2002 World Club Challenge
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| Date | 1 February 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Alfred McAlpine Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Location | Huddersfield, England | ||||||||||||
| Man of the Match | James Lowes  | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Stuart Cummings  | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 21,113 | ||||||||||||
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| Broadcaster |  Sky Sports | ||||||||||||
| Commentators | Eddie Hemmings, Mike Stephenson | ||||||||||||
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The 2002 World Club Challenge was held on Friday, 1 February, 2002, at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield, UK. 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.
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.
Match Summary
1 February 2002 |
| Bradford Bulls |
41 – 26 |  Newcastle Knights |
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| Tries: Michael Withers (2) Robbie Paul (2) Lesley Vainikolo Daniel Gartner Goals: Paul Deacon (8) Field Goals: Paul Deacon |
(Report) | Tries: Josh Smith Andrew Johns Matthew Gidley Danny Buderus Goals: Andrew Johns (3) |
Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 21,113 Referee/s: Stuart Cummings Man of the Match: James Lowes |
Teams
| Bradford Bulls | Position | Newcastle Knights |
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| Michael Withers | Fullback | Robbie O'Davis |
| Tevita Vaikona | Winger | Josh Smith |
| Scott Naylor | Centre | Matthew Gidley |
| Lee Gilmour | Centre | Mark Hughes |
| Lesley Vainikolo | Winger | Kurt Gidley |
| Robbie Paul (c) | Stand Off / Five-eighth | Sean Rudder |
| Paul Deacon | Scrum Half / Halfback | Andrew Johns (c) |
| Joe Vagana | Prop | Matt Parsons |
| James Lowes | Hooker | Danny Buderus |
| Brian McDermott | Prop | Josh Perry |
| Jamie Peacock | 2nd Row | Daniel Abraham |
| Daniel Gartner | 2nd Row | Steve Simpson |
| Mike Forshaw | Loose Forward / Lock | Bill Peden |
| Leon Pryce | Interchange | Clinton O'Brien |
| Brandon Costin | Interchange | Clint Newton |
| Paul Anderson | Interchange | John Morris |
| Stuart Fielden | Interchange | Matt Jobson |
| Brian Noble | Coach | Michael Hagan |
External links
- 2002 World Club Challenge at news.bbc.co.uk
- 2002 World Club Challenge at superleague.co.uk
- 2002 World Club Challenge at rugbyleagueproject.com