1980 U.K. SUPERTEAMS - RUGBY UNION vs. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
The U.K. Superteams consisted of nine events, with three points available in each event. Some events were all-or-nothing for the three points; others consisted of three segments of the event worth one point each. The rugby players dominated the competition. Rugby built up a nearly insurmountable 13-8 lead after svene events, the footballers barely staved off elimination when they won the obstacle course relay, only after a five second penalty was assessed to Fergus Slattery on the long jump. The 500 pound prize money for each rugby athlete was donated to charity as rugby union was an amatuer sport.
Bracknell, England
Competition Dates: N/A.
Air Date: N/A.
Commentators: David Vine & Ron Pickering.
1. RUGBY UNION (18 - £500) |
2. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL (9) |
| Mike Biggar | Steve Archibald |
| Gordon Brown | Gerry Armstrong |
| Steve Fenwick | Petar Borota |
| Tom Grace | Dai Davies |
| Tony Neary | Glen Hoddle |
| Andy Ripley | Tommy Langley |
| Fergus Slattery | Duncan McKenzie |
| Roger Uttley | Kevin Reeves |
| J.J. Williams | Alan Rough |
| Manager: Tom Kiernan | Manager: Ron Atkinson |
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INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS
SWIMMING RELAY - 50m freestyle / 25m breaststroke / 25m breaststroke / 50 m freestyle
| 1. Rugby Union (3) | Ripley / Grace / Neary / Uttley | 1:47.7e |
| 2. Association Football (0) | Borota / Reeves / Hoddle / Archibald | 1:53.4e |
CYCLING 400 METERS - Race 1
| 1. Association Football (1) | Gerry Armstrong | 44.4e |
| 2. Rugby Union (0) | Fergus Slattery |
45.1e |
CYCLING 400 METERS - Race 2
| 1. Rugby Union (1) | N/A | N/A |
| 2. Association Football (0) | N/A | N/A |
CYCLING 400 METERS - Race 3
| 1. Rugby Union (1) | Mike Biggar | 44.4e |
| 2. Association Football (0) | Tommy Langley | 44.5e |
CANOEING 125 METERS - Race 1
| 1. Rugby Union (1) | Andy Ripley | 40.0e |
| 2. Association Football (0) | Glen Hoddle | 49.9e |
CANOEING 125 METERS - Race 2
| 1. Rugby Union (1) | Roger Uttley | 42.3e |
| 2. Association Football (0) | Gerry Armstrong | 45.5e |
CANOEING K-4 125 METERS - Race 3
| 1. Association Football (1) | Reeves / Davis / Rough / McKenzie | 2:20.5e |
| 2. Rugby Union (0) | Slattery / Neary / Fenwick / Bigger | 2:20.9e |
SHOOTING - RIFLE
| 1. Rugby Union (1) | J.J. Williams | 41 |
| 2. Association Football (0) | Gerry Armstrong | 29 |
SHOOTING - SEMI-AUTOMATIC
| 1. Rugby Union (1) | Mike Biggar | 46 |
| 2. Association Football (0) | Steve Archibald | 38 |
SHOOTING - PISTOL
| 1. Rugby Union (1) | Gordon Brown | 47 |
| 2. Association Football (0) | Peter Borota | 44 |
TABLE TENNIS - DOUBLES MATCH #1
| 1. Association Football (1) | Davies / Rough | 21 |
| 2. Rugby Union (0) | Uttley / Brown | 10 |
TABLE TENNIS - SINGLES
| 1. Association Football (1) | Glen Hoddle | 21 |
| 2. Rugby Union (0) | Andy Ripley | 12 |
TABLE TENNIS - DOUBLES MATCH #2
| 1. Association Football (1) | McKenzie / Langley | 21 |
| 2. Rugby Union (0) | Grace / Slattery | 19 |
BASKETBALL
| 1. Rugby Union (3) | 17 |
| 2. Association Football (0) | 3 |
OBSTACLE COURSE RELAY
| 1. Association Football (3) | Borota / Archibald / Armstrong / McKenzie | 4:56.8e |
| 2. Rugby Union (0) | Fenwick / Williams / Slattery / Frace | 5:00.8e |
SWIMMING RELAY - 100/100/200/200/200/400
| 1. Rugby Union (3) | Slattery / Fenwick / Grace / Neary / Williams / Ripley | 2:31.4e |
| 2. Association Football (0) | Archibald / Davies / Langley / McKenzie / Reeves / Armstrong | 2:33.0e |
TUG OF WAR
| 1. Rugby Union 2) |
| 2. Association Football (1) |
e = estimated time
r = Superstars record
N/A = result not available
dnf - did not finish
nm - no mark