History question

[exile in Tiger country]

When did the award for a try move from 3 points to 4?

[cpwigan]

Sometime in the early 80s ?

[cpwigan]

Just checked wiki

In rugby league, a try is worth four points, having been this case since 1983. Before that, a try was worth three points.

[Kittwazzer]

CP. Does it say which player is credited with scoring the first 4 point try?

[cpwigan]

No KW and it is bugging me because it is an often used quiz question IIRC it was either a Wigan player or somebody clled Frankie Feighan for Fulham.

[cpwigan]

Dennis Ramsdale rings a bell

[ancientnloyal]

Need the RL Yearbook 1983/84 for the fixture list's. Google is no help at all.

[Kittwazzer]

When I was setting quizzes, I was told that the 1st 4 point try was scored by Jeff Clare. Dennis Ramsdale, so I was told, was the first player to go in the Sin Bin.

Never used the questions because in both cases, I could never establish whether they held the records for RL in general, or just at Wigan!

[ancientnloyal]

Jeff Clare scored Wigan's first in that '83 season v salford. t'was a sunday game

[Kittwazzer]

Jeff Clare scored Wigan's first in that '83 season v salford. t'was a sunday game

Weren't all games on Sunday back then? Depending on how quickly he scored it, could well be the first ever!