John Player Special Trophy 1988/89

Game 1

Runcorn Highfield 2 lost to Wigan 92

John Player Special Trophy 1988/89
Game 1
Runcorn
Highfield
2
92
Wigan
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/21149
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 13th November, 1988
Referee Dave Carter (Widnes)
Venue Central Park (Wigan)
Crowd 7,233
Runcorn Scoresheet Wigan
    T 4 Kevin IRO
      3 Tony IRO
      2 Steve HAMPSON
      2 Ellery HANLEY
      2 Mark PRESTON
      Dean BELL
      Denis BETTS
      Gerard BYRNE
      Ian LUCAS
      Andy PLATT
 
Steven FENNEY G 9 Kevin IRO
      Steve HAMPSON
Runcorn Teams Wigan
Chris POJUNAS 1 FB 1 Steve HAMPSON
Dave LEADBETTER 2 W 2 Tony IRO
Steven FENNEY 3 C 3 Kevin IRO
Steve GERRARD 4 C 4 Dean BELL
David FAIRCLOUGH 5 W 5 Gerard BYRNE
 
Joe PHILLIPS 6 FE 6 Ellery HANLEY
Paul COONEY 7 HB 7 Andy GREGORY
 
Harold HENNEY 8 FR 8 Brian CASE
Billy GREENALL 9 HK 9 Martin DERMOTT
Roby MULLER 10 FR 10 Adrian SHELFORD
Ian MOFFIT 11 2R 11 Denis BETTS
Tony FILDES 12 2R 12 Andy GOODWAY
John COGGER 13 L 13 Andy PLATT
 
Mick BROGAN 14 B 14 Mark PRESTON
Paul ASHALL 15 B 15 Ian LUCAS
 
Bill ASHURST   HC   Graham LOWE
   
 

Team Info

Runcorn

Previous Game:
Match Day 10 vs. Chorley
Next Game:
Match Day 11 vs. Rochdale
Out:
Tom Rawlinson (fullback), Ian Smith (wing), Mark Shaw (centre), Tony Jackson (centre), Paul Durnin (wing), Steve Gauchwin (five-eighth), Dave Crompton (halfback), Danny Campbell (front row), Chris Middlehurst (hooker), Geoff Dean (front row), John Booth (second row), David Hunt (second row), Paul Fraser (lock)
In:
Chris Pojunas (fullback), Dave Leadbetter (wing), Steven Fenney (centre), Steve Gerrard (centre), David Fairclough (wing), Joe Phillips (five-eighth), Paul Cooney (halfback), Harold Henney (front row), Billy Greenall (hooker), Ian Moffit (second row), Tony Fildes (second row), John Cogger (lock), Mick Brogan (bench), Paul Ashall (bench)
Changes:
Roby Muller (bench to front row)

Wigan

Previous Game:
Match Day 9 vs. Widnes
Next Game:
Match Day 10 vs. Salford
Out:
Shaun Tyrer (fullback), Shaun Edwards (five-eighth)
In:
Steve Hampson (fullback), Gerard Byrne (wing)
Changes:
Mark Preston (wing to bench), Ian Lucas (front row to bench), Andy Platt (second row to lock), Ellery Hanley (lock to five-eighth), Denis Betts (bench to second row), Brian Case (bench to front row)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Bill Bates, Shawn Dollin

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90