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Rugby League Winners: 1979-80 FOOTBALL CLUB LTD Runners-up: 1904-05,1924-25,1965-64,1980-81, 1985-86 Champions: 1922-23,1924-25, Established 1883 1978-79, 1983-84,1984-85 HULL Runners-up: 1920-21,1967-68,1982-83 SecontI Division Champions: 1989-90,1995-96,1996 Craven Park, Preston Road, Premiership Trophy Winners: 1980-81, 1983-84 Hull HU9 5HE HI Premiership Trophy Runners-up: 1984-85 John Player Special Trophy Winners: 1984-85 Telephone:01482 374648 John Player Special Trophy Runners-up: 1981-82, 1985-86 Facsimile: 01482 791586 Floodlit Trophy Winners: W7-U Lotteries: 01482 702726 Floodlit Trophy Runners-up: 1979-80 Silk Cut Challenge Plate Winners: 1997 Cup Winners: 1920-21,1929- 1930, 1966-67 eUlBDnECTmS&ORICiAlS 1971-72, 1974-75, 1985-86 Yorkshire Cup Runners-up: 1906-07, 1911-12, 1933-54 Chairman: B. Lilley 1962-63,1975-76,1980-81, 1984-85 Vice Chairman; P. Johnson Yorkshire League Champions: 1924-25,1925-26, 1966-67 Directors: C. Draper, D. Hastings, M. Hunt, Yorkshire League Runners-up: 1911-12,1912-13, 1967-68 C. Hutton, P. Lowe, M. Witlcox Eastern Division Champions: 1962-63 General Manager & CompanySecretary: RTurner CLUBRECOBDS RL. Council Representative: C. Hutton RL. Alliance Representative: C. Draper HighestCround Attendance: 22,282 vHull F.C.,7th October RL.Academy Management 1922. Postwar 16,084 vHull F.C. on 20th April 1984, Committee Representative: Plohnson (27,670watched Rovers home league match vHull F.C. Team Manager: D. Harrison on3rd April 1953, but this was played at Park), AcademyCoach: G. Wilkinson Youth Development Officer: W. Parker Highest Win: 100-6 vNottingham City, 19th August 1990 Groundsman: A.Winship Highest Defeat; 0-68 vHalifax (away) 3rd April 1956 Ivlost Points in Career: 2,760 by Mike Fletcher, 1986-1998 Timekeeper: M. Willcox Commercial Manager &Hon. Ivlost Points in Season: 450 by Mike Fletcher, 1989-90 Club Chaplain: Revd. J. Leeman, Most Points in Match: 53 (11 tries, 10 goals) hy Medical Advisers: Mr. K.P. Sherman &Dr, J. Musil GeorgeHenry West vBrooklands Rovers,4th March Physiotherapist: D. 0Connor 1905 (also aRugby League record). EquipmentSupervisor J. McLane Most Coals in Match: 14 (10 placed 4drop) by Alfred Hon. Dental Surgeon: J.Thompson Carmichael, Merthyr Tydfil, 8th Oct 1910. Videographers: K. Hannath &D. Freeman 14 by Mike Fletcher vWhitehaven, 18th March 1990. Tannoy: R. iI. Watson 14 by Colin Armstrong vNottingham City, 19th August 1990. Magazine Editor: M. Ulyatt Most Tries in aCareer: 207 by , 1966-1980 Photography: T. Foster &Hull Daily Mall Most Tries in aSeason: 45 by Gary Prohm, 1984-85 Most Tries in aMatch: 11 by George Henry West v Brooklands Rovers, 4th March 1905 Most Appearances in Career: 481 -e 8subs by Football Club Mike Smith, 1974-91 Longest Seguence of Consecutive club Appearances: express thanks to all sponsors, contributors 190 by Gilbert Austin, 1918-19 to 1923-24 and supporters. Most International Appearances: 45 plus 2as sub by Comments within this magazine may not RogerMillward (including with ) between 1966-78. Most International Tries: 20 by Roger Millward necessarily reflect the opinions of Most Yorkshire County Appearances: everyone associated with the club. 23 by Anthony Starks between 1897 and 1904. ArroJjpPfint. R o b i n s R e v i e w

