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1970's

1978/79

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Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

June

  Ashes Series 1979
  Sat Jun 30th 3:00PM Australia 24 Great Britain 16 SCG 26,857 View
   

July

  Kiwis Tour 1978
  Sun Jul 2nd   Toowoomba 13 New Zealand 18 Sports Ground View
  Wed Jul 5th   Central QLD 2 New Zealand 40 Showground View
   
  Kiwis Tour 1978
  Sun Jul 9th   North QLD 27 New Zealand 20 T'ville Sports View
   
  Australia vs New Zealand 1978
  Sat Jul 15th 2:30PM Australia 38 New Zealand 7 Lang Park 14,000 View
  Kiwis Tour 1978
  Sun Jul 16th   Wide Bay 8 New Zealand 54 Albert Park View
   
  Australia vs New Zealand 1978
  Sat Jul 22nd 2:30PM Australia 33 New Zealand 16 SCG 6,541 View
  Kiwis Tour 1978
  Wed Jul 26th   Highlands Zone 12 New Zealand 49 Danny Leahy View
   
  Kiwis Tour 1978
  Sun Jul 30th   Papua New Guinea 21 New Zealand 30 Boroko Oval 11,541 View
   

August

  AMCO Cup 1978 - Final
  Wed Aug 16th 7:30PM Eastern Suburbs 16 St George 4 Leichhardt 18,050 View
   
Lancashire Cup 1978/79  
Fri Aug 18th   Salford 30 Oldham 15 The Willows View  
Fri Aug 18th   Whitehaven 15 Blackpool 12 Recreation Gnd View  
Sun Aug 20th   Barrow 13 Leigh 17 Craven Park View  
Sun Aug 20th   St Helens 14 Rochdale 14 Knowsley View  
Sun Aug 20th   Warrington 18 Swinton 4 Wilderspool View  
Sun Aug 20th   Widnes 43 Huyton 6 Naughton View  
Sun Aug 20th   Workington 14 Wigan 2 Derwent Park View  
Wed Aug 23rd   Rochdale 8 St Helens 8 Athletic Ground View  
Yorkshire Cup 1978/79  
Sun Aug 20th   Batley 8 Halifax 24 Mount Pleasant View  
Sun Aug 20th   Bradford 24 Leeds 23 Odsal View  
Sun Aug 20th   Bramley 4 Hull FC 13 McLaren View  
Sun Aug 20th   Castleford 18 Dewsbury 11 Wheldon Road View  
Sun Aug 20th   Doncaster 5 Keighley 20 Tattersfield View  
Sun Aug 20th   Featherstone 23 Huddersfield 8 Post Office Road View  
Sun Aug 20th   Wakefield 11 Hull KR 16 Belle Vue View  
Sun Aug 20th   York 25 New Hunslet 19 Wigginton Rd View  
   
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79 - Prelim Round  
Sat Aug 26th   Leeds 47 Bramley 11 Headingley 10,099 View  
Sun Aug 27th   Barrow 17 Oldham 11 Craven Park View  
Sun Aug 27th   Wigan 27 Swinton 10 Central Park View  
Lancashire Cup 1978/79 - Round 1 (Rep)  
Fri Aug 25th   St Helens 28 Rochdale 9 Central Park View  
Sun Aug 27th   Leigh 21 St Helens 4 Hilton Park View  
Sun Aug 27th   Whitehaven 6 Salford 19 Recreation Gnd View  
Sun Aug 27th   Widnes 17 Warrington 10 Naughton View  
Yorkshire Cup 1978/79  
Sun Aug 27th   Bradford 28 Hull KR 17 Odsal View  
Sun Aug 27th   Featherstone 8 Hull FC 20 Post Office Road View  
Sun Aug 27th   Halifax 20 Castleford 8 Thrum View  
Sun Aug 27th   York 13 Keighley 6 Wigginton Rd View  
   

September

BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79 - Prelim Round  
Tue Sep 5th   Hull KR 39 New Hunslet 2 Craven Park View  
Tue Sep 5th   Keighley 10 Dewsbury 0 Lawkholme Lane View  
   
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79 - Prelim Round  
Tue Sep 12th   St Helens 13 Warrington 9 Knowsley View  
Lancashire Cup 1978/79 - Semi Final  
Wed Sep 13th   Salford 8 Workington 9 The Willows View  
Wed Sep 13th   Widnes 28 Leigh 14 Naughton View  
Yorkshire Cup 1978/79 - Semi Final  
Wed Sep 13th   Bradford 12 Hull FC 7 Odsal View  
   
