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St Helens 17 Wigan 22 - Good Friday 24th March 1978
Venue: Knowsley Road, St Helens
Competition: League First Division
Kick Off: 3:00pm
| WiganlBacks:l |
1. George Fairbairn, 2. Green Vigo, 3. Dave Willicombe, 4. Malcolm Swann, 5. Jimmy Hornby, 6. Alan Taylor, 7. Bernard Coyle |
| WiganlForwards:l |
8. Nick Nelson, 9. Geoff Aspinall, 10. John Wood, 11. John Foran, 12. David
Regan, 13. Terry Hollingsworth |
| WiganlSubs Used:l |
14. Jimmy Nulty (replaced Alan Taylor - 23rd Minute) |
|
WiganlTries:l |
Green Vigo, Terry Hollingsworth, John Wood, David Regan |
| WiganlGoals:l |
George Fairbairn 5 |
| StlHelenslBacks:l |
1. Geoff Pimblett, 2. Les Jones, 3. Derek Noonan, 4. Peter Glynn, 5. Roy
Mathias, 6. Bill Francis, 7. Ken Gwilliam |
| StlHelenslForwards:l |
8. Dave Chisnall, 9. Tony Karalius, 10. Mel James, 11. Neil Courtney, 12.
Eddie Cunningham, 13. Harry Pinner |
| StlHelenslSubs Used:l |
14. Alan Ashton (replaced Neil Courtney - 53rd Minute) |
|
StlHelenslTries:l |
Eddie Cunningham, Harry Pinner |
| StlHelenslGoals:l |
Geoff Pimblett 5 |
| StlHelenslDrops:l |
Harry Pinner 1 |
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Summary:l |
Saints were gunning for the league title and had been unbeaten for 13 matches heading into this
derby. They also haven't lost at Knowsley Road all season. Saints had led 11-10 at the break despite being out
scored two tries to one. Eddie Cunningham had scored for them whilst Wigan's
tries came from Green Vigo, a blinder from 75 metres, and Terry
Hollingsworth.
The game moved on into a 17-17 dead locked with 15 minutes to go and it
looked like that would hold until David Regan
snatched the win for Wigan in the second minute of added time!! The fact it
put a dent in Saints title hopes made it a sweet derby victory for the
supporters. |
| Half Time:l |
St Helens 11 Wigan 10 |
| Attendance:l |
12,000 |
| Referee:l |
J.Jackson (Pudsey) |
Top of the First Division - After This Match
| 1st Place:l |
Widnes |
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Played |
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24 |
- |
Won |
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19 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
2 |
- |
Lost |
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3 |
- |
Points: |
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40 |
| 2nd Place:l |
St Helens |
- |
Played |
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24 |
- |
Won |
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19 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
0 |
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Lost |
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5 |
- |
Points: |
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38 |
| 3rd Place:l |
Bradford |
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Played |
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22 |
- |
Won |
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17 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
1 |
- |
Lost |
- |
4 |
- |
Points: |
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35 |
| 4th Place:l |
Hull KR |
- |
Played |
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23 |
- |
Won |
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13 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
2 |
- |
Lost |
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8 |
- |
Points: |
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28 |
| 5th Place:l |
Featherstone |
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Played |
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21 |
- |
Won |
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13 |
- |
Drawn |
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1 |
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Lost |
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7 |
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Points: |
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27 |
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| 7th Place:l |
Wigan |
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Played |
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23 |
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Won |
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13 |
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Drawn |
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0 |
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Lost |
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10 |
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Points: |
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26 |
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