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C o m p a n y S e c r e t a r y R. Close season the match on Friday Wilderspool roar was atreat t o t h e e a r s o f a l l . D i r e c t o r o f F o o t b a l l 28th March 1997 against A. Murphy I f t h e t e a m i s t h e h e a r t o f a T e a m C o a c h Sheffield Eagles reached a Darryl Van de Velde level which nobody would club, then the supporters are Alliance Coach Paul Cullen belive could happen to a the life-blood. On the day our A c a d e m y C i ch J. Myler Superleague Club! Action was supporters were also heroes

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Odham Bears details:- Ground: Boundary Park First Season: 1895-96 Nickname: Bears Highest Score: 70-10vBramley, 12/2/1995 Highest against: 67-11 at Hull K.R. 24/9/1978

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Super League 1996 record: position 8th pid 22 won9drawn 1lost 12 for 473 agst681 pts 19

Super League Results -1996 Home Opponents Away major problem throughout the lost 16-56 WIGAN lost 16-44 campaign. On the one hand they won 34-22 HALIFAX won 20-14 gave anumber of outstanding won 24-6 PARIS drew 24-24 performances, like the 'double' over won 25-16 won 28-26 lost 20-30 won 24-20 Leeds but on the other, they were the lost 18-54 ST. HELENS lost 18-66 only team to lose at home to lost 10-30 BRADFORD lost 0-56 relegated . Coach won 34-25 SHEFFIELD lost 10-23 Andy Goodway will be hoping for lost 27-29 WORKINGTON won 30-24 lost 14-22 LONDON lost 22-28 an improved effort from the Bears and achallenge for atop four placing in Super league 2. Oldham repeated their final placing of 8th in jhe Bears began this season well with the Centenary season by occupying the same Challenge Cup victories over Rochdale (home) placeat the end of the first Super league g^d Wakefield (away) but they lost at home to campain. the powerful in the Quarter The Bears had anightmare start to Super Finals. In the opening round of Super league league, losing heavily in their televised home 2, Oldham gave afew problems fixture with Wigan.Aremakable recovery Headingley but eventually lost 22pts -32. featuredseven points gained from the next four ^tough opening, the Bears then welcomed fixtures.Unfortunately for the Bears though, athe Bulls again and caused a ripple or two general lack of consistency proved to be a before succumbing by 18pts -30. MAKE BIRCHWOOD SHOPPING MALL YOUR NEXT STOP FOR VALUE AND VARIETY

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Vagana Berwick Forster 2 roskell Kohe-Love 3 Smith Roper 4 Krauss Henare 5 Offiah Shelford 6 Tollett Duffy 7 White Mead 8 Bawden Roden 9 Beaziey Chambers 10 Mestrov Holden Gill Tatupu 12 Roselen Hume 13 Matterson Finau 14 Dunford Mann 15 Best Rudd 16 Spencer Currier 17 Maguire

Penalties: 10-9 Scoreline: 0-4, 0-10,4-10,4-16,4-22, 8-22, (HT) 14-22, 14-28, 14-32, 18-32, 18-38 Substitutes: All used Referee: J. Connolly Attendance: 4,094

Nothing's changed with Broncos. They played the showed what we expected of him with ajinking run to robust up the middle drives as last season with the line. ROPER found the target and, at 14-22, things Matterson picking up the crumbs and making good use did not look so bad. Not for long. Error-ridden Wolves of them from his No 13role. Despite valiant efforts the were again on the back foot as KRAUSE ran in two Wolves pack was not holding them. It was ahigh kick tries in ten minutes, the former goaled by BARWICK. whichfound no-one at home to give SMITH the opener Seventeen minutes to go and some of the less resolute on seven minutes, then eight minutes later Matterson were on their way home. took the ball at the base of the scrum and gave WHITE On 69 agreat burst down the middle was space to make the line. BARWICK took the score to enthusiastically supported by HENARE who ran in his double figures with the kick. third to show what determination and enterprise can HENARE on 22 showed the way with an electric dash achieve. No conversion again. With two minutes to go to the heart of the visitors' defence but the kick went the impoverished defence watched GILL crash down wide. This only jolted the Broncos to more action with with BARWICK taking the tally to 18-38. Matterson and White agin working the scrum oracle to The minimum requirement for success in Super League send ROSKELL in. ROSKELL liked what he saw and is to win all home matches. Broncos are efficient but three minutes later was over the line again from awide not world beaters. Wolves made them look good. Jon ball. BARWICK converted both and, at 4-22, we were Roper, Mark Forster and Chris Rudd can all kick goals in for another beating. Hope on 35 as Duffy and but they are not 100 per season kickers. That too must Shelford swung the ball wide for HENARE to fly in be apriority. Paul Hulme and Gary Chambers played again. The conversion was again missed. themselves to astandstill and John Duffy showed great Inspiration for the faithful as two minutes after restart promise. This is Super League, and Super League is Shelford and Finau combined and KOHE-LOVE now... native Software have come up with Full commentary by BSkyB's legendary efinitive Rugby League game [commentary learn Mike ^'Stevo'Stephenson PC. Atop class sports sim....PC H and Eddie Hemmings.

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IF Warrington Wolves heights reached again this vented against Wigan repeat their Wigan form s e a s o n . I t i s n o t m e a n t a s a Warriors in apowerpack of today then Oldham Bears slight against the side but emotion that no team are on ahiding to nothing! there were hidden reasons would have lived with. But no matter who gives the behind the sensational But maybe now Warrington pre-match team talk and no Easter Monday display. All of have at least turned the matter how much effort the Warrington’s anger, c o r n e r a n d t h e t e a m c a n team puts in, Idon’t believe frustration, confusion and concentrate on gaining we will see those dizzy fear of the past month were more winning points. Monday’s performance came as asurprise to everyone. And the game brought that many pleasant surprises that in the end the biggest surprise was probably star winger Richard Moses Henare not making it on to the scoresheet. He will want to make up for it this afternoon and emulate last August’s hat- trick heroics against the Bears at Wilderspool -and even that came while suffering from mild concussion! No doubt Oldham will have him down as akey man but the talented Nigel Vagana last week proved he is no slouch either. Outpacing Wigan’s backs over 80 metres makes him adanger to any defence. Ijust hope today’s game is not acase of ‘after the Lord Mayor’s Show’ for Warrington. No disrespect to Oldham, but Warrington will find it much tougher to m o t i v a t e t h e m s e l v e s f o r t h i s battle than they did for the Wigan one. mmSWUMAN

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Results Season Home Away History of the Clash 1973-74 W27-12 W22-15 WARRINGTON WOLVES 1975-76 W 1 8 - 3 W 1 9 - 1 0 V 1*1 1976-77 W45-11 W43-4 OLDHAM BEARS 1980-81 W30-2 W22-2 mi m 1982-83 W17-2 L12-22 1983-84 D22-22 W14-11 Warrington have enjoyed aclear advantage in the tussles 1984-85 L12-18 W16-15 between the club since 1973-74 and were particularly dominant

1985-86 W8-4 L20-26 during the early seasons. 1986-87 W22-18 W14-15 Oldham suffered through aconstant struggle to retain top flight status and were prone to heavy losses during the seventies. Two 1988-89 W32-30 L2-16 such beatings were meted out by Wolves in both fixtures of 1976- 1990-91 W22-14 L2-4 77, with aremarkable four try contribution from Dennis Curling 1993-94 W23-6 W18-12 being amemorable highlight in the away game. 1994-95 W55-6 L22-52 After eight successive victories over the 'Roughyeds', Wolves 1995-96 W40-8 L19-30 finally lost in the contest of 1982-83. The 1996 W42-24 L24-35 following season witnessed the only draw to date between the clubs. Wolves were leading the game at Widerspool with less than five minutes left but atry and conversion secured a22-22 draw for the visitors. Oldham's only victory at Wilderspool to date occurred in adramatic contest in 1984-85. Glyn Shaw made his Wolves debut but unfortunately the game was best remembered for teenager Paul Bishop received emergency treatment. The earlier fixture at Watersheddings had featured adramatic ending as Wolves, trailing to the then league leaders Oldham, scring and so the super cool Bob Eccles stepped up to calmly slot over the conversion and hand Wire a 16-15 victory. The 1990-91 meeting at Watersheddings was won by Oldham 4pts-2 in somewhat controversial circumstances, as TV. evidence left the visitors generally feeling hard done to. The 1994-95 meetings produced aremarkable turnaround in fortunes. Warrington had totally dominated the Wilderspool fixture to secure a resounding 55pts-6 success, but Oldham gained satisfying revenge in the return match as a24 point contribution from Paul Topping helped them towards a52-22 victory. WARRINGTON WOLVES RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB

