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Re: The Aussies are coming !! : Tue Oct 29, 2024 6:53 pm  

poplar cats alive wrote:

Your spot on Lyndsay, Foxy rolled the years back, he was 38 I think, and had a great game. He scored 1 try off an outrageous dummy. Sadly can't remember if they won .

Australia ran out winners in the end 11-21
I think Neil scored all the Bradford points....maybe one other try scorer.

Re: The Aussies are coming !! : Tue Oct 29, 2024 7:12 pm  

Thanks PT, the big fella gave them a real scare that day.

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Re: The Aussies are coming !! : Tue Oct 29, 2024 7:17 pm  

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poplar cats alive wrote:

Thanks PT, the big fella gave them a real scare that day.

I was on the sleepers on the shale banking. Scored right in front of me.

Re: The Aussies are coming !! : Tue Oct 29, 2024 8:06 pm  

I'd played rugby in the morning and travelled to watch the game, we were stood on the concrete terracing, and as I recall Neil scored at the opposite end throwing a dummy that just parted the Aussies and he cantered in from 30 yards or so. Mind you it was a week or so back and sometimes the memory is not as good as it was.

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Re: The Aussies are coming !! : Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:15 pm  

poplar cats alive wrote:

I'd played rugby in the morning and travelled to watch the game, we were stood on the concrete terracing, and as I recall Neil scored at the opposite end throwing a dummy that just parted the Aussies and he cantered in from 30 yards or so. Mind you it was a week or so back and sometimes the memory is not as good as it was.

That's how I remember it

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Re: The Aussies are coming !! : Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:17 pm  

This is the dads army test match https://www.facebook.com/share/v/zvuxuzKqtqi3Dagm/

This is the dads army test match https://www.facebook.com/share/v/zvuxuzKqtqi3Dagm/

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Re: The Aussies are coming !! : Wed Oct 30, 2024 8:53 am  

poplar cats alive wrote:

Your spot on Lyndsay, Foxy rolled the years back, he was 38 I think, and had a great game. He scored 1 try off an outrageous dummy. Sadly can't remember if they won .

Australia won but Neil Fox showed he still had it. Peter Fox wanted to pick him for GB that year apparently but was overruled - one older player too many I think.

Re: The Aussies are coming !! : Mon Nov 04, 2024 10:29 am  

Prince Buster wrote:

As I recollect , the club games used to be mid week and the Aussies usually played all their fringe players . They were still formidable opponents though and attracted good crowds. ...

Yes, went to watch Leigh take on The Aussies at Hilton Park on Wednesday November 3rd 1982 (42 years ago yesterday). Leigh were reigning Champions and the Aussies initially showed a little respect by playing a pretty strong team (it certainly featured a certain Brisbane copper called Meninga - now coach). There the respect stopped - they put 44 points on us with just two John Woods penalties for Leigh. The crowd was 7680. To put that gate into perspective; Leigh's home derby against Wigan eleven days later saw 9373 attend.

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Re: The Aussies are coming !! : Mon Nov 04, 2024 3:02 pm  

Bent&Bongser wrote:

Yes, went to watch Leigh take on The Aussies at Hilton Park on Wednesday November 3rd 1982 (42 years ago yesterday). Leigh were reigning Champions and the Aussies initially showed a little respect by playing a pretty strong team (it certainly featured a certain Brisbane copper called Meninga - now coach). There the respect stopped - they put 44 points on us with just two John Woods penalties for Leigh. The crowd was 7680. To put that gate into perspective; Leigh's home derby against Wigan eleven days later saw 9373 attend.

I was there that day too