Championship 1980/81

Match Weekend 5

Leigh 22 def. Castleford 18

Championship 1980/81
Match Weekend 5

Leigh
22
18
Castleford
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/16080
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 28th September, 1980
Referee Trevor Court
Venue Hilton Park (Leigh)
Crowd 3,559
Leigh Scoresheet Castleford
Philip FOX T Steve FENTON
Ian HOBSON   Ian ORUM
John WOODS   Robert SPURR
      Kevin WARD
 
Alan FAIRHURST 4 G 3 Gary HYDE
John WOODS 2      
 
Tom GITTINS FG    
Leigh Teams Castleford
Mick HOGAN 1 FB 1 Ian ORUM
Philip FOX 2 W 2 Terry RICHARDSON
David BULLOUGH 3 C 3 Barry HIGGINS
Steve DONLAN 4 C 4 Gary HYDE
Duncan SCOTT 5 W 5 Steve FENTON
 
John WOODS 6 FE 6 Robert BEARDMORE
Alan FAIRHURST 7 HB 7 Gary STEPHENS
 
Tony COOKE 8 FR 8 Brian HUGHES
Ray TABERN 9 HK 9 Robert SPURR
Ian HOBSON 10 FR 10 Alan HARDY
Arthur DALEY 11 2R 11 Neil JAMES
William PLATT 12 2R 12 Kevin WARD
Tom GITTINS 13 L 13 Malcolm REILLY
 
Malcolm SWANN 14 B    
Mick McTIGUE 15 B 15 David FINCH
 
Tom GRAINEY   HC   Malcolm REILLY
   
 

Team Info

Leigh

Previous Game:
Match Day 4 vs. Bradford
Next Game:
Match Day 6 vs. Oldham
Out:
Terry Bilsbury (centre), Terry Bowman (front row), Alan Rathbone (second row)
In:
Philip Fox (wing), Ian Hobson (front row), William Platt (second row), Malcolm Swann (bench), Mick McTigue (bench)
Changes:
David Bullough (wing to centre), Tom Gittins (second row to lock), Arthur Daley (lock to second row)

Castleford

Previous Game:
Match Day 4 vs. Warrington
Next Game:
Match Day 6 vs. Barrow
Out:
Geoff Wraith (fullback), John Joyner (centre), Jimmy Crampton (lock), Andrew Timson (bench)
In:
Barry Higgins (centre), Robert Beardmore (five-eighth), Kevin Ward (second row), David Finch (bench)
Changes:
Ian Orum (five-eighth to fullback), Malcolm Reilly (second row to lock)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1981-82