1978–79 Rugby League Premiership

1978–79 Premiership National knockout championship Leeds Winners Bradford Northern 1977–78 Rugby League Premiership 1977–78 1979–80 Rugby League Premiership 1979–80 The 1978–79 Rugby League Premiership was the fifth end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/premiership-trophy/summary.html Premiership title Rugby League Project The winners were Leeds.http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/premiership-trophy-1978-79/results.html Premiership title 1978-79 Rugby League Project First round Date Team one Team two Score15 May Hull Kingston Rovers Bradford Northern 17-1815 May Leeds St Helens 21-1015 May Warrington Castleford 17-1015 May Widnes Wigan 8-12 Semi-finals Date Team one Team two Score19 May Warrington Bradford Northern 11-1420 May Leeds Wigan 20-10 Final 27 May 1979 Leeds 24-2 Bradford Northern T-Smith A, Smith D, Ward G-Dick (7) DG-Dick G-Ferres Fartown Ground, Huddersfield 19,486 1 Neil Hague2 Alan Smith3 David Smith4 Les Dyl5 John Atkinson6 Kevin Dick7 John Sanderson8 Mick Harrison9 David Ward10 Steve Pitchford11 Graham Joyce12 Graham Eccles13 Phil CooksonSubstitutions:14 Paul Fletcher for Les Dyl15 Bryan Adams for Graham EcclesCoach: Syd Hynes 1 Keith Mumby2 Derek Parker3 Eddie Okulicz4 Les Gant5 Alan Spencer6 Steve Ferres7 Alan Redfearn8 Jimmy Thompson9 John Keith Bridges10 Colin Forsyth11 Dennis Trotter12 Jeff Grayshon13 Len CaseySubstitutions:14 Ian Van Bellen for Colin Forsyth15 David Mordue for Dennis TrotterCoach: Peter Fox References Category:1979 in English rugby league