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Warrington 42 Oldham 24 Oldham 35 Warrington 24 T: Henare 3, Finau 2 T: Neal 2, Belle 1 T: Myler 1, Abram 1, Belle 1, T: Kohe-Love 2, Knott 1, Watson 1, Crompton 1 Sherratt 1, Bradbury 1 Roper 1, Cullen 1 Henare 1, G: Knott 5 G: Maloney 3, Crook 1 Swann 1

An entertaining contest which often looked G; Topping 7, Crompton 1d.g. G: Harris 2 comfortable for Wolves but the Bears would not lie down. Forced into numerous changes to accomodate the Off to aflying start through tries from Finau and worsening injury situation. Wolves at least had new Watson, Warrington were initially pegged back by a signing Paul Hulme on the bench.Although aHenare Belle try. Another two try burst, as Cullen and Henare try gave Warrington an early lead, Oldham collected tries again indicated aWolves stroll but Neal dominated the first half and built up a26-4 advantage by the break, thanks to tries from Abram, Myler, crossed for the Bears and with all tries converted, 24- 12atH.T. Sherratt and Bradbury.A more positive approach from the visitors after the interval produced two tries from An early Crompton try threatened the home Kohe-Love and one from Roper. Wolves then advantage but the spring -heeled Henare collected appeared to be dominant but the Bears broke free for another two tries to complete asuperb hat-trick and Belle to score and with Topping's great form with the with other tries from Knott and asecond for Finau, boot, helped secur afine victory for the home side. Wolves had assumed control. Alate Neal try for the Bears did not affect the issue. \ s

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26 WINSAT LAST TOR MOM Dave Hadfield the Independent Rugby League correspondent reports on wins at last for Monie and Meninga At least part of the pressure was A u c k l a n d a s a w i n n e r . table, although on aweekend of l i f t e d f r o m t h e s h o u l d e r s o f He’s got one win to be going on close fought games they only Auckland Warriors coach John with -and amemorable one at beat Cronulla 14-12. Monie last weekend when his that -when the Warriors beat There was yet another two side scraped abadly needed t h e P a n t h e r s 1 6 - 1 4 . point victory -this time for Tim victory over in-form Penrith. It took alate try from Denis Sheens’ North Queensland The Warriors’ dismal start to Betts to clinch the win. Betts’ Cowboys.They did tremendously the season has led to calls for form since he was signed from well to come to Sydney and beat Monie’s head from disgruntled Wigan has not impressed the Canterbury Bulldogs 16-14- Auckland fans. Already, their everyone in New Zealand and sign that the heavy investment other bete noir, the club’s chief t h e r e h a s b e e n c r i t i c i s m t h a t in Super League’s Townsville executive Ian Robson, has gone. M o n i e h a s u s e d h i m t o o m u c h a s outpost is starting to pay off. The worse the Warriors’ results abattering ram, rather than in got, the more certain it began to his more natural wide running seem that Monie would soon role. D e n i s B e t t s e x - follow. Betts showed New Zealand Wigan now crowds what he can do in Monie, so successful and popular Auckiand B r i t a i n ’ s Te s t s e r i e s t h e r e during his four years at Wigan, W a r r i o r s - would admit himself that the last autumn -and he has chemistry has not worked in once more become the New Zealand.The reasons are dangerous strike complex, but they include what forward he can be amounts to aphilosophical f o r t h e W a r r i o r s . divide between the Warriors and If it was agood many traditional Auckland weekend for leaguies, and the special skills Monie, then needed to coach ateam of i t w a s t o o largely Maori and Islander f o r a n o t h e r extraction. coach who For those and other reasons, the h a s b e e n Monie magic has not worked. feeling the heat. The man himself has seemed Mai Meninga’s increasingly beleagured and gc unhappy; it is surely indicative of their first win of the something having gone badly season, even though it wrong when someone so highly was only alate try regarded by the British media against the Hunter for his accessiblity and honesty Mariners that stitched up an should not even be speaking to 18-12 victory. the southern hemisphere’s Perth got up over Adelaide, with biggest league publication, f o r m e r W i d n e s a n d L o n d o n

Rugby League Week. player Julian O’Neill keeping up Vi PR. Inevitably, his unsettled position his recent scoring form with a in New Zealand means that he try, two goals and two drop will be linked with every possible goals as they edged an 18-16 coaching vacancy in Britain, result. where his stock remains sky- Penrith’s defeat means that the high. But Monie would dearly Broncos are now out love to at least go out of on their own at the top of the 7 WARRINGTON WOLVES RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB L o t t e r y N e w s Now with 3months of the year behind us. The Lucky Seven Weekly Lottery can proudly boast to have paid over £30,200 in prizes to our Lottery Winners. But perhaps more importantly we have raised over £27,000 for the WOLVES YOUTH IN SPORT FUND, to help develop the fine youth programme the club runs. We can now say that our weekly Lottery is among the very best in the Super League and shows no signs of flagging. If you would like to help in fundraising, then why not contact me Rob Edwards on 01925 635338 for more details

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WELCOME Awarm welcome to our good friends from Oldham. With the season "beorly" started the bear necessities will today be two league points. Let's not "loose" our bearings lads. Howl or growl your support through the match. It will be vital for the team ... we're ohuntin' bears. FOR BOTH CAMPS 3From which Oldham amateur club did Warrington Following on from last week's programme we once sign lestyn Harris -Waterhead, St Annes or again look and field ateam (from the last 15 years) Saddleworth? whose players have played for both clubs. Here goes: GOOD LUCK FOR APRIL 9 Rob Myler, Kevin Meadows, , Steve Finally, all supporters wish the Alliance team all the best Peters, , Francis Maloney, John Fieldhouse, in this Wednesday's Challenge Cup final against dear Paul Lowndes (who?) Ronnie Duane and Chris rivals Wigan, here at Wilderspool. Get down and O'Sullivan, Rowland Phillips and Roger O'Mahony support. Adults £4 Children/Concessions £2. LANCS FED ■sguuytS -e 'ZOl-2 '9-7861'L The April meeting of the Lancashire Federation of Supporters Clubs takes place here in Warrington tomorrow at the Causeway pub, starting at 8pm. WolffnackMews PREDICTION TIME First, let's say welcome to Oldham directors, staff, players and This week's challenge is to one of Warrington's supporters to our ground for this afternoon's titanic match. staunchest supporters -Craig Garner. He's looked into Oldham, like ourselves, have not had much luck this season. RememberWolfpackers, we must support our team all the way. So let's his pint pot and come up with: Friday...Warriors by 4, hear you all shouting as loud as you can and get behind the boys. Saturday...Saints by 10, today...Bulls by 2, Blue Sox by Next week we travel to Castleford so if any of you want to travel on the Wolfpack coach please book early to avoid disappointment. The 10, Eagles by 2and, for this match, the Wolves by 30 number to ring is Dougie on 825658. To travel on the adult coach you (yes, 301). can book at the souvenir shop on the ground or ring Barbara on 639842. This coach leaves the Kentucky Fried and Dougie's coach CALDWELL LTD leaves the Waterhead Hotel. But you must book early to avoid being Our kind sponsors for this season's Player of the Year disappointed. There will be aWolfpack disco in late April so look in the theme shop awards are once again Goldwells Ltd, Dallam Lane. for the date as it has not been arranged yet, Supporters voted man of the matches for our opening There will be aprize for anyone who can tell the Wolfman who won two league games: Bradford (a) Nigel Vagana and the Lance Todd Trophy at Wembley last year. First postcard to be drawn out of the hat with the correct answer will win the prize. Put London (h) John Duffy -well played youngster. your answer on apostcard and hand it in to the theme shop in the THE END OF AN ERA Cockhedge Centre. The winner will be announced at the disco. Enjoy the game. Wolfman. "it was the coldest, wettest, most miserable place in the ITODAY'SMASCOT Northern Union, beating Thrum Hall and 'new'Craven IOur mascot for today's game is 12-year-old Park out of sight in the inclement stakes," was how iRachel Conner who goes to Woo/sfon High Dave Hadfield of The Independent described School. Rachel loves going to Wolfpack Discos os Ishe is very fond of dancing. She goes with her Watersheddings, Oldham's ex-ground. Love it or hate Igood friends Cathy Show and Sarah Cotely. Her it, we all have our own memories of it. An excellent Ifavourite players ore Richard Hanare, Jon Roper Iand . Have anice day Rachel. souvenir brochure costing £3 was recently produced title End of an Era. It's highly recommended. The mascot for the Wigan game was Stuart Wright, aged 11, who goes to Broomfields QUIZZER JuniorSchool. He enjoys karate, Rugby 1Name the season Oldham last won here in the League, football and his favourite player is Richard Hanare. Sorry we missed you out of league -1989-80, 1986-87 or 1984-85? the Wigan programme Stuart. 2How many years had rugby been played at Watersheddings -85, 98 or 107? BLAKELEYN POINTSFOR Since moving to he has taken over the captaincy and been their most consistent STAT scorer. He was the First Division’s top goal scorer last season with 84, including a personal match best of 10 against when he Raymond Fletcher, Co-author of the Rothmans a l s o s c o r e d t w o t r i e s f o r h i s Rugby League Yearbook biggest points haul of 28.

