Re: What a great occasion : Sun Nov 10, 2013 8:57 pm  

Well organised, well attended and the right result.

Great to see so many in the shay.

Re: What a great occasion : Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:04 pm  

halifaxjohn wrote:

ps. sack halicat, that Lion today was miles better :

do believe its a bear not a lion

Re: What a great occasion : Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:05 pm  

halifaxjohn wrote:

Din't we expose you a few weeks ago?
You are not a Shayman Down under, you live in Mixendon, Jumbles I think, o'h and mate, is a false aussie term
Your lifts are out of order,
73 floors to climb.

Well if you think Elland is mixenden is fair enough. Also funny you should
Mention my place of birth, as I have just had my birth certificate sent out, and incidentally it states my place of birth as. Adelaide . I could
Be wrong though maybe Adelaide and brisbane my last known address in oz are just principalities in the greater borough of lower Ogden!

Re: What a great occasion : Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:05 pm  

spanishbob wrote:

Well organised, well attended and the right result.

Great to see so many in the shay.

Agree with this!

Re: What a great occasion : Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:31 pm  

Good day for everyone concerned.

Halifax being the host Town.

Enough support for both teams, especially the Tongans who will remember that for sometime, they love the crowds being so close to the pitch.

Rugby league in general as well, lets hope it gets some more of the Halifax public to the Shay to get behind the Fax.

A big thanks and well done to all concerned.

Re: What a great occasion : Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:59 pm  

Great game n atmosphere, n thought it was really good of the Tongans to walk around the pitch doin autos n photos for the fans afterwards my kids are Chuffed to bits. Pity the Italians didn't .

Re: What a great occasion : Sun Nov 10, 2013 10:04 pm  

Big Dutch wrote:

Great game n atmosphere, n thought it was really good of the Tongans to walk around the pitch doin autos n photos for the fans afterwards my kids are Chuffed to bits. Pity the Italians didn't .

Both the Tongans and the Cooks did likewise at Leigh, after doing a communal prayer after the game, they really are quite remarkable people

Re: What a great occasion : Sun Nov 10, 2013 11:45 pm  

great day, our reputation in the rugby league world just keeps going up

Re: What a great occasion : Sun Nov 10, 2013 11:47 pm  

Really enjoyed it today . Gee those Tongans can half tackle . Brilliant defence from them although I was a bit disappointed with the Italians attack . Couldn't work out if it was just great defending or poor attacking or a bit of both but Tonga deserved the win . My only gripe was this - did anybody else notice especially in the first half the Italian watercarrier / trainer on the pitch virtually every set of six they had . Mind you the Tongan equivalent was on almost as much . Definitely coaching as they were playing . Could the referee tell him to leave the field of the play or not? Apart from that a great day . When was the last time there were 10,000 fans for any game at the shay .

Re: What a great occasion : Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:23 am  

Watching highlights on the BBC now. A brilliant effort from everyone concerned. Lets hope the RFL take note.

As an aside, lets raise a cheer to the RFL for forcing licensing on the game to get crusaders in SL culminating in that massive crowd and great performance in Neath today.