1987 Challenge Cup

1987 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration 6 Rounds
Number of teams 38
Winners Halifax
Runners-up St Helens
Lance Todd Trophy Graham Eadie
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The 1987 Challenge Cup was the 86th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Halifax and St Helens at Wembley. Halifax won the match 19–18.

Semi final

14 March 1987
St Helens 14 – 8 Leigh
Try: McCormack, Arkwright. Platt
Goal: Loughlin
Report Try: McCulloch
Goal: C. Johnson (2)
Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 13,105
28 March 1987
Halifax 12 – 8 Widnes
Try: Pendlebury, Rix
Goal: Whitfield (2)
Report Try: McKenzie
Goal: Platt (2)
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 16,064

Final

Saturday 2 May 1987
Halifax 19 – 18 St Helens
Try: George, McCallion, Eadie
Goal: Whitfield (3)
Drop goal: Pendlebury
Report Try: Elia, Loughlin, Round
Goal: Loughlin (3)
Wembley, London
Attendance: 91,267
Referee/s: John Holdsworth (Kippax)[1]
Man of the Match: Graham Eadie
FB 1 Graham Eadie
RW 2 Scott Wilson
RC 3 Colin Whitfield
LC 4 Grant Rix
LW 5 Wilf George
SO 6 Chris Anderson (c)
SH 7 Gary Stephens
PR 8 Ben Beevers
HK 9 Seamus McCallion
PR 10 Keith Neller
SR 11 Paul Dixon
SR 12 Mick Scott
LF 13 John Pendlebury
Substitutions:
IC 14 Brian Juliff
IC 15 Neil James
Coach:
Chris Anderson
FB 1 Phil Veivers
RW 2 Barry Ledger
RC 3 Paul Loughlin
LC 4 Mark Elia
LW 5 Kevin McCormack
SO 6 Brett Clark
SH 7 Neil Holding
PR 8 Tony Burke
HK 9 Graham Liptrot
PR 10 John Fieldhouse
SR 11 Andy Platt
SR 12 Roy Haggerty
LF 13 Chris Arkwright (c)
Substitutions:
IC 14 Paul Round
IC 15 Paul Forber
Coach:
Alex Murphy

References

  1. Fitzpatrick, Paul (4 May 1987). "Halifax make an historic point". The Guardian (London). p. 14. Retrieved 28 September 2014. (subscription required (help)).

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