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Wigan 38 St Helens 14 - Boxing Day Thursday 26th December 1985
Venue: Central Park, Wigan
Competition: Slalom Lager Championship
Kick Off: 3:00pm
| WiganlBacks:l |
1. Steve Hampson, 2. Colin Whitfield, 3. David Stephenson, 4. Ellery
Hanley, 5.
Henderson Gill, 6. Steve Ella, 7. Mike Ford |
| WiganlForwards:l |
8. Greg Dowling, 9. Martin Dermott, 10. Shaun Wane, 11. Nick Du Toit, 12.
Graeme West, 13. Ian Potter |
| WiganlSubs Used:l |
14. Shaun Edwards (replaced David Stephenson), 15. Danny Campbell (replaced
Shaun Wane) |
|
WiganlTries:l |
David Stephenson, Ellery Hanley, Colin Whitfield, Steve Ella,
Mike Ford, Henderson Gill 2 |
| WiganlGoals:l |
Colin Whitfield 5 |
| StlHelenslBacks:l |
1. Phil Veivers, 2. Barrie Ledger, 3. Ross Conlon, 4. Shaun Allen, 5. Kevin
Meadows, 6. Brett French, 7. Brian Parkes |
| StlHelenslForwards:l |
8. Gary Grienke, 9. Dave Harrison, 10. Peter Gorley, 11. Paul Round, 12. Roy
Haggerty, 13. Chris Arkwright |
| StlHelenslSubs Used:l |
14. Mark Bailey, 15. Paul Loughlin |
|
StlHelenslTries:l |
Gary Grienke, Kevin Meadows |
| StlHelenslGoals:l |
Ross Conlon 3 |
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Summary:l |
A crowd of 21,813 packed into Central Park for this
Boxing Day clash and rewarded Wigan with record gate reciepts for a league
match of £52,000. Saints took the lead with a try from Gary Grienke, and
continued on to lead 8-4 at half time, but Wigan were far stronger in the
second half and romped home in the end with a superb display. Elsewhere, the
joint league leaders Oldham and Widnes drew 10-10 at Watersheddings. |
| Half Time:l |
Wigan 4 St Helens 8 |
| Attendance:l |
21,813 |
|
Referee:l |
Cliff Hodgson (Maryport) |
Top of the Slalom Lager Championship - After This Match
| 1st Place:l |
Oldham |
- |
Played |
- |
15 |
- |
Won |
- |
8 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
4 |
- |
Lost |
- |
3 |
- |
Points: |
- |
20 |
| 2nd Place:l |
Widnes |
- |
Played |
- |
14 |
- |
Won |
- |
9 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
2 |
- |
Lost |
- |
3 |
- |
Points: |
- |
20 |
| 3rd Place:l |
Halifax |
- |
Played |
- |
14 |
- |
Won |
- |
8 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
3 |
- |
Lost |
- |
3 |
- |
Points: |
- |
19 |
| 4th Place:l |
Hull KR |
- |
Played |
- |
12 |
- |
Won |
- |
9 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
0 |
- |
Lost |
- |
3 |
- |
Points: |
- |
18 |
| 5th Place:l |
Wigan |
- |
Played |
- |
13 |
- |
Won |
- |
8 |
- |
Drawn |
- |
1 |
- |
Lost |
- |
4 |
- |
Points: |
- |
17 |
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