Semi Final
St Helens 14 def. Leigh 8
| Challenge Cup 1986/87 Semi Final |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/26410 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 14th March, 1987 | |||||||
| Referee | Robin Whitfield (Widnes) | |||||||
| Venue | Central Park (Wigan) | |||||||
| Crowd | 13,105 | |||||||
| St Helens | Scoresheet | Leigh | ||||||
| Chris ARKWRIGHT | T | Neil McCULLOCH | ||||||
| Kevin McCORMACK | ||||||||
| Andy PLATT | ||||||||
| Paul LOUGHLIN | G | 2 | Chris JOHNSON | |||||
| St Helens | Teams | Leigh | ||||||
| Phil VEIVERS | 1 | FB | 1 | Chris JOHNSON | ||||
| Barry LEDGER | 2 | W | 2 | Neil McCULLOCH | ||||
| Paul LOUGHLIN | 3 | C | 3 | John HENDERSON | ||||
| Mark ELIA | 4 | C | 4 | James LEULUAI | ||||
| Kevin McCORMACK | 5 | W | 5 | Ian JEFFREY | ||||
| Brett CLARK | 6 | FE | 6 | John KERR | ||||
| Neil HOLDING | 7 | HB | 7 | Phil JOHNSON | ||||
| Tony BURKE | 8 | FR | 8 | Derek PYKE | ||||
| Graham LIPTROT | 9 | HK | 9 | Mike DEAN | ||||
| John FIELDHOUSE | 10 | FR | 10 | Tony COTTRELL | ||||
| Andy PLATT | 11 | 2R | 11 | Mark THOMAS | ||||
| Roy HAGGERTY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Milton HUDDART | ||||
| Chris ARKWRIGHT | 13 | L | 13 | John WESTHEAD | ||||
| Paul FORBER | 14 | B | 14 | Michael DAVIS | ||||
| Paul ROUND | 15 | B | 15 | Gary HUGHES | ||||
| Alex MURPHY | HC | Billy BENYON | ||||||
Team Info
St Helens
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 26 vs. Castleford
- Next Game:
- Match Day 28 vs. Hull
- Out:
- Shaun Allen (centre), Steve Bayliss (wing), Dave Harrison (hooker), Bernard Dwyer (bench)
- In:
- Paul Loughlin (centre), Kevin McCormack (wing), Graham Liptrot (hooker), John Fieldhouse (front row)
- Changes:
- Paul Forber (front row to bench), Paul Round (second row to bench), Andy Platt (bench to second row)
Leigh
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 27 vs. Barrow
- Next Game:
- Match Day 28 vs. Featherstone
- Out:
- Tony Manfredi (second row), Andy Collier (bench), Sean Mellor (bench)
- In:
- John Kerr (five-eighth), Milton Huddart (second row), John Westhead (lock)
- Changes:
- Michael Davis (five-eighth to bench), Gary Hughes (hooker to bench), Mike Dean (second row to hooker), Mark Thomas (lock to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Bill Bates
Sources:
Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club

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