Salford picked up abargain Blakeley passed the 1,000 points OFFIAH NOTCHES when they signed Steve Blakeley mark in all matches during the 50th HAT-TRICK from Wigan for agiveaway defeat of Paris St Germain on Martin Offiah hit the try trail £28,000 in November 1992. Easter Monday, having scored a again with the 50th try hat-trick Blakeley scored 18 points in just try for England in addition to of his career in ’ eight sub appearances for his 18 Wigan points. defeat of Paris St Germain on Wigan but is now only 17 off a H e m a d e h i s s e n i o r d e b u t a s a Good Friday. But Offiah is only Salford career total of 1,000. tryscoring substitute in a halfway to the record total of The 24-year-old stand-off’s 983 reserve-riddled Wigan side that points has been piled up from lost 26-3 Iat home to 45 tries and 404 goals, including Featherstone Rovers in the 1991 QUIZ five drop goals, in I15 matches. Premiership first round. Who was the last Australian to finish as top tryscorer? 2. Add surnames to this Super League threequarter line: Paul, Jamie, Jason, Anthony 3. How many Smiths have played for Britain and who w a s t h e l a s t ?

4. Who holds the record for most tries by aforward in a season? 5. Who has scored most points in amatch for England? 6. Who made most

appearances on the 1996 B r i t i s h L i o n s t o u r ? 7. Which full back scored most

Super League tries in 1996. 8. Which current Super League chairman captain Great Britain? 9. Which 1990 Kangaroos tourist is playing in Super League? 10. For which English club did first play?

42 EARS1000 SALEORO hat-tricks.The incomparable scored three or more in amatch on exactly 100 occasions! O f fi a h ’ s b e s t m a t c h f e a t w a s a Wigan record of 10 in a Premiership semi-final defeat of Leeds in 1992. He also holds the Great Britain record of five tries and equalled England’s best with four last year.

EST SUPERMAN en-year-old Warrington ■s scrum-half John Duffy je headlines recently when he became the youngest to play in Super League. But who is the oldest Super Man? It is 35-year-old Graham f Steadman, who has been used mostly as asubstitute by this season. Steadman began his senior c a r e e r b a c k i n 1 9 8 2 .

BLAKELEY’S SCORING RECORD A N S W E R S T O Q U I Z T G D Pts App qSian 01 Wigan (yp.io>|Bs) u q o f ' 6 1990-91 0+2 I 0 I 4 (su3|0H ?S) uo?qsv 3H3 '8 1991-92 0+6 2 3 0 14 II (sima 1992-93 0+1 0 0 0 0 pjojpejg) aanjds JJBnjs L Salford U3A3S ~||3MOd \AjtZQ *9 1992-93 14 4 34 0 84 9661 A 1993-94 27+5 7 70 I 169 ZZ (SU3|3H Js) woasajj 3A3js S 1994-95 24 12 79 2 208 56-^661 1995-96 17 9 93 0 222 ui it^ (spaaq) Xa|UEH Xja||3 p 1996 22+1 II 105 I 255+It England 1997 5 2 18 I 45 9661 UI Totals (pjojapsE3) HU'^S Xuoj_ -01 Z Wigan 0+8 3 3 0 18 (ujEuijao suBj) Salford R. 109+6 45 399 5 983 II^M’MSnoay ‘>|!ula|o ‘suEAg 'z England l+l I 0 0 4 98-S86I Grand Totals 110+15 4 9 402 5 1005 u! fit' (4S!3-|) I|3M!||eh aAajs I

43 WARRINGTON WOLVES RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB FT* Super League Acti HH Eddie Fuller's view from the youngest player for fort\ I touchline

1. Veteran Mark Forster starts yet another campaign in the Primrose and blue. 2. Electrifying burst from our 16 year old debutant. 3. young Duffy first to congratulate the hat trick scorer. 4. Hat trick hero Hevare heads for the Bronco's line. 5. Entertainer Kelly performs his conjuring tricks. WARRINGTON WOLVES RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB m W o l v e s v B r o n c o ^ s years makes his senior debut

it he 13-man of the work impact -ram, game is the butt, batter, dint, dent, convenient but push, shove, heave, thrust, somewhat boost. Scoring is not redundant mentioned in Roget’s but handle for Pickavance and Medley Rugby League nowadays. managed to do that, too, Rarely has the in tour de force displays modern, 17-man that helped put down the interchange f o u n d a t i o n s o f t h e i r game been respective team’s victories better over Easter, St Helens at illustrated Wigan in the Super than in League and Bradford to t h w a r t L e e d s R h i n o s a n d reach Wembley for a second successive year in the Challenge Cup. B e t w e e n t h e m l a s t season, Pickavance and Vila Matautia began nine m a t c h e s f o r S t H e l e n s . T h e i r s u b s t i t u t e appearances totalled 29. ^,They are not on the bench as 3ggir of book ends; Medley they are there to make the rigTit impact at the right time.The art of s u b s t i t u t i o n i s a considerable one, even if some coaches still have the occasional difficulty with the mathematics of THE adding up to six. Most IMMCT 3 sides, even if the likes of Apollo Perelini and Derek McVey have been contained for 50 or 60 minutes, can greet the fresh legs of matches last week, in Matautia and Pickavance which individuals, both thundering into them as forwards, rose from the a n y t h i n g o t h e r t h a n bench and stamped an demoralising. indelible impression. Paul Thus, at on Medley, of Bradford Bulls, Good Friday, when McVey and Ian Pickavance, of St came off injured after 24 Helens, are foremost minutes, the only examples of the breed distinguishable difference known as the impact in Pickavance replacing player. him, was that St Helens Their performances looked more dangerous. A exhausted the thesaurus defence-splitting try and

