: Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:36 pm  

FredParky wrote:

a local rugby league competition when most of te clubs and pubs put forward a team to compete for the shaw cup it was traditionally a pre season comp and lots of pro (well semi pro in those days) used to guest for thier local pub side. It was also the stepping stone for local talent to showcase as loads of players have turned pro for arious teams through that comp.

What a top idea, couldnt do it nowadays, you'd have people smashing Stella bottles over the wingers head as they run past

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:57 pm  

I remember playing when Stan Walls and Peter Dawes were the local amatuer refs. Didn't someone get sine die for hitting the referee.

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:54 pm  

trainee_lobbygobbler wrote:

What a top idea, couldnt do it nowadays, you'd have people smashing Stella bottles over the wingers head as they run past

That was a roughly what happened

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:56 pm  

maurice wrote:

That was a roughly what happened

So instead of side stepping a winger it was glass bottles

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:30 pm  

not bottles, legs, arms etc

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:56 pm  

The last winners were the Foundry run by Tommy coleman and i was informed that his son sean has got it. The joe Atherton trophy for m o m is in the safe keeping of Gary Flecther who won it last and was on the losing side that night

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:18 pm  

I played in the Shaw cup for The Jolly Nailor in Atherton, I was about 16 and had the bamboo shoulder pads on and took a bit of a hammering to say the least

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: Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:29 pm  

reet Mon !! wrote:

I played in the Shaw cup for The Jolly Nailor in Atherton, I was about 16 and had the bamboo shoulder pads on and took a bit of a hammering to say the least

Well I could hammer you Reet Mon - and I'm only 5ft 3" and 8 1/2 stone!!

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:32 am  

Mad comp, I played for a few pub teams in the shaw. Very intense in early 90s. I played in ken gee cup as well, great games in late 80s and early 90s. rubbish now, no interest or passion.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:36 pm  

Gaz McDonald wrote:

Mad comp, I played for a few pub teams in the shaw. Very intense in early 90s. I played in ken gee cup as well, great games in late 80s and early 90s. rubbish now, no interest or passion.

Was the Ken Gee Cup not the equivilent in Pie Land of the Holden Cup?