Marines v Paras Rugby League : Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:04 am  

Hi guys, Just wanted to make sure everyone had seen this on the CC website. It should be a great game of RL, and for only £2, it's a bargain. And the money goes to a good cause too, of course. Hope to see lots of Crusaders fans there.

Hi guys, Just wanted to make sure everyone had seen this on the CC website. It should be a great game of RL, and for only £2, it's a bargain. And the money goes to a good cause too, of course. Hope to see lots of Crusaders fans there.

: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:37 am  

It's going to be a good one Sian. Thanks to both teams and to Andy Lindley at the Crusaders for all their hard work in setting it up.

: Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:12 pm  

I'm definetely going.

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:02 pm  

There will definatley be no love lost in this one, wish I could go.

Go Bootnecks

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:23 am  

rover49 wrote:

Go Bootnecks

Oh yes.

: Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:39 pm  

gutted i would love to see this game!!

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:22 am  

Finished 26-26.

I think everyone was glad it ended as a draw, especially the poor safety steward who bravely stood his ground squished in between a para & a marine exchanging pleasantries just before half-time.

Was a cracking atmosphere & game though; slightly marred, for me, by the ref constantly blowing his whistle. Penalty count 4869-4576.

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:07 am  

Shame there weren't many people there though.

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:11 am  

I didn't think the crowd was too bad, considering the game. The atmosphere was good though & the Marines did well to fight back from 12 - 0 down.

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:30 am  

I wish all superleague games could have an atmosphere like that. There may not have been thousands there, but each forces lad must count for about 50 normal rugby spectators.

It was a bit far out of the way for most to travel - Taunton attracted a much bigger crowd.