Boxing Day Weekend
Leeds 12 def. Halifax 7
| 1987/88 Championship Boxing Day Weekend | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/18322 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 26th December, 1987 | |||||||
| Referee | Fred Lindop (Wakefield) | |||||||
| Venue | Headingley (Leeds) | |||||||
| Crowd | 15,295 | |||||||
| Leeds | Scoresheet | Halifax | ||||||
| Steve MORRIS | T | Wilf GEORGE | ||||||
| Roy POWELL | ||||||||
| David CREASSER | 2 | G | Colin WHITFIELD | |||||
| FG | Colin WHITFIELD | |||||||
| Leeds | Teams | Halifax | ||||||
| Marty GURR | 1 | FB | 1 | Graham EADIE | ||||
| Steve MORRIS | 2 | W | 2 | Mike TAYLOR | ||||
| Garry SCHOFIELD | 3 | C | 3 | Colin WHITFIELD | ||||
| Carl GIBSON | 4 | C | 4 | Ian WILKINSON | ||||
| John BASNETT | 5 | W | 5 | Wilf GEORGE | ||||
| David CREASSER | 6 | FE | 6 | Robert GROGAN | ||||
| Mark WILSON | 7 | HB | 7 | Martin MEREDITH | ||||
| Peter TUNKS | 8 | FR | 8 | Mick SCOTT | ||||
| Colin MASKILL | 9 | HK | 9 | Seamus McCALLION | ||||
| Kevin RAYNE | 10 | FR | 10 | Keith NELLER | ||||
| Roy POWELL | 11 | 2R | 11 | Paul DIXON | ||||
| Paul MEDLEY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Neil JAMES | ||||
| David HERON | 13 | L | 13 | John PENDLEBURY | ||||
| Ray ASHTON | 14 | B | ||||||
| Peter JACKSON | 15 | B | 15 | Dean HANSON | ||||
| Maurice BAMFORD | HC | Chris ANDERSON | ||||||
Team Info
Leeds
- Previous Game:
- 1987/88 John Player Special Trophy - Semi Final vs. Wigan
- Next Game:
- New Year's Day vs. Hunslet
- Out:
- Lee Crooks (front row)
- In:
- David Creasser (five-eighth)
- Changes:
- Peter Jackson (five-eighth to bench), Ray Ashton (halfback to bench), Mark Wilson (bench to halfback), Kevin Rayne (bench to front row)
Halifax
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 14 vs. Hull
- Next Game:
- New Year's Day vs. Swinton
- Out:
- Steve Robinson (halfback), Steve Smith (bench), Graham Beevers (bench)
- In:
- Robert Grogan (five-eighth), Dean Hanson (bench)
- Changes:
- Martin Meredith (five-eighth to halfback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
Sources:Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)
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