Pressing Concerns

Stop presS: Unfortunately with asports editor who is Grass at Boolhferry Park grows 1/8 of an primarily afootball fan it is difficult for inch in 5days, turnstile operator has our voice and James' articles to get any indigestion and Young Walter" (sorry kind of prominence at the moment. Warren but it had to come out some time) This it would appear, is amicrocosm of stops off for bacon sandwich and number the problem rugby league has as a two's on way to training. Meanwhile Rovers whole. Certainly the national press seem have signed abloke called Wetthrough and made an to have forgotten the route to East Hull OK start to season. with most of the dailies failing to carry a Such stories seem to have been the report of our efforts against . standard fare of the Hull With this attitude it makes it City, sorry Daily Mail of late. doubly vital that our efforts to Indeed dealing with the resurrect our famous club, press is the most from the supporters group frustrating aspect of the job through to the boardroom, are and not just with the local given the oxygen of publicity newspaper. Already this locally. It isn't about what Dave season Ihave had to Harrison says, it is about the reprimand arugby league supporters forum, the local publication for quoting me sponsor who donates afew when their reporter has not hundred quid and the even had the courtesy to community work with speak to me. Most of the youngsters that tells the story time the made up quotes of Hull Kingston Rovers 1999. are innocuous but it is lazy In the meantime if you are not journalism and plain bad happy with the amount of manners. Equally annoying is when the coverage we are getting in the Hull Daily reporter gets the emphasis of an Mail, either now or at any time in the interview all wrong. In their haste to fill future. Iurge you to write to the editor to up the allotted space the essence of the voice your concerns. Only by recognising message you are trying to convey can get how much you contribute to their profits totally lost. Of course it is not always the and the potential loss should you reporter's fault. On the whole my withdraw your custom will they listen to relationship with John Fieldhouse was what you have to say. good and that certainly looks like continuing with James Shield now. Dave Harrison ortswear

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Last week we attended aconference Our input at the conference was to tell arranged by the East Riding Drug the delegates about our youth policy Action team to help support and and plans. Ireceived aletter during the develop alocal comprehensive action week to say how impressed the plan which involves young people conference had been about our work throughout Hull and the East Riding in with young people. We shall be all aspects of sport which will reduce submitting our plans to the working the chances of them drifting into party set up from the conference which we are going to be part of. Our development work at Hull KR involves visiting local schools. This week we have been invited by the Headteacher of Buckingham Primary School Alan Smith, to meet the children and talk to them about the International benefits of sport. In Primary School terms, how sport can help make friendships throughout the world. Stanley, Whetu and David Luckwell have set themselves up to be quizzed by local youngsters about this topic and avariety of others. Iam sure this will be one of the features that will help our plans at Hull KRto be of use to the community in avery practical way. One of which is to have adrug free society in which children can grow and learn. substance misuse. One of the speakers Best Wishes to all concerned. was Geoff Thompson MBE the former World Heavyweight Karate champion Wayne now the Executive Chairman for the Youth Charter for Sport and amember of the GBSports Council. r;-¥^:rK?

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The Robins Nest Supporters Club Any coincidence? Also for missing out Are aiming to run abus to away Paul Fletcher in last Monday’s "players matches. Would all interested m a r k s " l i s t . supporters leave their name & telephone number or contact: It’s aLottery... Alan. Shaun, or Des who will be in the alot of people who will be reading this Robins Nest Supporters Club on match programme will no doubt have heard of days. our very successful Lottery the Rovers These trips are for you the Supporters, Cash Accumulator, this lottery has now so come along and shout on the Robins. been running for 20 years and we are You can also contact us by telephone now (as always) on the lookout for new Alan (211343) or Des (216702). agents and indeed new members to join our successful lottery -if you think Happy Birthday that you could help by being an agent or Many happy returns to Chris Charles, indeed wish to join the Lottery then 23 today. please contact Carol or Leanne on 702726 and maybe you could be joining Date change the every increasing members who Would supporters please note that the have won!!! ! away fixture against Bramley at Headingley has been moved to Friday Congratulations to ... 26th.March with an 8pm. kick-off. Alex Thompson on winning the Silk Cut "Man of the Match" medal and cheque Bouquet... last Sunday. to Hull Daily Mail photographer Phil Dawes for the excellent action picture Suspensions of Mike Dixon going over for that last Craig Hardy was suspended for two minute try against . Phil, games and fined £100 for an alleged one of the Mail's longest-serving dangerous tackle against Leigh Miners employees, went beyond the call of duty Rangers. Their players Lee Lomax and patiently waiting for his picture. M a r k M e a d o w s w e r e b a n n e d f o r t w o and four matches respectively after Brickbat... being sent off in our fourth round to the Mail for getting the crowd figure Silk Cut Challenge Cup game. wrong for the second week in succession, as did Teletext. local Amateur ms. mm R o b i n s R e v i e w News

Some results from last weekend you Women's League:- Premier Division. may have missed: Hull Vixens 15 Redhill 11.

