1997 Stones Super League

Round 1

Wigan Warriors 20 def. Halifax Blue Sox 18

1997 Stones Super League
Round 1
Wigan
Warriors
20
18
Halifax Blue Sox
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15383
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 16th March, 1997
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Steve Presley
Venue Central Park (Wigan)
Crowd 11,566
Wigan Scoresheet Halifax
Danny ELLISON T Asa AMONE
Andy JOHNSON   Martin PEARSON
Paul JOHNSON   Fereti TUILAGI
Gael TALLEC      
 
Andy FARRELL G 3 John SCHUSTER
Henry PAUL      
Wigan Teams Halifax
David MURRAY - FB 1 Mike UMAGA
Paul JOHNSON 22 W 23 Fereti TUILAGI
Andy JOHNSON 15 C 3 John SCHUSTER
Kris RADLINSKI 1 C 4 Asa AMONE
Danny ELLISON 16 W 19 David BOUVENG
 
Henry PAUL 6 FE 6 Martin PEARSON
Craig MURDOCK 14 HB - Wayne PARKER
 
Terry O'CONNOR 10 FR 8 Karl HARRISON
Martin HALL 27 HK 9 Paul ROWLEY
Neil COWIE 8 FR 17 Wayne JACKSON
Stephen HOLGATE 17 2R 21 Michael JACKSON
Mick CASSIDY 9 2R 12 Simon BALDWIN
Andy FARRELL 13 L 13 Martin MOANA
 
Simon HAUGHTON 11 B 22 Carl GILLESPIE
Gael TALLEC 25 B 16 Mark PERRETT
    B 20 Kelvin SKERRETT
 
Eric HUGHES   HC   John PENDLEBURY
   
 

Team Info

Wigan

Previous Game:
Challenge Cup 1997 - Round 4 vs. St Helens
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Castleford
Out:
Jason Robinson (wing), Va'aiga Tuigamala (centre), Shaun Edwards (halfback), Sean Long (bench)
In:
David Murray (fullback), Paul Johnson (wing), Craig Murdock (halfback), Gael Tallec (bench)
Changes:
Kris Radlinski (fullback to centre), Simon Haughton (second row to bench), Stephen Holgate (bench to second row)

Halifax

Previous Game:
Challenge Cup 1997 - Round 5 vs. Keighley
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Sheffield
Out:
Paul Anderson (front row), Paul Highton (second row), Johnny Brewer (bench)
In:
Michael Jackson (second row), Carl Gillespie (bench)
Changes:
Mark Perrett (second row to bench), Simon Baldwin (bench to second row), Wayne Jackson (bench to front row)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson

Sources: Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1998