24 burst out of the tackle to put sending off. It is all afar cry t h a t c o a c h e s d e v o t e away sealed a from 1964, when substitutions considerable energies on when mighty display by him.The same were first allowed, but only up and where to inject their impact could hardly be said ofWigan, to half time and then only for men. At London Broncos, the whose loss of after injured players. estimable Russell Bawden is half-an-hour was the beginning Tactical substitutions are such some player to bring on when a of the end for them. By an accepted forward on from the start is comparison with the St practice now beginning to wane. H e l e n s b e n c h , Let’s also not forget that the Wigan’s lacked bench is also aplace for players strength and, learning their trade. Andy vitally, impact. By Johnson warmed his posterior the time they met on the bench I5times last Warrington on ^season, but is now afirst team Monday, the wheels }; regular with Wigan, and as had dropped off the indignant as Craig Murdock wagon altogether. might have beeen at Tony The Bradford bench is Smith being bought as a a n o t h e r t h a t b r i s t l e s w i t h replacement scrum power and flair. Forgetting h a l f f o r S h a u n the bare knuckles, bad Edwards (who has blood and bad been doing some mouthing that characterised a v i t r i o l i c s e m i fi n a l , B r a d f o r d ’ s c l e v e r rotation of players maintained the pressure on Leeds for 80 minutes, and although Medley is used to coming on alittle later than four minutes, due to an injury toTahi Reihana, his sterling commitment in two Pickavance substitute spells lasting an hour, and atry from 40 metres out of the veteran forward’s top drawer, made him aworthy man-of-the-match. Medley, 30, only began one Super League game last year, but contributed to 17 more in his “super sub” capacity, which has probably extended his career in the top flight. ti Matthew Elliott is always telling us it is aI7-man game now,” he said. “Rotating the forwards is the way the game is going, and on the bench you are there to do ajob, at whatever time in amatch. At my age, I woodwork couldn’t last 80 minutes warming of his own at anyway!” London), he showed last season The scenes at the McAlpine the impact he can provide. In Stadium, Huddersfield, last the I7-man game, there is no Saturday, had more comings longer such athing as demotion and goings than aBrian Rix to the bench. farce, with I2substitutes, three sin binnings, two blood binnings and a 25 WARRINGTON WOLVES RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB E d d y - t o r i a l Top Cameraman Eddie Fuller has been "shooting' the Wolves for tv/enty five years and Wolves fans have enjoyed his reflections on the game both in the Guardian and your match programme. As away of "commemoration" Eddie has composed acompilation of - ■ i - many of the stars attracted to his camera over those years. i

The younger generation might need some assistance from their parents or uncles but can any of you out there name them?

Send your effort in to 'Eddie Torial', Widerspool Stadium, Warrington. The most successful will receive two tickets to the Paris game at Wilderspool on Sunday 27th April. If several winners the names will go into ahat -Winner take all. (Closing Date 20th April 1997) WARRINGTON WOLVES RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB

J I L U A N C E U P D A T E THURSDAY 20TH MARCH 1997 ALLIANCE CUP SEMI FINAL AT POST OFFICE ROAD

FEATHERSTONE 24 3 7 W A R R I N G T O N

Millington Penny Gleadhill 2 Welsh

Stokes 3 Davies Arundell 4 Wingfield Thompson 5 Arnold Price 6 Bretherton Frankland 7 C. Highton Wood 8 Stevens Heptonstall 9 Murray sims 10 Barrow

Miller 11 Geritas

Dunn 12 Knott wildman 13 Wainwright Morgan 14 Bennett Dooler 15 Thursfield Riley 16 Heaton Wray 17 rushton Yaw v/ngni

Agood crowd enjoyed afine game with both sides On fifty nine, from the scrum, WELSH took the pass coming out with credit. and scored in the corner with WINGFIELD again on Rovers took an early initiative with the ex Leeds flyer the mark. CHRIS HIGHTON extended the lead with a GLEADHILL scoring two tries in the first ten minutes and well placed 'dropper' then WINGFIELD, an ever FRANKLAND converting one. On seventeen minutes improving player, with strength and pace opened up Wolves responded when good passing between the defence to score, then improve. Fev, now WAINWRIGHT and Davies saw the former touch desperate, conceded two late penalties which down. The visitors maintained the pressure and on WINGFIELD punished in the time honoured manner. twenty eight BRETHERTON went in at the corner 10-8 Mike Wainwright turned in an outstanding display with acceptable but five from the break the home prop Ian Knott (still the best place kicker on the books) and SIMS crashed over by the posts FRANKL4ND Chris Highton made major inputs. accepted adubious conversion. Fev the happier side at the interval 16-8. In the other semi-final played at Oldham's Alliance Wolves resumed with avengeance as in two minutes retreat -Stalybridge -Wigan won 3pts to 2pts. DAVIES scored in the corner and WINGFIELD added a beauty. FRANKL4ND responded with an 'off-side' THE FINAL penalty, but on fifty WAINWRIGHT found space and WARRINGTON WOLVES vWIGAN WARRIORS cut through to score by the uprights. WINGFIELD put WILL BE AT WIDERSPOOL ON WEDNESDAY 9th Wolves ahead at 18-20 for the first time. APRIL KICK OFF 7.30pm. Rovers, not dispirited, came back immediately with a Paul Cullen and the lads would like you to be there try from ARUNDELL with FRANKL4ND adding the two. Adults £4 -Children /concessions £2 In the latest of his weekly interviews with some of the major characters in Super League SKY’s Ian Proctor met up with Paris coach Peter Mulhoiiand immediately after his side’s slender defeat at Salford on Easter Monday, and the Australiand was aless-than-happy figure after aone-point defeat

QeETER,TO SAYYOU'REA REGARDING INJURIES, experience of playing at Super DISAPPOINTED COACH B E C A U S E Y O U ’ R E A L M O S T League level. WOULD BE D O W N T O T H E B A R E For the game against Salford, I UNDERSTATEMENT. BONES OF YOUR SQUAD, almost called up ayoung back WOULDN’T IT? NOW, AREN’T YOU? named Jerome Alonso, who is aformer skipper of the French AI’m devastated to lose by AMy squad is depleted once youth team. Fortunately, Phil one-point to Salford after my more. We suffered afurther Bergman and Tony Wall were players gave absolutely four injuries against Salford, on able to take their places on everything. At the risk of top of those picked up against the wings against the Reds, copping afine, Ifelt that we London on Good Friday, and it otherwise we’d have given suffered defeat because of a means that I’m really Jerome his first opportunity in diabolical refereeing decision struggling to put aside Super League. But that’s the which brought about the together for the round five way I’m looking at things -the dismissal of centre Paul Evans match against champions a f t e r 1 4 m i n u t e s . I t w a s n o St Helens at the Charlety more than areactionary Stadium. tackle, non-malicious, yet he Key players like Deon Bird, received his marching orders Jason Martin and Jeremy a n d t h e P a r i s t e a m h a d a Robinson are all out of MOVERS mountain to climb from then contention for that game on. Amazingly, the referee and we’re literally down to ONE ONE later put Paul Forber'on thirteen fully fit players. report’ for ahigh shot which I I’m hoping that we’ll have last best of the youngsters will get considered to be aworse year’s Paris captain, Pierre their chance, although Iwas tackle -why couldn’t the Chamorin, available for delighted with the effort of 27 referee have put Paul Evans selection again, but it almost year-old Didier Cabestany in ‘on report’ instead of sending certainly means that I’ll have defeat at the Willows. h i m o f f ? to throw some French Aweek earlier, the Paris youngsters into the fray -and QHOW DO YOU FEEL players were in the firing line I’d prefer not to have to do T H I N G S H A V E T H I N G S from aseries of high tackles that against aside like St G O N E F O R P A R I S I N T H E from the Leeds players, but Helens. OPENING FOUR SUPER when we complained about it, L E A G U E M A T C H E S O F no action was taken. Leeds QWOULD YOU RATHER 1997? produced exactly the same B L O O D T H E Y O U N G S T E R S sort of stuff in the Challenge T H A N G I V E A N AWell, we got smashed by Cup semi-final and there was a OPPORTUNITY TO THE London Broncos, who are the hue and cry about it all. M O R E E X P E R I E N C E D best team we’ve faced so far, Where’s the consistency? Ijust FRENCH PLAYERS and we got rolled by Leeds in didn’t know what to say to my A V A I L A B L E T O Y O U ? circumstances which also left players, afterwards at Salford, me unhappy. But the plus because words can’t do justice A I t h i n k i t ’ s b e t t e r f o r P a r i s factors are that we’ve to their performance. It was St Germain, in the long-term, managed an away win (at one of the gutsiest efforts I’ve if Igive youth it’s chance Sheffield) which is something ever been involved with at any whenever possible. I’m which proved beyond Paris level of rugby league. Iwas contracted to be with Paris for throughout 1996 and the proud of the players. two years and by the end of players showed enoromous that time, Iwant to leave a guts and character to score Q W H AT ’ S T H E C U R R E N T legacy of promising young fi v e t r i e s t o f o u r w i t h 1 2 m e n SITUATION FOR PARIS French players who have in this defeat by Salford.Team

