O'h for the good old days : Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:49 pm
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Blimey, sited for punching. Some of us old timers remember when you could get done for "striking" but this was when the hooker "struck for the ball too early" No one every got charged with punching, I was lucky enough to play in the same St. Mary's side as Richard Dunn, one game I particularly remember was against Hull Dockers, who had heard that Richard was a promising amateur boxer. They came with one intention. Richard and every one was in the thick of it, no backward steps, punching? the ref just laughed it off and came for a beer with us and the Dockers at The Irish Club after. The cub organised a coach to watch him fight Jack Cotes in a return bout at Nottingham Ice Stadium, October 1969, winning by TKO in the third round. Sadley I didn't see his fight against Ali. He was a great family bloke. Just a little history, no doubt the off thread persons will appear! Just for you wipersnappers in those days the scrum half actually put the ball in the middle of the scrum not at the full backs feet. |
http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/news/artic ... h-punching
Blimey, sited for punching. Some of us old timers remember when you could get done for "striking" but this was when the hooker "struck for the ball too early" No one every got charged with punching, I was lucky enough to play in the same St. Mary's side as Richard Dunn, one game I particularly remember was against Hull Dockers, who had heard that Richard was a promising amateur boxer. They came with one intention. Richard and every one was in the thick of it, no backward steps, punching? the ref just laughed it off and came for a beer with us and the Dockers at The Irish Club after. The cub organised a coach to watch him fight Jack Cotes in a return bout at Nottingham Ice Stadium, October 1969, winning by TKO in the third round. Sadley I didn't see his fight against Ali. He was a great family bloke. Just a little history, no doubt the off thread persons will appear! Just for you wipersnappers in those days the scrum half actually put the ball in the middle of the scrum not at the full backs feet. |
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