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1980/81 State Express Challenge Cup

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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>  Hull KR 18 (S. Hartley, P. Muscroft, I. Robinson tries; S. Hubbard 4 goals; P. Harkin field goal) defeated Barrow 13 (M. Mason try; I. Ball 4 goals; I. Ball 2 field goals) at Craven Park (Hull, Old).
Date: Sat, 14th February.   Referee: Robin Whitfield.   Crowd: 8,220.
Hull KR: Robinson, Hubbard, Smith, Hogan, Muscroft; Hartley, Harkin; Millington, Price, Crooks, Dixon, Casey, Hall, Burton.
Barrow: Tickle, McConnell, French, Ball, Wainwright; Mason, Cairns; Chisnall, Allen, Evans, Flynn, James, Hadley.
>  Keighley 15 (D. Moll, B. Rowett tries; G. Beale 4 goals; C. North field goal) defeated Batley 7 (W. Allen try; H. Oulton 2 goals) at Mount Pleasant.
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: Cliff Hodgson.   Crowd: 1,714.
Batley: Parker, Ratcliffe, Presley, Jones, Oulton; Briggs, Pickerill; Frain, Piwinski, Woodall, Vodden, Allen, Rippon. Int: Watts.
Keighley: Jickells, Moll, Greenwood, Rowett, Beale; Bardgett, North; Sellers, Hodgson, Farrell, Clarkson, Dickens, Hawksworth. Int: Sutcliffe.
>  Oldham 11 (M. Kirwan, G. Owen tries; E. Fitzsimons 2 goals; J. Paterson field goal) defeated Blackpool 2 (M. Chester, D. Parry field goals) at Borough Park (Blackpool).
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: Stephen Haigh.   Crowd: 2,837.
Blackpool: Charlton, Sivori, Tilly, Oxley, Oldham; Brelsford, Chester; Gamble, Parry, Waterworth, Lomax, Lyon, Corcoran. Int: Bailey, Webb.
Oldham: Murphy, Munro, Hunter, Parrish, Fitzsimons; Paterson, Kirwan; Owen, Martland, Harris, Mordell, Platt, Flanagan (C). Int: Caffery, Herbert.
>  Warrington 18 (J. Bevan, I. Duane, A. Gwilliam, S. Hesford tries; S. Hesford 3 goals) defeated Bramley 5 (C. Bowman try; T. Bibb goal) at McLaren Field.
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: Harry Hunt.   Crowd: 3,350.
Bramley: Bibb, Dyas, Nicholson, Olbison, Lund; Ayres, Langton; Grinhaff, Tennant, Bowman, Huddlestone, Knowles, Bond. Int: Johnston, Burke.
Warrington: Hesford, Thackray, Duane, Bevan, Kelly; Kelly, Gwilliam; Courtney, Waller, Case, Martyn, Potter, Hunter. Int: Eccles.
>  Castleford 42 (T. Richardson 3, R. Beardmore 2, K. Ward 2, S. Fenton, D. Finch, G. Hyde tries; G. Hyde 5, D. Finch goals) defeated Huyton 7 (T. Banham try; J. Tabern 2 goals) at Wheldon Road.
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: John Mean.   Crowd: 3,020.
Castleford: Wraith, Richardson, Joyner, Hyde, Fenton; Johnson, Beardmore; Kear, Spurr, Johnson, Finch, Ward, Crampton. Int: Orum, Connell.
Huyton: Tabern, Fitzsimmons, Jackson, Hartley, Grady; Corwell, Prescott; Fletcher, Andrews, Banham, Middlehurst, Cooper, Coop. Int: O'Toole, Smith.
>  Dewsbury 15 (E. Lowe 2, M. Agar tries; S. Dunford 3 goals) defeated Hunslet 10 (D. Booth, G. King tries; C. Walker goal; S. Cooper 2 field goals) at Crown Flatt (Old).
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: Kevin Allatt.   Crowd: 1,777.
Dewsbury: Richardson, Dunford, Agar, Watson, Lowe; Hughes, Talbot; Briggs, Catlin, Long, Crossley, Artis, Wolford. Int: Collins, Mason.
Hunslet: Briers, Walker, Booth, Smith, Nicholson; Lane, King; Raybould, Kelly, Endersby, Griffiths, McGregor, Cooper, Hirst.
>  Wakefield 9 (A. Fletcher, K. Smith tries; S. Diamond goal; A. Agar field goal) defeated Fulham 5 (D. Hull try; I. MacCorquodale goal) at Craven Cottage.
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: Ron Campbell.   Crowd: 15,013.
Fulham: Ganley, Cambriani, Aspey, Noonan, MacCorquodale; Eckersley, Bowden; Beverley, Karalius, Van bellen, Gourley, Allen, Hull, Wood.
Wakefield: Box, Fletcher, Day, Smith, Juliff; Topliss, Agar; Murray, McCurrie, Bratt, Thompson, Rayne, Lampkowski. Int: Diamond, Kelly.
>  Halifax 3 (J. Birts goal; J. Birts field goal) defeated Wigan 2 (G. Fairbairn goal) at Thrum Hall.
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: Vince Moss.   Crowd: 8,360.
Halifax: Birts, O'Byrne, Evans, Cholmondeley, Waites; Blacker, Langton; Callon, Maskill, Standidge, Scott, Garforth, Loxton, Busfield.
