Challenge Plate 1997

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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View  Bramley 18 (D. Blankley, M. Gibson, D. Pickles tries; D. Creasser 3 goals) defeated Rochdale 12 (K. Marriott 2, L. Durrant tries) at Headingley.
Date: Sun, 16th February.   Referee: Graham Shaw.   Crowd: 610.
Bramley: Creasser, Stead, Pickles, Barnett, Brown; Long, Blankley; Currie, Gibson, Hall, Freeman, Freeman, Render. Int: Marquez-Laynez, Pitts, Wilson.
Rochdale: O'Keefe, Hayes, Stevens, Marriott, Diggle; Farrell, Flanagan; Parr, Pachniuk, Meadows, Pitt, Lowe, Reid. Int: Durrant, Viller, Scarisbrick, Bunce.
View  Hull KR 58 (G. Atkins 2, C. Charles 2, R. D'Arcy 2, R. Chamberlain, D. Harrison, D. Hutchinson, P. Rouse tries; M. Fletcher 9 goals) defeated Doncaster 2 (S. McCone goal) at Craven Park (Hull).
Date: Sun, 16th February.   Referee: Paul Lee.   Crowd: 1,578.
Hull KR: Fletcher, Adams, Hutchinson, D'Arcy, Rouse; Atkins, Gene; Dannatt, Hoe, Hardy, Harrison, Fletcher, Charles. Int: Crane, Chamberlain, O'Brien, Bateman.
Doncaster: Lidbury, Merrick, Davidson, Pennant, Roache; Turner, McCone; Connell, Watson, Pell, Trigg, Ellis, Hewitt. Int: Dickinson, Morgan, Lake.
View  Hunslet 21 (D. Brook 2, P. Mansson tries; C. Booth 3, P. Mansson goals; D. Brook field goal) defeated Huddersfield 10 (A. Cheetham, C. Weston tries; C. Weston goal) at John Charles Centre for Sport.
Date: Sun, 16th February.   Referee: Steve Ganson.   Crowd: 1,334.
Hunslet: Coult, Baker, Pechey, Boothroyd, White; Mansson, Brook; Pryce, Southernwood, Tuffs, Booth, Flowers, Cochrane. Int: Rushton, Hill, Ross.
Huddersfield: Reilly, Belle, King, Hanger, Cheetham; Weston, Veivers; Harmon, Russell, Neill, Richards, Marsden, Sturm. Int: Milner, Booth, Berry, Bowes.
View  Lancashire 19 (R. Waring 3, N. Parsley tries; N. Allday goal; A. Ruane field goal) defeated Barrow 4 (P. Atkinson 2 goals) at Victory Park.
Date: Sun, 16th February.   Referee: Steve Cross.   Crowd: 307.
Lancashire: Parsley, Waring, Allday, Stewart, Walsh; Ruane, Emery; Taylor, Smith, Norton, Francis, Molyneux, Gee. Int: Gleave, Westwood, Barr, Briscoe.
Barrow: Keane, McMillan, Hutton, Wilson, Green; Atkinson, Slater; Schubert, Shaw, Spenceley, Luxon, Kerr, Carter. Int: Howarth, Caunt, John, Wilkes.
View  Leigh 24 (S. Hilton, P. McLoughlin, D. Purtill, J. Veikoso tries; D. Purtill 3 goals; J. O'Loughlin 2 field goals) defeated Swinton 20 (M. Gardiner 2, S. Casey, A. Craig tries; G. Pearce 2 goals) at The Coliseum.
Date: Sun, 16th February.   Referee: Alan Bates.   Crowd: 1,627.
Leigh: Kay, Purtill, Veikoso, Donlan, McLoughlin; Ingram, O'Loughlin; Street, Bannister, Pucill, Smith, McGughan, Jukes. Int: Liku, Sarsfield, Hilton, Daniel.
Swinton: Welsby, Ashcroft, Birkett, Walker, Gardiner; Longo, Riley; Casey, McCabe, Barrow, Pearce, Adams, Casey. Int: Sheals, Armstrong, Rogers, Craig.
View  Whitehaven 40 (G. Malietoa-Brown 2, C. Chambers, K. Hetherington, A. Lester, G. Lewthwaite, L. Quirk, D. Seeds tries; S. Maguire 3, L. Joe goals) defeated Batley 10 (D. Moxon, G. Thornton tries; A. Parkinson goal) at Recreation Ground (Whitehaven).
Date: Sun, 16th February.   Referee: Alan Burke.   Crowd: 811.
Whitehaven: Wilson, Lewthwaite, Malietoa-Brown, Seeds, Quirk; Hetherington, Joe; Muliumu, Lester, Fatialofa, Chambers, Morton, Maguire. Int: Cox, Smith.
Batley: Gibson, Picksley, Ballot, Simpson, Thornton; Appleby, Price; Bruce, Cass, Young, Moxon, Walton, Kuiti. Int: Barnett, Parkinson, Green, Jackson.
View  Widnes 18 (J. Hunter, P. Waring tries; B. Lythe 5 goals) defeated York 16 (D. Ball, M. Harrison, C. Hopcutt tries; C. Hopcutt 2 goals) at Naughton Park.
Date: Sun, 16th February.   Referee: Steve Nicholson.   Crowd: 1,688.
Widnes: Broadbent, Nelson, Myler, Kendrick, Thorniley; Waring, Lythe; Makin, Donno, Hansen, Collier, Myler, Cunningham. Int: Bloem, Connor, Cooper, Hunter.
York: Knighton, Hopcutt, Ball, Walsh, Stead; Johnson, Brown; Gatus, Pallister, Hamer, Forsyth, Tichener, Cain. Int: Preston, Minto, Harrison, Harrison.
View  Workington 28 (R. Phillips 2, D. Baildon, B. Hepi, C. Spark, M. Wallace tries; W. Barrow 2 goals) defeated Dudley Hill 0 at Odsal Stadium.
Date: Sun, 16th February.   Referee: David Campbell.   Crowd: 775.
Workington: Smith, Baildon, Barrow, Campbell, Wallace; Fatnowna, Brown; Walker, Hepi, Phillips, Allen, Grima, Spark. Int: Chilton, Kitchin, Moore, Bethwaite.