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Premiership Trophy 1997

Preliminary Round

Summary of Matches

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>  Sheffield 26 (M. Crowther, W. Morganson, N. Pinkney, W. Sovatabua tries; M. Aston 5 goals) defeated Warrington 16 (S. Finau, W. Swann, T. Tatupu tries; L. Briers 2 goals) at Don Valley Stadium.
Date: Fri, 5th September.   Referee: Stuart Cummings.   Crowd: 2,500.
Sheffield: Sovatabua, Pinkney, Morganson, Senior, Crowther; Wood, Aston; Broadbent, Vassilakopoulos, Thompson, Carr, McAllister, Doyle. Int: Mycoe, Lawless, Laughton, Turner.
Warrington: Penny, Finau, Roper, Vagana, Forster; Shelford, Briers; Chambers, Swann, Eyres, Tatupu, Knott, Sculthorpe. Int: Wainwright, Stevens, Murray, Causey.
>  Castleford 23 (A. Vowles 2, B. Davis, A. Schick tries; B. Davis 3 goals; M. Ford field goal) defeated Halifax 18 (D. Bouveng, M. Jackson, P. Rowley tries; J. Schuster 3 goals) at Thrum Hall.
Date: Sun, 7th September.   Referee: David Campbell.   Crowd: 2,382.
Halifax: Umaga, Tuilagi, Schuster, Pearson, Bouveng; Chester, Dean; Harrison, Rowley, Jackson, Highton, Jackson, Moana. Int: Amone, Gillespie, Marshall, Boothroyd.
Castleford: Flowers, Gay, Critchley, Vowles, Smith; Davis, Ford; Sykes, Russell, McKell, Lidden, Schick, Harland. Int: Tuuta, Steadman, Orr, Tonks.
>  Salford 48 (S. Blakeley 2, J. Cartwright 2, D. Hulme 2, N. McAvoy, S. Naylor, D. Rogers tries; S. Blakeley 6 goals) defeated Paris St Germain 6 (F. Devecchi try; N. Hyde goal) at The Willows.
Date: Sun, 7th September.   Referee: Russell Smith.   Crowd: 2,045.
Salford: Broadbent, Sini, Naylor, McAvoy, Rogers; Blakeley, Lee; Platt, Edwards, Savelio, Forber, Cartwright, Faimalo. Int: Martin, Hulme, Burgess, Southern.
Paris St Germain: Hyde, Devecchi, Chamorin, Evans, Mahony; Martin, Bergman; Taylor, O'Donnell, Priddle, Peters, Hancock, Lomax. Int: Hogue, Cabestany.
>  Leeds 42 (R. Blackmore, F. Cummins, D. Fleary, G. Holroyd, D. Lawford, M. Masella, T. Newton, L. Rivett tries; I. Harris 5 goals) defeated Oldham 16 (P. Atcheson, H. Hill, P. Leuila tries; F. Maloney 2 goals) at Headingley.
Date: Mon, 8th September.   Referee: John Connolly.   Crowd: 4,908.
Leeds: Gibson, Hassan, Blackmore, Cummins, Rivett; Harris, Lawford; Masella, Collins, Field, Hay, Farrell, Newton. Int: Holroyd, Cantillon, Fleary, Golden.
Oldham: Atcheson, Jones, Hill, Cowan, Ranson; Maloney, Deacon; Lord, McKinney, Temu, Faimalo, Topping, Goodwin. Int: McNicholas, Leuila, Myler, Guest.

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