1989 World Club Challenge

1989 World Club Challenge
Widnes Canberra Raiders
(RFL Championship) (NSWRL Premiership)
30 18
1 2 Total
WID 10 20 30
CAN 12 6 18
Date 4 October 1989
Stadium Old Trafford
Location Manchester, United Kingdom
Man of the Match David Hulme, Widnes
Referee F. Desplats
Attendance 30,786
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The 1989 World Club Challenge (also known as the Foster's World Club Challenge due to sponsorship by brewers, Foster's) was the third ever and first official World Club Challenge match. 1989's NSWRL season premiers, the Canberra Raiders traveled to England to play against 1988–89 RFL champions, Widnes.


Details

Canberra Raiders Position Widnes
Gary Belcher 1. FB Alan Tait
Matthew Wood 2. WG Andy Currier
Mal Meninga (c) 3. CE Jonathan Davies
Laurie Daley 4. CE Darren Wright
John Ferguson 5. WG Martin Offiah
Chris O'Sullivan 6. FE/SO Tony Myler
Ricky Stuart 7. HB David Hulme
Steve Jackson 8. PR Joe Grima
Steve Walters 9. HK Phil McKenzie
Glenn Lazarus 10. PR Derek Pyke
Dean Lance 11. SR Kurt Sorensen (c)
Gary Coyne 12. SR Paul Hulme
Bradley Clyde 13. LK Richard Eyres
Phil Carey 14. Bench Barry Dowd
Paul Martin 15. Bench Paul Moriarty
Mark Lowry 16. Bench Brimah Kebbie
Craig Bellamy 17. Bench David Smith
Tim Sheens Coach Doug Laughton

The match was played on Wednesday, 4 October at Old Trafford, Manchester. A crowd of 30,786[1] saw the Raiders go down 18 - 30 after a spirited comeback from Widnes after a 12-0 deficit only eleven minutes into the match.[2] David Hulme was named man-of-the-match.

Widnes 30 Canberra 18
Tries (6):
Martin Offiah (2)
Jonathan Davies
Richard Eyres
David Hulme
Darren Wright		 Tries (3):
Mal Meninga
Chris O'Sullivan
Steve Walters
Goals (3):
Jonathan Davies
 Goals (3):
Matthew Wood
Chris O'Sullivan

References

  1. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-40337011.html
  2. ↑ "Sheen backs Tigers to shine". Yorkshire Post (UK: Johnston Press Digital Publishing). 1 February 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2010.

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