This memory comes from 2005 (Sunday 13th February).

At the start of the Super League X season, Trinity were revelling on the back of the highly successful and gallant 2004 season, which has seen Shane McNally pick up the COACH OF THE YEAR award and club captain Gareth Ellis being called up for Great Britain in the Tri-Nations Series, before being snapped up by Leeds.

Still, Trinity aimed to continue as if the 2004 season was still going.

The weather was typical Odsal, four seasons in one day and Trinity wasted no time at all in putting pressure on the Bulls, when they knocked on directly from the Trinity kick off. Four minutes later, Jamie Rooney scored in the corner after intelligent play from new signing Jules O'Neill and Jamie Field. To make the try even more popular, this was Rooney's first appearance since August 2004, after being struck down by niggling ankle injuries. The only joy Bradford had in a dismal first half showing were two quick-fire tries, firstly through Karl Pryce and just a couple of minutes later when Iestyn Harris crossed over the line, following a burst through the middle from Robbie Paul.
Undetterred by this, Trinity kept on fighting, with O'Neill running the show, demonstrating so with a big surge, before offloading to David March, who just fell short of the line. Colum Halpenny, however ensured that the attack got its just reward by putting Trinity back in front, with Rooney scoring a penalty, taking the half-time score to 14 - 10.
In the second half, the Bulls again had no answer for Trinity's attacks, highlighted when Ben Jeffries waltzed passed Paul Deacon for his solo try. Again, although the Bulls responded, it was very brief. Andy Smith had his try disallowed for a forward pass, but nothing could stop Jamie Langley forcing his way over. Rooney, along with his five goals, proceeded to score two drop goals, Bradford's fate was sealed with thirteen minutes remaining, courtesy of Darrell Griffin's close range try.

The result proved to be a dream start for Trinity.

BRADFORD BULLS 16 - 28 WAKEFIELD TRINITY WILDCATS

BRADFORD: Reardon, K. Pryce, L. Pryce, Johnson, Vanikolo, Harris, Deacon, Vagana, Paul, Fielden, Peacock, Meyers, Radford
SUBS: Parker, Lynch, Smith, Langley

WAKEFIELD: M. Field, Halpenny, Demetriou, King, Tadulala, Rooney, Jeffries, Griffin, March, Korkidas, Elima, J. Field, O'Neill
SUBS: Wrench, Solomona, Obst, Feather


Ref: S. Ganson

To show that the result was no fluke, Wakefield repeated their triumph over the Bulls in July in a classic match played in roaring heat, scoreline reading TRINITY 44 - 34 Bulls, but that's another story.

I remember bucket collections at Belle Vue in the 60's to keep Bratfud afloat.

Whitehaven

Sorry mate deffo Workington Town. We got Matt McCloud from Whitehaven

Did he not do that bridge thingy in Cas

Not sure mate but I think you might have got that game mixed up with the top 4 play off final against St Helens at Headingley on the Saturday. That game was drawn 7 -7 I think, and we went on to win the midweek replay

Dont know Al. I thought he was a fireman tbh. Funnuly enough I was talking to somebody about him the other day but I cant really remember.

Quote ="chissitt"Sorry mate deffo Workington Town. We got Matt McCloud from Whitehaven '" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bonnar Sorry to you mate too

Quote ="chissitt"Sorry mate deffo Workington Town. We got Matt McCloud from Whitehaven '" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bonnar Sorry to you mate too

Fight Fight Fight

You just put that on there didn't you???

Check the records mate, the '69 tie against Northen was played at Headingley. Also, Joe Bonnar catching Berwyn Jones? you're having me on, BJ was a world class sprinter, Joe Bonnar would need a motor bike to catch him.



regards

No mate I'm talking about the 69 second round cup tie against Bradford which was played at Headingley.

regards

The game I am talking about happened at BV, as I said in my previous post it could just be possible we are talking about different games. I have never implied that Bonnar was faster than Jones what I said was that with him giving chase from further in field than Jones he headed him off and made him go into the corner so that he could not go under the sticks. Had he tried to Bonnar would have caught him is that clear enough. Although I do get things wrong from time to time I certainly can tell the difference between BV and Headingley.

Regards

While trying to help with your project about rugby clubs' I got involved with an issue regarding who we signed Joe Bonnar from. It appears that not for the first time in my life I have got something wrong it probably wont be the last either. For some reason you and the other poster seem to find it amusing, when you have finished laughing just spare a thought for me. For the last forty years I have been under the impression that we got Bonnar from Workington only to find out we actually got him from 7 mile down the road at Whitehaven. This news has totally devastated me and I am left wondering how I am going to cope with life. I suppose I will just have to take it 1 day at a time.

I'm sure you'll get over it - eventually!

I certainly have to - all too frequently

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www.thepressnewspaper.co.uk/News ... asp?id=957 Hows that for coincidence