I remember the match and I think it is the only time I've seen us play a test team.

During that tour both ourselves and Halifax managed to score 18 points past them, no other team did, not even the GB team.

I don't remember Billy Conway (my favourite player of all time) been sent off. I do remember one heck of a scrap between Jonny Thompson and Benny Elias break out in front of me. Both got their marching orders but it was one blood thirsty match to watch. The score may say we were well beaten but we gave them one heck of a match. Classic. (P.S. I'd love a DVD of the game.)

I too would also love a DVD of it, as would my Dad, as a Christmas present, as I'm sure would lots of other people who'd be willing to pay five times what it cost to make, nudge nudge, wink wink to the club!!??

The club couldn't do it unless they had the rights to the video I think

When asked by Harry Gration if it was hard out there JT uttered the immortal words 'I like it 'ard'.

what I read was the crowd was about 7.5k

one of my earliest memories of Belle Vue

I think that's another game and I remember it was John Helm who John T was talking to.

As I remember Fulton was asked by Gration if he felt the Aussies had let people down after they were criticised for rough stuff. Fulton basically questioned whether Gration knew anything about RL and when Gration said that was insulting Fulton said you can stop the interview if you want so Gration did.

Bit of a storm in a teacup.

It was Carroll who was the main Aussie getting involved in scrapping that night. A similar build to Sironen so I can see how memories could get hazy after 24 years.

Those tours were great. I used to get to as many games as possible.

It's often the same in tour games. The tourists feel the locals are just coming out to fight, the locals think the tourists are being too rough and are defending themselves
Happens all the time, but I think we really fronted up to them and they responded in kind so it ended up a very tough game.
Great to see.

I would love a copy of this too. It would be interesting to see if anyone did have the rights to a video of that game.

I think it co-incided with the switch on of the new floodlight so you could actually see the game properly. I might be wrong about that.... my memory is useless.... but I do remember it was a fantastic atmosphere and I have never been so proud of my club in defeat

Was 1990 when jonny t got sent off for a fight after a scrum got the DVD off my dad a while back great game that was

The game was shown live on BSB (British Satellite Broadcasting) who merged later with SKY so I guess its SKY who own the rights.

The commentators were Eddie & Stevo though who transferred to SKY after the merger.

Think you will find the immortal "we like it hard" comment was made on a Scrum a Down game.

The opening of the Wakefield floodlights was Yorkshire v Australia when Neil Fox played a blinder. 19,000 plus there that night. Was supposed to be meeting somebody there. Never found him (pre-mobiles).

Featherstone away I believe.