Boxing Day
Warrington 11 def. Leigh 5
| 1980/81 Championship Boxing Day | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/16157 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 26th December, 1980 | |||||||
| Referee | Vince Moss | |||||||
| Venue | Wilderspool (Warrington) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,238 | |||||||
| Warrington | Scoresheet | Leigh | ||||||
| Mick KELLY | T | Des DRUMMOND | ||||||
| Steve HESFORD | 4 | G | John WOODS | |||||
| Warrington | Teams | Leigh | ||||||
| Steve HESFORD | 1 | FB | 1 | Steve GRIMSHAW | ||||
| Richard THACKRAY | 2 | W | 2 | Des DRUMMOND | ||||
| Ian DUANE | 3 | C | 3 | Terry BILSBURY | ||||
| John BEVAN | 4 | C | 4 | Steve DONLAN | ||||
| Mick KELLY | 5 | W | 5 | Philip FOX | ||||
| Ken KELLY | 6 | FE | 6 | John WOODS | ||||
| Jimmy FAIRHURST | 7 | HB | 7 | Ken GREEN | ||||
| Neil COURTNEY | 8 | FR | 8 | Robert CLARKE | ||||
| Anthony WALLER | 9 | HK | 9 | Les WALL | ||||
| Brian CASE | 10 | FR | 10 | Tony COOKE | ||||
| Tommy MARTYN | 11 | 2R | 11 | Arthur DALEY | ||||
| Bob ECCLES | 12 | 2R | 12 | Alan RATHBONE | ||||
| Ian POTTER | 13 | L | 13 | Tom GITTINS | ||||
| Parry GORDON | 14 | B | ||||||
| B | 15 | Ray TABERN | ||||||
| Billy BENYON | HC | Alex MURPHY | ||||||
Team Info
Warrington
- Previous Game:
- 1980/81 John Player Trophy - Semi Final vs. Castleford
- Next Game:
- 1980/81 John Player Trophy - Semi Final vs. Castleford
- Out:
- Derek Finnegan (fullback), Alan Gwilliam (halfback), Edwin Hunter (lock)
- In:
- Mick Kelly (wing), Parry Gordon (bench)
- Changes:
- Steve Hesford (wing to fullback), Ian Potter (second row to lock), Jimmy Fairhurst (bench to halfback), Bob Eccles (bench to second row)
Leigh
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 14 vs. Featherstone
- Next Game:
- New Year's Day vs. Salford
- Out:
- David Bullough (centre), Derek Pyke (front row)
- In:
- Terry Bilsbury (centre), Tony Cooke (front row)
- Changes:
- Ray Tabern (second row to bench), Arthur Daley (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin
Sources:Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)
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