Challenge Cup 1980/81

Game 2

Widnes 7 def. Castleford 5

Challenge Cup 1980/81
Game 2

Widnes
7
5
Castleford
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/26341
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 1st March, 1981
Referee Fred Lindop (Wakefield)
Venue Naughton (Widnes)
Crowd 7,436
Widnes Scoresheet Castleford
Eddie CUNNINGHAM T David FINCH
 
Mick BURKE G David FINCH
John MYLER      
Widnes Teams Castleford
John MYLER 1 FB 1 Geoff WRAITH
Stuart WRIGHT 2 W 2 Terry RICHARDSON
Mick GEORGE 3 C 3 John JOYNER
Eddie CUNNINGHAM 4 C 4 Gary HYDE
Mick BURKE 5 W 5 Steve FENTON
 
Eric HUGHES 6 FE 6 Phil JOHNSON
Andy GREGORY 7 HB 7 Robert BEARDMORE
 
Mike O'NEILL 8 FR 8 Alan HARDY
Keith ELWELL 9 HK 9 Robert SPURR
Brian LOCKWOOD 10 FR 10 Malcolm REILLY
Les GORLEY 11 2R 11 David FINCH
Eric PRESCOTT 12 2R 12 Kevin WARD
Mick ADAMS 13 L 13 Jimmy CRAMPTON
 
Keith BENTLEY 14 B    
Martyn SMITH 15 B    
 
Doug LAUGHTON   HC   Malcolm REILLY
   
 

Team Info

Widnes

Previous Game:
Match Day 24 vs. Hull FC
Next Game:
Match Day 26 vs. Wakefield
Out:
Jim Mills (bench)
In:
Eddie Cunningham (centre), Brian Lockwood (front row)
Changes:
Mick Burke (centre to wing), Keith Bentley (wing to bench), Martyn Smith (front row to bench)

Castleford

Previous Game:
Match Day 24 vs. Salford
Next Game:
Match Day 26 vs. Barrow
Out:
Geoff Morris (wing), Ian Orum (five-eighth), Barry Kear (front row), John Kear (bench)
In:
John Joyner (centre), Steve Fenton (wing), Alan Hardy (front row)
Changes:
Phil Johnson (centre to five-eighth)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Bill Bates

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1981-82