2002 World Club Challenge
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{{Infobox rugby league football match
|year = 2002
|title = World Club Challenge
|image = Huddersfield the-john-smiths-stadium.jpg
|imagesize = 250px
|alt = 2002 World Club Challenge logo
|caption = The Kirklees Stadium hosted the match
|home = Bradford Bulls
|away = Newcastle Knights
|home_league = Super League
|away_league = National Rugby League
|home_abbr = BRA {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}}
|away_abbr = NEW {{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}}
|home_half1 = 26
|home_half2 = 15
|home_total = 41
|away_half1 = 14
|away_half2 = 12
|away_total = 26
|date = 1 February 2002
|stadium = Kirklees Stadium
|location = Huddersfield, England
|MoM_title = Man of the Match
|MoM = James Lowes {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}}
|anthem_title =
|anthem =
|anthem2_title=
|anthem2 =
|referee = Stuart Cummings {{flagicon|ENG}}
|attendance = 21,113
|network = {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Sky Sports
|network2 =
|commentators = Eddie Hemmings
|commentators2= Mike Stephenson
|commentators3=
|tournaments = World Club Challenge
|last = 2001
|next = 2003
}}
The 2002 World Club Challenge was held on Friday, 1 February 2002, at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield, England. The game was contested by Bradford Bulls and Newcastle Knights.
Background
=Bradford Bulls=
The 2001 Super League Grand Final was held on Saturday 13 October 2001, at Old Trafford, Manchester, UK. The game was contested by Bradford Bulls and Wigan Warriors.{{fact|date=June 2020}}
=Newcastle Knights=
The 2001 NRL grand final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2001 NRL season. It was contested by the Newcastle Knights (who had finished the regular season in 3rd place), and the Parramatta Eels (who had finished the regular season in 1st place), after both sides eliminated the rest of the top eight during the finals. The attendance of 90,414 was the third highest ever seen at a rugby league match in Australia.{{fact|date=June 2020}}
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Match summary
{{rugbyleaguebox |
bg = #eeeeee |
date = 1 February 2002 |
team1 = Bradford Bulls {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} |
score = 41 – 26 |
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/super_league/leeds/7906869.stm (Report)] |
team2 = {{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} Newcastle Knights |
points1 = Tries:
Michael Withers (2)
Robbie Paul (2)
Lesley Vainikolo
Daniel Gartner
Goals:
Paul Deacon (8)
Field Goals:
Paul Deacon |
points2 = Tries:
Andrew Johns (2)
Josh Smith
Matthew Gidley
Danny Buderus
Goals:
Andrew Johns (3) |
stadium = Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield |
attendance = 21,113 |
referee= Stuart Cummings {{flagicon|ENG}} |
manofmatch = James Lowes {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} |
}}
Teams
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|valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" | ||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | Michael Withers |
| RW | 2 | Tevita Vaikona |
| RC | 3 | Scott Naylor |
| LC | 4 | Lee Gilmour |
| LW | 5 | Lesley Vainikolo |
| SO | 6 | Robbie Paul (c) |
| SH | 7 | Paul Deacon |
| PR | 8 | Joe Vagana |
| HK | 9 | James Lowes |
| PR | 10 | Brian McDermott |
| SR | 11 | Jamie Peacock |
| SR | 12 | Daniel Gartner |
| LF | 13 | Mike Forshaw |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | Leon Pryce |
| IC | 15 | Brandon Costin |
| IC | 16 | Paul Anderson |
| IC | 17 | Stuart Fielden |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Noble |
|valign="top" width="50%"|
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" | ||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | |
|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | Robbie O'Davis |
| LW | 2 | Josh Smith |
| RC | 3 | Matthew Gidley |
| LC | 4 | Mark Hughes |
| RW | 5 | Kurt Gidley |
| FE | 6 | Sean Rudder |
| HB | 7 | Andrew Johns (c) |
| PR | 8 | Matt Parsons |
| HK | 9 | Danny Buderus |
| PR | 10 | Josh Perry |
| SR | 11 | Daniel Abraham |
| SR | 12 | Steve Simpson |
| LK | 13 | Bill Peden |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | ||
| IC | 14 | Clinton O'Brien |
| IC | 15 | Clint Newton |
| IC | 16 | John Morris |
| IC | 17 | Matt Jobson |
| colspan=3|Coach: | ||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Hagan |
|}
External links
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/1796757.stm 2002 World Club Challenge at news.bbc.co.uk]
- [http://www.superleague.co.uk/wcc_2002.php?rid=321 2002 World Club Challenge at superleague.co.uk]
- [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/matches/World_Club_Challenge_2002/Bradford_Bulls-vs-Newcastle_Knights.html 2002 World Club Challenge at rugbyleagueproject.com]
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