St Helens 6 Wigan 13 - Saturday 22nd February 1992 Venue: Knowsley Road, St Helens Competition: Silk Cut Challenge Cup Quarter Final Kick Off: 3:00pm
WiganlBacks:l
1. Steve Hampson, 2. Frano Botica, 3. Dean Bell, 4. Gene Miles, 5. Martin
Offiah, 6. Shaun Edwards, 7. Andy Gregory
WiganlForwards:l
8. Ian Lucas, 9. Martin Dermott, 10. Kelvin Skerrett, 11. Denis Betts, 12.
Andy Platt, 13. Billy McGinty
WiganlInterchanges:l
14. Neil Cowie (replaced Martin Dermott - 32nd Minute), 15. Joe Lydon
(replaced Andy Platt - 29th Minute) 12. Andy Platt (returned to replace
Steve Hampson - Half Time)
WiganlTries:l
Steve Hampson, Shaun Edwards
WiganlGoals:l
Frano Botica 2
WiganlDrops:l
Frano Botica 1
StlHelenslBacks:l
1. Phil Veivers, 2. Alan Hunte, 3. Gary Connolly, 4. Tea Ropati, 5. Anthony
Sullivan, 6. Jonathan Griffiths, 7. Paul Bishop
StlHelenslForwards:l
8. Kevin Ward, 9. Paul Groves, 10. George Mann, 11. Sonny Nickle, 12.
Bernard Dwyer, 13. Shane Cooper
StlHelenslInterchanges:l
14. Mike Riley (replaced Gary Connolly - 77th Minute), 15. Paul Forber
(replaced Paul Groves - 52nd Minute)
A penalty goal from Paul Bishop put Saints 2-0 ahead but
a try from Steve Hampson put Wigan into a 6-2 lead in the 7th Minute. That
score held all the way to half time with Saints fans bemoaning a no try
against George Mann. Wigan took further control with a second try being
scored during a spell when Tea Ropati was sin binned for punching Kelvin
Skerrett. Shaun Edwards finished a move that had begun with a burst from
Frano Botica down the right wing from 80 metres out. Saints screamed for a
double movement but referee John Holdsworth allowed the try and Wigan went
12-2 up. Wigan began to struggle with injuries. They'd already been
disrupted by losing Martin Dermott and Andy Platt and now Martin Offiah
limped all over the place, but had to stay on the field with no substitutes
remaining. A try from Gary Connolly brought Saints back to 12-6 on 57
minutes but a poor missed conversion kept Wigan a converted try ahead. It
was all about survival from Wigan in the final quarter and Frano Botica's
drop goal eased the pressure with Wigan winning 13-6. After the game Saints
coach Mike McClennan was asked if his side had mental problems when facing
Wigan. "Bullshit" was his response before he stormed out of the press
conference.
Half Time:l
St Helens 2 Wigan 6
Attendance:l
16,018
Referee:l
John Holdsworth (Kippax)
Television:l
Live Coverage on BBC 1 during "Grandstand" -
Commentary: Ray French & Ross Strudwick
1991-1992 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Quarter Final Results
Saturday 22nd February 1992 St Helens 6 Wigan 13 (BBC Grandstand)
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