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1984/85 John Player Special Trophy

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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> Hull KR 32 (A. Kelly 2, G. Fairbairn, G. Prohm, M. Smith tries; G. Fairbairn 6 goals) defeated Leigh 5 (W. Atherton 2 goals; S. Donlan field goal) at Craven Park (Hull, Old).
Date: Sat, 17th November.   Referee: Frank Robinson.   Crowd: 4,541.
Hull KR: Fairbairn, Clark, Robinson, Prohm, Laws; Smith, Harkin; Broadhurst, Watkinson, Ema, Burton, Kelly, Miller.
Leigh: Johnson, Fox, Atherton, Henderson, Taylor; Donlan, Beazant; Wilkinson, Ainsworth, Van Bellen, Cottrell, Clarke, Westhead, Pyke.
> Bradford 22 (E. Hanley, D. Jasiewicz, A. Rathbone tries; S. Parrish 3, E. Hanley 2 goals) defeated Swinton 1 (M. Lee field goal) at Odsal Stadium.
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: Cliff Hodgson.   Crowd: 3,712.
Bradford: Green, Francis, McGowan, Parrish, Parker; Hanley, Fleming; Kellaway, Noble, Stone, Jasiewicz, Heron, Rathbone. Int: Grayshon, Sheldon.
Swinton: Mellor, Bate, Ratcliffe, Connor, Rippon; Snape, Lee; Armitage, Melling, Arrowsmith, Rowbottom, Brown, Allen. Int: Hunter, Lomax.
> Bramley 12 (D. Dyas, S. Lund tries; S. Kilner 2 goals) defeated Blackpool 10 (B. Coyle try; N. Turley 2 goals; K. O'Loughlin, N. Turley field goals) at McLaren Field.
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: Fred Lindop.   Crowd: 653.
Bramley: Bibb, Dyas, Kilner, Shipley, Lund; Lister, Carroll; Garforth, Kelly, Pitchford, Harrison, Bullough, Fletcher. Int: Gascoigne, Clarkson.
Blackpool: Bailey, Edge, Greenall, Davies, Roberts; O'Loughlin, Coyle; Waddell, Waller, Briscoe, McLoughlin, Besley, Turley.
> Castleford 42 (K. Jones 3, J. Kear 2, N. Battye, J. Joyner, T. Marchant, K. Ward tries; S. Fenton 3 goals) defeated Bridgend 4 (C. Bowman try) at Wheldon Road.
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: Dave Carter.   Crowd: 1,803.
Bridgend: Hallett, Theaker, Hindley, Barwood, Camilleri; Davies, Flowers; Pring, Glover, Bowman, Vickers, Goodall, Mathias. Int: Sheehy, Walker.
Castleford: Coen, Roache, Marchant, Fenton, Kear; Jones, Orum; Ward, Beardmore, Johnson, Timson, Battye, Joyner. Int: England, Wilson.
> Dewsbury 14 (A. Ramsden try; S. Dunford 4 goals; M. Keyworth 2 field goals) defeated Salford 8 (D. Bloor try; C. Griffiths 2 goals) at Crown Flatt (Old).
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: John Kendrew.   Crowd: 1,176.
Dewsbury: Richardson, Dunford, Mita, Jennings, Ramsden; Vasey, Keyworth; Sharp, Diskin, Murphy, Mook, Kelly, Busfield. Int: Wood.
Salford: Fletcher, Maggs, Byrne, Glynn, Griffiths; Taylor, Bloor; Dickens, Groves, Boyd, Prescott, Muller, McTigue. Int: Bentley, Disley.
> Featherstone 17 (N. Barker, A. Dakin, G. Siddall tries; S. Quinn 2 goals; S. Quinn field goal) defeated Barrow 12 (S. Herbert, S. Kirkby tries; S. Tickle 2 goals) at Post Office Road.
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: Jeff Croft.   Crowd: 1,651.
Featherstone: Barker, Woolford, Quinn, Gilbert, Hopkins; Slater, Fox; Siddall, Spurr, Gibbins, Clawson, Hankins, Lyman. Int: Banks, Dakin.
Barrow: Tickle, Milby, Heselwood, Kirkby, James; Rea, Cairns; Sykes, Fitzgerald, Flynn, Mossop, Herbert, Hadley, Clough.
> Hull 36 (G. Schofield 2, L. Crooks, P. Edmonds, J. Leuluai, D. O'Hara tries; L. Crooks 3, G. Schofield 3 goals) defeated Fulham 14 (M. Davis, D. Duffy, S. Mills tries; P. Rochford goal) at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre.
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: Derek Fox.   Crowd: 2,324.
Fulham: Mills, Bryant, Rochford, Stockley, Jones; Wilkinson, Davis; Gourley, Doherty, Henney, Garside, Garner, Duffy. Int: Green, Townsend.
Hull: Kemble, Evans, Schofield, Ah Kuoi, O'Hara; Topliss, Sterling; Edmonds, Patrick, Crooks, Proctor, Dannatt, Norton. Int: Leuluai, Tomlinson.
> Leeds 50 (N. Hague 2, N. Hunt 2, T. Webb 2, T. Currie, G. Jones, R. Lulham, T. Paterson tries; D. Creasser 5 goals) defeated Sheffield 2 (A. Hema goal) at Headingley.
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: Ken Spencer.   Crowd: 4,881.
Leeds: Gill, Hague, Creasser, Currie, Hunt; Holmes, Lulham; Dickinson, Ward, Paterson, Fullerton-Smith, Webb, Heron. Int: Jones, Clark.
