Carnegie Floodlit Nines : Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:13 pm  

Carnegie Floodlit Nines? Not heard of this before. I expect our Wembley squad won't be playing.

Carnegie Floodlit Nines? Not heard of this before. I expect our Wembley squad won't be playing.

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:23 pm  

Did Huddersfied win this tournament last year?

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:39 pm  

did we ever defend our british coal nines trophy??

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:41 pm  

Did nt mark forster once win the sprint challenge...

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:47 pm  

remember watching it on sports night 1988 i think? anyone know the team for that famous win can only think of brian carbutt? mark forster, mike gregory

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:43 pm  

mixedgrill wrote:

remember watching it on sports night 1988 i think? anyone know the team for that famous win can only think of brian carbutt? mark forster, mike gregory

Ronnie Duane was definitely involved. Wire still reigning champs AFAIK.
Beat 'Rest of World' in final, and I'm fairly sure Allan Langer was playing for them. However, the whole thing appears to have been airbrushed from history as I can't find owt about it on the web...

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:05 pm  

cant find anything either, google just keeps saying "did you mean british coal mines" lol, any one got any pics or info on this remember us playing other teams to get to the final but cant remember who any help would be great and im sure the trophy was a mining lamp

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:08 pm  

worthing wire wrote:

Ronnie Duane was definitely involved. Wire still reigning champs AFAIK.
Beat 'Rest of World' in final, and I'm fairly sure Allan Langer was playing for them. However, the whole thing appears to have been airbrushed from history as I can't find owt about it on the web...

Langer did play. Wasn't it at Central Park?

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:09 pm  

yes it was, on a wednesday night and the highlights were on sportsnight later that night

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:53 pm  

It doesn't rank very highly on the "I Was There" charts but, nonetheless, I was actually there. If anyone's interested in forming a rival group to the Perpignan 52 then let me know. Memories of the night include a Wigan steward letting us in for a couple of quid cheaper than the admission price by opening a gate for us and the very exotic Papua New Guinea fielding a team. Up to that night I'd never actually believed they played rugby there. Oh yes, and we won it. The squad that night was: Mike Gregory John Woods Mark Roberts Mark Forster David Lyon Rocky Turner Ronnie Duane Garry Sanderson Billy McGinty Brian Carbert and, and I'm so glad because you know people are going to leap on this, John Thursfield. Rd 1 = Warrington 12 Wigan 6 (T: Turner, McGinty G: Woods 2) Semi = Warrington 6 St Helens 0 (T: Forster G: Woods) Final = Warrington 24 Rest of the World (T: Forster 2, Carbert, Roberts G: Woods 4) Yes, of course I remembered all of that off the top of my head. Oh OK, I had a little help from Google and the following page (which also has a great photo). http://www.wire2wolves.com/teamsview.php?team_id=%20117

It doesn't rank very highly on the "I Was There" charts but, nonetheless, I was actually there. If anyone's interested in forming a rival group to the Perpignan 52 then let me know. Memories of the night include a Wigan steward letting us in for a couple of quid cheaper than the admission price by opening a gate for us and the very exotic Papua New Guinea fielding a team. Up to that night I'd never actually believed they played rugby there. Oh yes, and we won it. The squad that night was: Mike Gregory John Woods Mark Roberts Mark Forster David Lyon Rocky Turner Ronnie Duane Garry Sanderson Billy McGinty Brian Carbert and, and I'm so glad because you know people are going to leap on this, John Thursfield. Rd 1 = Warrington 12 Wigan 6 (T: Turner, McGinty G: Woods 2) Semi = Warrington 6 St Helens 0 (T: Forster G: Woods) Final = Warrington 24 Rest of the World (T: Forster 2, Carbert, Roberts G: Woods 4) Yes, of course I remembered all of that off the top of my head. Oh OK, I had a little help from Google and the following page (which also has a great photo). http://www.wire2wolves.com/teamsview.php?team_id=%20117