Match Day 9
St Helens 5 lost to Castleford 8
| 1980/81 Championship Match Day 9 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/16110 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 26th October, 1980 | |||||||
| Referee | Kevin Steel | |||||||
| Venue | Knowsley (St Helens) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,844 | |||||||
| St Helens | Scoresheet | Castleford | ||||||
| Clive GRIFFITHS | T | Robert BEARDMORE | ||||||
| Gary HYDE | ||||||||
| Clive GRIFFITHS | G | Gary HYDE | ||||||
| St Helens | Teams | Castleford | ||||||
| Clive GRIFFITHS | 1 | FB | 1 | Geoff WRAITH | ||||
| Les JONES | 2 | W | 2 | Terry RICHARDSON | ||||
| Steve BAYLISS | 3 | C | 3 | John JOYNER | ||||
| Denis LITHERLAND | 4 | C | 4 | Gary HYDE | ||||
| Roy MATHIAS | 5 | W | 5 | David FINCH | ||||
| John CANNING | 6 | FE | 6 | Ian ORUM | ||||
| John SMITH | 7 | HB | 7 | Robert BEARDMORE | ||||
| Mel JAMES | 8 | FR | 8 | Brian HUGHES | ||||
| Dennis NULTY | 9 | HK | 9 | Robert SPURR | ||||
| Roger OWEN | 10 | FR | 10 | Malcolm REILLY | ||||
| Eric CHISNALL | 11 | 2R | 11 | Castleford TRIALIST | ||||
| Michael HOPE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Kevin WARD | ||||
| Harry PINNER | 13 | L | 13 | Jimmy CRAMPTON | ||||
| Roy HAGGERTY | 14 | B | 14 | Barry JOHNSON | ||||
| Graham LIPTROT | 15 | B | 15 | Neil JAMES | ||||
| Kel COSLETT | HC | Malcolm REILLY | ||||||
Team Info
St Helens
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 8 vs. Warrington
- Next Game:
- Match Day 10 vs. Leigh
- Out:
- Brian Parkes (five-eighth), Neil Holding (halfback), George Nicholls (second row)
- In:
- John Canning (five-eighth), Roger Owen (front row), Graham Liptrot (bench)
- Changes:
- Michael Hope (front row to second row), John Smith (bench to halfback)
Castleford
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 8 vs. Halifax
- Next Game:
- Match Day 11 vs. Hull
- Out:
- Steve Fenton (centre), Gary Stephens (halfback)
- In:
- Castleford Trialist (second row), Jimmy Crampton (lock)
- Changes:
- Ian Orum (wing to five-eighth), Robert Beardmore (five-eighth to halfback), Barry Johnson (front row to bench), Neil James (second row to bench), David Finch (second row to wing), Kevin Ward (lock to second row), John Joyner (bench to centre), Malcolm Reilly (bench to front row)
Match Notes
It seems strange that Castleford played a trialist in the back row for this game. Castleford had been playing Neil James (who was replaced in this game by the trialist) in the back row and had been winning. The Manchester Guardian didn't mention it in their report of the win. The Guardian also reported this game to have an attendance of 7908, while the Rothman's Annual as well as the Saints Heritage Society lists the crowd as 4844 (http://www.saints.org.uk/home/match.php?seq=3819).
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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