Yorkshire Youth League -Under 18 . P r e m i e r D i v i s i o n . 50 Crosfields 0. Ideal Isberg 22 Illingworth/Ovenden 8: Norland 14 Lock Lane 18: Girl's Under 15:-Skirlaugh 36 Batley 0.

Division One. We've beared arumour that the White Skirlaugh 36 Hunslet PS 8. Rose League may be considering forming asecond division next season Division Two. and some teams from the Hull and Pudsey 21 Hull Dockers 8. District League may well be interested.

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A I D E M E A D PAUL CROOK Product of Oldham Bears Academy this Half back who previously played with utility back is ahandy member of the , Oldham Bears and Hull Roughyeds. Sharks. Creative player who is happy at either stand-off or loose-forward. JOSH BOSTOCK Aussie three-quarter almost JOE McNICHOLAS unstoppable near the try line. Surprisingly released by Wakefield This young winger is one of the most Trinity and amajor capture for the exciting prospects in the new first division. Turned down an offer from Roughyeds. Bulls. Rochdale born, he is API LEUILA armed with pace and agreat side-step. Only member of the Bears squad to join the 'new’ Oldham CRAIG BARKER team. Of Tongan origin Afi is astrong Local half-back or hooker who was not running three-quarter who likes always afirst choice in '98 but never nothing better than to attack the lets the side down when selected. opposition. LEO CASEY BRIAN QUINLAN Now at the veteran stage, Leo has Local born goal kicking centre or returned to Oldham in the close season. second row. Missed most of last season Has represented Ireland at international through injury. level. This tough prop forward was

M I C K F A R R E L L delighted to be named as Captain for this seasons campaign. 21 year old utility back was outstanding for Rochdale in 1997 but had a JASON CLEGG disappointing 1998. The ex-Waterhead Formerly aBradford Bull this prop has amateur will be looking for abig opened this season in barn-storming season with his hometown club. form. Scored atypical rampaging try in m the Law Cup against Rochdale. 'Cleggy' is becoming afavourite with the mm Oldham spectators. m m m M. v»ll J Roughyeds... R o b i n s R e v i e w

DANIEL BROWN to have agood season after last Formerly of Parramatta and Cronulla. seasons was wrecked through injury. Daniel played for The Robins’ last Mike is adeceptively quick back row season. Aplayer with abig heart and a forward. good rugby brain. Daniel is proving to M I C K M A R T I N D A L E be akey player for Oldham this year. Agood ball playing loose-forward, 24 (Welcome back to Craven Park Daniel) year old Mick was at Halifax for a PAUL ROUND number of years before joining his Now in his second spell with Oldham. hometown club via Wakefield Trinity. Paul is areal veteran of the game. EMMERSON JACKMAN Formerly aback rower he now tends to ABARLA tourist in the summer of 1998 lead from the front row. Former clubs this eye-catching stand-off or loose- include St Helens and Castleford. forward established his reputation at JOHN HOUGH and Oldham John will go down in the 'new' clubs St Annes. history books as the first player to NATHAN VARLEY officially sign for the Roughyeds. Started most games from the subs Abright future is predicted for this bench last season but was still one of ex- Wolves hooker, who is the clubs top tacklers. This ex-Bradford renowned for his hard work and back rower has had his pre-season sportsmanship. ruined by an ankle injury picked up on M A R K P E R R E T T New Years Day at Rochdale. This Welsh International is another of G R A E M E S H A W the Roughyeds major close season Signed from , he became signings. Mark is ahard working prop the ’New" Clubs first international when or second row who is determined to he played recently for Scotland. re-start his career after injury. LAURENT MINUT GARY COULTER Nicknamed "Mince' by his team mates, 29 year old former Huddersfield second and is known for his hard work. row who has returned to the game after taking aspell out away from it. His hard EMMANUEL PERALTA work and no -nonsense attitude will be Like "Mince”, Manu was signed from invaluable to the Roughyeds. Villeneuve. No stranger to the English game having signed for Keighley in M I K E P R E S C O T T 1997 Another player who will be determined FIRMAFIX FASTENINGS OF HULL UNITS 15-21, OPNHE BUSINESS CENTRE, DANEPARK ROAD, , HUB 9AR

