is there an official age for stanley gene ?

about 131 apparently !

No, but if you look through historical records from Papua New Guinea, you'll find a succession of false birth certificates and renewed identities stretching back over 500 years. Just like Christopher Lambert in Highlander. He can only be killed by removing his head. Which is why he never played in this country until Ian Smales and Shaun Edwards retired.

True story.

Mick Morgan used to tell a tale about Ian Smales when he signed for Cas from Fev. Something along the lines of him needing an operation to remove his flat cap. Five town humour.

True story an' all.

I remember Holroyd making his Leeds debut. He was younger than me then. How come he's older than me now?

IIRC Holroyd won quite a few games for Leeds coming off the bench as a kid. Signing Iestyn was the final nail for him though - he was never really good enough to replace Schofield at stand-off.

That's illogical captain, besides were you ever that young.

I remember playing with him at junior level just before his debut, was a great player

Can anybody confirm he scored 2 tries against Northern in a Challenge Cup match in his first game playing scrum half? Was that the '95 season?


Or did I make that up

It's amazing how that happens.

That depends how old you were (in comparison to 17 years 139 days) on the 7th March 1993 when Graham Holroyd made his Leeds 1st grade debut from the bench V Sheffield Eagles at Headingley?

The debut featuring a two try performance including the one Holroyd scored with only one boot on:

Holroyd was a good half, very good ball handling skills. You could Schoies influence on his game and with the booze as well.

He seemed to peak at 18 though.