28 spirit has to be sky high for the us. For instance, Didier what I’ve seen, so far. players to produce ashowing Cabestany only arrived for the Defensively, it’s not quite up to like that in front of the SKY Salford game at Ilam on the the level of Sydney first-grade viewers and we’re gradually mornng of the match, yet he football, but, for me, one of the earning some respect from the was warmly welcomed by the major problems is the supporters in England. players and he slotted in and incosistency of the referees. The annoying thing is that did afine job in the circums That’s the biggest bee I’ve got we’ve only got 2league points tances. in my bonnet. on the board, whereas our Preparation is another efforts deserve more than QWITH YOUR INJURY problem for us, sometimes on that. But we’ll have to roll our SITUATION WORSTENING our travels, and Ididn’t think sleeves up and prepare as best ISTHERE ANY POSSIBILITY we were mentally right for our we can for the visit of St OF SENDING AN S.O.S. game at London on Good Helens. B A C K H O M E F O R F U R T H E R Friday.The Broncos ought to AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS OR have scored more than 28 QISTHEREAN'AUSSIES W I L L Y O U L O O K T O against us, yet we ‘bombed’ ON TOUR’ METALITY FRENCH-BASED PLAYERS? three tries as well, so we know A B O U T T H I S PA R I S S Q ( i A D we can open up the best of G I V E N T H E N U M B E R O F AI’ll look at the French guys British defences.That’s encouraging for when these s i d e s c o m e o v e r t o P a r i s .

QHAVifYOU BY EM K E E P I N G A N E Y E O N P E R T H ’ S F O R M B A C K I N &SHAKERS AUSTRALIA, BEARING IN MIND THE FACT THAT YOU PETER MULHOLLAND P U T T H E C L U B T O G E T H E R PRIORTO THEIR 1995 ENTRY TO THE A N T I P O D E A N S I N T H E and give them their chance. AUSTRALIAN PARTY? They deserve that much and COMPETITION? with quality players around AWell, when you’re living and them I’m sure they’ll feel the AThat’s history, for me, now working together in such close benefits and improve and all my energies are geared proximity, it does bond you accordingly. I’m due to meet towards the future with Paris. together, Ian. We’re going one or two of them, this week, This job has alot of through alot of difficult with Pierre Chamorin and similiarities with the one Ihad circumstances, right now, and Fabien Devecchi now available. in Perth, but you can’t afford it’s certainly alot harder and But we’ve lost last year’s t o l o o k b a c k w a r d s i n t h i s less comfortable than it might leading try-scorer Pascal game. I’ll be keeping aclose have been back home. But Bomati who has joined the eye on the Western Reds form we’re over here to do ajob club Brive.We’ll when it gets closer to June, and there is aresolve to do keep trying to blood the though, because they visit us at that job to the best of our younger French players. the Charlety Stadium, before ability. we travel to play them in We’re apretty solid unit and, QHOW HAVEYOU FOUND Australia in August.The whole as we saw on the field at the T H E S T A N D A R D S O F T H E concept of the World Club Willows, Paris aren’t aside EUROPEAN SUPER Championship is exciting for that will roll over and die. LEAGUE, COMPARED TO all concerned and Iknow the We’re just gutted not to get T H E S T A N D A R D S Y O U Paris players are keen to make any reward from a W E R E U S E D T O B A C K an impression in their matches performance like that. But. HOME WHILST IN CHARGE against the while we’re one-foi^all and all OF PERTH REDS? and the Perth Reds -hopefully for one, we’re also ready to our injury crisis will have eased accept the French players AThe standard is pretty good by then! when they become available to and I’ve been impressed with

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OPENING HOURS; Monday to Friday 9.00am to 7.00pm Saturday 9.00am to 5.00pm Sunday 11.00am to 4.00pm The Return of... THE LOOSE lORWARO , BBC Rugby League Correspondent

N o o n e k n o w s b e t t e r t h a n Hammonds’ display in the e a r l i e r r o u n d . Hollywood the returns from recent Silk Cut Challenge Cup Wigan and Great Britain skipper producing the sequel to a Semi Final clash with Salford ’s play over the past B l o c k b u s t e r fi l m . proved the value of encouraging couple of seasons has marked The history of the cinema is aball handling loose forward to him out from the “crash, bang, littered with titles featuring roam free on the pitch. wallop” style that has

(< Son of ”,“The Return of His quick hands, speed of characterised loose forwards of ”, or concluding with a thought, and shrewd positional the Eighties and Nineties. numeral as in Omen 1,2, 3ad sense contributed to at least half And Warrington’s shaky start to infinitum. adozen of Saint’s nine tries at the 1997 season can, in part, be Super League, at last, is learning Central Park. attributed to the loss, through from the film moguls and Bradford Bulls’ Steve injury, of their young encouraging are-run of some of McNamara’s perfectly timed international star, 19-years-old its biggest Hits ofYesteryear.Yes, pass out of atackle Paul Sculthorpe -surely ayoung found the London crowds are flocking back to see ¥8 Karalius in the making. the Hit of‘97 -“The Return of B r o n c o ’ s d e f e n c e ( For the past fifteen years, with the Loose Forward”. wanting in an the odd exception, the influx of R e m e m b e r t h o s e h e r o e s o f a Aussie coaching methods has decade or two ago who prised brought about the decline of the open agap, in the tightest of once highly respected British defences with the sleight of hand loose forward. In his place we ball skills, who could launch a have suffered the all powerful, all speedy centre down the flanks tackling, all barnstorming hulk with adelicate pass, or who roaring onto the ball at First could burst into the tackle, and Receiver, his sole purpose yet somehow still manage to being to charge seven or slip the ball to acolleague in Weight metres upfield. support? ^ Not so in 97. And, Do you recollect Workington ironically, it is Aussie Town’s Biliy Ivison, St Helens’ I4 , coaches like Shaun McRae, Vince Karalius, Hull’s John and Matthew Elliot who are Whiteley, Oldham’s Derek leading the way and promoting Turner and more recently, the return of the loose forward Saints’ Harry Pinner? to our Big Screens. Well, they are back and If it’s good enough for “The Return of the Hollywood, it’s good enough for L o o s e F o r w a r d ” i s Super League. Grab your producing instant popcorn, check your r e t u r n s a t t h e programme, settle in your seats B o x O f fi c e . -“The Return of the Loose S a i n t s N o 1 3 Forward” is now showing at a (oops, sorry, ground near you. ifv- squad number Paul Sculthorpe 6!) Karle

