World Club Challenge 1997

Game 1

Warrington Wolves 12 lost to Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 40

World Club Challenge 1997
Game 1
Warrington
Wolves		 12
–
40 Cronulla Sutherland
Sharks
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/3008
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 8th June, 1997
Referee Russell Smith (Castleford)
Venue Wilderspool (Warrington)
Crowd 3,378
Match Stats
Halftime Score 0 – 26
Warrington Scoresheet Cronulla
Kelly SHELFORD T 4 Russell RICHARDSON
Nigel VAGANA   Richie BARNETT
      Wade FORRESTER
      David PEACHEY
      Mat ROGERS
 
Lee BRIERS 2 G 4 Mat ROGERS
Warrington Teams Cronulla
Lee PENNY   FB 21 David PEACHEY
Chris RUDD   W 23 Richie BARNETT
Jon ROPER   C 3 Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN
Nigel VAGANA   C 33 Russell RICHARDSON
Mark FORSTER   W 45 Mat ROGERS
 
Kelly SHELFORD   FE 6 Mitch HEALEY
Lee BRIERS   HB 7 Paul GREEN
 
Gary CHAMBERS   FR 8 Danny LEE
Willie SWANN   HK 9 Dean TREISTER
Salesi FINAU   FR 40 Jason STEVENS
Paul HULME   2R 31 Chris McKENNA
Tony TATUPU   2R 14 Nick GRAHAM
Paul SCULTHORPE   L 13 Tawera NIKAU
 
Tony THORNILEY   B 27 Martin LANG
Shaun GERITAS   B 22 Wade FORRESTER
Chris HIGHTON   B 10 Ben SAMMUT
Paul BARROW   B 17 Geoff BELL
 
Darryl VAN DE VELDE   HC   John LANG
   
 

Team Info

Warrington

Previous Game:
Round 13 vs. Leeds
Next Game:
World Club Challenge 1997 - Game 2 vs. Penrith
Out:
Paul Wingfield (wing), Warren Stevens (front row), George Mann (second row), Liam Bretherton (bench)
In:
Chris Rudd (wing), Salesi Finau (front row), Paul Sculthorpe (lock), Paul Barrow (bench)
Changes:
Chris Highton (hooker to bench), Paul Hulme (lock to second row), Willie Swann (bench to hooker)

Cronulla

Previous Game:
Round 12 vs. North Qld
Next Game:
World Club Challenge 1997 - Game 2 vs. St Helens
Out:
Nathan Long (second row)
In:
Jason Stevens (front row), Ben Sammut (bench)
Changes:
Martin Lang (front row to bench), Nick Graham (bench to second row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson