Final
Halifax 19 def. St Helens 18
Info On Record
- Champions
- Halifax Panthers
- No. Of Teams
- No. Of Games
- 40
- No. Of Players
- 0
Final
| Challenge Cup 1986/87 Final |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15584 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 2nd May, 1987 | |||||||
| Referee | John Holdsworth (Kippax) | |||||||
| Venue | Wembley (London) | |||||||
| Crowd | 91,267 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 10 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 10 | |||||
| Halifax | Scoresheet | St Helens | ||||||
| Graham EADIE | T | Mark ELIA | ||||||
| Wilf GEORGE | Paul LOUGHLIN | |||||||
| Seamus McCALLION | Paul ROUND | |||||||
| Colin WHITFIELD | 3 | G | 3 | Paul LOUGHLIN | ||||
| John PENDLEBURY | FG | |||||||
| Halifax | Teams | St Helens | ||||||
| Graham EADIE | 1 | FB | 1 | Phil VEIVERS | ||||
| Scott WILSON | 2 | W | 2 | Barry LEDGER | ||||
| Colin WHITFIELD | 3 | C | 3 | Paul LOUGHLIN | ||||
| Grant RIX | 4 | C | 4 | Mark ELIA | ||||
| Wilf GEORGE | 5 | W | 5 | Kevin McCORMACK | ||||
| Chris ANDERSON (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Brett CLARK | ||||
| Gary STEPHENS | 7 | HB | 7 | Neil HOLDING | ||||
| Graham BEEVERS | 8 | FR | 8 | Tony BURKE | ||||
| Seamus McCALLION | 9 | HK | 9 | Graham LIPTROT | ||||
| Keith NELLER | 10 | FR | 10 | John FIELDHOUSE | ||||
| Paul DIXON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Andy PLATT | ||||
| Mick SCOTT | 12 | 2R | 12 | Roy HAGGERTY | ||||
| John PENDLEBURY | 13 | L | 13 | Chris ARKWRIGHT (c) | ||||
| Brian JULIFF | 14 | B | 14 | Paul ROUND | ||||
| Neil JAMES | 15 | B | ||||||
| Chris ANDERSON | HC | Alex MURPHY | ||||||
Team Info
Halifax
- Previous Game:
- Premiership Trophy 1986/87 - Week 1 vs. Castleford
- Next Game:
- Premiership Trophy 1986/87 - Semi Final vs. Wigan
- Out:
- Steve Smith (fullback), Tony Anderson (centre), Eddie Riddlesden (wing), Neil Hague (five-eighth)
- In:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), Grant Rix (centre), Wilf George (wing), Chris Anderson (five-eighth)
St Helens
- Previous Game:
- Premiership Trophy 1986/87 - Week 1 vs. Bradford
- Next Game:
- Premiership Trophy 1986/87 - Semi Final vs. Warrington
- Out:
- Paul Doherty (bench), Paul Forber (bench)
- In:
- Brett Clark (five-eighth)
- Changes:
- Chris Arkwright (five-eighth to lock), Paul Round (second row to bench), Andy Platt (lock to second row)
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Bill Bates
Sources:
Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
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