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PAUL TOPPING was club top try scorer in both the 1990-91 and previously played for South Sydney, lllawarra and Utility player who is equally effective whether at 1991 -92 seasons. Abram moved on to Oldham in Canberra. centre, stand-off or loose-forward. Terrific February 1993. defender. Topping is aformer Wigan St. Patricks LUKE GOODWIN PAULATCHESON junior who turned professional with Swinton in Match winning half-back who joined Oldham last 1985. He had aspell on loan with Mansfield Outstanding attacking full-back and Oldham's top November from perth Western Reds (Australia). before joining Leigh in 1990 and then transfering try scorer last season. Aformer Blackbrook junior Experienced campaigner who has also enjoyed (St. Helens) who turned professional with Widnes in spells with Penrith, Sydney Bulldogs, Parramatta to Oldham in September 1993. Prior to turning professional. Topping toured Australia with the 1990. Moved to Wigan and then joined Oldham and Canterbury- Bankstown. in June 1995 for £50,000. Has represented Great British Schoolboy squad in 1984 and his only V I N C E F A W C E T T representative honour since has been one Britain at academy and under-21 level and has been amember of the Welsh team in the various Big powerful threequarter who played for appearance for Lancashire in 1991. international competitions during the past three Middleton juniors (Leeds) before turning professional with Leeds. Then had spells with R O B M Y L E R years. Workington Town and Parramatta before joining Verastiie back equally at home whether at Full-back DAVID BADBURY Oldham last december for £28,000. or on the wing. Aformer Widness -St. Maries junior who turned professional with Warrington in Utility forward who gives 100% in every match. Oldham signed him from Leigh Miners juniors in HOWARD HILL 1989. Has aspell on loan at Salford in 1995 but Talented young back-row forward who has also returned to Warrington before tresfering to Oldham August 1991. Has toured down under with both the BARLA and the senior British Lions. turned out in the centre position. Joined Oldham in in July 1995 for £50,000. July 1994 from the Hensingham junior club of JOHN CLARKE JASON TEMU Whitehaveb after securing BARLA international Hooker. Aformer East Leeds Junior who turned honours. Hill was included in the Great Britain Hard running and tough tackling prop who first came to notice with the Marist club in New professional with Oldham in May 1993. Clarke under-21 squad for the match against France in toured Australia with the BARLA under-18s in 1993 Zealand. He joined the Countries- Manukau outfit January 1996 which was unfortunately cancelled. for the New Zealand Lion Red Cup competition of and further honours came his way when he Should eventually gain senior representative represented Great Britain under-21 sagainst the recognition. 1994 and it wasafter that successful campaign that 1994 Kangaroos. Temu joined Oldham. He has represented New AFI LEUILA Zealand Residents during their 1994 tour of Tough tackling centre or winger. He was signed in Australia and was amember of the Cook Island Scrum-half, captain and the orchestrator of most of September 1995 from the Counties-Manukan team which lifted the 1995 Emerging Nations Oldham's attacking play. Aformer Wigan St. squad of New Zealand. Leuila has enjoyed spells Championship. Also represented Cook Islands in Patricks junior who began his professional career with St.Helens in 1994 and with North Queensland the 1996 Fijian Nines. with Warrington in 1986. Moved back to Wigan Cowboys the following year. He has played rugby CHRIS MCKINNEY in 1992 when he joined the senior Central Park union for Tonga. Outstanding young forward who can play either outfit. Oldham snapped him up for abargin £35,000 fee in September 1993. Abrilliant GARY LORD hooker,, second-row or loose-forward. Signed Experienced professional. Aformer Stanley from the Hensingham junior club (Whiteheaven) in tactical kicker who has been aregular in the Irish team during the past couple of years and who Rangers (Castleford) junior who joined the senior August 1994. Toured New Zealand with the British Castleford club in 1984. He appeared at full-back Academy squad last October. played for Great Britian in the world Nines last weekend. for Castleford at Wembley in 1986 but has since MAH MUNRO developed into ahard working second-row J O E F A I M A L O forward. Lord wastranfered to Leeds in 1988 and Powerful mobile second-row forward with aterrific workrate. Has also turned out at hooker. An Hard working second-row forward who was an then on to Halifax in 1991 before joining Oldham Australian who joined Oldham at the beginning of everpresent during thel 996 Super League season. in July 1994 for £35,000. Aproduct of the Eastern Suburbs club in New the 1996 campaign from Sydney Tigers, and FRANCIS MALONEY featured in almost every match scoring 6tries. Zealand, Faimalo had brief spells with Workington Town, Oldham and them then Swinton during the Powerful stand-off and accurate positional kicker. NATHAN TURNER 1991 -92 season without impressing. He returned Aproduct of the St. John Fisher junior club Goal kicking centre or full-back who joined home and enjoyed success with Howkes Bay which () who turned professional with Leeds in 1990. Moved to Featherstone Rovers in 1992 and Oldham last November from Queensland Crushers. prompted him to return to Oldham in September won Great Britian under-21 recognition whilst at Aformer Queensland and Australia under-21 1994. His determination and stmina since then Post Office Road. Tranfered to Warrington in 1994 rugby union international. have made him one of the mainstays of the but did not settle at Wilderspool and so he moved Roughyedpack. DARREN ABRAM onto Oldham in July 1995 for £50,000. Took Prolific try scoring centre. Aformer Thatto Heath IAN GILDART over the goal kicking duties at Watersheddings and junior (St. Helens) who won BARLA international Hard working forward. Aformer Wigan Colt who has been Oldham's top point scorer during the past honours before turning professional with turned professional at Central Park in 1986. After two seasons. Warrington in 1985. He had aspell on loon with eight years with Wigan he moved on to Wakefield SCOTT RANSON Swinton before moving to Chorley Borough and Trinity in 1994. Moved back over the Pennies to then in November 1990 he was transfered here to Oldham for £45,000 in August 1995. Fast and elusive winger. Aformer Thatto Heath Hornets. Later that month Abram made his debut Represented Great Britian at under-21 level during junior (St. Helens) who turned professional with in aFirst Division match at Leeds which Hornets lost his Central Park days. swinton in 1987. Develpoed info adangerous attacker whilst with the Lions. Joined Oldham in 64-4 but it wasAbram who scored the Hornets' try. He made atotal of 71 appearances for Rochdale BRETT GOLDSPINK February 1992 and has continued his prolific try Giant prop who joined Oldham last November scoring feats with the Bears. scoring 40 tries, 9goals and adropped goal. He from Perth Western Reds (Austrlia). Goldspink If you are thinking of moving home ...

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Since my first game here at Wilderspool we have tried various pieces of music to enhance the presentation -entry to aWolf howl and fanfare, which has now been changed to aWolf howl and the Rocky theme. Music for tries has built up from Born to Run and Catch Me If You Can to a selection of over 50 sound pieces. But Iwant more and this is where you come in. Let me know what you want to hear and now we have apitchside mini disk we can access over 180 pieces of music within seconds. Wolfie has settled in well but he can't understand why you all don't cheer "Come on you Wolves" instead of Wire. Iknow it's been the Wire for 100 years but we have to move on -so follow the Wolf in Primrose and Blue. The club telephone line on 0930 168874 continues to bring all the news from Wilderspool FIRST. The service is advertised on regional teletext pages 171 and 172 and we are about to start running competitions for top prizes The pre-match entertainment planning is well under way. Today it's awelcome return for the Screaming Beavers, atop soul band who you all enjoyed at the Wigan and Leeds games last summer. Keep the letters rolling in. Let us know your ideas. Each letter will be read and you will get aletter of thanks in reply. Regards.MVF SWANTON

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The has devised a13-point action plan ogainst racism in Rugby League. Warrington Wolves believe this action plan to be apractical basis for ouLawing racist behaviour and encouraging greater participation in the game, acopy of the plan is available on request. The following statement has been CASTLEFORD TIGERS VWARRINGTON WOLVES issued by the club. Warrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club fully supports the Sunday 13 April 1997 Kick off 3.30pm 'Lets Tackle Rocism in Rugby League' campain, and welcomes all Entertainment from 1.45pm players and spectators irrespective of their ethnic or racial origins. Racism has no place within our game, and racist chants are totally unacceptable. Allow everybody to enjoy the game. f A L L I A N C E C H A L L E N G E k CUP FINAL See the big game for just WARRINGTON WOLVES VWIGAN WARRIORS WEDNESDAY 9TH APRIL AT WILDERSPOOL KICK-OFF 7.30PM ADMISSION £4 ADULTS £2 CHILDREN/CONCESSIONS C O M E A N D C H E E R T H E W O LV E S A L L I A N C E T E A M

