World Club Challenge 1997

Game 1

St Helens 14 lost to Auckland Warriors 42

World Club Challenge 1997
Game 1

St Helens
14
42 Auckland
Warriors
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/3002
Status Completed
Date Friday, 6th June, 1997
Kick Off 7:30 PM (local time)
Referee Stuart Cummings (Widnes)
Venue Knowsley (St Helens)
Crowd 8,911
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 20
St Helens Scoresheet Auckland
Alan HUNTE T 2 Sean HOPPE
Anthony SULLIVAN   2 Anthony SWANN
      Stacey JONES
      Stephen KEARNEY
      Tea ROPATI
 
Bobbie GOULDING 2 G 7 Matthew RIDGE
Paul ANDERSON      
 
    BIN Tea ROPATI
St Helens Teams Auckland
Steve PRESCOTT   FB 1 Matthew RIDGE
Danny ARNOLD   W 2 Sean HOPPE
Andy HAIGH   C 3 Tea ROPATI
Alan HUNTE   C 23 Anthony SWANN
Anthony SULLIVAN   W 15 Marc ELLIS
 
Jason JOHNSTON   FE 6 Gene NGAMU
Bobbie GOULDING   HB 7 Stacey JONES
 
Apollo PERELINI   FR 8 Joe VAGANA
Keiron CUNNINGHAM   HK 9 Syd ERU
Julian O'NEILL   FR 16 Brady MALAM
Chris JOYNT   2R 12 Stephen KEARNEY
Simon BOOTH   2R 13 Tony TUIMAVAVE
Chris MORLEY   L 11 Denis BETTS
 
Ian PICKAVANCE   B 14 Mark HORO
Dean BUSBY   B 17 Bryan HENARE
Vila MATA'UTIA   B 18 Shane ENDACOTT
Paul ANDERSON   B 29 Meti NOOVAO
 
Shaun McRAE   HC   Frank ENDACOTT
   
 

Team Info

St Helens

Previous Game:
Round 13 vs. Halifax
Next Game:
World Club Challenge 1997 - Game 2 vs. Cronulla
Out:
Andy Leathem (front row), Alan Cross (bench), Kevin O'Loughlin (bench), Scott Barrow (bench), Richard Sheil (bench)
In:
Steve Prescott (fullback), Apollo Perelini (front row), Keiron Cunningham (hooker), Chris Joynt (second row), Ian Pickavance (bench)
Changes:
Andy Haigh (fullback to centre), Vila Mata'utia (centre to bench), Paul Anderson (hooker to bench), Chris Morley (second row to lock), Dean Busby (lock to bench)

Auckland

Previous Game:
Round 12 vs. Western Reds
Next Game:
World Club Challenge 1997 - Game 2 vs. Bradford
Out:
Logan Swann (second row), Hitro Okesene (bench)
In:
Matthew Ridge (fullback), Stephen Kearney (second row), Mark Horo (bench)
Changes:
Gene Ngamu (fullback to five-eighth), Shane Endacott (five-eighth to bench), Tony Tuimavave (front row to second row), Bryan Henare (second row to bench), Brady Malam (bench to front row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson