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W.C.C. Winners
Line-Ups of all the Roosters' teams to win a World Club Challenge match against the champions of Europe.
World Club Challenge Winning Teams |
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1976 |
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| Tuesday, 29th June, 1976 v St Helens Sydney Cricket Ground (Crowd: 26,865) |
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| Won By Eastern Suburbs 25 - 2 (Half Time: Eastern Suburbs 12 - 0) |
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| Full Back | 1 | Russell Fairfax |
| Right Wing | 5 | Bill Mullins |
| Inside Centre | 3 | John Brass |
| Outside Centre | 4 | Mark Harris |
| Left Wing | 2 | Ian Schubert |
| Five Eighth | 8 | Trevor Barnes |
| Half Back | 7 | Kevin Stevens |
| Prop Forward | 13 | Royce Ayliffe |
| Hooker | 15 | Elwyn Walters |
| Prop Forward | 10 | Ken Jones |
| Second Rower | 11 | Arthur Beetson (c) |
| Second Rower | 16 | Ian Mackay |
| Lock Forward | 9 | Barry 'Bunny' Reilly |
| Bench | 6 | Robert Laurie |
| Bench | 20 | Johnny Mayes |
| Bench | 21 | Grant Hedger |
| Bench | 14 | Greg Townsend |
| Head Coach | Jack Gibson | |
| Lower Grade Coaches | Barry Van Heekeren Billy Anderson |
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| Tries | Russell Fairfax (1) Kevin Stevens (1) Royce Ayliffe (1) Ian Schubert (1) Greg Townsend (1) |
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| Goals | John Brass (5) | |
| Player Of The Match | Royce Ayliffe | |
| Prominent Players Not Selected For 1976 W.C.C. |
Ron Coote (lock) injured (arm) Bruce Pickett (winger) missed selection Des O'Reilly (second row) missed selection |
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World Club Challenge Winning Teams (2003 - 2020) |
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2003 |
2014 |
2019 |
2020 |
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| Friday, 14th February, 2003 v St Helens Reebok Stadium, Bolton, UK (Crowd: 19,807) |
Saturday, 22nd February, 2014 v Wigan Sydney Football Stadium (Crowd: 31,585) |
Sunday, 17th February, 2019 v Wigan DW Stadium, Wigan, UK (Crowd: 21,331) |
Saturday. 22nd February, 2020 v St Helens Langtree Park, St Helens, UK (Crowd: 16,108) |
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| Won By Roosters 38 - 0 (Half Time: Roosters 18 - 0) |
Won By Roosters 36 - 14 (Half Time: Roosters 18 - 0) |
Won By Roosters 20 - 8 (Half Time: Roosters 14 - 4) |
Won By Roosters 20 - 12 (Half Time: Roosters 8 - 6) |
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| Full Back | 1 | Anthony Minichiello | 1 | Anthony Minichiello (c) | 1 | James Tedesco | 1 | James Tedesco |
| Right Wing | 2 | Todd Byrne | 5 | Shaun Kenny-Dowall | 20 | Matt Ikuvalu | 5 | Brett Morris |
| Right Centre | 4 | Justin Hodges | 4 | Mitchell Aubusson | 4 | Joseph Manu | 4 | Joseph Manu |
| Left Centre | 3 | Chris Flannery | 3 | Michael Jennings | 5 | Brett Morris | 3 | Angus Crichton |
| Left Wing | 5 | Shannon Hegarty | 2 | Daniel Tupou | 2 | Daniel Tupou | 2 | Daniel Tupou |
| Five Eighth | 6 | Brad Fittler (c) | 6 | James Maloney | 6 | Luke Keary | 6 | Luke Keary |
| Half Back | 7 | Craig Wing | 7 | Mitchell Pearce | 7 | Cooper Cronk | 7 | Kyle Flanagan |
| Prop Frwd | 8 | Jason Cayless | 8 | J. Waerea-Hargreaves | 8 | J. Waerea-Hargreaves | 8 | J. Waerea-Hargreaves |
| Hooker | 17 | Michael Crocker | 9 | Jake Friend | 9 | Jake Friend (c) | 9 | Jake Friend (c) |
| Prop Frwd | 10 | Peter Cusack | 10 | Sam Moa | 10 | Siosiua Taukeiaho | 10 | Siosiua Taukeiaho |
| 2nd Rower | 11 | Adrian Morley | 11 | Boyd Cordner | 11 | Boyd Cordner (c) | 11 | Sitili Tupouniua |
| 2nd Rower | 12 | Craig Fitzgibbon | 12 | Sonny Bill Williams | 3 | Mitchell Aubusson | 12 | Mitchell Aubusson |
| Lock Frwd | 13 | Luke Ricketson | 13 | Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | 13 | Victor Radley | 13 | Victor Radley |
| Bench | 14 | Ned Catic | 14 | Daniel Mortimer | 14 | Isaac Liu | 14 | Sam Verrills |
| Bench | 15 | Todd Payten | 15 | Aidan Guerra | 15 | Zane Tetevano | 15 | Isaac Liu |
| Bench | 16 | Chad Robinson | 16 | Dylan Napa | 16 | Lindsay Collins | 16 | Nat Butcher |
| Bench | 9 | Brett Finch | 17 | Rémi Casty | 17 | Nat Butcher | 17 | Lindsay Collins |
| Head Coach | Ricky Stuart | Trent Robinson (2014, 2019, 2020) | ||||||
| Assistant Coaches |
John Cartwright Ivan Cleary |
Craig Fitzgibbon Jason Taylor Steve McNamara |
Craig Fitzgibbon Adam O'Brien Matt King |
Craig Fitzgibbon Nathan Cayless Matt King |
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| Tries | Craig Fitzgibbon (1) Adrian Morley (1) Todd Byrne (1) Brad Fittler (1) Todd Payten (1) |
Michael Jennings (3) Joseph Manu (1) J. Waerea-Hargreaves (1) Shaun Kenny-Dowall (1) |
Brett Morris (3) Daniel Tupou (1) |
Joseph Manu (2) Daniel Tupou (1) Luke Keary (1) |
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| Goals | Craig Fitzgibbon (9 from 9) | James Maloney (6 from 6) | Siosiua Taukeiaho (2 from 5) | Siosiua Taukeiaho (2 from 2) Kyle Flanagan (0 from 2) |
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| P.O.T.M. * | Craig Fitzgibbon | Jake Friend | Brett Morris | Luke Keary | ||||
| * Player Of The Match | ||||||||
| Prominent Players Not Selected For 2003 W.C.C. |
Ryan Cross (centre) injured (knee) Andrew Lomu (prop) missed selection |
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| Prominent Players Not Selected For 2014 W.C.C. |
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (winger) injured (leg) Isaac Liu (prop) injured (knee) |
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| Prominent Players Not Selected For 2019 W.C.C. |
Latrell Mitchell (centre) opted to play for the Indigenous All Stars Ryan Hall (winger) injured (knee) Angus Crichton (second row) injured (shoulder) |
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| Prominent Players Not Selected For 2020 W.C.C. |
Co-Captain Boyd Cordner (second row) rested Billy Smith (centre) injured (knee) |
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