Challenge Cup 1980/81

Game 1

Swinton 8 lost to Featherstone Rovers 10

Challenge Cup 1980/81
Game 1

Swinton
8
10 Featherstone
Rovers
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/26345
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 15th February, 1981
Referee Jim Smith (Halifax)
Venue Station Road (Manchester)
Crowd 2,987
Swinton Scoresheet Featherstone
Robert BRUEN 2 T Steve QUINN
      Steve REED
 
John GORTON G 2 Steve QUINN
Swinton Teams Featherstone
John GORTON 1 FB 1 John MARSDEN
Green VIGO 2 W 2 Steve QUINN
Danny WILSON 3 C 3 Paul COVENTRY
Robert BRUEN 4 C 4 John GILBERT
Alva DRUMMOND 5 W 5 Ken KELLETT
 
Wayne RUTENE 6 FE 6 Steven BARKER
John MELLOR 7 HB 7 Terry HUDSON
 
Dennis ASHCROFT 8 FR 8 Kevin ANDERSON
Alan DERBYSHIRE 9 HK 9 Raymond HANDSCOMBE
Alan GRICE 10 FR 10 Michael GIBBINS
John CLOUGH 11 2R 11 Steven HANKINS
Anthony COOPER 12 2R 12 Mick MORGAN (c)
David NICHOLSON 13 L 13 Peter SMITH
 
    B 14 Steve REED
    B 15 Barry LIMB
 
Frank MYLER   HC   Vince FARRAR
   
 

Team Info

Swinton

Previous Game:
Match Day 24 vs. Fulham
Next Game:
Match Day 25 vs. Batley
Out:
Alan Taylor (halfback), Anthony Peters (lock)
Changes:
John Mellor (bench to halfback), David Nicholson (bench to lock)

Featherstone

Previous Game:
Match Day 23 vs. Wakefield
Next Game:
Match Day 23 vs. Barrow
Out:
David Edginton (centre), Keith Bell (lock)
In:
John Gilbert (centre), Peter Smith (lock)
Changes:
Steve Reed (wing to bench), Steve Quinn (centre to wing), Paul Coventry (five-eighth to centre), Mick Morgan (front row to second row), Barry Limb (second row to bench), Steven Barker (bench to five-eighth), Michael Gibbins (bench to front row)

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