Wigan: Fairbairn, Ramsdale, Butler, Foy, Williams; Bolton, Stephens; Hodkinson, Kiss, Bowman, Boyd, O'Neill, Pendlebury. Int: Walsh, Melling.
>  St Helens 10 (N. Holding try; C. Griffiths 3 goals; C. Griffiths field goal) defeated Huddersfield 8 (T. Johnson try; G. Swale 2 goals; G. Knight field goal) at Fartown.
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: Peter Massey.   Crowd: 3,094.
Huddersfield: Barton, Cramp, Leathley, Slater, Swale; Knight, Punter; Jarvis, Clarke, Wood, Halmshaw, McHugh, Johnson, Johnson.
St Helens: Parkes, Griffiths, Arkwright, Peters, Mathias; Glynn, Holding; James, Liptrot, Hope, Chisnall, Gorley, Pinner. Int: Jones, Nicholls.
>  Hull 14 (B. Banks, S. Norton tries; S. Lloyd 4 goals) defeated Leeds 5 (T. Naylor try; K. Dick goal) at The Boulevard.
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: Billy Thompson.   Crowd: 15,119.
Hull: Woods, Bray, Banks, Wilby, Prendiville; Newlove, Pickerill; Tindall, Duke, Stone, Skerrett, Lloyd, Norton. Int: Crane.
Leeds: Hague, Naylor, Heselwood, Dyl, Atkinson; Mackintosh, Dick; Harrison, Ward, Rayne, Eccles, Holmes, Cookson. Int: Heron, Townend.
>  Leigh 20 (T. Bilsbury, S. Donlan, M. McTigue, J. Woods tries; J. Woods 4 goals) defeated Whitehaven 6 (J. Bulman try; R. Dutton goal; A. Walker field goal) at Hilton Park.
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: Mick Beaumont.   Crowd: 5,139.
Leigh: Grimshaw, Drummond, Bilsbury, Donlan, Fox; Woods, Green; Wilkinson, Aspinall, Cooke, Daley, Gittins, McTigue.
Whitehaven: Dutton, McClure, Larder, Rose, Bulman; Evans, Walker; Calvin, Doran, Grimes, Cottier, Fox, Thompson, Hartley.
>  York 18 (B. Adams, T. Morgan, P. Phillippo, G. Pryce tries; T. Morgan 2, J. Crossley goals) defeated Pilkington Recs 7 at Knowsley Road.
Date: Sun, 15th February.   
York: Smith, Pryce, Sheard, Redford, Morgan; Crossley, Harkin; Wardell, Phillippo, Dunkerley, White, Adams, McDermott. Int: Midgley, Kirkbride.
>  Salford 17 (S. Cross, P. O'Neill, M. Richards tries; S. Rule 4 goals) defeated Bradford 13 (A. Redfearn 2, B. Noble tries; K. Mumby 2 goals) at The Willows.
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: Trevor Court.   Crowd: 5,371.
Salford: Rule, Richards, Major, Whitfield, Rogers; Francis, Nash; Yates, O'Neill, Henney, Cross, Mcgreal, Williams, Smith.
Bradford: Mumby, Barends, Redfearn, Parker, Gant; Stephenson, Redfearn; Thompson, Noble, Van Bellen, Grayshon, Jackson, Idle. Int: Hale, Fiddler.
>  Featherstone 10 (S. Quinn, S. Reed tries; S. Quinn 2 goals) defeated Swinton 8 (R. Bruen 2 tries; J. Gorton goal) at Station Road.
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: Jim Smith.   Crowd: 2,987.
Swinton: Gorton, Vigo, Wilson, Bruen, Drummond; Rutene, Mellor; Ashcroft, Derbyshire, Grice, Clough, Cooper, Nicholson.
Featherstone: Marsden, Quinn, Coventry, Gilbert, Kellett; Barker, Hudson; Anderson, Handscombe, Gibbins, Hankins, Morgan (C), Smith. Int: Reed, Limb.
>  Widnes 50 (E. Cunningham 5, S. Wright 3, K. Bentley, M. George, J. Myler, M. O'Neill tries; M. Burke 5, J. Myler 2 goals) defeated Doncaster 0 at Naughton Park.
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: Bill Allen.   Crowd: 4,563.
Widnes: Myler, Wright, George, Cunningham, Burke; Hughes, Gregory; O'Neill, Elwell, Lockwood, Gorley, Prescott, Adams. Int: Bentley, Smith.
Doncaster: Brook, Millet, Piper, Noble, Millet; Buckton, Finnerty; Perigo, Knott, Ellis, Pflaster, Masson, Davies, Ellis.
>  Workington 17 (B. Pattinson 2, A. Rowley tries; G. Hogg 4 goals) defeated Rochdale 8 (J. Glover try; N. Turley 2 goals; N. Turley field goal) at Derwent Park.
Date: Sun, 15th February.   Referee: Ron Moore.   Crowd: 2,459.
Workington: Hogg, Thompson, Beattie, O'Loughlin, Jones; McMillan, Todd; Rowley, Banks, Wallbanks, Hartley, Pattinson, Lewis, McCarron.
Rochdale: Grimes, Holland, McGiffen, Gilmore, Gill; Price, Sanderson; Glover, Lowe, Langan, Garside, Turley, Coates, Wilson.

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