Match Day 9
St Helens 34 def. Sheffield Eagles 17
| 1990/91 Championship Match Day 9 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/18989 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 11th November, 1990 | |||||||
| Referee | Gerry Kershaw | |||||||
| Venue | Knowsley (St Helens) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,155 | |||||||
| St Helens | Scoresheet | Sheffield | ||||||
| Mark BAILEY | 2 | T | Sonny NICKLE | |||||
| Shane COOPER | Hugh WADDELL | |||||||
| Paul FORBER | ||||||||
| Paul LOUGHLIN | ||||||||
| George MANN | ||||||||
| Paul LOUGHLIN | 5 | G | 3 | Gary PEARCE | ||||
| FG | 3 | Gary PEARCE | ||||||
| St Helens | Teams | Sheffield | ||||||
| Gary CONNOLLY | 1 | FB | 1 | David MYCOE | ||||
| Tea ROPATI | 2 | W | 2 | David NELSON | ||||
| Mark BAILEY | 3 | C | 3 | Andy DICKINSON | ||||
| Paul LOUGHLIN | 4 | C | 4 | Sam PANAPA | ||||
| Les QUIRK | 5 | W | 5 | Andy YOUNG | ||||
| Phil VEIVERS | 6 | FE | 6 | Gary PEARCE | ||||
| Sean DEVINE | 7 | HB | 7 | Mark GAMSON | ||||
| John HARRISON | 8 | FR | 8 | Francis LEOTA | ||||
| Paul GROVES | 9 | HK | 9 | Mick COOK | ||||
| Kevin WARD | 10 | FR | 10 | Hugh WADDELL | ||||
| Paul FORBER | 11 | 2R | 11 | Nick HALAFIHI | ||||
| George MANN | 12 | 2R | 12 | Sonny NICKLE | ||||
| Shane COOPER | 13 | L | 13 | Anthony FARRELL | ||||
| Paul BISHOP | 14 | B | 14 | Daryl POWELL | ||||
| Paul JONES | 15 | B | 15 | Ian RUSSELL | ||||
| Mike McCLENNAN | HC | Gary HETHERINGTON | ||||||
Team Info
St Helens
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 8 vs. Rochdale
- Next Game:
- Match Day 10 vs. Bradford
- Out:
- Alan Hunte (wing), Bernard Dwyer (second row), Andrew Bateman (bench)
- In:
- Paul Forber (second row), Paul Bishop (bench), Paul Jones (bench)
- Changes:
- Tea Ropati (centre to wing), Mark Bailey (bench to centre)
Sheffield
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 7 vs. Bradford
- Next Game:
- 1990/91 Regal Trophy - Prelim Round vs. Bradford
- Out:
- David Close (halfback), Nick Grimoldby (second row), Neil Kellett (bench)
- In:
- Andy Young (wing), Nick Halafihi (second row), Sonny Nickle (second row)
- Changes:
- Mark Gamson (fullback to halfback), Daryl Powell (centre to bench), Sam Panapa (wing to centre), Ian Russell (second row to bench), David Mycoe (bench to fullback)
Match Notes
This match resulted in a particularly unusual piece of play being outlawed. In the lead-up to the try scored by George Mann (St Helens). With St Helens on the attack near the tryline, John Harrison at dummy half threw the football into his own forehead, causing it to propel forward similar to a chip kick, which was chased through and grounded by Mann. Referee Gerry Kershaw had no choice but to award the try, and the RFL banned the practice shortly after.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
Sources:Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)
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