Yorkshire Cup 1978/79 - Semi Final BRL 1978 - Grand Final
Tue Sep 19th   Halifax 2 York 4 Thrum View Sun Sep 17th   Easts 14 Fortitude Valley 10 Lang Park 30,000 View
  Channel Ten Challenge Cup 1978 - Final
  Fri Sep 15th 7:30PM North Sydney 23 South Sydney 14 Leichhardt 2,500 View
  NSWRFL Finals 1978 - Grand Final
  Sat Sep 16th 3:00PM Manly 11 Cronulla 11 SCG 51,510 View
  NSWRFL Finals 1978 - Grand Final Rep.
  Tue Sep 19th 3:15PM Manly 16 Cronulla 0 SCG 33,552 View
   
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79  
Tue Sep 26th   Castleford 20 Wakefield 11 Wheldon Road View  
Thu Sep 28th   Barrow 17 Leigh 5 Craven Park View  
John Player Trophy 1978/79  
Fri Sep 22nd   Castleford 18 Swinton 10 Wheldon Road View  
Fri Sep 22nd   Salford 25 Rochdale 7 The Willows View  
Sat Sep 23rd   Leigh Miners W. 9 Halifax 21 Hilton Park 1,621 View  
Sat Sep 23rd   St Helens 16 Leeds 11 Knowsley View  
Sun Sep 24th   Barrow 8 Bradford 26 Craven Park View  
Sun Sep 24th   Doncaster 2 Wigan 30 Tattersfield View  
Sun Sep 24th   Huddersfield 10 Widnes 21 Fartown View  
Sun Sep 24th   Hull KR 67 Oldham 11 Craven Park View  
Sun Sep 24th   New Hunslet 7 Hull FC 17 Elland Greyhound View  
Sun Sep 24th   Keighley 20 York 4 Lawkholme Lane View  
Sun Sep 24th   Leigh 13 Huyton 13 Hilton Park View  
Sun Sep 24th   Milford Amateurs 5 Dewsbury 38 McLaren 3,129 View  
Sun Sep 24th   Wakefield 27 Batley 2 Belle Vue View  
Sun Sep 24th   Warrington 14 Blackpool 4 Wilderspool View  
Sun Sep 24th   Whitehaven 3 Featherstone 9 Recreation Gnd View  
Sun Sep 24th   Workington 17 Bramley 8 Derwent Park View  
Tue Sep 26th   Huyton 8 Leigh 10 Hilton Park View  
   

October

Kangaroos Tour 1978  
Sat Sep 30th   Blackpool 1 Australia 39 Borough Park 2,700 View  
Sun Oct 1st   Cumbria 4 Australia 47 Craven Park 5,964 View  
Wed Oct 4th   Great Britain U24 8 Australia 30 Craven Park 6,418 View  
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79  
Tue Oct 3rd   Halifax 12 Hull KR 21 Thrum View  
Tue Oct 3rd   Keighley 15 Huddersfield 25 Lawkholme Lane View  
Tue Oct 3rd   Widnes 17 Whitehaven 13 Naughton View  
   
Kangaroos Tour 1978  
Sun Oct 8th   Bradford 11 Australia 21 Odsal 15,755 View  
Wed Oct 11th   Warrington 15 Australia 12 Wilderspool 10,143 View  
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79  
Tue Oct 10th   Leeds 8 Hull FC 14 Headingley View  
Lancashire Cup 1978/79 - Final  
Sat Oct 7th   Widnes 15 Workington 13 Central Park 10,020 View  
   
Kangaroos Tour 1978  
Sun Oct 15th   Wales 3 Australia 8 Swansea 4,250 View  
Tue Oct 17th   Leeds 19 Australia 25 Headingley 9,781 View  
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79  
Tue Oct 17th   Salford 15 St Helens 17 The Willows View  
   
Kangaroos Tour 1978  
Wed Oct 25th 7:30PM Widnes 11 Australia 10 Naughton 12,202 View  
1978/79 Ashes Series  
Sat Oct 21st   Great Britain 9 Australia 15 Central Park 17,644 View  
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79  
Tue Oct 24th   Wigan 13 Rochdale 2 Central Park View  
   

November

Kangaroos Tour 1978  
Sun Oct 29th   Hull FC 2 Australia 34 Boulevard 10,723 View  
Wed Nov 1st   Salford 2 Australia 14 The Willows 6,155 View  
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79  
Tue Oct 31st   Barrow 0 Hull FC 6 Craven Park View  
Yorkshire Cup 1978/79 - Final  
Sat Oct 28th   Bradford 18 York 8 Headingley 10,429 View  
   
