Yes its not This Sporting Life Richard Harris & Rachel Roberts starred in that film.

If you research your TV Guide you will find the film your looking for is being shown on TV this week.

I looks like no one will be able to provide the correct answer to the question. The film is called The Girl With A Pistol you can view the film on the link below, the Dons players appear in the film when its run for 44 minutes the film as got sub titles as some of the speech is Italian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnBWfqORKKc The film will be shown on TV tonight at 20-00 hrs on the Talking Pictures Channel Freeview 81 Sky 328 Virgin 445

I looks like no one will be able to provide the correct answer to the question. The film is called The Girl With A Pistol you can view the film on the link below, the Dons players appear in the film when its run for 44 minutes the film as got sub titles as some of the speech is Italian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnBWfqORKKc The film will be shown on TV tonight at 20-00 hrs on the Talking Pictures Channel Freeview 81 Sky 328 Virgin 445

How many Dons players can you name that appear in the film & you shouldn't have a problem naming the referee.

So far I think I have identified eight players

I would have thought some of you would have identified some of the & players in the film & also named the referee.

TIP
There are Dons players in both teams but the majority are in the red shirts.

As no one as identified any of the Dons players in the film or named the referee I will move on to the next question.

Against which team did Tony Banham play his first game for the Dons?

Clue
It was a home game against a team that in the past have enjoyed better times.

Geoff,

Ref was of course DON BROOKES

the only player I recognised was KEN RUSHDON.

The referee was indeed Don Brooks.

Ken Rushton was one of the players in a red shirt.

TIP
If you watched the film on the link I provided fast forward the film to the start of the rugby match & pause the film & advance it frame by frame this will help you identify some more players which Im certain you will recognise.I have edited the film & copied the rugby match to my HD/DVD Recorder & transferred it to a DVD which allows you to view the game at various slow speeds there are some well known Dons players still to name.

Another Clue
Tony Banham home debut for the Dons was against a team from the west side of the Pennines.

Swinton

Yes Tony Banham played his first game for the Dons against Swinton October 27th 1974 result Dons 5 Swinton 44.

He was signed on loan from Keighley & returned to Keighley at the end of the loan period later he was signed by Hull FC.

Who was the assistant coach to Clive Sullivan in his time as the Dons coach?

Tony Jeff

Tony Jeff is the correct answer

The Dons once announced the imminent signing of a very famous former Gt Britain player then the signing was blocked by the Rugby Football League.

Can you name the player concerned & the reasons why the RFL blocked the signing?

Clue
The Dons have had three players in there ranks with the same surname as the player in the question.

A n other we had lots of players with this name lol

Yes we did but we had more than three as we did with S O Else & A Newman.

Another Clue

Think of Light Opera

Another Clue.

Think of a very famous American TV host & presenter.

Clive SULLIVAN.

No its not Clive Sullivan but you are getting close to the correct answer.

Another Clue

He had a a record breaking international career & played for Huddersfield,Wigan,St Helens, Dewsbury,York & Junee New South Wales.

MICK SULLIVAN.

Yes it was Mick Sullivan who was all set to join the Dons but the RFL stepped in & they wouldn't allow the signing because of something that had happened whilst Mick Sullivan was employed as a player coach at Junee in Australia.


By the way Richard I was very surprised that you could only manage to recognise one of the Dons players in the Girl with a Pistol film.

There are at least eight well known Dons first team players featured in the film.