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| Decent extract from Wikipedia regarding theft & recovery of the RLWC (please excuse the reference nos included from the original article) The trophy was stolen six days before the final, on the night of Sunday, November 1, 1970 and remained unseen for the next 20 years.[11][12] Before its theft the trophy was last held aloft by Johnny Raper after Australia's 20-2 win over France at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 10 June 1968 to claim the fourth World Cup title.
However, the trophy was not the one which was due to be competed for and presented in the World Cup Final the following Saturday at Headingley Stadium. With the commencement of sponsorship in the game, administrators had decided to play for a new sponsored trophy, whilst keeping the original safe and on display at the hotel in a symbolic capacity only.[13]
Nothing is known of the trophy's whereabouts for the next 20 years. In 1990, a Bradford resident named Stephen Uttley discovered the trophy, minus the plinth amongst rubbish dumped in a ditch near the Bradford and Bingley Rugby Club, in Bingley.[11] Unaware of the significance of his find, Uttley made enquiries at local rugby clubs around Bradford, including Bradford Northern, without success. He turned the trophy in to the police but it was returned to him 28 days later after no-one claimed it. He tried contacting Yorkshire Television's Calendar programme but could not interest them in the story. There were plans for the cup to be turned into a body building trophy by Uttley's local gym.[14] Uttley eventually contacted the local Telegraph & Argus newspaper who ran an article on it. The trophy was identified from this by rugby league historian Trevor Delaney, who notified the police, the paper and the Rugby Football League (RFL) of the find. Delaney and Uttley were concerned for the safety of the trophy, which was being kept at Uttley's council house, believing it to be increasingly vulnerable due to the media attention placed on it. They were anxious it should be turned over to the proper authorities as soon as possible before it was stolen again.[13]
On Friday, 1 June 1990, the trophy was presented to Roger Millward representing the RFL outside the White Rose Health club in Bradford at 10 Speaking on its return, RFL spokesman David Howes commented, "It is like the return of the Holy Grail.[11] No-one knows what its value is, but in rugby league terms it is priceless".[11] The RFL were pleased to offer a reward to Mr Uttley for the trophy's welcome return, offering "anything except a place in the team" Howes joked.[11] Mr Uttley asked only for some tickets to matches.[11]
The original World Cup trophy was brought back into use for the 2000 World Cup minus the cockerel that had adorned it initially. It was presented to the victorious Australian team. The trophy featured again during the 2008 World Cup, when it was used prominently as the basis for the competition logo. It is likely this trophy will be retained for the 2013 competition and thereafter.
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| Quote: ComeOnYouUll "Should be released tomorrow morning.'"
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6679_1399761959.png [quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow]
[quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png |
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| Quote: Hull Kingston Bronco "Yes, same for me (in Sydney), they're clearly filtering the menus - by UK / non-UK at least. The irony of not having a League menu in a country where it is one of the two major sports and Union is a minority affair is not lost on me... unbelievable, I wish I was shocked but it's so bl**dy predictable from the southern-led media.
(No doubt Gutters will say this is the RFLs fault...)'"
No.....I blame gus!
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| Quote: Dutchy the fax fan "Does anyone know what the viewing figures for todays final was
The viewing figure for the World Cup Final peaked at 1.92m (14.9% audience share).
A little disappointing given the 2.8m who watched the semi final but still a decent figure. Clearly England not making the final had a big effect and put off some casual viewers.
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| Last night the BBC World News TV (international service) blundered in its headline intro, calling the winners of the rugby league World Cup "the Wallabies." However by the time they got to the story itself they had converted to winners to "the Kangaroos."
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6679_1399761959.png [quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow]
[quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png |
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| Quote: ComeOnYouUll "The viewing figure for the World Cup Final peaked at 1.92m (14.9% audience share).
A little disappointing given the 2.8m who watched the semi final but still a decent figure. Clearly England not making the final had a big effect and put off some casual viewers.'"
36k watched it Live (3am) here in NZ with another 63k watching the replay at 6am and the replay on FTA not rating .....all figures less than last weeks semi-final figures?
Full page "post-mortem" in the Dominion Post (Wellington based National paper ) here today....half of it speculating about Stephen Kearney's future, the rest about the dangerous in-goal areas and Thurston dedicating his MOM award to Alex Elisala.....no match report?
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