Kangaroos Tour 1978  
Wed Nov 8th   Wigan 2 Australia 28 Central Park 10,645 View  
1978/79 Ashes Series  
Sun Nov 5th   Great Britain 18 Australia 14 Odsal 26,761 View  
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79  
Tue Nov 7th   St Helens 47 Castleford 5 Knowsley View  
   
Kangaroos Tour 1978  
Sun Nov 12th   St Helens 4 Australia 26 Knowsley 16,352 View  
Tue Nov 14th   York 2 Australia 29 Wigginton Rd 5,155 View  
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79  
Wed Nov 15th   Rochdale 10 Huddersfield 9 Athletic Ground View  
   
Kangaroos Tour 1978  
Wed Nov 22nd   Catalan XIII 15 Australia 26 Gilbert Brutus 2,270 View  
1978/79 Ashes Series  
Sat Nov 18th   Great Britain 6 Australia 23 Headingley 30,604 View  
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79  
Tue Nov 21st   Hull KR 10 Widnes 13 Craven Park View  
   
Kangaroos Tour 1978  
Wed Nov 29th   Cote d'Azur 7 Australia 29 Parc des Sports 645 View  
1978/79 France vs. Australia  
Sun Nov 26th   France 13 Australia 10 d'Albert Domec 7,000 View  
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79 - Semi Final  
Tue Nov 28th   Hull FC 5 St Helens 13 Boulevard View  
   

December

Kangaroos Tour 1978  
Sun Dec 3rd   Les Espoirs (Colts) 20 Australia 5 Municipal d'Albi 1,600 View  
Wed Dec 6th   Midi-Pyrenees 7 Australia 36 Myre Mory 1,627 View  
John Player Trophy 1978/79  
Sat Dec 2nd   Widnes 11 St Helens 10 Naughton View  
Sun Dec 3rd   Castleford 20 Workington 9 Wheldon Road View  
Sun Dec 3rd   Featherstone 0 Warrington 7 Post Office Road View  
Sun Dec 3rd   Hull FC 12 Bradford 18 Boulevard View  
Sun Dec 3rd   Hull KR 16 Salford 14 Craven Park View  
Sun Dec 3rd   Leigh 17 Dewsbury 8 Hilton Park View  
Sun Dec 3rd   Wakefield 15 Halifax 10 Belle Vue View  
Wed Dec 6th   Keighley 9 Wigan 5 Lawkholme Lane View  
   
1978/79 France vs. Australia  
Sun Dec 10th   France 11 Australia 10 Municipal 6,500 View  
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79 - Final  
Tue Dec 12th   St Helens 7 Widnes 13 Knowsley 10,250 View  
Fri Dec 8th   Rochdale 9 Widnes 26 Athletic Ground View  
   
John Player Trophy 1978/79  
Sun Dec 17th   Bradford 16 Wakefield 13 Odsal View  
Sun Dec 17th   Hull KR 23 Castleford 10 Craven Park View  
Sun Dec 17th   Keighley 4 Widnes 15 Lawkholme Lane View  
Sun Dec 17th   Warrington 27 Leigh 0 Wilderspool View  
   

January

John Player Trophy 1978/79 - Semi Final  
Wed Jan 24th   Widnes 21 Bradford 3 Naughton View  
   

February

European Championship 1978/79  
Sun Feb 4th   France 15 Wales 8 L'Egassiarial 13,728 View  
   
Challenge Cup 1978/79  
Sat Feb 10th   Hull FC 17 Leeds 6 Boulevard View  
Sun Feb 11th   Barrow 10 York 7 Craven Park View  
Sun Feb 11th   Hull KR 23 New Hunslet 15 Craven Park View  
Sun Feb 11th   Leigh Miners W. 10 Leigh 23 Hilton Park View  
Sun Feb 11th   St Helens 34 Doncaster 9 Knowsley View  
Sun Feb 11th   Salford 6 Bramley 6 The Willows View  
Sun Feb 11th   Warrington 9 Castleford 15 Wilderspool View  
Sun Feb 11th   Widnes 12 Workington 5 Naughton View  
   
Challenge Cup 1978/79  
Tue Feb 20th   Swinton 2 Bradford 8 Station Road View  
Tue Feb 20th   Wigan 9 Halifax 6 Central Park View  
Wed Feb 21st   Huyton 2 Keighley 14 Alt Park View  
   

March

Challenge Cup 1978/79  
Sun Feb 25th   Dewsbury 13 Blackpool 6 Crown Flatt View  
Sun Feb 25th   Rochdale 15 Batley 0 Athletic Ground View  
Sun Feb 25th   Wakefield 10 Featherstone 7 Belle Vue View  
Tue Feb 27th   Bramley 2 Salford 2 McLaren View  
Wed Feb 28th   Oldham 23 Ace Amateurs 5 The Willows View  
Thu Mar 1st   Huddersfield 11 Whitehaven 9 Fartown View  
Thu Mar 1st   Salford 5 Bramley 7 Station Road View  
Sat Feb 24th   Widnes 21 Wigan 5 Naughton View  
Sun Feb 25th   Barrow 25 Leigh 2 Craven Park View  
Sun Feb 25th   Keighley 12 Hull FC 33 Lawkholme Lane View  
   
