Challenge Cup 1997

Final

St Helens 32 def. Bradford Bulls 22

Challenge Cup 1997
Final

St Helens
32
22 Bradford
Bulls
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15574
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 3rd May, 1997
Referee Stuart Cummings (Widnes)
Venue Wembley (London)
Crowd 78,022
St Helens Scoresheet Bradford
Tommy MARTYN 2 T Paul LOUGHLIN
Karle HAMMOND   James LOWES
Chris JOYNT   Danny PEACOCK
Anthony SULLIVAN   Glen TOMLINSON
 
Bobbie GOULDING 6 G 3 Steve McNAMARA
St Helens Teams Bradford
Steve PRESCOTT 1 FB 1 Stuart SPRUCE
Danny ARNOLD 2 W 2 Abi EKOKU
Andy HAIGH 3 C 3 Danny PEACOCK
Paul NEWLOVE 4 C 4 Paul LOUGHLIN
Anthony SULLIVAN 5 W 5 Paul COOK
 
Tommy MARTYN 6 FE 6 Graeme BRADLEY
Bobbie GOULDING 7 HB 7 Robbie HUNTER-PAUL
 
Apollo PERELINI 8 FR 8 Brian McDERMOTT
Keiron CUNNINGHAM 9 HK 9 James LOWES
Julian O'NEILL 10 FR 10 Tahi REIHANA
Chris JOYNT 11 2R 11 Sonny NICKLE
Derek McVEY 12 2R 12 Bernard DWYER
Karle HAMMOND 13 L 13 Steve McNAMARA
 
Ian PICKAVANCE 14 B 14 Paul MEDLEY
Vila MATA'UTIA 15 B 15 Matt CALLAND
Andy NORTHEY 16 B 16 Glen TOMLINSON
Chris MORLEY 17 B 17 Simon KNOX
 
Shaun McRAE   HC   Matthew ELLIOTT
   
 

Team Info

St Helens

Previous Game:
Round 8 vs. Castleford
Next Game:
Round 9 vs. Bradford
Out:
Paul Anderson (bench)
In:
Derek McVey (second row)
Changes:
Chris Morley (second row to bench)

Bradford

Previous Game:
Round 8 vs. Sheffield
Next Game:
Round 9 vs. St Helens
Out:
Paul Anderson (front row), Jeff Wittenberg (bench), Nathan Graham (bench), Gary Christie (bench)
In:
Robbie Hunter-Paul (halfback), Tahi Reihana (front row), Bernard Dwyer (second row), Matt Calland (bench)
Changes:
Glen Tomlinson (halfback to bench), Simon Knox (second row to bench)

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