In the era of mining and when professional rugby league players had to work as well as play(60s/70s/80s), in a castleford player was caught sleeping which was an instant sackable offence however the foreman made an exception in the case of this worker as he was a big cas fan and said he needs his sleep he has a big game at the weekend! Who was this Castleford player caught sleeping in the mine? (a clue the week was a week leading upto a Challenge Cup final at Wembley)

anyone know?

It was malcolm reilly

definately????

According to the man himself.

Said it on superleague supermen

It wasn't a foreman that caught him - it was the Mine Manager.

who would have ever been brave enough to have confronted big mal anyway?

If I'd have caught Malcolm sleeping with our lass I wouldn't have even said anything. Cas legend, (Malcolm, not our lass).

Must resist .. Must resist .. Must resist ..


Can't resist . It is too tempting , and I do apologise for such a childish comment ..

..But ..


Is she related to him ?

thanks guys..

If you want a definitive answer AndyPandy, Malcolm talks about this incident on pages 24 and 25 of his autobiography "A life in Rugby League" which he wrote with Harry Edgar. Published in pbk by Mainstream, 1999, ISBN 1840182741. The mine manager was called Granville Craven.

Well worth a read if you can get a copy.

God I lead a sad life, that's what happens when you have worked in a library for 22 years!

I still work in that same Library and I've done 20 years so far.