorn 6 (N. Barrow 3 goals) at Canal Street.
Date: Wed, 4th February.   Referee: Steve Cross.   Crowd: 964.
Runcorn: Durnin, Geldard, Booth, Hunter, Berry; Barrow, Crompton; Smith, Sallent, Campbell, Daley, O'Connell, Cogger.
Leigh: Johnson, McCulloch, Riding, Leuluai, Jeffrey; Kerr, Johnson; Pyke, Dean, Cottrell, Huddart, Schubert, Westhead. Int: Davis, Collier.
View  St Helens 48 (C. Arkwright 2, B. Clark, N. Holding, B. Ledger, P. Loughlin, K. McCormack, P. Veivers tries; P. Loughlin 8 goals) defeated Dewsbury 12 (C. Squires, C. Vasey tries; S. Dunford 2 goals) at Crown Flatt (Old).
Date: Thu, 5th February.   Referee: Paul Houghton.   Crowd: 1,998.
Dewsbury: Moore, Dunford, Vasey, Jennings, Ramsden; Shuttleworth, Keyworth; Broxholme, Diskin, Marsden, Janicwiez, Mook, Squires. Int: Richardson, Cooper.
St Helens: Veivers, Ledger, Bayliss, Loughlin, McCormack; Clark, Holding; Burke, Liptrot, Jarvis, Platt, Haggerty, Arkwright. Int: Fieldhouse, Forber.
View  Mansfield 14 (A. Fletcher 2 tries; C. Thompson 2 goals; C. Thompson 2 field goals) defeated Heworth 7 at Alfreton Sports Stadium.
Date: Thu, 5th February.   Referee: John Mean.   Crowd: 701.
Mansfield: Topping, Fletcher, Edginton, Cochrane, Thompson; Willis, Langton; Kellett, Stevens, Whitehead, Grix, Buckton, Tupaea. Int: Blackmore, Holden.
View  Keighley 8 (K. Dixon, D. McCaffrey tries) defeated Sheffield 6 (M. Aston try; M. Aston goal) at Owlerton Stadium.
Date: Thu, 5th February.   Referee: Ray Tennant.   Crowd: 375.
Sheffield: Smith, Lidbury, Dickinson, Gamson, Wilson; Aston, Close; Bridgeman, Parkes, Wilders, Glancy, Miller, Powell. Int: Farrell, Kuhnemann.
Keighley: Butterfield, Richardson, Bragger, McCaffrey, Dixon; Walsh, Winterbottom; Robinson, Proctor, Goodier, McInerney, Ragan, Roe. Int: McCaffrey, Fairbank.
View  Whitehaven 32 (G. McFarlane 2, T. Solarie 2, M. Beckwith, S. Burney tries; N. Lofthouse 4 goals) defeated Huddersfield 10 (D. Kenniff, I. Thomas tries; I. Thomas goal) at Arena 84.
Date: Sun, 8th February.   Referee: Gerry Kershaw.   Crowd: 859.
Huddersfield: Hirst, St Hilaire, Sedgwick, Edwards, Thomas; Johnson, Kenniff; Brooke, Ashe, Cockerham, Boothroyd, Campbell, Finekifolau. Int: Kenworthy, Nelson.
Whitehaven: Lightfoot, Lofthouse, Fisher, Ackerman, Solarie; Cameron, Shuttleworth; Rose, McCurrie, Howse, Burney, Hetherington, McFarlane. Int: McCartney, Beckwith.
View  Wakefield 15 (G. Cocks, G. Stanton tries; S. Diamond 3 goals; J. Lyons field goal) defeated Blackpool 10 (M. Nanyn try; B. Price 3 goals) at Bloomfield Road.
Date: Tue, 10th February.   Referee: John McDonald.   Crowd: 823.
Blackpool: Price, Bacon, Brennan, Melling, Roberts; Frodsham, Scott; Gamble, Tabern, Briscoe, Crawshaw, Nanyn, Sanderson. Int: Hindley, Grundy.
Wakefield: Klein, Jowitt, Stanton, Diamond, Rotherforth; Lyons, Bell; Hopkinson, Conway, Thompson, Brennan, Cocks, Kelly. Int: Cowie, Hendry.
View  Carlisle 30 (K. Pape 4, S. Kirkby tries; D. Carroll 5 goals) defeated Rochdale 22 (M. Causey, I. Duane, B. Dunn, D. Evans tries; D. Wood 3 goals) at Brunton Park.
Date: Wed, 11th February.   Referee: Cliff Hodgson.   Crowd: 788.
Carlisle: Lithgow, Stockley, Pape, Peacham, Graham; Langton, Carroll; Armstrong, Thomason, Schubert, Kirkby, Duffy, Subritzky. Int: Scott, Green.
Rochdale: Causey, Meachin, Thomson, Duane, Cartwright; Wood, Johnson; Evans, Lowe, Brown, Cowie, Dunn, Byron. Int: Harrigan, Stapleton.

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