: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:09 am  

tad rhino wrote:

wigan away in 98 was a great night.

Was that when brad godden got off 1 knee and threw about 3 wigan player's off him to score the winning try??

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:21 am  

In no particular order:

1. Odslum in the CC replay (I'm fecked if I can remember the year) when Kevin Squire dived over from an inch in the last minute to win it. Memorable because of my mate thinking he had broken his arm celebrating and the mess I made in the toilets of a Headrow Pizza establishment later in the evening.

2. Certral Park, the famous 19-0 win when Bentos went around everyone. When he did that my mate dropped his trousers to the Wigan fans. Probably my only ever pitch invasion as well. Followed by a mess in the toilets of a curry house in Headingley.

3. Thrum Hall for another CC game back in the 80's when the pitch was frozen solid in one corner and we had a snowball fight with the Fax fans at half time.

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:36 am  

Hollywood Harrigan wrote:

I was in line with Sinny's kick and the posts.... bloody awesome that was.

same here, Panasonic Lower. Had never celebrated that much due to a kick before




My fave away days, our drubbing of Wigan last season was superb but the daddy of all away games has to be St Helens

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:01 am  

Err I'll go for when I was mascot years and years ago at Belle View and running on with Maskell etc. Good day was that and i have the picture of me on the half way with the captains and ref etc in my bedroom.

Another memorable one would have to be the CC final defeat to Hull. Hired a mini bus and ok we lost but i could hardly stand the next day form the laughing on the mini bus there and back

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:58 am  

Had a few good times at Headingley over the years

1) Beating you 56-18 at Headingley in 1996
2) Beating you 32-16 at Headingley in 1997
3) Beating you 33-22 at Headingley in 1998 with 12 men
4) Beating you 44-2 at Headingley in 2000 (how forward was the pass that saw McAvoy score the try)


5) Beating you 34-6 at Headingley in 2001
6) Beating you 18-16 at Headingley in 2003 (Leon Pryce with the try with just 2 minutes left on the clock).
7) Beating you 26-12 at Headingley in the 2004 play-offs
Beating you 42-10 at Headingley in 2005 (Hape with a hatrick)
9) Beating you 38-14 at Headingley in 2007 (Did you see the Volcano errupt down the line ).

Headingley is something of a easy picking ground for the Bulls, long may it continue

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:09 pm  

Dave Heron's Moustache wrote:

In no particular order:

1. Odslum in the CC replay (I'm fecked if I can remember the year) when Kevin Squire dived over from an inch in the last minute to win it. Memorable because of my mate thinking he had broken his arm celebrating and the mess I made in the toilets of a Headrow Pizza establishment later in the evening.

2. Certral Park, the famous 19-0 win when Bentos went around everyone. When he did that my mate dropped his trousers to the Wigan fans. Probably my only ever pitch invasion as well. Followed by a mess in the toilets of a curry house in Headingley.

3. Thrum Hall for another CC game back in the 80's when the pitch was frozen solid in one corner and we had a snowball fight with the Fax fans at half time.

You know what, one and three probably feature on my list there too. Missed the second one as I was ill with measles at the time.

IIRC the Squire try at Odsal came after Trevor Clark tried to play the ball to himself near the line and score - it just popped up into Squire's hands at dummy half and he piled through the ruck to score.

Abiding memory of the Thrum Hall game was Tony Currie putting on an absolute masterclass in treacherous conditions. IIRC wasn't the main terrace side completely frozen and bare of grass while the other side was perfectly playable?

Not sure of the year, but I can remember a cracking Premiership game at Wilderspool where we looked to have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory thanks to an inspired Wire comeback (Greg Mackey?), Schoey potted a late drop to level it up and we won the replay IIRC. Des Drummond got sent off in one of the games for stamping on someone.

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:26 pm  

Dave Heron's Moustache wrote:

1. Odslum in the CC replay (I'm fecked if I can remember the year) when Kevin Squire dived over from an inch in the last minute to win it.

After the 13-13 draw at Headingley Leeds won the reply at Odsal 12-10 on the 15th March 1984.

The other Leeds try scorer was Paul Prendiville in the first half. The Kevin Squire try brought us level but it was the excellent angled goal by David Creasser that won the game and sent the Rooley Lane end bonkers.... again.

Andy Gilder wrote:

Not sure of the year, but I can remember a cracking Premiership game at Wilderspool where we looked to have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory thanks to an inspired Wire comeback (Greg Mackey?), Schoey potted a late drop to level it up and we won the replay IIRC.

After the 18-18 draw at Wilderspool it was the 29th April 1992 back at Headingley for a 22-8 win. I remember hearing the Wire fans pleading with Gary Mercer not to leave. Next season he was at Headingley.

Let's not mention the next away game that followed though.

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:32 pm  

I really enjoyed Wigan away in 2006. We were 18-0 down at half time and we had to put up with a load of abuse from the local scallies down the bottom of the home stand.

We came back and won 24-18 (iirc) that was a great night out.

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:46 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

IIRC wasn't the main terrace side completely frozen and bare of grass while the other side was perfectly playable?

That's how I remember it. It was glass from about 40 metres to the try line and about 25 metres in in the bottom right from the main terrace. I think only once or twice the whole game did anyone venture that way.
My main memory was a stunning run from Carl Gibson up the far touchline, when he'd beaten 3 or 4 defenders he had a clear run, only to be hauled down from behind by prop Geoff "Wild Man" Robinson.
I also remember David Ward was like a granite block in the middle of the park that day. His feet were pobably frozen to the ground.

: Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:48 pm  

tvoc wrote:

After the 13-13 draw at Headingley Leeds won the reply at Odsal 12-10 on the 15th March 1984.

John Holmes scored the dodgiest try I've ever seen in the first game (apart from David Laws effort of course).