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McNamara and influential , SUPERLEAGUEACT who is regarded by many opposing coaches as an even more important figure I a n P r o c t o r c o n t i n u e s h i s than the effervescent Paul. The Bulls were near-invincible in front of those huge Odsal crowds, last year, review of the status of winning 10 of IImatches on home soil I Mil and only losing their 100% record in the J^■ » last game of the season to Halifax. Once Super League clubs as they again, their home form will form the bedrock of acommitted title challenge as they aim to discover the form which progress through the swept Saints and Wigan aside on those two unforgettable Friday evenings last July. s e a s o n . T h i s w e e k h e l o o k s Stand by for more such occasions as the Bulls’ marketing wizard, Peter Deakin, continues to show other Super League at Bradford and Leeds. clubs the way forward. With World Club Championship matches against Penrith, Auckland and Cronulla just around the I I BRADFORD BULLS corner, in June, the summer of 97 is set 1 to sizzle in an Odsal bowl which should be Bradford Bulls are undeniably the have beefed up the Bulls pack and added packed to the rafters. emerging force in Super League and their to the competition for places. Reihana will This time, with abigger, more settled form in reaching asecond consecutive be hoping to make the kind of impression squad, it is hard to see Bradford failing to Silk Cut Challenge Cup final and racing to on the growing crowds that made fellow emerge as the major threat to the Wigan- the top of Super League has underlined Donougher, and Glen St Helens duopoly. And, this time, nothing just what aformidable squad Matthew Tomlinson so popular last summer. less than silverware is expected. Elliott has at his disposal. Bradley discovered some of the best form No rookie coach has ever gone into ajob of his career and the Bulls moved quickly with such confidence or with such high to extend his contract, realising just how influential he is to the side. expectations weighing on his shoulders. Steve Yet, Elliott, who has added shrewdly to As if the Bulls three-quarter line wasn’t AIcNomoro the impressive player personnel left big enough, Bradford have added giant behind by his mentor Brian Smith, has ex-Halifax winger Abi Ekoku to the- already shown that he is more than playing staff and he could prove a capable of fulfilling the dreams of the worthy successor to the popular Odsal faithful. Tamani, once he gets achance Bradford have been awesome in the The name on everyone’s lips, opening month of 1997, but there have however, is the irrepressible been disappointments, and it seems Robbie Paul and his switch fr certain that the Bulls will go into the half-back to stand-off in the Wembley showdown with Saints minus early weeks suggests that Elli the services of stricken back-rowers will give him an even freer rei Jeremy Donougher and Warren Jowitt, than the one he had when while prop Brian McDermott was operating under Smith at scrui anxiously awaiting the verdict of the haIf.The genial Kiwi was quite game’s disciplinary committee, following magnificent in 1996 and looks an his late dismissal in last week’s fiery Cup even greater threat to opposing semi-final against Leeds. defences, apoint illustrated with his All the hectic wheeling-and dealing of a magnificent try hat-trick on the year or so ago laid the foundations of opening night against Warrington and what followed in the summer of 96, and it two touchdowns in the midweek meant that Elliott only needed to fine- triumph at Castleford. tune asquad which lost Joe Tamani (to The swap deal which brought Sonny Adelaide), Davide Longo (Swinton), Jon Nickle, and Bernard Dw, Hamer (York), Karl Fairbank (retired) and to Odsal, in exchange for Paul Newlove Carlos Hassan (Keighley) at the end of was adeal which left both parties last season. satisfied. And, certainly, the Bulls’ ascent Inevitably, Elliott did his recruiting in the towards the top of Super League can be Australian market he knows so well and traced back to the arrival of the Danny Peacock looks an outstanding ‘ Three’, each of them capture from the Crushers and aplayer showing afierce determination to prove who will attract acult following with the Saints wrong. Loughlin and Dwyer have Odsal fans. His addition to asizeable produced some of the most consistent three-quarter line makes the Bulls football of their careers and Nickle is on a backline look particularly dangerous - par with any forward in the competition. clearly Elliott is abeliever in the old Bob Odsal will not be the same place without Fulton maxim that big is beautiful when it Karl Fairbank around, but there is still comes to League players. plenty of menace in apack which includes Tahi Reihana, from Perth Reds, and ex- 1996 Lions tourists Brian McDermott, the Leeds and Halifax man Paul Anderson admirable, ever-improving Steve L E E D S R H I N O S \a Leeds went Into Super League 96 on a some of the embarrassment of last year’s wing and aprayer and gave all the signs of semi-final humiliation against the same ;;Barrie aclub reluctant to promote the benefits opponents at the same venue. .McDermott of summer football at the best-appointed The lesson to be learnt from that first ground in the game. Sadly, their apathy defeat of 1997, though, is that the Rhinos reaped what it sowed and the year ended must learn to temper their enthusiasm with one of the world’s most famous with self-discipline -they cannot afford to sporting venues being up for sale. let their hearts rule their heads in big Only the timely intervention of matches because, ultimately, it is only a businessman Paul Caddick and rugby recipe for disappointment. But it was league entrepreneur Gary Hetherington good to see aLeeds pack breathing fire prevented the unthinkable prospect of and brimstone, once again. Leeds ground-sharing at . A Bell, with more than alittle help from further injection of capital allowed coach Hetherington, has altered the complexion the opportunity to strengthen a of the entire playing staff and Leeds seem youthful squad which was clearly out of its m u c h h e a l t h i e r f o r t h e i n fl u x o f n e w depth in the 1996 Super League. players. But they still have alot of ground Wholesale changes ensued. Remarkably, to make up on the leading clubs and the only three players remain from the side Cup wins against modest opposition have which contested the 1995 Wembley Cup not answered the questions surrounding Final -skipper , Graham the make-up of the new-look squad. Holroyd and -and that The Rhinos have certainly embraced the represents amassive upheaval in player second season of Super League in a personnel. positive manner and the upshot should be But Leeds, on the evidence of the opening abig increase in attendances, better weeks, look meaner and hungrier than for performances on the field and an air of some time and their fearless effort in the optmism around Headingley. But their Cup semi-final against Bradford erased loyal supporters would be wise not to expect too much too soon from the new charges with such adaunting programme Wayne Collins ahead of them. Certainly, the addition of Richie Blackmore, Martin Masella, Wayne Dewsbury, and he poses athreat every Collins, Paul Sterling, Jamie Mathiou and time he is close to the opposition line. Damian Gibson, plus the ex-Sheffield trio Nor should it be forgotten that long- of Anthony Farrell, Ryan Sheridan and established Graham Holroyd and Francis Dean Lawford, has bolstered the Cummins are just 21 and 20 respectively, playing squad. and maturing into influential figures.They There are some have awealth of experience, now, and JL tremendous young should thrive in astronger Leeds outfit, ®footballers at the club, but they have to start taking more ?with 1996 Lions responsibility on the field. Jtourist There is plenty to build on and with Mthe pick of the crop, greater support (Leeds are aggressively [Fand Adam Hughes, marketing the club in the schools and the Jamie Field, Nick Rhinos tag is slowly becoming accepted) Fozzard, , they have every right to expect amajor Gavin Brown and Terry improvement on last season.That won’t Newton ranking with the best take much, having finished third-from- youngsters in Super League.They will bottom with arecord of just six wins f o r m t h e b a s i s o f a t e a m f o r t h e f u t u r e - from 22 matches and only two successes but Leeds have to address the present. o n t h e i r t r a v e l s . will hope for an injury-free But, although their worst effort in 50 season, and his partnership with former years meant that Super League’s Castleford colleague Blackmore should inaugural season was adisaster from their benefit the outside backs, Mercer has point of view, it proved awatershed for a shown already that he will lead the great club and the climb back from the forwards by example and his performance abyss starts here. in defeat at Halifax, on Tuesday, was quite magnificent. Headingley is witnessing the emergence of agenuine folk-hero in bulldozing prop Barrie McDermott, who was virtually unstoppable in Challenge Cup football and Masella and Mathiou showed their capabilities in that bruising cup-tie against the Bulls last week. McDermott created history by becoming the first Leeds prop to score atry hat-trick in the Cup, against mws

