Superb idea! More of these please!



Wigan Warriors are delighted to announce that they will be staging a Time of Our Lives event with Colin Clarke, Ray Ashby and Cliff Hill from the 1965 Challenge Cup winning side on Wednesday 22nd June.

This brand new event forms part of the Clubs Big One Week and will take place at Goose Green Labour Club on Little Lane, Wigan (WN3 6PZ) from 7.30pm.

The event will see the three greats reminiscing on their time playing for Wigan, particularly the 20-16 victory over Hunslet, and will offer a chance for fans to interact and quiz the players whilst rare video footage from the game will also be shown.

Wigan RL Past Players Association Secretary Ernie Benbow commented:

"This is a wonderful opportunity for fans to share the experiences of three Wigan heroes from this legendary Wembley final. Ray, Colin and Cliff will have some marvellous tales to tell of their exploits in the build up, during and after the game.

"These chances to hear about rugby league in a different age, with different conditions are limited and I hope that the Wigan public take this chance to support the evening in great numbers to help our Past Players movement."

Tickets are limited and are now on sale from the DW Stadium Ticket Office with all proceeds going to the Wigan RL Past Players Association who work to support past players in times of hardship or illness. Tickets are priced at £4, £2 for season ticket holders and members, and are also available by phoning the Ticket Hotline on 0871 66-33-552 or online at Warriors E-Tickets.

My first Wembley final. Not that I remember too much of it, if I'm honest.

I was sixteen years of age.
We went down on the midnight train from Wigan. Straight into "The Golden Egg" for breakfast and who was walking out but Keith Moon and Roger Daltry with two beautiful young ladies.

Then we went into Hyde Park and played tick rugby with a rolled up newspaper as a ball.
Happy days.

Never realised you were that old, Cruncher!

My older brother went with my dad in 65 - it was 66 before I went for the first time as a 7 year old. Saw the 65 final on TV and remember seeing it shown a year or so later in a church hall on a big screen! I was thus in my mid 20s before I saw Wigan win the cup in 85 (defeats also in 70 and 84). That's why 88-95 was so sweet!

As for Rogues,always presumed he was an "old geezer", albeit very knowledgable!!

I went with a mate on a Smiths of Wigan coach, two months short of my 15th birthday, our mums only agreed to let us go if the coach came back straight after the match! How times change.

This is when I got bitten, very badly, by the Rugby League bug.

I can still remember Ray Ashby making a break ending with Trevor Lake diving over in the left hand corner. One of the best Wembley tries.

Went down to Wembley in a friends car, with no motorways.
Took forever.
2-0 up after no time with a Laurie Gillfedder penalty.
A long time ago but some great tries scored.
First joint winners, I think, of the Lance Todd between Ray Ashby and Brian Gabbitas of Hunslet.

Im just about to watch my DVD of that very game

That was the first time I watched Wigan win at Wembley after seeing us get beat in 1963, we still have the ball used in that game(1965) at the DW stadium.