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| Quote: Fames "How old were you then? It was my 2nd Wembley and I wasn't pi55ed - but I was only 11!'"
born 49......would have been 20?, 21?
i wasnt from a rugby supporting family.........never had parents take me to games.
think i was 10 before i went to CP with my older cousin, so wembley wasnt an option until i was old enough to go with my mates.
ive made up for it by taking all my 5 from a young age....youngest daughter especially...from age 3, and still take her. |
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| Quote: twosevenzero "Ashurst should have won the Lance Todd Trophy that year, the announcer was handed a slip of paper with no.11 on it, presuming it meant that number from the winning team (Castleford), he awarded it to Bill Kirkbride, when in fact it should have been the Wigan no.11, 'King' Bill Ashurst !!!!'"
iirc when Tyrer went off didnt francis take over the kicking and miss a few penalties that Ashurst would have backheeled over ?
Billy wasnt rated as a kicker at that time........but us guys who had watched him at amateur level at school and with bridge knew he could kick, and had nerves of steel. |
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That's why 85 was so sweet for so many of us - my first Wembley win despite having been watching Wigan for 20 years. I was deemed to be too young (aged 6 ) in 1965, although I got my first season ticket that year (cost 7 shillings and 6 pence - 37.5 pence in new money!)'"
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85 was my 1st and best final,was made up when my mum agreed(after much begging by me)that I could go down to London as long as I stuck with my auntie and unkle.great memories of going to the green man pub and my auntie letting me have 1/2larger and lime and listening to the banter between the two sets of fans,then to watch the greatest final of all time made me a fan of rl for life.been to many finals since but that one will always remain special.
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To this day my Dad still talks about the 1970 final and the Hepworth tackle. He tells me that Hepworth never played against Wigan again after that final. Not sure if that's correct though.
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Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery.......
I will look to the moment, and miraculously, the future will take care of itself.
Radio 5 Live, Sat, April 14th, 2007,...Dave Whelan, "In Wigan, rugby will always be king"
'I was certain, positive, convinced, and yet..........unsure'
'It's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it'
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| Quote: Blakey "To this day my Dad still talks about the 1970 final and the Hepworth tackle. He tells me that Hepworth never played against Wigan again after that final. Not sure if that's correct though.'"
He's correct. |
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| Quote: wigan pie man "we didnt make wembley in 70
was 71'"
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The photos that Fames mentioned, or similar, were on display in the Royal Oak pub for years. Dreadful incident, on a recent visit to Cas Hepworth and Hardisty were presented to the crowd for some reason and the Wigan contingent roundly booed. Directed I'm sure at Hepworth and not his side kick!
A Wigan fan on the train back said "Well we lost that Cup Final on a knock out"
Just about summed it up really!
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| Quote: Rogues Gallery "Yes, the ball was thrown back from dummy half to Johnny Walsh (great player). Wigan were leading 12 -11 at the time (a drop goal was then two points). Every Saints player was in front of the ball, but it missed by a mile. However Tyrer let the ball bounce and it came back from behind the try line for Benyon to score.Usain Bolt couldn't have got there from an onside position.
Bitter, yes and still am. ![]()
It did miss by a mile. So wide in fact that it was Stuart Wright (winger) who the ball bounced back over for Benyon to score.
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Hell, hadn't realised there were so many "mature" members of this board! My first Wembley as well aged 12 and I remember the championship match at Swinton. Watched that on TV as I couldn't get to the game. Often thought that having the back row of the time added to the teams of the 80's and 90's would have been interesting. Ashurst was the best player I have ever seen. Wasn't the young Eddie Cunningham starting to challenge for a starting spot around that time as well? Doug Laughton was a terrific player although he seemed to spend all year injured but be ready to play the week before the first round of the challenge cup!
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