1989 World Club Challenge
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The 1989 World Club Challenge (also known as the Foster's World Club Challenge due to sponsorship by brewers, Foster's
) was the third ever and first official World Club Challenge
match. 1989's NSWRL season premiers, the Canberra Raiders
traveled to England to play against 1988–89 RFL champions, Widnes
.
The match was played on Wednesday, 4 October at Old Trafford, Manchester. A crowd of 30,786 saw the Raiders go down 18 - 30 after a spirited comeback from Widnes after a 12-0 deficit only eleven minutes into the match. David Hulme was named man-of-the-match.
Foster's Lager
Foster's Lager is an internationally distributed Australian brand of 5.0% abv pale lager, It is a product of Foster's Group brewed under licence in several countries, including the U.S. and Russia...
) was the third ever and first official World Club Challenge
World Club Challenge
The World Club Challenge is an annual rugby league football match held between the champions of the Australasian National Rugby League and the European Super League competitions to determine the world's best rugby league club...
match. 1989's NSWRL season premiers, the Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
traveled to England to play against 1988–89 RFL champions, Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
.
The match was played on Wednesday, 4 October at Old Trafford, Manchester. A crowd of 30,786 saw the Raiders go down 18 - 30 after a spirited comeback from Widnes after a 12-0 deficit only eleven minutes into the match. David Hulme was named man-of-the-match.
Teams
| Canberra Raiders | Position | Widnes |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Belcher Gary Belcher Gary Belcher is an Australian rugby league football commentator and former player of the 1980s and '90s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative goal-kicking fullback, he played club football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for Souths and in the NSWRL... |
1. FB | Alan Tait Alan Tait Alan V. Tait is a Scottish rugby footballer and coach. He is currently head coach at Newcastle Falcons and a former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played outside centre for Scotland and the British and Irish Lions... |
| Matthew Wood | 2. WG | Andy Currier Andy Currier Andy S. Currier is a British former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. A rangy centre, he achieved representative selection for Great Britain Lions and played most of his club football with Widnes as well as stints with Featherstone Rovers, Warrington Wolves and Australian team the... |
| Mal Meninga Mal Meninga Malcolm Norman Meninga AM is an Australian former rugby league test captain and current coach of Queensland's State of Origin team. As a player he was a legendary goal-kicking centre, counted amongst the finest footballers of the 20th century... (c) |
3. CE | Jonathan Davies |
| Laurie Daley Laurie Daley Laurie Daley OA is an Australian rugby league football commentator and former player of Indigenous Australian descent. He represented Australia on 26 occasions and has since been named as one of the nation's finest players of the 20th century... |
4. CE | Darren Wright Darren Wright Darren Wright was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. A Great Britain international representative three-quarter back, he played club football in England for Widnes and in Australia for the North Sydney BearsWright toured Australia and New Zealand with the British... |
| John Ferguson | 5. WG | Martin Offiah Martin Offiah Martin Offiah MBE is an English former rugby league and rugby union footballer.He is known as "Chariots" Offiah after the film Chariots of Fire... |
| Chris O'Sullivan | 6. FE / SO | Tony Myler Tony Myler Tony Myler is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. A Great Britain international representative stand-off half back, he played club football in England for Widnes, with whom he won the Rugby League Premiership in 1983, as well as a stint in Australia with the... |
| Ricky Stuart Ricky Stuart Ricky Stuart is an Australian rugby league football coach and former player of the 1980s and 90s. He is currently the head coach of the New South Wales State of Origin team, having replaced Craig Bellamy following a fifth consecutive failure in the 2010 series... |
7. HB / SH | David Hulme David Hulme (rugby league) David Hulme is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Widnes, Leeds Rhinos, and Salford City Reds, playing at /, or /, i.e. number 6, or 7... |
| Steve Jackson | 8. PR | Joe Grima |
| Steve Walters Steve Walters Steve Walters is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s, who at the peak of his career, was considered the best hooker in the game. An Australian Kangaroos and Queensland Maroons representative, he played in the Canberra Raiders' 1st, 2nd and 3rd grand final... |
9. HK | Phil McKenzie |
| Glenn Lazarus Glenn Lazarus Glenn Patrick Lazarus is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s who has been named amongst the nation's finest of the 20th century. He primarily played at prop forward, representing Australia internationally and New South Wales in State of Origin... |
10. PR | Derek Pyke |
| Dean Lance Dean Lance Dean Lance is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach, and current football manager at the North Queensland Cowboys of the NRL. He played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership in the 1980s for the Newtown and Canberra clubs, captaining the Raiders for almost 5... |
11. SR | Kurt Sorensen Kurt Sorensen Kurt John Sorensen is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of the 1970s, 80s and 90s. He is the brother of fellow Kiwi international, Dane Sorensen, and the nephew of another pair of Kiwi brothers, Bill and Dave Sorensen... (c) |
| Gary Coyne Gary Coyne Gary Coyne was a rugby league player for the Canberra Raiders. Originally from Ipswich, He was a part of the Raiders' competition-winning side of the 1989 and 1990 seasons... |
12. SR | Paul Hulme Paul Hulme Paul Hulme is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Widnes, and Warrington Wolves, playing at , i.e. number 9... |
| Bradley Clyde Bradley Clyde Bradley Clyde is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s who, at the peak of his playing career was widely acknowledged as the best lock forward in the game.... |
13. LK / LF | Richard Eyres Richard Eyres Richard "Richie" Eyres is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer of the 1980s and 1990s who at representative level has played rugby league for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Widnes Vikings, Warrington Wolves, Leeds Rhinos, Sheffield Eagles, and... |
| (Phil Carey) | 14. Bench | Barry Dowd |
| Paul Martin | 15. Bench | Paul Moriarty Paul Moriarty (rugby) W. Paul Moriarty is a Welsh former international rugby union and rugby league footballer. He is currently employed as assistant coach at Newcastle Falcons.... |
| Mark Lowry | 16. Bench | Brimah Kebbie Brimah Kebbie -Biography:He was born on September 21, 1965 in London. During his professional career Brimah Kebbie played for Widnes, St. Helens, Huddersfield and Bradford Northern. While playing for Bradford, his team finished in a runners-up spot in the Rugby League Premiership... |
| (Craig Bellamy) | 17. Bench | David Smith |
| Tim Sheens Tim Sheens Tim Sheens is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He currently coaches the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League and in 2009 was appointed coach of the Australian national team, the Kangaroos... |
Coach | Doug Laughton Doug Laughton C. Doug Laughton is an English former rugby league footballer and coach. He played club football as a , or / for St. Helens, Wigan, Widnes and Canterbury Bulldogs... |