Quote: doc-rhino "decent crop of 1st teamers in that photo for a friendly unlike the present. '"
In those days the pre-season friendly (limited to one or perhaps two at the most) probably had more relevance to the plethera of friendlies to be had these days from boxing day onwards to the start of the campaign proper.
That game at Bramley was the first time the teams had played under the new 6th tackle/handover rule. With Holdsworth twice ordering scrum-downs before being reminded of the new rules by the players and the majority of the crowd.
Quote: doc-rhino "And in what year did the yep stop finding the colour of the skin something to mention'"
Pass.
Quote: doc-rhino "Next week my mates dad was a big leeds fan and he took us to headingley he said i take you to see a really good player called Lewis Jones.
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