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Continuing the story of Club Director -Colin Hutton's involvement in Rugby League, a really tremendous record:- Abrief summary of Colin's playing Colin retired from playing rugby league career is: in October 1957. He remained in East Yorkshire, having then been appointed Appearances Tries Goals Points coach to Hull Kingston Rovers. He remained in this position until 1970 1945-51 when he stood down to become the 131 17 1 6 7 385 General Manager at the club. In 1964 Hull F.C. during his club coaching career he 1951 -57 steered the first Hull Kingston Rovers 263 24 631 1 3 3 4 team ever to play in aChallenge Cup final at Wembley, playing against his old 1949 club Widnes. 2 3 6 Between 1959 and 1970 he was also the

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In 1972 Colin was appointed aDirector secondly he was made aLife Member of Hull Kingston Rovers, aposition he of the . still holds to this day. These honours were to followed in 1997 He became the club Chairman in 1982 when Colin was made an Honourary and held that position until 1990. Life President of the Rugby Football During his illustrious Rugby League League. career Colin has held many positions In 1997 the University of Hull bestowed both within the governing body of the the honoury Degree of Master of Arts game and within the International upon him for his services to the game scene. of Rugby League. In 1962 he was the coach of the Great Colin Hutton also holds aunique record Britain Team which toured Australia. relating to the Rugby League Challenge New Zealand and South Africa. This cup final which is played at Wembley. was followed in 1968 by Colin becoming He is the only person to have attended the assistant manager of the Great this occasion in all of the following Britain team which took part in the positions: World Championships in Australia. In 1975 Colin was appointed to the Player -1950 Council of the Rugby Football League Te a m C o a c h -1964 which is the games governing body and Club Director -1980-81 he is proud to still hold that position Club Chairman -1986 even to this day. President R.F.L. -1995 In 1978 Colin was appointed the manager of the Rugby League Throughout his life in Rugby League Team and between 1980 and 1982 he Colin was also minehost at the Zetland was the manager of the Great Britain Arms in Hull. Although both he and his Rugby League Team. wife Majorie make little of the fact, over Throughout his 55 year involvement in many years they welcomed as their the sport he loves Colin’s passion has resident guests many Australian and always been in youth rugby and the New Zealand players who had travelled development of young players and the to this Country in order to play for Hull sport in general. Between 1990 and Kingston Rovers. The personal financial 1995 he was the Chairman of the cost to Colin and Marjorie is never Academy section of the Rugby Football considered as this has brought them League and in 1994 he was the many life long friends throughout the Manager of the Academy Great Britain world and it is clear Colin is held in Team which toured Australia. such high esteem, second to none, In 1994 the Rugby Football League wherever the game of Rugby League honoured Colin in two ways, firstly he is played. was appointed to be the President of the Rugby Football League and sReview

Colin -as club chairman, introduces Roger MiUward MBE to Princess Alexandra prior to the 1986 Challenge Cup Final against Castleford at Wembley.

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K.o/Att. Res. n r r 2 1 3 1 a d January 31 Sunday H1908 W56-4 I. Sinllli Bibby Taewa 3rd round Chall.Cup February 7 Sunday WorkingtonTown A1317 W21-14 Ofay R. Smith Taewa 13 Saturday A1444 W52-0 R. Smith Danby Taewa 4th round Chall.Cup 21 Sunday Batley Bulldogs H2467 W8-6 Sraj R. Smith Taewa 28 Sunday London Bronco’s H3971 L0-6 urnm Rouse Danby Taewa March 5th round Chall.Cup 7 Sunday Oldhann Roughyeds H3.00 14 Sunday Hunslet Hawks A3.30 21 Sunday Doncaster Dragons H3.00 26 Friday Bramley (at Headingley) A8.00 April 2 G.Fri. York Wasps H3.00 5 E. Mon. A3.30 11 Sunday Whitehaven Warriors H3.00 18 Sunday A3.30 25 Sunday Rovers H3.00 May 1 Saturday Challenge Cup Final 9 Sunday Barrow Border Raiders A3.00 16 Sunday H3.00 23 Sunday A3.00 30 Sunday Lancashire Lynx H3.00

