: Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:58 pm  

Thanks folks! As with many rules in RL, its clear as mud!!!!! My dad and I will have to buy each other a pint! God forbid!

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:00 pm  

MickeyMo wrote:

Yhe OP is correct - it was John Harrison. He held the ball up to his head in both hands and nutted it forward for George Mann (if I recall) to score. I also think it was one of Mike McClennan's moves.

Indeed McClennan said after that game when asked about it,he had cleared it with the referee (who was Gerry Kershaw) before kick-off who said it was ok to do it.
In fact the try should have been dissallowed because George Mann was offside when Harrison headed it forward but obviously Kershaw was waiting for the move and gave the try immediatley amongst all the confusion!

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:56 pm  

It was on the 11th November 1990 against Sheffield. I always thought it was outlawed as a knock-on soon after, intentional or not.

Re: Is it a knock on when.... : Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:44 pm  

Cheshire Tiger wrote:

Is it a knock on when the ball hits a players head?

The Bonz will be so hurt that you didn't ask him...

: Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:43 am  

MickeyMo wrote:

Yhe OP is correct - it was John Harrison. He held the ball up to his head in both hands and nutted it forward for George Mann (if I recall) to score. I also think it was one of Mike McClennan's moves.

John Harrison was 12ft tall

Worked at Billinge Hospital IIRC.

: Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:20 am  

Cheshire Tiger wrote:

Thanks folks! As with many rules in RL, its clear as mud!!!!! My dad and I will have to buy each other a pint! God forbid!

You could always buy a copy of the rules of the game instead

: Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:24 am  

What parts of the body can you leagally move the ball forward with then

1. leg
2. ?