2000 World Club Challenge

June 2020 2000 World Club Challenge Wigan athletics dw stadium.jpg 250px The JJB Stadium hosted the match St. Helens Melbourne Storm SL NRL ST H St Helens 16 MEL Melbourne 16 2 4 6 20 24 44 22 January 2000 JJB Stadium Wigan, England Man of the Match Brett Kimmorley Melbourne 16 Stuart Cummings ENG 13,394 GBR Sky Sports Eddie Hemmings Mike Stephenson World Club Challenge 1997 2001 The 2000 World Club Challenge was contested by 1999 NRL season premiers, the Melbourne Storm and 1999's Super League IV champions, St. Helens. The match was played on 22 January at JJB Stadium, Wigan before a crowd of 13,394. The Melbourne Storm defeated St Helens 44 - 6.http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/sport/storm-warning-on-world-club-challenge/2008/02/21/1203467240176.html Storm warning on World Club Challenge 21 February 2008 Brisbane Times 19 March 2010 This was the first World Club Challenge since 1997 and the Super League war. Background St Helens 1999 Super League Grand Final The 1999 Super League Grand Final was the conclusive and championship-deciding game of the Super League IV season. The match was played between English clubs St. Helens and Bradford Bulls on Saturday 9 October 1999, at Old Trafford, Manchester, UK.June 2020 Melbourne Storm 1999 NRL Grand Final The 1999 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 1999 NRL season. It was contested by the competition's two newest clubs: the Melbourne Storm, competing in only its second year (having finished the regular season in 3rd place); and the St George Illawarra Dragons, in their first year as a joint-venture club (having finished the regular season in 6th place), after both sides eliminated the rest of the top eight during the finals.June 2020 A new rugby league world record crowd of 107,999 was at Stadium Australia for the game. The attendance, which saw 67,142 more people attend than had done so for the 1998 NRL Grand Final at the Sydney Football Stadium, broke the record attendance for a Grand Final, eclipsing the previous record of 78,065 set in 1965. After trailing 0-14 at half time, the Melbourne Storm defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons 20-18.1999 NRL Grand Final http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-1999/grand-final/melbourne-vs-st-george-illawarra/summary.html rugbyleagueproject.org Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates 15 June 2016 Venue With the game set to be played in England, the Rugby Football League chose Wigan's home venue, the JJB Stadium which could hold 25,333, as the host venue in preference to St Helens' home ground of Knowsley Road which could only hold 17,500.June 2020 Teams Both teams were missing players following their 1999 victories. Anthony Sullivan, Vila Matautia and Keiron Cunningham were notable absences for St Helens through injury,Hadfield Dave Melbourne have the power to shine in showpiece The Independent 22 January 2000 London, United Kingdom 25 with Melbourne missing their retired former captain Glenn Lazarus, and the injured Matt Geyer, Rodney Howe and Ben Roarty. The match was played with four interchange players with a maximum of eight substitutions after agreement was reached between the two clubs. At the time the NRL competition had unlimited substitutions with four players on the interchange bench. _Vwidered _redtop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF St Helens _Melbourne2000 _2 gold stripes 131748 131748 131748 131748 131748 Melbourne Storm n center St Helens red white red Melbourne Storm purple #131748 white 17 ns n ENG Ellery Hanley Paul Atcheson 1 Chris Smith 2 Paul Newlove 3 Kevin Iro 4 Sean Hoppe 15 Tommy Martyn 20 Sean Long 7 Julian O'Neill 10 Paul Wellens 17 Sonny Nickle 12 Chris Joynt (c) 11 Bryan Henare 18 Paul Sculthorpe 13 Apollo Perelini 8 Fereti Tuilagi 14 Anthony Stewart 19 John Stankevitch 26 AUS Chris Anderson Robbie Ross 1 Brad Watts 2 Aaron Moule 3 Tony Martin 4 Marcus Bai 5 Scott Hill 6 Brett Kimmorley 7 Wayne Evans 8 Richard Swain 9 Robbie Kearns (c) 10 Paul Marquet 11 Stephen Kearney 12 Matt Rua 13 Danny Williams 14 Tasesa Lavea 15 Russell Bawden 16 Dane Morgan 18 Match summary Melbourne started strongly with halfback Brett Kimmorley sending Aaron Moule into a gap in the St Helens defence to score a try in the fifth minute. The NRL premiers extending their lead to 10–0 in just the 11th minute following a try to Wayne Evans. St Helens lost centre Kevin Iro to a thigh injury during the first half, while captain Chris Joynt was feeling the effects of the flu and did not return after half time. The hosts first points coming via a penalty goal to Sean Long after a high tackle by Scott Hill.Wilson Andy St Helens feel force of Storm The Observer 23 January 2000 London, United Kingdom 10 The Storm would dominate the latter stages of the first half, scoring tries through Marcus Bai in the 30th minute, and Hill just before the break to take a 20–2 lead. Storm forwards Danny Williams and Dane Morgan were forced to deny allegations of eye-gouging raised by Saints stand-off Tommy Martyn stemming from an incident in the 48th minute.Burke David STORM LASHES SINKING SAINTS Sunday Mirror 23 January 2000 London, United Kingdom 73 Martyn lodged a formal complaint with referee Stuart Cummings, with both players later not charged by match officials.Mascord Steve Anderson's men at eye of storm after record victory The Sydney Morning Herald 24 January 2000 Sydney, New South Wales 24 Melbourne led by man of the match Brett Kimmorley ripped apart St Helens after the break, scoring a further try through Dane Morgan in his first game for the club, with Hill scoring his second try for the night, backing up some brilliant passing from Stephen Kearney and Robbie Ross. The fullback would score the first of his two tries soon after. New Zealand international Sean Hoppe scored a late try for St Helens eight minutes from full time,Burke David TOM'S EYE FURY CAN'T HIDE BRITS' FLOP The Mirror 24 January 2000 London, United Kingdom 41 but it was mere consolation, with Melbourne scoring their eighth try a few minutes later to take the final score to 44–6, the widest margin in the history of the previous editions of the World Club Challenge. Despite the final margin, St Helens coach Ellery Hanley claimed after the match that Melbourne were "not a better side than us at all, although the scoreline says they were. We just didn't defend and stop their offloads." Melbourne coach Chris Anderson was quoted that he "expected a hard game. It was a new style of football for St Helens and they struggled." Scoreboard #eeeeee 2000 World Club Challenge Saturday, 22 January 18:00 GMT (UTC+0) St. Helens St Helens 16 Melbourne 16 Melbourne Storm 6 – 44 2–20 4–24 Report 1Hoppe 72 1Long pen 20 (1/2) 8Hill 39 57Ross 66 75Moule 5Evans 11Bai 30Morgan 50 6Watts 11 40 51 57 66 75 (6/8) JJB Stadium, Wigan 13,394 Brett Kimmorley Melbourne 16 Stuart Cummings ENG References 2000 Category:Melbourne Storm matches Category:St Helens R.F.C. matches Category:2000 in English rugby league Category:2000 in Australian rugby league Category:2000 rugby league matches