2000 World Club Challenge

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.[1] This was the first World Club Challenge since 1997 and the Super League war.

2000 (2000) World Club Challenge  ()
St. Helens Melbourne Storm
(SL) (NRL)
6 44
12 Total
ST H 24 6
MEL 2024 44
Date22 January 2000
StadiumJJB Stadium
LocationWigan, England
Brett Kimmorley
RefereesStuart Cummings
Attendance13,394
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters
Commentators

Background

St Helens
Further information: 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.

Melbourne Storm
Further information: 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.

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.[2]

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.

Teams
St Helens
Melbourne Storm
FB1Paul Atcheson
LW2Chris Smith
RC3Paul Newlove
LC4Kevin Iro
RW5Sean Hoppe
SO6Tommy Martyn
SH7Sean Long (c)
PR8Julian O'Neill
HK9Paul Wellens
PR10Sonny Nickle
SR11Chris Joynt
SR12Bryan Henare
LF13Paul Sculthorpe
Substitutions:
IC14Apollo Perelini
IC15Fereti Tuilagi
IC16Anthony Stewart
IC17John Stankevitch
Coach:
Ian Millward
FB1Robbie Ross
RW2Brad Watts
RC3Aaron Moule
LC4Tony Martin
LW5Marcus Bai
FE6Scott Hill
HB7Brett Kimmorley
PR8Wayne Evans
HK9Richard Swain
PR10Robbie Kearns (c)
SR11Paul Marquet
SR12Stephen Kearney
LK13Matt Rua
Substitutions:
IC14Danny Williams
IC15Russell Bawden
IC16Tasesa Lavea
IC17Dane Morgan
Coach:
Chris Anderson

Match details
22 January 2000
18:00 UTC+0
St. Helens 6 – 44 Melbourne Storm
Tries:
Sean Hoppe





Goals:
Sean Long (1)		 (Report) Tries:
Robbie Ross (2)
Scott Hill (2)
Aaron Moule
Marcus Bai
Wayne Evans
Dane Morgan
Goals:
Brad Watts (5)
Tasesa Lavea (1)
JJB Stadium, Wigan
Attendance: 13,394
Referee: Stuart Cummings
Man of the Match: Brett Kimmorley
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References
  1. "Storm warning on World Club Challenge". Brisbane Times. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. "1999 NRL Grand Final". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 15 June 2016.


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