June 6 Sunday A3.00 13 Sunday H3.00 20 Sunday H3.00 27 Sunday Batley Bulldogs A3.15

July 4 Sunday Oldham Roughyeds A3.00 11 Sunday Hunslet Hawks H3.00 18 Sunday Doncaster Dragons A3.00 25 Sunday Bramley H3.00 August 1 Sunday York Wasps A3.00 8 Sunday Dewsbury Rams H3.00 15 Sunday Whitehaven Warriors A3.30 22 Sunday Rochdale Hornets H3.00 29 Sunday A3.30 player statistics season 1999

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Paul Fletcher Testimenial Manythanks to Dave and Janet Wilson at the Crown (Red Hell) and all their staff for arranging the Tun Night" recently. What did Dave Harrison and ST. PATRICK'S DAY WEDNESDAY 17TH. his team do with the 16 pints, the MARCH. PIE AND PEAS "SUPPER AT sports quiz prize? Which Rovers player GANSTEAD PARK GOLF CLUB. 7-30 PM thought the River Po was in China? FOR8PM.MIXED COMPANY. GUEST SPEAKER -NOBBY STILES Testimonial ties, brochures, badges. (EX-MAN.UTD.AND ENGLAND). T-Shirts.Polo Shirts etc.are still TICKETS £18 EACH. available from the club shop. TUESDAY 20TH. APRIL.GALA DINNER Paul will have some items auctioned on AT THE JARVIS INTERNATIONAL his behalf at aSporting Memorabilia HOTEL, WILLERBY. 7-30 PM FOR 8PM. Sale at Hull's Quality Royal Hotel on MIXED COMPANY. TICKETS £25 EACH. Sunday 28th. March.Please ring 657200 GUEST SPEAKER -THE LEGENDARY - if you have any items to donate. ALEX MURPHY QBE M.C. THE REV. JOHN LEEMAN. Three dates for your diary. For tickets for the above events; Friday 12th March. Race Night (which are bound to be in great organised by the Junior Robins in the demand), ring 657200. Robins Nest at Craven Park. 7.30 pm start. Race and Horse sponsors urgently needed ! Commercial matters

Therewas another great atmosphere against the Broncos last week. Pity about the weather but not even driving rain and aScandinavian wind could deter the spirits of those red¬ with either direct sponsorship or through breasted. hardy fans who kept the advertising and hospitality. volume up until the last cheers of Thanks Andrew for all your suggestions. appreciation had died away from the And thanks also to our cheerleaders who packed terraces. We were unlucky and braved the conditions to welcome the we did play well. Ieven think the team onto the pitch and dance at half Broncos were pleased with the time. Chris, Dave and the girls from the hospitality they received. The club may Kingston have done agreat job. not have aRichard Branson but Quite frankly, Ididn't want to send them traditional northern hospitality still out in those conditions. What chance did stands for alot. Let us hope for asimilar Ihave against twenty enthusiastic young gate today. women? One thing Ihave learned in life Thanks to Neil Hudgell for his shirt is the moment to retreat. In the face of sponsorship again this season and to all twenty females the moment had arrived! others who put in abid for, hopefully, our Sunday March 21st is the day we play last season in this division. Doncaster Dragons. As we are away at The Hull Daily Mail also put their name Hunslet for Mothers Day, this Sunday will on us just above the players number. be aspecial one for the ladies. What With the slogan ’We are backing Rovers' about treating your Grandma, your such aposition this year is appropriate. Mother or the love of your life to aslap Neil tells me he is changing one or two up meal before watching the game in the aspects of his business and preparing a comfort of our panoramic restaurant? new logo. At the moment we have last Go on. you know they are worth it. years but Iam sure his new one will be Congratulations to our match ball on the scene soon. sponsor today Aaron Davis who hails Thanks to supporters like Andrew from Market Deeping. What better gift Cockerton from Dunswell who sent me from his family for his 16th birthday than some contacts for sponsorship and afew to make him aball sponsor. What a other ideas. One of his suggestions was good idea. Any more interested in the that of asking supporters to have aword same? Hope you enjoy the game. w i t h t h e b o s s o f t h e i r fi r m o r b u s i n e s s t o see if they would help us in some way John Leeman -Commercial Manager m s m m In Touch... R o b i n s R e v i e w