Challenge Cup 1978/79  
Sun Mar 4th   Bradford 14 Hull KR 7 Odsal View  
Sun Mar 4th   Castleford 31 Dewsbury 15 Wheldon Road View  
Sun Mar 4th   Huddersfield 31 Bramley 12 Fartown View  
Sun Mar 4th   Oldham 7 Wakefield 19 Watersheddings View  
Sun Mar 4th   Rochdale 10 St Helens 11 Athletic Ground View  
   
Challenge Cup 1978/79  
Sat Mar 10th   Castleford 6 St Helens 10 Wheldon Road View  
Sun Mar 11th   Bradford 8 Hull FC 8 Odsal View  
Sun Mar 11th   Huddersfield 0 Widnes 14 Fartown View  
Sun Mar 11th   Wakefield 8 Barrow 5 Belle Vue View  
Wed Mar 14th   Hull FC 4 Bradford 8 Boulevard View  
   
European Championship 1978/79 Craven Mild Cup 1979 - Final
Fri Mar 16th   England 15 Wales 7 Naughton 5,099 View Sat Mar 17th 8:00PM Eastern Suburbs 12 Balmain 9 SCG 16,865 View
   
European Championship 1978/79  
Sat Mar 24th   England 12 France 6 Wilderspool 5,004 View  
   

April

Challenge Cup 1978/79 - Semi Final  
Sat Mar 31st   Widnes 14 Bradford 11 Station Road 14,324 View  
John Player Trophy 1978/79 - Semi Final  
Sun Apr 1st   Warrington 9 Hull KR 5 Wilderspool View  
   
Challenge Cup 1978/79 - Semi Final  
Sat Apr 7th   Wakefield 9 St Helens 7 Headingley 12,393 View  
   
John Player Trophy 1978/79 - Final  
Sat Apr 28th   Widnes 16 Warrington 4 Knowsley 10,743 View  
   

May

Challenge Cup 1978/79 - Final  
Sat May 5th   Widnes 12 Wakefield 3 Wembley 94,218 View  
   
Premiership Trophy 1978/79  
Tue May 15th   Hull KR 17 Bradford 18 Craven Park View  
Tue May 15th   Leeds 21 St Helens 10 Headingley View  
Tue May 15th   Warrington 17 Castleford 10 Wilderspool View  
Tue May 15th   Widnes 8 Wigan 12 Naughton View  
   
Premiership Trophy 1978/79 - Semi Final  
Sat May 19th   Warrington 11 Bradford 14 Wilderspool View  
Sun May 20th   Leeds 20 Wigan 10 Headingley View  
   
Premiership Trophy 1978/79 - Final Lions Tour 1979
Sun May 27th   Leeds 24 Bradford 2 Fartown 19,486 View Fri May 25th 8:00PM North QLD 5 Great Britain 29 John Breen Park 6,200 View
  Sun May 27th 3:00PM Central QLD 11 Great Britain 20 Showground 3,307 View
  Wed May 30th 3:00PM Wide Bay 7 Great Britain 27 Eskdale Park 2,969 View
   

June

  Lions Tour 1979
  Sat Jun 2nd 8:00PM North Coast 6 Great Britain 33 Les Burger Field 4,871 View
  Tue Jun 5th 3:00PM Northern Division 11 Great Britain 20 Scully 7,600 View
   
  Lions Tour 1979
  Fri Jun 8th 8:00PM QLD Firsts 19 Great Britain 25 Lang Park 5,000 View
  Sun Jun 10th 3:00PM Toowoomba 19 Great Britain 16 Clive Berghofer 5,500 View
   
  Ashes Series 1979
  Sat Jun 16th 6:00PM Australia 35 Great Britain 0 Lang Park 23,051 View
  Lions Tour 1979
  Wed Jun 20th 8:00PM Southern Division 10 Great Britain 10 Orana 4,000 View
  Mon Jun 18th 6:00PM Brisbane Firsts 7 Great Britain 10 Lang Park 3,500 View
   
  Lions Tour 1979
  Sun Jun 24th 3:00PM Newcastle (AU) 12 Great Britain 25 Newcastle Sports 14,570 View
  Tue Jun 26th 3:00PM Riverina 10 Great Britain 37 Eric Weissel 8,403 View