2002 World Club Challenge

2002 (2002) World Club Challenge  ()
The Kirklees Stadium hosted the match
Bradford Bulls Newcastle Knights (Super League) (National Rugby League) 41 26
1 2 Total BRA 26 15 41 NEW 14 12 26
Date	1 February 2002
Stadium	Kirklees Stadium
Location	Huddersfield, England
Man of the Match	James Lowes
Referee	Stuart Cummings
Attendance	21,113
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Sky Sports
Commentators	Eddie Hemmings Mike Stephenson

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.^[citation needed]

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.^[citation needed]

Match summary

1 February 2002

Bradford Bulls	41 – 26	Newcastle Knights
Tries: Michael Withers (2) Robbie Paul (2) Lesley Vainikolo Daniel Gartner Goals: Paul Deacon (8) Field Goals: Paul Deacon	(Report)	Tries: Andrew Johns (2) Josh Smith Matthew Gidley Danny Buderus Goals: Andrew Johns (3)

Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 21,113 Referee: Stuart Cummings Player of the Match: James Lowes

Teams

Bradford Bulls

Newcastle Knights

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 Substitutions: IC 14 Leon Pryce IC 15 Brandon Costin IC 16 Paul Anderson IC 17 Stuart Fielden Coach: Brian Noble

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 Substitutions: IC 14 Clinton O'Brien IC 15 Clint Newton IC 16 John Morris IC 17 Matt Jobson 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