Another flag day Leading Scorers Five Northern Ford Premiership players Adge's wife, Valerie Cutler(below) are early leading tryscorers in the 1999 -trying to get washing out. As you can season with five Cup and League see Rovers take priority in this touchdowns. They are. Leigh Deakin household! (York). Jamie Stokes (Featherstone). The first flag was made in 1986 for the Richard Pachniuk (Hunslet Hawks). Final. Flags have been to every game. Jason Ramshaw (Keighley Cougars) "If Idon't put flags out Iget people and our own Jon Wray. asking "what's wrong" said Valerie. Premiership players also head the other scoring charts. ^J Jamie Benn (York). Deryck Fox (Rochdale). Ex-Rover- Mike Fletcher (Hunslet Hawks) and Jim Salisbury (Widnes Vikings) are the top goalsorers with 16 each. Fox and Fletcher include adrop goal in their total. Kevin Heatherington of Whitehaven Warriors is the leading points scorer with 36. made up from 14 goals and 2 Robins Review available... tries. we have anumber of Robins Review magazines left over from the Broncos Offiah moves into all-time top game priced at £1.50 they are available three from the Club Shop after the today's Martin Offiah of moved game. into third place of the all-time tryscorers list, with his late match¬ The Hull Animal Welfare Trust... winning try against our very own collection at the ground raised £227. Robins, in last Sundays Silk-Cut Many thanks to all who contributed. Challenge Cup fifth round tie. His total Todays collection is for... of 446 Cup, League and Representative Jamie Bovill. Jamie has been selected tries puts him level with Alf Ellaby, the for the Great Britain Schoolboys Squad former St. Helens and Wigan winger to tour Australia this summer. Each who played from 1926-1939. player selected has to raise £1000. and Ahead of him are with 796 we hope you will support Jamie who followed by with 571. we are sure has abig future with Hull K. R. Looking back R o b i n s R e v i e w The 1967 Yorkshire Cup Final

Forty -seven Years Later the ball away from Rovers’ faster backs and to destroy at its source every Carrying on the theme of local derby attempt by Rovers to get their attacking fi n a l s w h e r e R o v e r s b e a t t h e i r machinery into motion. This sabotage plan was not pretty and did not make archrivals Hull FC. we once again look for attractive football but it served its to the Yorkshire Cup final, On 14th purpose. Hull was grateful for the October 1967, Rovers met Hull FC in the early use ofthe strong wind and with final of the Yorkshire Cup at the the match only three minutes old, Hull’s Headingley ground, Leeds. The two Chris Davidson went over for atry. clubs had last met in the final forty- seven years earlier when Rovers were Unarmed Combat the victors by 2points to nil. At this time Hull KR were the leagues "in Hull’s destructive tackling, which form" team and had won thirteen sometimes gave the impression that consecutive games including the the match was alesson in unarmed famous win over the Australian tourists combat, earned them many cautions aweek earlier. This was Hull FC’s and penalties against them. But for twelfth Yorkshire Cup final with only over sixty minutes it worked and denied one success to show. The Robins were Rovers their normally smooth and defending the cup having beaten efficient attacking game. Hull rushed Featherstone 25-12 in the 1966 final. .their defences around to close every gap although Roger Millward’s Anacking Style spectacular interception try and a penalty goal each from John Maloney of Hull KR were the strong favourites to Hull FC and left the score retain the cup. The day before the level at the end of an hour. encounter the Hull Daily Mail reported, The Airlie Birds managed to get one "They (HKR) have developed during the hand on the cup with adrop-goal which past few years into one of the game’s put them in front for asecond time. most formidable outfits, with an attacking style which goes on yielding Refusing to Flap an average of 20 points amatch, and a defence which has become the With Hutl in the lead Rovers refused to despair of opponents. get into aflap at the way things were going. They took professional stock of The Game the situation and did something about it. Frank Foster, whose inclusion at Hull’s plan for the game was to contain half-time brought extra stability in Rovers in adefensive ring. Keeping Looking back... R o b i n s R e v i e w Yorkshire Gup Final continued

