1976 World Club Challenge
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Date | 29 June 1976 | |||||||||
Stadium | Sydney Cricket Ground | |||||||||
Location | Moore Park, Australia | |||||||||
Royce Ayliffe ![]() | ||||||||||
Referee | Gary Cook ![]() | |||||||||
Attendance | 26,856 | |||||||||
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The 1976 World Club Challenge was an unofficial trial of what would later become the
The next game of its kind would not be played until 1987.
Background
The game was the first of its type, and was the last to be played in Australia until 1994.
Eastern Suburbs Roosters
The Roosters, coached by
St Helens
Saints were the reigning English champions, having won the title in
Teams
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Match details
29 June 1976
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25 – 2 | ![]() | |
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Tries: Russell Fairfax Kevin Stevens Royce Ayliffe Ian Schubert Greg Townsend Goals: John Brass (5) |
Tries: Goals: Pimblett (1) |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 26,856 Referee: Gary Cook ![]() Player of the Match: Royce Ayliffe ![]() |
Aftermath
After winning the 1974 and 1975 Sydney premierships, Eastern Suburbs would not win another until 2002, while St Helens would go on to win a third English premiership in succession in 1976–77.
The next time Easts, now known as the Sydney Roosters, would play in a World Club Challenge was in
. The result would be no different though as the Roosters defeated the Saints 38-0 in front of 19,807 fans.To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the challenge, St Helens and the Sydney Roosters played a match as part of the 2016 World Club Series.[2]
See also
References
- ^ HighBeam[dead link]
- ^ Clubs confirmed for 2016 World Club Series, superleague.co.uk, 8 October 2015