Sheffield: Hema, Morton, Magyar, Powell, Bridgeman; Panapa, Gamson; Harris, Hetherington, Farrar, Cooper, Wilders, McDermott. Int: Welsh, Campbell.
> Rochdale 10 (G. Morris try; W. Platt 3 goals) defeated Mansfield 8 (S. Nicholson try; C. Sanderson 2 goals) at Athletic Ground (Rochdale).
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: Geoff Berry.   Crowd: 620.
Rochdale: Claughton, Cartwright, Turner, Massa, Wiltshire; Morris, Dean; Burgess, Lowe, Brown, Duffy, Whitehead, Platt. Int: Birdsall.
Mansfield: Buckton, Kelly, Nicholson, Whiteman, Edginton; Willis, Langton; Spedding, Sanderson, Kellett, Dainty, Page, Holden. Int: Morgan, Suddaby.
> Runcorn 18 (K. Blythin, I. Smith tries; P. Wood 4 goals; P. Wood 2 field goals) defeated Batley 5 (J. Jones 2 goals; S. Ferres field goal) at Canal Street.
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: John Mean.   Crowd: 760.
Runcorn: Wood, Smith, Tabern, Crehan, Durnin; Garrity, Blythin; Fletcher, Ashcroft, Simms, Daley, McCabe, Peters.
Batley: Presley, Reed, Illingworth, Gibson, Jones; Ferres, Wilson; Harrington, Cummins, Hemingway, Cousins, Arnold, Ratcliffe. Int: West, Madden.
> St Helens 60 (B. Ledger 3, P. Round 2, P. Veivers 2, P. Gorley, G. Liptrot, D. Litherland tries; S. Day 10 goals) defeated Keighley 8 (B. Finn try; G. Rowse 2 goals) at Knowsley Road.
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: Paul Volante.   Crowd: 5,145.
St Helens: Veivers, Ledger, Allen, Meninga, Day; Peters, Holding; Burke, Liptrot, Gorley, Platt, Round, Pinner. Int: Litherland, Haggerty.
Keighley: Butterfield, Atkinson, Brown, Bardgett, Smith; Rowse, Ellis; Allan, Proctor, Griffiths, Fairhurst, Hawksworth, Finn. Int: Thomas, Gallen.
> Halifax 17 (M. Hagan 2 tries; M. Agar 4 goals; M. Agar field goal) defeated Warrington 5 (S. Diamond 2 goals; S. Diamond field goal) at Wilderspool.
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: Ron Campbell.   Crowd: 4,171.
Warrington: Diamond, M'Barki, Duane, Forster, Ford; Peters, Kelly; Poasa, O'Mahoney, Worrall, Jackson, Fieldhouse, Eccles, Gregory.
Halifax: Agar, O'Byrne, Dickinson, Anderson, Waites; Ryan, Hagan; Bella, Whitehouse, Neller, Carroll, Bond, Langmack, Shillito.
> Whitehaven 64 (V. Gribbin 6, B. Mackie 2, M. Beckwith, G. Cameron, M. Huddart tries; G. Cameron 10 goals) defeated Doncaster 0 at Recreation Ground (Whitehaven).
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: John Holdsworth.   Crowd: 1,717.
Whitehaven: D'Leny, Dalton, Cameron, Gribbin, Mackie; Mason, Hall; Phythian, Banks, Gorley, Simpson, Burney, Huddart. Int: Beckwith, Fisher.
Doncaster: Hawes, Williams, Plange, Moore, Pennant; McGuire, Russell; Harrison, Capless, Ellis, Masson, Burton, Noble. Int: Milner, Watkins.
> Wigan 50 (M. Cannon 2, J. Ferguson 2, N. Kiss 2, K. Holden, D. Wood tries; C. Whitfield 9 goals) defeated Huddersfield 6 (D. Fitzpatrick try; G. Senior goal) at Central Park.
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: Stan Wall.   Crowd: 7,375.
Wigan: Wood, Du Toit, Stephenson, Whitfield, Ferguson; Cannon, Holden; Courtney, Kiss, Case, West, Scott, Potter.
Huddersfield: Knight, Thomas, Lunn, Senior, Bostock; Johnson, Pickerill; Johnson, Price, Rose, Fitzpatrick, Gerard, Swale. Int: Davies.
> Widnes 22 (D. Hulme, K. O'Loughlin, M. O'Neill, K. Sorensen tries; M. Burke 3 goals) defeated Workington 12 (C. Falcon, S. Maguire tries; S. Maguire, G. Smith goals) at Derwent Park.
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: Jim Smith.   Crowd: 1,010.
Workington: Beattie, Roper, Jones, Thompson, Hutchinson; Smith, Todd; Grimes, Lightfoot, Falcon, Litt, Beck, Hartley. Int: Maguire.
Widnes: Lyon, Currier, Burke, O'Loughlin, Basnett; Hulme, Myler; O'Neill, Middlehurst, Tamati, Wood, Sorensen, Eyres, Whitfield.
> Oldham 22 (A. Goodway 2, M. Parrish, G. Vigo tries; M. Parrish 3 goals) defeated York 6 (G. Steadman 3 goals) at Wigginton Road.
Date: Sun, 18th November.   Referee: Frank Tickle.   Crowd: 2,504.
York: Midgley, Morgan, Proctor, Morrell, Pryce; Steadman, Smith; Crooks, Key, Hughes, Price, White, Harrison. Int: Colley, Tansley.
Oldham: Caffery, Vigo, Parrish, Foy, Taylor; Ashton, Kirwan; Morgan, McCurrie, Ogden, Goodway, Naidole, Flanagan. Int: Jones, Platt.

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