Re: One Ground, One Match : Sun Apr 27, 2014 4:49 pm  

Rooster Booster wrote:

JayBS, it was 21 July 1997, London Broncos def. Canberra Raiders, 38-18, The Stoop London, 7,819:

Someone said 15th , and when I looked at the engraved tankard I saw 27th, but that was for the Brisbane game, so my error.

Re: One Ground, One Match : Sun Apr 27, 2014 4:58 pm  

Difficult to pick one from quite a few, but I'm going for Craven Cottage, 18th. April 1982, Fulham 17 - Hull (Cup winners a few weeks later) 12. I'll always remember Colin Gibson's comment in his match report in 'The Times' - 'Carl Radbone, not noted even by his supporters for his ability to read the game, kicked ahead, regathered and scored'.

Re: One Ground, One Match : Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:00 pm  

August 1st 2004, Griffin Park , London 22-20 Wigan.
Cracking match with scores going to and fro throughout. It was a couple of weeks after the draw with Leeds ( the Liam Botham game!) and set us on a run of about 4 wins so we preserved our SL status!

Re: One Ground, One Match : Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:05 pm  

Sorry, memory fades year on year so I remember incidents more than whole games. Anybody remember which was the one at GP where McLinden was tackled about 10 metres out and I sat and waited for the PTB, only to see that somebody had waltzed over for a try.

It was only when I watched the game on TV later that I saw the offload he made to his outside player just before hitting the deck. Our most skilful and exciting player IMO.

[Benji Marshall, anyone?]

Re: One Ground, One Match : Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:23 am  

London-Leeds at Aime Giral, July 2005 (?); I think it was a home game for us.

McLinden, Dorn, Leuluai controlling matters. Feleti Mateo cameoing for us too.

Never drank red wine at a match before or since.

Especially satisfying with my Leeds family present.

[brian2]

Re: One Ground, One Match : Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:34 am  

24/10/09 at The Stoop. New Zealand 20 Australia 20. Showed England and all in UK how RL should be played. Pride, Passion & Courage...wow

Agree about best game i have ever seen.

Griffin Park v Wakey - the golden threesome at their best and Sykes kicking everything

Re: One Ground, One Match : Mon Apr 28, 2014 12:41 pm  

2006 stoop, quins 19 hull fc 18

Hull were on a 13 game unbeaten run and were the form team (also they reached the gf this season). 7-12 at h/t thanks to a henry paul drop goal in the last play of the 1st half. Hull got the first try of the 2nd, then marty got knocked out and came off and I was thing oh crap. Solo and ty smith scored quick succession tries and we held on for dear life for 15 mins.

Sunny warm day, cold beer, and a smashing game. And a good game with mates was had trying to spot the lesser spotted good looking hull woman, there was none on this day, ruff!!!

Re: One Ground, One Match : Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:16 pm  

Friday 9th Feb St Helens 6 London 14. Coach up, throwing snowballs at the services waiting to see if the game was on, bottles of cider cold in the snowflakes, Marty with hypothermia.

Re: One Ground, One Match : Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:24 pm  

someonehasmyname wrote:

2006 stoop, quins 19 hull fc 18

Hull were on a 13 game unbeaten run and were the form team (also they reached the gf this season). 7-12 at h/t thanks to a henry paul drop goal in the last play of the 1st half. Hull got the first try of the 2nd, then marty got knocked out and came off and I was thing oh crap. Solo and ty smith scored quick succession tries and we held on for dear life for 15 mins.

Sunny warm day, cold beer, and a smashing game. And a good game with mates was had trying to spot the lesser spotted good looking hull woman, there was none on this day, ruff!!!

I remember that game - I'm sure I saw little tweeting birds and comedy stars circling round Marty's head as he left the pitch! Games like that are not good for my nerves!

Re: One Ground, One Match : Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:31 pm  

Friday 23rd April 2010, 20:00
Wigan Warriors 26 (24) VS. London Broncos (6) 38
Attendance: 18,605 Official: P Bentham Venue: DW Stadium

Special St Georges day match has reminded me this week. Normal first half (24-6 down) followed by amazing second half to get the Wigan walk going, only about 1,800 at full time I think! Ben Jones-Bishop got the stud through the skull just before half time (which is why the scrum cap now) tries by all our once greats David Howell, Luke Dorn 2, Will Sharp, Robert Purdham, Chad Randall. Not a bad word said to me in the Wigan pubs that night, all thought we deserved it.