Match - Friday 19 June, 1998
England 15 def. Wales 12
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- 1996 European Championship - Game 1 vs. Wales
- Next Game:
- 1999 Anglo-French Challenge - Game 1 vs. France
- Out:
- Steve Prescott (fullback), Jason Robinson (wing), Gary Connolly (centre), John Bentley (wing), Daryl Powell (five-eighth), Shaun Edwards (halfback), Paul Broadbent (front row), Johnny Lawless (hooker), Chris Joynt (second row), Paul Sculthorpe (second row), Andy Farrell (lock), Steve Blakeley (bench), Bobbie Goulding (bench), Barrie McDermott (bench), Mick Cassidy (bench)
- In:
- Gary Broadbent (fullback), Paul Sterling (wing), Keith Senior (centre), Francis Cummins (wing), Graham Holroyd (five-eighth), Sean Long (halfback), Paul Rowley (hooker), Darren Fleary (front row), Simon Haughton (second row), Andy Hay (second row), Lee Gilmour (lock), Mark Hilton (bench), Paul Davidson (bench), Paul Johnson (bench), Danny Orr (bench)
Wales
- Previous Game:
- 1996 European Championship - Game 1 vs. England
- Next Game:
- 1999 Triangular Series - Game 1 vs. Ireland
- Out:
- Diccon Edwards (wing), Allan Bateman (centre), Gareth Davies (centre), Ian Watson (halfback), Mark Jones (front row), Paul Moriarty (second row), Mark Perrett (second row), Chris Morley (lock), Richard Webster (bench)
- In:
- Damian Gibson (centre), Daio Powell (centre), Anthony Sullivan (wing), Lee Briers (halfback), Kelvin Skerrett (front row), Dean Busby (second row), Richie Eyres (second row), Karle Hammond (lock), Martin Pearson (bench)
Match Report
Wales took on England in the middle of the "On the Road" Super League fixtures, with Andy Goodway selecting a largely young side with a view to trying out players for the Great Britain series against New Zealand.
Wales played a more expansive game than their opponents and led for most of the game. Atcheson combined with Harris to send Daio Powell in for the game's opening try. England struck back with Keith Senior putting Hay over for a score from close, but Wales took a lead to half-time when Cunningham charged through the defence from Karle Hammond's offload. Wales played the last ten minutes of the half with Jason Critchley in the sin bin for a professional foul.
That was unfortunately as good as it got for the Dragons and though they held the English off for most of the second half, a crunching tackle from Darren Fleary on
Atcheson saw the ball pop loose and Sean Long set up Davidson on an unstoppable run through two Welsh tackles for a try under the posts. Long hit a drop goal shortly before the whistle to emphasise the victory.
Wigan prop Neil Cowie was the best player on show for Wales, though Iestyn Harris produced a typical rock solid effort in defence.
Source: WalesRL.co.uk
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Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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