news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 258924.stm Quote The Rugby Football League has banned Leeds club Queens from the Challenge Cup for the next three years after crowd trouble at one of their games.'"

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 258924.stm Quote The Rugby Football League has banned Leeds club Queens from the Challenge Cup for the next three years after crowd trouble at one of their games.'"

Good. They should count themselves lucky at 3 years!!

Cue: awwww their ok really, some good set of lads down there blah blah blah

I think you'll find they're just misunderstood

Excellent. Hopefully the message may get through, though I doubt it.

It would take some drilling.

True, because like you say sooner or later someone will be on saying that "they're alright really" and "aren't as bad as they used to be" or some other pathetic excuse.

They'[re all right really

They aren't as bad as they used to be.

Good set of lads down there.

Very droll G.

That would be pretty difficult, remembering what they were like in the early eighties.

....and earlier.

My uncle played for against them for either The Prospect or Waterloo in the mid to late seventies and as he went over in the corner for a try his opposite number bit a chunk out of his back side.

No lie.

Kinky

Nasty, for both parties.

My dealings with them in the early eighties came from following my local team Pudsey, coached by Dave Horne and operating out of Eccles' pub (The White Horse.) Queens were a feisty bunch both on and off the pitch. Finals week at Bus Vale were particularly tasty.

If 1st grade full time professional referees think they've got it bad they don't know they're born in comparison to the poor sods trying to control those games back then.

The ex Bramley nutter?

The same. John Hughes (another ex Bramley man) was his master tactician on the field. Great days, great nights.

"It's only the few dozen wrong 'uns giving us 4 decent supporters a bad name!"

I played against Queens in the mid/late seventies twice in the Leeds & District Cup for a new team called United Services Club based on York Road. The first game played at Queens we were heavily defeated 35-10 but we managed to hold them to 11-6 at half time. Their tactics were completely different after half time as nearly every tackle was accompanied by knees, fists, finger nails, threats etc. We came away defeated but with our heads held high to think we'd held a well established team for so long before the resorted to what we learnt was usual tactics.
The second time we played them was a year later in the 3rd round of the cup, we'd already defeated Corpus Christie and Woodway and had a stronger team. The game I remember flared up immediately when one of their forwards disputed the referee's decision to award myself a try and when the referee stood by his decision it seemed I was then the target of their frustration each time I touched the ball. We didn't do ourselves justice and many of our team retaliated and the game finished with two men of each side being sent off. We finally lost 16-11.
I watched Queens many times and their bullying tactics were always in evidence which was a shame because they had some fantastic players.

I'd have forced a [is[/ihit out.

Is that an official position in Bramley? Like Mayor or town cryer?

Maybe if you look deeper into this, All teams from Leeds should be banned?

You wish...