my boys 1st match was the WCC vs canterbury and the hit by sonny bill on bai had them hooked then my daughters 1st game was the 70-0 thrashing of wigan and she thought she would see 70 every week
thackerys try against warrington to open the carnegie stand was a highlight as well as donalds mazy run against hull at home where he seemed to beat everyone twice
fearing the worst watching kylie poleaxed against bradford then them scoring a penalty...good result in the end tho
almost drowning when jamie lyon got sent off in a monsoon
a cas player getting sin binned then getting sin binned again barely 20 seconds after coming back on
senior slapping wilkin getting sin binned then named man of the match as he walked off

Thanks for the information, TVOC - I appreciate that. Can't remember if that is the match Nick Scruton scored for them whilst on loan from us and wearing a blue and amber mouthguard - could have been the season before, mind.



Remember that day clearly now you mention it - storms all day, absolutely belted it down without relent all day from memory. Was stood on the Western Terrace and remember the flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder. If I remember correctly, Gareth Ellis played like a man possessed and it was actually quite a tight game.

Bobby Goulding missing a last minute goal to win the game for Saints. We won 11-10

The amazing comeback against Saints at HQ, when we were 20-0 down with 60 minutes gone, only to win 30-20.

Schoey's last minute try at Castleford in the Premiership (early 90's). Earlier in the game, he'd been sin binned for arguing when the ref chalked off an interception try for a imaginary knock on. The ref later apologised for the call.

The 2011 play off semi final at Warrington. Rivals the Saints 2003 CC semi as the best game I've ever seen. One of the greatest atmosphere's ever.

Steve Molloy chasing Singe Ellis up the tunnel steps after a tear up 91/92 season

Jim Fallon going over for the winner, and doing the aero plane, beating the Wigan invincible's 94/95 (unbelievable atmosphere)

Dean Bell scoring against PSG

Iestyn's Hat trick, and flogging Champions Bradford at Odsal 98'

That penalty at Don Valley

Godden's off the knees try at a Central Park

Jamie Mathiou's show and go try also Central Park

Barrie Mac loaned to Bramley

Ali's try at Saints play off semi 05

Webby standing Chris Bridge up to put Burrow in at Warrington, play off semi 2011......

......the list goes on....

Personal favourites that I witnessed in person would be:

• the last minute win against Sheffield at Don Valley. Seem to recall it extended our unbeaten start to the season. Penalty given on our 40 meter but managed to edge it forward to the halfway line. Then Harris slotting it over.
• being fortunate to mascot the team away at Wakey in around 1990
• The last or one of the last games Mozzer played for Leeds, head butting a Halifax player away at Halifax. Lost that night and I don't recall him being played again before heading off to Aus
• Getting a thumbs up and being told "well played" by James Graham after heckling him. I think it actually tickled him.
• Hearing we'd signed Harris on the way to Ligher Valley
• the game away at Wire, which I think we won with an entirely British team.
• feeling queasy watching Chev snap his leg

Iestyn's masterful 42 point display against Huddersfield at Headingley. He was unplayable that night. Huddersfield were destroyed.

I remember the match but not the year - which was it?

2003. I remember at the time, our amazing late points rush was helped by it not being on TV, as it meant no video refs to slow our momentum.

Ellery scoring at Central Park in the CC semi and Andy Dannatt congratulating us on getting to Wembley...

To a chorus of 'Bobby beats his wife' (three lions tune) from the Southstand - referring to revelations in the papers earlier that week. That was a night with a fantastic atmosphere in the Southstand.

Another one to remember but for all the wrong reasons was the Premiership semi-final against Hull - where John Gallagher bottled catching the bomb right at the end and we lost the game from the resulting try.... I never forgave him for that, I was only a kid at the time, and had no understanding or sympathy for the hard time he was apparently having at Leeds, or for the after effects of the spear tackle - I just thought he was a spineless, gutless, ginger, Union pansy..... And that's being polite.

Bobby Goulding's missed goal is a good call. Even the North stand erupted after that.

Some others :

Beating Cas with an Academy side at Headingley, when Bluey was coach.

Danny Ward's drop goal.

Sinfield's touch line conversion to beat Warrington at Headingley in 2008(?)

Matt Diskin's try vs Wigan at Headingley in 2004. JJB scored 2 in that game IIRC.

Calderwood's try vs Wigan at the JJB from the 20m tap.