I`m 40, i wasn`t at the Dennis Curling game in 77 as i wasn`t going to games on my own when i was 9 which is what i would have been in 1977.

It may have been the Parry Gordon game as thats more likely from 1981, thinking back which is a long time ago now the snooker club may or may not have been open at that time as i`m not 100% sure, i know from memory that i met him and Reg Bowden on the steps that lead up to where the Snooker club was and the presidents lounge as well, it looked like Reg Bowden was his p/a for the day.

Its just one of them things that crop up from time that can be frustrating remember the exact answer, i`m just glad i got the chance to see him on a rugby pitch and doing what he did best which was scoring tries.

It was John Bevans testimonial

Snookers might not have been around but the Leisure complex was, it was opened in 1972. Curlings last game was in 77 and his testimonial was the same year or early 78.

Yeh that makes sense now that John`s brother Brian would turn up for his testimonial, cheers Les....

Yeh Stick, i was just trying to think back whether i came out of Snookers and met Brian Bevan on the steps as it would have been easier to date then or whether i spotted him in the distance and made my way towards the leisure complex. I certainly wasn`t at the game in 1977 so it may have been one of the suggestions that other people have made for either Parry Gordon`s tesimonial or John Bevan`s.

the bevans were both playing,we went as a family and i was still in primary school,can,t remember whose game it was but i'd hazard a guess at 77 or 78.

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John Bevans first game was in the 73/74 season so his testimonial would have obviously been in 83/84. 83 was the year the main stand was rebuilt and opened then named after Brian.

I'm fairly certain he didn't play in John Bevans testimonial but he may have been at a the game.

there were a few testemonial games at Wilderspool in the mid to late 70s as already mentioned.. I seem to remember a representative programme with both Bevans on the front, playing against each other.

One testemonial game he did play in was Murphys testemonial in 75 the week after we got beat at Wembley. The great man scored twice albeit the oposition didn't lay a finger on him infront of 15000 packed into Wilderspool.

I was at the Dennis culring one in 77 the first match I ever attended.... but cant remember much about it other than a commetator doing an Eddie wareing impression over the tanoy.....

but I remember the game when they let Bevan score, He did Show very good pace, plus he did get tackled though on one run and the crowd booed !

but I'm more inclined to agree it was Parry Gordons in 81 As I rememeber waiting for Brian Bevans autograph ....and Stuart Wrights....!!! the pen started to run out on Bev so his surname is scratched into the paper......!!
but it meant he spoke to me
"I'm sorry your pens running out"
"its okay thanks Brian"

i'd have been 16 in 83 for John Bevans Testimonial and more unlikely to wait for Stuart Wrights autograph.....!!!

I was at the game and would not have been if it was 1977 as I was 6. I'm sure it was 81 ish.

I'll ask him.

Si, thats what sticks in my memory as well which is why i was fairly sure it wasn`t the 1977 game. The place erupted when Brian Bevan scored and like you say they didn`t half boo when someone tackled him, it had to be in the 80`s the game that i`m thinking of....

As Reg Reagan would say when he is reminiscing over the Tamati v Greg Dowling fight..... Memories

Unfortunatley i was there( only because it shows how old i am) but it was the one and only time i ever saw Brian Bevan play. Iam sure it was the John Bevan testiomional game, but i am not 100%. I do remember asking everybody around me why Brian Bevan was so admired by everybody only for him to get the ball and go on a run up the wing, the whole crowd erupted, i was about 10 and i can still remember it like yesterday. Good at remembering things me !!!!!
watched sky the other week when ofiha(spelling) was on and he said i scored 501 tries" dont fortget the 1", i felt like calling in and saying still a long way short of 796 though!!!!!!!

your right, i was there as well, i lived in germany in 77 so it must have been the 80's