Met 4 of the Emmerdale cast a few years ago at Leigh when they played Leeds nice group of people apart from supporting Leeds. If memory serves correctly the one who plays Terry is supposed to be an Ex league player not sure who he was supposed to have played for but when he first came to the show this was mentioned only remember because he mentioned rugby league.

my ex lives on a boat not far from there

MTE!

Something like Farsley I think.

Probably just Coronation Street producers re-inforcing Northern stereotypes - Jack Duckworth used to have racing pigeons too.

...another link - Lucy-Jo Hudson who played Katy Harris in corra is the sister of Castleford's Ryan Hudson.

Married to Tyrone she is too!

The woman behind the bar in 'The Woopack' used to be a hooker !!!!!!!!

Years ago, they had a inter town game of RL (or something like that) Terry said he would get a friend who still played in as a ringer, up popped Martin Offiah. His team were 1 player short so asked a bloke to play who was putting the paint markings on the pitch, around turns Gary Connlly (sp)

The other village team had pulled in a few ringers themselves, the entire Tongan RL team. they were over here for the WC iirc

nothing in soap land compares with the film (cant remember the name) scripted by colin welland, and starring richard harris, rugby scenes filmed at central park.

someone give me a name please?

summat with game in it i think

this sporting life



and it was filmed at belle vue - wakey

Was that not filmed at Wakefield or was he supposed to play for Wakefield only ever seen it once and that was years ago

see above

Belle Vue hasn't changed a bit since This Sporting Life was filmed.

Yes it has it now has stacked Portacabins for hospitality

Yeah, "Nice to take your money 'off -e-ah'" after Offiah lost a bet

Is that a new pub in king st iv heard of the woolpack ? lol

Wigan were the opposition during the match that was used for filming




That photo from Corrie looks like a side view of The Shed at Salford.

This sporting life has just been re-issued this week. Don't suppose it will pack out the Odeons etc, but the more arty cinemas might show it. It gets an excellent review in the times. Lindsay Anderson directed.
I thought Richard Harris was okay in the role (can't imagine many actors being better).
I have a certain empathy for this film having had several teeth knocked out in similar circumstances.

It has


It looked a decent big ground on this sporting life....they knocked down all the stands and replaced em with nothing

Didnt one fella who used to own the rovers play in the challenge cup final. Dougie Ferguson i think his name was (no idea why i remember that

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Yes but it was only in the script

Think you are getting mixed up here. "This Sporting Life" starred Richard Harris who played a coal miner who signed pro and it was filmed at Wakefield. This was in 1963.
Then in 1978/79 Del Henney played a Welshman who signed pro in the series "Fallen Hero". There were 7 episodes in the series and the RL scenes were filmed at Central Park. It also starred Wanda Ventham. The extras in the crowd scenes were local lads who were just asked to turn up for the filming.

Thats why i mentioned his screen name



I am sure he played at Wembley for a team from weatherfield in that final