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1988/89 John Player Special Trophy

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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> Castleford 21 (K. Beardmore, G. Belcher, G. Boothroyd tries; M. Ketteridge 4 goals; G. Belcher field goal) defeated Leeds 12 (C. Gibson, C. Lyons tries; D. Stephenson 2 goals) at Headingley.
Date: Sat, 12th November.   Referee: Brian Simpson.   Crowd: 10,006.
Leeds: Spencer, Ettingshausen, Schofield, Stephenson, Gibson; Lyons, Ashton; Crooks, Maskill, Waddell, Powell, Medley, Heron. Int: Brooke-Cowden, Price.
Castleford: Belcher, Plange, Marchant, Boothroyd, Horo; Anderson, Beardmore; Ward, Beardmore, England, Ketteridge, Gibbs, Joyner, Sampson.
> Bradford 34 (K. Fairbank 3, D. Hobbs 2, H. Godfrey tries; D. Hobbs 5 goals) defeated Dewsbury 18 (D. Gregoire 2, G. Cocks tries; C. Vasey 3 goals) at Odsal Stadium.
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: Alan Burke.   Crowd: 2,555.
Bradford: Mumby, Ake, Johnson, Mercer, McGowan; Godfrey, Harkin; Skerrett, Noble, Grayshon, Hobbs, Rhodes, Fairbank. Int: Croft, Pinner.
Dewsbury: Coen, Gregoire, Howley, Vasey, Bowie; Shuttleworth, Toole; Rose, Marsden, Cocks, Jennings, Kelly, Hooklyn. Int: Spooner, Morris.
> Bramley 32 (P. Lewis 2, S. Carroll, L. Dyl, P. Lister, P. Spedding tries; S. Carroll 4 goals) defeated Mansfield 6 (C. Stones try; W. Platt goal) at McLaren Field.
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: John Kendrew.   Crowd: 1,151.
Bramley: Race, Hobbs, Illingworth, Dyl, Lewis; Lister, Carroll; Spedding, Brentley, Edmondson, Smiles, Holden, Fletcher. Int: Gerrard, Bridgeman.
Mansfield: Andrews, Powell, Rudd, Fox, Edge; Sanderson, Johnson; Hough, Stones, Chadwick, Platt, Moulden, Kellett. Int: Warburton, Sanchez.
> Halifax 22 (P. Coyne 2, T. Anderson, P. Dixon tries; C. Whitfield 3 goals) defeated Salford 4 (A. Hadley try) at Thrum Hall.
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: John Holdsworth.   Crowd: 6,661.
Halifax: Whitfield, Taylor, Grogan, Anderson, George; Coyne, Holmes; Fairbank, McCallion, Beevers, Dixon, James, Pendlebury. Int: Smith, Kemp.
Salford: Gibson, Mercer, Bentley, Jones, Hadley; Williams, Cairns; Herbert, Moran, Brown, Gormley, Blease, Horo. Int: Burgess, Worrall.
> Chorley 22 (D. Abram, T. Hodson, M. Smith, M. Stewart tries; M. Smith 3 goals) defeated Huddersfield 4 (S. Kenworthy 2 goals) at Fartown.
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: Jim Smith.   Crowd: 1,120.
Huddersfield: Harris, Lee, Senior, Thomas, St Hilaire; Wilson, Meehan; Brooke, Cook, Johnson, Dickinson, Nelson, Kenworthy. Int: Fitzpatrick, Webster.
Chorley: Smith, Litherland, Stewart, Abram, Thompson; Glynn, Smith; Briscoe, Hodson, Sheals, Bamber, Eccles, Meadows. Int: Garner.
> Hull 26 (D. Boyle, G. Divorty, N. Henry, P. Khan, D. Moon tries; P. Eastwood 3 goals) defeated Batley 10 (P. Gearey 2 tries; S. Wilson goal) at The Boulevard.
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: Brian Galtress.   Crowd: 4,054.
Hull: Windley, Eastwood, Moon, Price, O'Hara; Henry, Coleman; Dannatt, Jackson, Khan, Welham, Boyle, Divorty. Int: Wilby, Crooks.
Batley: Storey, McGowan, Williams, Bownass, Wragg; Wilson, Stainburn; Arnold, Scott, Speight, Gearey, Cook, Fortis. Int: Smith, Spendler.
> Hull KR 40 (M. Beall, D. Bishop, G. Clark, C. Close, D. Harrison, M. Porter, R. Pratt, M. Smith tries; G. Fairbairn 3, D. Bishop goals) defeated Keighley 0 at Craven Park (Hull, Old).
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: Alex Bowman.   Crowd: 3,319.
Hull KR: Fairbairn, Clark, Smith, Sims, Pratt; Parker, Bishop; Porter, Harrison, Beall, Burton, Close, Miller. Int: Jones, Harrison.
Keighley: Butterfield, Atkinson, Bardgett, Manning, Richardson; Hirst, Moses; White, Goodier, Robinson, Rose, Fairbank, Ragan. Int: O'Brien, Tyers.
> Leigh 42 (D. Ruane 3, M. Round 2, P. Johnson, N. McCulloch tries; C. Johnson 7 goals) defeated Barrow 14 (G. Kendall, S. Maguire tries; D. Marwood 3 goals) at Hilton Park.
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: Frank Tickle.   Crowd: 3,256.
Leigh: Johnson, McCulloch, MoiMoi, Jeffrey, Round; Ruane, Johnson; Cottrell, Ropati, Street, Collier, Dunn, Platt. Int: Kerr, Webb.
Barrow: Dwyer, Stott, Williams, Blacker, Burns; Maguire, Marwood; Heugh, Crarey, Clayton, Du Toit, Kendall, Walker. Int: Tickle, Shaw.