Rovers’ pack helped Billy Holiday to Tribute lead afull-scale assault on Hull's line. David Elliot was hammered down Atribute to Kingston Rovers for doing after asparkling dash by Millward, something never achieved before in the Colin Cooper then reached the line history of the club -winning the before being stopped. It was then that Yorkshire Cup two years in succession - Rovers spotted adefensive gate not was paid by the club chairman Wilf securely closed. Terry Major’s wide Spaven at acelebration supper at the pass to Alan Burwell put him over the Queen’s Hotel. "We are not concerned line and Rovers were in front for the about the closeness of the score, ’’ first time in the game. This was the said Mr. Spaven. "All Iam concerned deciding try and Rovers won the match about is that the cup again goes to 8-7. Rovers.” From afootballing point of view the game was adisappointment for the 17,000 crowd but the closeness of the score always kept it at flashpoint with ruthless tackling and bitter physical clashes. The Rovers’ wingers. Young and Burwell, had little chance, mostly as aresult of Hull’s deadly tackling but also because of the heavy going and blustery wind which prevented their middle backs from moving as quickly or as accurately to the attack. When the call came to defend, as it often did in the face of the short sharp bursts of the Hull trio Broom, Macklin and Edson, Rovers’ work could not be faulted. Nobody P e te r A b l i tt worked harder in this respect than of the Millward, Moore and Kellett, who played Local History, , on after the first three minutes with a Park Street, Hull broken nose. !'#» <{@

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After the 4th July and in line with O t h e r fi x t u r e s t o n o t e : decisions taken at the Academy General Meeting the eleven clubs Sunday 7th March G.B. &Ireland Young involved will be split into two divisions - Lion Development Squad VFrance The top six forming the First Division U19's at Widnes. and the remaining five forming the Second Division. These fixtures will Tuesday 9th March Wales and South commence on the weekend of 18th July Academy VFrance U19’s at Cardiff. with clubs in both divisions playing home and away, giving First Division Saturday 24th April Cardiff Devils vYork clubs afurther ten games and Second at Cardiff. Division clubs eight games over aten week period, terminating on the week¬ Sunday 25th April Thunder V end of the 19th September. . Lancashire Lynx at Gateshead Stadium. Academy rules provide that all matches should be played as curtain raisers Also, the Academy Inter County wherever possible and therefore the Champoinship matches: emphasis was placed on scheduling as many matches as possible to be able to July play them as curtain raisers. 7th vYorkshire 14th Yorkshire vLancashire 1999 21st Lancashire vCumbria April 25th Featherstone Rovers H 1.00 May 3rd York A 2.30 8th Hunslet Hawks A 2.30

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TODAY’S MASCOT Hi. My name is Adam Hooper. Iam 13 years old and Igo to the Isaac Newton School. Igo to see Hull K.R. with my Uncle. It is my third season with the J u n i o r R o b i n s . My hobbies are: Watching Rovers and playing football, my favourite player is . Ihope Rovers do well this season.

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One dose call and avery near miss. So for Dave, if aBulldogs life was a We couldn't have had two more exciting close call and the Broncos was anear finishes than those of the last couple of miss, aBug's life was definitely the weeks. ultimate in relaxation. The victory over Batley showed us how tough this league is going to be. Iam So keep awake today everyone. sure that consistency will win the day. How an earth that gap appeared in the Oldham have come to have ago, Batley defence in the last few seconds particularly ugly Daniel Brown. is amystery to me. You might gather that Mighty Mikes boots got an extra RALLY polish during the week. Not forgetting Charlies' winning conversion that gave ROUND us avaluable two points. And as for last week. If only Whetu had THE been afew inches taller we would have ROBINS! another last gasp victory and ahome tie quarter final against Whitehaven. Dave Harrison seemed fairly calm after the two finales. Well so he should. Dave has the ability to relax at the strangest of times and in the oddest situations. So this weeks bit of banter relates how our supremo recently took his family to see aBug's Life at the Cinema. After afew opening flicks our coach and mentor promptly fell fast asleep. ane 'T)ao6il^yd Noui Open

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