Stanley gene at hooker? was awesome that year!

Andy Ireland in the pack ?

No he didn't actually. In fact he played for us in two spells something like eight or nine years apart. I believe the earlier spell was probably the longer.

Yes I remember reading/hearing he played for Northern. The one year wonder thing was a bit of a long shot if we were only talking about the bulls.

That's something I never do, actually. For me it's continuous and I see no gap between Northern and Bulls. Same with SL, at a base level, for me, it's nothing more than the old first division with a new name.

Also does a lot of backroom type of work, from what I understand he oraganises the legends / ex-player type events. Jon Hamer is still a Bull IMO

slightly different for me. I only started watching seriously since 1996 when I could get free tickets from school. My Dad took me to the odd Northern match but I can't really remember much about them. I've been fairly lucky in the quality of rugby I've been watching. Up until recently that is.

Maybe a bit warmer, if not dryer!

Justin Brooker was a hooker wasn't he :/ ?

In his day Jon Hamer was regarded as one of the best props not to win a GB cap, and we had a side which used to beat the Aussies quite regularly back then, so it's no mean accolade.

Have Eugene Bourneville and Tommy Hodgkinson had a mention yet?

Harry Pinner only played one season for us I believe, a great ball playing loose forward

Harvey Howard

Neil Harmon