: Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:42 am  

Could i geta copy of the DVD, think i'd get browny points from the future father in law [future mum in law is a pie eater ]

: Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:15 am  

was only 12 at the time and was'nt allowed to go to HKR, remember it being on granstand on the saturday, and looked away from the TV when woody took that kick,could not watch, went to the cas game though,gutted, we may never get as close again, is that the same game dessie tracked back from opposite wing and absolutely crunched him into touch

: Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:24 am  

We were victims of our own success after that game as the pundits made us favourates for the Cas game. Why couldn't they have just shut up.

: Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:20 pm  

ShortMatKing wrote:

was only 12 at the time and was'nt allowed to go to HKR, remember it being on granstand on the saturday, and looked away from the TV when woody took that kick,could not watch, went to the cas game though,gutted, we may never get as close again, is that the same game dessie tracked back from opposite wing and absolutely crunched him into touch

yes...i still say it was the finest tackle i have ever seen in watchng league for 40 years.
the wingers name was steve hubbard...i think and he was a bulk of a man.

just one of many great dessie moments

: Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:25 pm  

It was Hubbard and yes he was huge

: Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:56 pm  

FredParky wrote:

It was Hubbard and yes he was huge

another memory from that game was the late geoff clarkson scored a rare try that day.

he was my favourite player from as a young lad

: Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:42 pm  

Ayen he did a nice war dance following it too

got another rare(ish) try on the DVD as well Tony (owd shoe) Cooke scoring off an Alf Wilkinson pass, couple of vintage Woody breaks too V Barrow.

: Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:54 pm  

FredParky wrote:

Ayen he did a nice war dance following it too

got another rare(ish) try on the DVD as well Tony (owd shoe) Cooke scoring off an Alf Wilkinson pass, couple of vintage Woody breaks too V Barrow.

a few of the younger leythers would be surprised to know what a good side barrow had in 82.
think they finished 8th in the top flight

: Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:26 pm  

the two divisions in that year proves there was life before sterile league

: Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:32 pm  

soldiers field wrote:

a few of the younger leythers would be surprised to know what a good side barrow had in 82.
think they finished 8th in the top flight

One of my earliest rugby memories is going to watch Whitehaven when i was a sprog in the old 2 divisions, bloody cold, wet and windy. Dont reckon it would have changed now......