Championship 1987/88

Match Day 2

St Helens 31 def. Hull Kingston Rovers 16

Championship 1987/88
Match Day 2

St Helens
31
16
Hull Kingston Rovers
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/18393
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 6th September, 1987
Referee Robin Whitfield (Widnes)
Venue Knowsley (St Helens)
Crowd 5,273
St Helens Scoresheet Hull KR
Mark ELIA 2 T Mike SMITH
Roy HAGGERTY   Ray STEAD
Kevin McCORMACK      
Phil VEIVERS      
 
Paul LOUGHLIN 5 G 4 Mike FLETCHER
 
Roy HAGGERTY FG    
St Helens Teams Hull KR
Phil VEIVERS 1 FB 1 George FAIRBAIRN
David LARGE 2 W 2 Garry CLARK
Mark ELIA 3 C 3 John LYDIAT
Paul LOUGHLIN 4 C 4 Mike FLETCHER
Kevin McCORMACK 5 W 5 Ray STEAD
 
Neil HOLDING 6 FE 6 Mike SMITH
Sean DEVINE 7 HB 7 Wayne PARKER
 
Tony BURKE 8 FR 8 Des HARRISON
Dave HARRISON 9 HK 9 Chris RUDD
Phil SOUTHWARD 10 FR 10 Asuquo EMA
Paul FORBER 11 2R 11 Chris BURTON
Roy HAGGERTY 12 2R 12 Phil HOGAN
Chris ARKWRIGHT 13 L 13 Paul SPECKMAN
 
David TANNER 14 B 14 Gary SIMS
    B 15 Kenny LAWLER
 
Alex MURPHY   HC   Roger MILLWARD
   
 

Team Info

St Helens

Previous Game:
Match Day 1 vs. Castleford
Next Game:
Lancashire Cup 1987/88 - Round 1 vs. Leigh
Out:
Mark Bailey (five-eighth), Graham Liptrot (hooker), John Fieldhouse (front row), Andy Platt (second row), Bernard Dwyer (lock)
In:
Sean Devine (halfback), Dave Harrison (hooker), Phil Southward (front row), David Tanner (bench)
Changes:
Neil Holding (halfback to five-eighth), Chris Arkwright (second row to lock), Paul Forber (bench to second row), Roy Haggerty (bench to second row)

Hull KR

Previous Game:
Match Day 1 vs. Swinton
Next Game:
Yorkshire Cup 1987/88 - Round 1 vs. Bradford
Out:
Gordon Smith (halfback), David Watkinson (hooker), Andy Thompson (bench)
In:
George Fairbairn (fullback), Gary Sims (bench), Kenny Lawler (bench)
Changes:
Mike Fletcher (fullback to centre), Mike Smith (centre to five-eighth), Wayne Parker (five-eighth to halfback), Chris Rudd (bench to hooker)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89