> Rochdale 26 (C. Sealey, S. Simcott, D. Williams, W. Wilson, D. Wood tries; S. Turner 3 goals) defeated Whitehaven 20 (M. Amor, D. Lightfoot, D. Watson tries; W. Richardson 4 goals) at Spotland Stadium.
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: Colin Morris.   Crowd: 888.
Rochdale: Wilson, Sealey, Wood, Edwards, Edwards; Turner, Sawyer; Brown, Lowe, Cowie, Simcott, Edwards, Williams. Int: Sanderson, Derbyshire.
Whitehaven: Lightfoot, Richardson, Ackerman, Watson, Lofthouse; Beckwith, Amor; Howse, Johnston, McCartney, Burney, Hetherington, Huddart. Int: Howland, Reynolds.
> Wigan 92 (K. Iro 4, T. Iro 3, S. Hampson 2, E. Hanley 2, M. Preston 2, D. Bell, D. Betts, G. Byrne, I. Lucas, A. Platt tries; K. Iro 9, S. Hampson goals) defeated Runcorn 2 (S. Fenney goal) at Central Park.
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: Dave Carter.   Crowd: 7,233.
Runcorn: Pojunas, Leadbetter, Fenney, Gerrard, Fairclough; Phillips, Cooney; Henney, Greenall, Muller, Moffit, Fildes, Cogger. Int: Brogan, Ashall.
Wigan: Hampson, Iro, Iro, Bell, Byrne; Hanley, Gregory; Case, Dermott, Shelford, Betts, Goodway, Platt. Int: Preston, Lucas.
> Sheffield 80 (M. Cook 3, D. Nelson 3, P. O'Kesene 2, D. Powell 2, A. Young 2, A. Dickinson, M. Geyer, M. Solomona tries; M. Aston 10 goals) defeated Wigan St Pats 8 at Owlerton Stadium.
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: Charlie Tidball.   Crowd: 621.
Sheffield: Gamson, Young, Dickinson, Powell, Nelson; Evans, Aston; Solomona, Cook, Broadbent, Geyer, O'Kesene, Idle. Int: McDermott, McDermott.
> Doncaster 16 (M. Roache, N. Turner tries; R. Rafferty 4 goals) defeated Swinton 13 (A. Melling, S. Snape tries; P. Topping 2 goals; S. O'Neill field goal) at Station Road.
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: Gary Holgate.   Crowd: 2,182.
Swinton: Viller, Tangira, Topping, Snape, Bate; Myler, Hewitt; Gelling, Melling, O'Neill, Ainsworth, Horrocks, Kuiti. Int: Maloney, Wright.
Doncaster: Green, Turner, Roache, Pennant, Rafferty; Jones, Evans; Parkhouse, Gibbon, Rayne, Hartley, Timson, Carr. Int: Noble.
> Wakefield 34 (A. Wilson 2, M. Graham, J. Leuluai, A. Mason, S. Norton tries; K. Harcombe 5 goals) defeated Carlisle 14 (B. McAvoy, D. Pitt tries; B. Vickers 3 goals) at Belle Vue (Wakefield).
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: Paul Houghton.   Crowd: 2,513.
Wakefield: Harcombe, Fletcher, Wilson, Mason, Thornton; Leuluai, Bell; Todd, Conway, Potts, Norton, Kelly, Graham. Int: Haggerty, Sheldon.
Carlisle: Vickers, Doyle, Pape, Pitt, McAvoy; Langton, Murdock; Armstrong, Thomason, Schubert, McMullen, Brierley, Scott. Int: Catton, Courty.
> Warrington 21 (P. Blake, J. Woods tries; J. Woods 6 goals; R. Turner field goal) defeated Oldham 14 (S. Robinson try; C. McAlister 5 goals) at Wilderspool.
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: Robin Whitfield.   Crowd: 5,528.
Warrington: Lyon, Drummond, Blake, Thorniley, Forster; Woods, Turner; Roach, Tamati, Humphries, Davidson, Roberts, Gregory. Int: Bishop, Sanderson.
Oldham: Round, Robinson, Henderson, McAlister, Meadows; O'Sullivan, Ford; Clawson, Ruane, Sherratt, Casey, Fairbank, Morrison, Gilbert.
> Widnes 37 (M. Offiah 3, D. Hulme, T. Myler, K. Sorensen tries; A. Currier 6 goals; A. Tait field goal) defeated Featherstone 12 (K. Harrison, P. Newlove tries; S. Quinn 2 goals) at Naughton Park.
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: Paul Volante.   Crowd: 5,299.
Widnes: Tait, Thackray, Currier, Wright, Offiah; Myler, Hulme; Sorensen, McKenzie, Grima, O'Neill, Eyres, Hulme. Int: Eyres, Koloto.
Featherstone: Bibb, Quinn, Banks, Smales, Newlove; Steadman, Fox; Harrison, Clark, Bastian, Hughes, Smith, Lyman, Siddall.
> St Helens 14 (D. Bloor, P. Loughlin tries; P. Loughlin 3 goals) defeated York 6 (G. Sullivan 3 goals) at Wigginton Road.
Date: Sun, 13th November.   Referee: Steve Cross.   Crowd: 3,082.
York: Wigglesworth, Ellis, Pryce, Macklin-Shaw, St Hilaire; Atkins, Dobson; Paver, Horton, Fletcher, Sullivan, Mulherin, Bleakley.
St Helens: O'Connor, Carrington, Tanner, Loughlin, Quirk; Cooper, Bloor; Burke, Dwyer, Evans, Forber, Haggerty, Vautin. Int: Veivers, Allen.

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