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Broncos fielded astronger-looking WOLVES: David Highton; Lee Wolves were bystanders as second side, physically, and had the Rushton, Stephen Arnold, Neil rowPETERS scattered them from advantage of their recent first team Gallon, Gareth Doherty, Darren 40m, then SODON completed his full back Tony Martin. He turned in Geritas, Andrew Hill, Lee Tyman, hat-trick by taking the ball over the amost competent display, giving Ian Ure, Chris Causey, Martin line from aclose-in play. MARTIN, the visitors a4th minute two-point Carney, Graeme Howard, needless to say, converted both to start with apenalty goal. Paul Fisher. give his side awell-deserved win. Wolves matched the opposition for Subs: Ian Phair, John Wilcock, With new faces. Wolves never the first 40 minutes but, despite this, Nell Kearns, David Gordon. really settled but that's the name of wasted opportunities left them the game. John Myler has to with just a38th minute Martin Carney 'outstanding' give them the opportunity to CAUSEY drop goal. The bring out the skills which scoreboard resembled asoccer earned them aplace in the game, but that soon changed. Wolves Academy. Apart from On 44 minutes aBroncos the excellent Carney, Howard attack came to nothing and looked useful until injury took Wolves full back David Highton him out of contention and one caught the opposition on the or two others will improve with hop by picking up aloose ball time. The London lads looked and racing 80m before being pretty seasoned and, at this overhauled. Aquick play sent level, that can make all the substitute IAN PHAIR diving difference. under the posts leaving LEE RUSHTON an easy conversion. 1997 APPEARANCES &SCORERS Instead of building on that Player P, S. Tries Gis D/Gis score Wolves retired to their Arnold S. 2 lair and allowed Broncos to Gallon N. 2 seize the initiative. On 52 Carney M, 1 minutes Broncos hooker Causey C. 2 Conway C. - SODON crashed through three Doherty G. 1 would-be tacklers to score with Fisher P. 2 MARTIN adding the extras. On G e r i t a s 2 62 SODON did arepeat and Gordon D. - 2 so did MARTIN. Highton C. 1 Broncos, now with a14-7 lead, HightonD. 2 looked dominant and Wolves Howard G. 2 22 were losing their shape with Kearns N. 1 poor handling and tackling. Phair I. 21 Martin Carney made great Rushton L. 2 efforts to regain the advantage Tyman L. 2 lost but the support given to his Urel. 2 surges was found wanting. In Welsh A. the last two or three minutes Wilcock J. 1 WARRINGTON WOLVES RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB

SuperLeague Fixtures 1997

Date Team Venue K.O.

S u n M a r 9 Chall Cup 6th Rnd Fri Mar 14 Bradford Bulls A 7.30pm Today’s Fri Mar 21 London Broncos H 7.30pm Sat Mar 22 Silk Cut S.F. (1) WARRiniGTOni WOLVES

Fri Mar 28 Sheffield Eagles A 7.30pm TGDG H Mon Mar 31 Wigan Warriors 3.00pm 1 1Lee Penny Sun Apr 6 Oldham Bears H 3.00pm Sun Apr 13 Castleford A 3.30pm 5Richard Henare Sun Apr 20 StFlelens A 3.30pm 6Neil Vacana Sun Apr 27 Paris St Germain H 3.00pm Sat May 3Challenge Cup Final 4John Roper A Sun May 11 Flalifax Blue Sox 3.00pm [ 2 M a r k F o r s t e r Sun May 18Bradford Bulls H 6.35pm L.

A Fri May 23 London Broncos 7.30pm 16 Mon May 26 Sheffield Eagles H 3.00pm Fri May 30 Leeds Rhinos A 7.30pm 33 John Duffy Sun June 8Cronulla Sharks H 6.35pm 23 Warren Stevens Sun June 15Penrith Panthers H 3.00pm Mon June 23 Auckland Warriors H 7.30pm 11 PaulHulme Sun June 29 Salford Reds A 3.00pm 10 Gary Chambers Wed July 2Wigan Warriors A 7.30pm I H I Sun July 6Halifax Blue Sox 3.00pm 12 TonlTatupu L -.-J Fri July 11 Leeds Rhinos H 7.30pm 18 George mann Sat July 19 A Sat July 26 Cronulla Sharks A 13 Paul Sculthorpe Sat Aug 2Auckland Warriors A 17 Chris Rudd Sun Aug 10 Salford Reds H 3.00pm Sat Aug 16 Paris St Germain A 8.00pm 22 Gareth Davies Fri Aug 22 St Helens H 7.30pm 24 Paul Harrow Mon Aug 25 Castleford Tigers H 7.30pm Sun Aug 31 Oldham Bears A 3.00pm 28 Paul Darbyshire

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Alliance Fixtures 1997

Date Team Venue K.O. Thu Mar 13 Bradford Bulls H 7.30pm Thu Mar 27 Featherstone R H 7.30pm Teans Oldham Bears A Thu Apr 3 7.30pm Thu Apr 10 Castleford Tigers POSTPONED O L D H A M B E A R S Thu Apr 10 Wigan Warriors H 7.30pm ALLIANCE CUP FINAL TGDG Thu Apr 17 St Helens H 7.30pm Thu Apr 24 Featherstone R A 7.30pm 1Paul Atcheson ThuMay 1 Hull A 8.00pm Thu May 8 Halifax Blue Sox H 7.30pm 2Scott Ranson Thu May 15 Bradford Bulls A 7.30pm Thu May 22 Hull H 8.00pm 3Darren Abram Thu May 29 Leeds Rhinos H 7.30pm Wed June 4 Wigan Warriors A 7.30pm 5Rob Myler Thu June 19 H 7.30pm Thu June 26 Salford H 7.30pm 6Francis Maloney Thu July 3 Halifax Blue Sox A 7.30pm Wed July 9 Leeds Rhinos A 7.30pm 7Martin Crompton Thu July 17 Wigan Warriors H 7.30pm Fri Aug 1 Hull Kingston R A 7.30pm 8Ian Gildart Fri Aug 8 Salford Reds A 8.00pm Thu Aug 14 Castleford Tigers H 7.30pm 9John Clarke Thu Aug 20 St Helens A 7.30pm Thu Aug 28 Oldham Bears H 7.30pm 11 Gary Lord

12 Joe Faimalo A c a d e m y F i x t u r e s 1 9 9 7 13 David Dradbury Date Team Venue K.O. M o n M a r 1 7 Featherstone R A 7.30pm 14 MattMunro S u n M a r 2 3 London Broncos H 3.00pm Fri May 28 Hull A 1.15pm 15 Paul Davidson Mon Mar 21 Wigan Warriors H 12.30pm Sun Apr 6 St Helens H 12.30pm 2 0 A fi L e u i l a Sun Apr 13 Castleford Tigers A 1.30pm Sat Apr 19 Bradford Bulls H 2.30pm 22 Vince Fawcett Sun Apr 27 Wakefield T A 1.30pm Sun May 11 Halifax Blue Sox A 1.00pm 23 Rrett Goldspink Sun May 18 Featherstone R H 4.00pm Fri May 23 London Broncos A 5.00pm 26 Luke Goodwin Mon May 26 Hull H 12.30pm Fri May 30 Leeds Rhinos A 5.30pm Sun June 8 Castleford Tigers H 2'A hrs pre- 1st team game SCRUMS PENALTIES Sun June 15 Bradford Bulls A unconfirmed Sat June 21 A 1234512345 Wigan Warriors 2.30pm Sun June 29 Salford Reds A 1.00pm 678910678910Sun July 6 Halifax Blue Sox H 12.30pm Leeds Rhinos H II 12 13 14 15 II 12 13 14 15 Thu July 11 5.00pm Fri Aug 8 St Helens A 2.30pm 16 17 18 19 20 IS 17 18 19 20 Thu Aug 10 Salford Reds H 12.30pm 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 Sat Aug 16 Wakefield T H 2.30pm EST. 1762

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