Amazing how many fond memories generated by a game in which we were very soundly beaten. Roll forward 36 years (can it really be that long?) and imagine the fury such a loss would provoke on this forum. Time lends perspective, as they say.

I also remember the Dave Creasser penalty to make it 10-10 in the dying minute at Widnes to bring the replay back to Headingly, Cresser said he wanted to run it as had lost track of the score.
iirc we won the replay 5-0 and was one of the toughest games i have seen, one for the conniseur.

Probably because no social media in existence, apart from the Green final!! Must admit that the people around me were seriously miffed, the team had been in camp up in the Lake District. Somebody suggested they should have stayed up in the lakes.

Was the Widnes game with the all 26 players fighting? And Carl Gibson stamping on Offiahs leg?

No, that was a few years later. Gary Lord lamping Andy Currier for absolutely no reason… lol