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

I believe that Steviewire is correct.

Brian Bevan played in only one testimonial game in the 70's - Alex Murphys, which was controversial because it was at least the second and possibly the third testimonial of Murphy's career, even though he had been at Warrington for less than the stauatory 10 years.

If my memory serves me correctly, Warrington played a Salford side, and Brian Bevan only came on to the field in the second half to replace John Bevan who then switched sides to play for Salford (hence in the famous photo John is wearing a Salford shirt - with Warrington shorts and socks).

Brian Bevan scored one try - courtesy of players doing what ever they could to avoid tackling him.

It was his second. He'd had one at Saints. The one with us was awarded on his announcement of his retirement as a player.

I've got a copy of the programme with some classic autographs on it including Brian Bevans.

Eric Clay was referee........an old adversary of Murphy's....they'd had many a run in. Clay used to claim that he'd awarded opposition teams more yards for Murphy's back chatting than Murphy had made in his career!! In the second half of the testimonial they swapped shirts with Murphy going to Ref. Rather predictably he sent Clay off!!

By the way Mark Forster had two testimonial matches joining Murphy and Don Fox from Wakefield as the only RL players to have done so.

I have some very vague memories of going to this game with my Dad, the only thing I really remember about the game is Brian Bevan scoring because my Dad had told me so much about him.

Sorry can't be any further help but Albino seems to remember it well..

You bein cheeky there?..............I don't remember too much more other than it was a party atmosphere and a glorious day!

I'm gonna try and dig the programme out and see if there's any other notable points of interest.

Think it was John Bevan's testimonial.
I remember being there.

Like Kol said..JB is wearing a Salford shirt it the photo.
You will find a piece upon it in the blue Warrington centenary book, from the 80's not to be confused with the Wilderspool end of an era centenery book. Providing you can find a copy of it!!

did a lttle research and found that the testemonial game where the two Bevs played on opposite sides was actually for Dennis Curling in 1977. Brian in wire kit and JB in Salford kit. The centenary book rubber duckie quoted gives brief details.

I think Murphy testemonial was against a GB or England select side.

there were a few other testemonial games including Parry Gordon, JB and I think Derek Whitehead, I don't recall Brain Bev playing in these.

Too much work for the brain on a friday tea time I'm afraid