Back in 1962 we played Wire in the Challenge Cup.I was in the RAF based at Finningley and drew the short straw for "stand by" on the day of the match, which meant staying on station and doing absolutely nothing. As k.o. time approached I grew more and more frustrated until I finally cracked, jumped on my motorbike and went AWOL.
The match had the makings of a cracker, as apart from being a cup tie it was also a personal match between Neil Fox and Jim Challinor for a centre spot in the GB side.
We all enjoy an "end to end thriller" and that is exactly what the two teams gave us. Trinity took the game 40-18 with big Neil running in four tries and winning his personal battle.
After the match I climbed on my bike which "expired" half way to Finningley. Fortunately a friendly copper stopped and cleared the fault, enabling me get back to camp in time to "book out".
Was it worth it? you bet.

only one memory for me against the wire news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 271273.stm Wierd how a few seasons later we needed the opposite result of Salford/Cas to help our survival Damn Im gunna miss relegation battles

only one memory for me against the wire news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 271273.stm Wierd how a few seasons later we needed the opposite result of Salford/Cas to help our survival Damn Im gunna miss relegation battles

No problem TRB

Was the final day Wire match the one in which Vowles kicked his one and only goal?

Hey guys - thanks once again.

Article now written - just awaiting spell-checking by my assistant (better be careful here, she's started reading these pages! )

Hope you'll all be getting a copy to see who's made the final cut!