'And that's Karl Fairbank there, elbowing players as he walks past. What an absolute idiot that man is. There'll be no Wembley for you this year, Mr Fairbank, and, on that showing, you don't deserve it!.'

Good old Stuart Duffy, before he turned to the Dark Side.

The best of all time has to be

"Clarke Good pass to betts, betts to davies, Davies hes got some space, hes going for the corner, hes got his head back, And the welsh mans in!"

"John Basnett cut inside, but there was stand-off Kieron O'Loughlin. I thought he dropped it. [iHe[/i thought he dropped it, but [ijust[/i look at those Widnes fans [ithey know[/i he's not dropped it!"

"Phil Ford - Rubberman!"

"He's a stepper, Ford ... he can step this boy, I tell ya"

I like the wayne rooney one

another one -

stuart cut out pass to meninga, meninga, mengina,

what a try .....!!!...!!!

One of my faves, a classic Origin match. Paul Harrogan and Martin Bella start beating the hell out of each other, toe to toe, and Rabbits Warren says -

"The Chief says if you wanna go Marty, I'll go with ya..."

With a Bird on the Pitch during Fax Barrow game this year - Baz and Taz are talking about why it's there, questioning it being due to Barrow not having attacked yet.

[i'Well, Terry, I always said that Barrow Birds were tough'[/i
[i'I want to distance myself from that comment'[/i

"Costin..........Costin...........COSTIN ...TO WIN IT !! "

Or this one

Benji Marshall kicks on the last, Billy Slater picks it up he running and oh dear he has thrown it back to Marshall for the winning try - quality pass from Slater - Marshall didn't have to move - what a try!!!

The "poor, poor lad" and "wide to west" are unforgettable, but others I remember are
1. Purdham going off at Quins with blood pouring down his face. Barry Mac to Bill Arthur: "not to worry, Bill. Chicks dig scars."
2. Barry Mac on Danny Tickle making a tackle from behind: "Mr Tickle has got very long arms."
3. Stevo on Shaun Briscoe's nose: "London via Norwich."
4. GB-Aus Test at Wigan a few years back. Aussie passes the ball to Senior, who sprints away for the game-sealing try. Eddie, as Senior gets near the line: "A gift of a pass, wrapped up in a green and gold ribbon."

Here's one I like ('Benji Marshall Magic Top Quality' on that site) :-

Now they're going to go a little wider. Prince ball back for Marshall. The footwork! The footwork! Benji Marshall! Now the speed! The footwork again! Away from Peachey! Passes without looking! Away for Richards! Back to Fitzhenry! That is as good as you will see, on a Sunday afternoon, anywhere, in the National Rugby League! Benji Marshall has sent the Tigers fans into a frenzy!

castleford v hull kr this season there commentator was funny calling lovegrove lynda love lace

can just hear him saying that

i was at that game live so i missed the commentry

sorry

origin again -

ray warren after queensland score a last second try going through 10 + sets of hands

thats not a try, its a miracle.

"What's happening? Somebody's been sent off! Sid Hynes has been sent off!"

"Bradford Northern player" - that whole commentary from Darrell Eastlake is a poem, especially with Jack Gibson as his co-commentator and Ray French on the sideline.

Also Ray French's 'Mal Meninga this 15 stone Brisbane policeman' is genius. Any variant that involves a players weight, height, occupation or amateur club deserves an honourable mention as well.

"Look at him go.Hes got more toe than a Roman sandal"

On that theme it was drummed into me from an early age (a bit like the times tables) that John Holdsworth was from Kippax in West Yorkshire!

"The former Blackbrook amateur....."

Something along the lines of:

'The trickle of Saints fans leaving this ground has swelled into a river'.
Ray French, radio 5.

unless you're a saints fan, you're unlikely to remember this one, but it is my earliest memory of commentary from a match involving my team:

"Tony Burke!...he took everybody by surprise, I think including himself"

prize for anyone who can name the game and who scored the match winning try moments later

Definitely one of Waring's most memorable commentaries is his excitement at GB/Hull KR wing Young scoring that try against us Aussies in the 1967 1st Test at Headingley.

"Bill Holliday...watch the interceptions...oh he's got...can Young go past, can Young go, can Young beat Johns, can Young beat Johns...Ah he goes around the posts...for a bashing* try." (the last bit nearly one word)

Gets your blood up even as an Aussie...a truly great commentator despite, or perhaps because of, the attacks on him.

* still don't know what this means or whether it was "smashing"?

Not rugby,but Julian Ryder commentating during a motorcycle race."Most riders have chosen a medium or soft rear tyre, but Corsa is riding with a hard on."

From the same game
EW excitedly "HE'S IN, HE'S IN" then almost crying in to his mic "in touch" as another Leeds attack fails.