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Re: Quins v Gloucester - Late 80s/Early 90s
DIR By: finknottle
Date: December 11, 2020, 3:35 am
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--- Quote from: Donuts link ---
>
> I sent the programme link to a friend of mine as I spotted his
name
> He came back with the following Remember the game well
> I went off after 20 mins with a neck injury .
> I was placed on the changing room floor with an ice pack to
control any damage ( as we had the Pilkington cup final the
following Saturday ) .
>
> After 5 mins lying there , I hear a tap tap of boot studs
coming down the corridor .
> The door opens and in walks Mickey Skinner .
> I said what are you doing here . Injured too ?
> He’s says no I’ve been sent off for stamping !
> Then two minutes later we both hear another set of boot studs
come tap tap tapping down the corridor - the changing room door
opens and in comes Richard Langhorne .
> We both say what are you doing Lamgers
> He says I’ve been sent off for Stamping too !
> So we play the next 50 mins with 13 men against Gloucester -
play like demons and beat them by 20 clear points .
> Skins and langers banned from playing in final and Paul
Ackford comes out of retirement to play in. Second Row with me
against Bath the following week .
> We lose the final with
> The last kick of extra time - a drop goal from Stuart Barnes
from the only line out we lost on our throw all game .
> Sick as a parrot as found out a few years later Barnes did not
drop the goal but punted the ball over which the ref never
picked up on ☹️
>
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That is brilliant. Thanks Donuts - great stories! I think your
friend has the score wrong though as I recall it being a close
game and found this website that lists the final score as 21-18
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HTML http://www.ipernews.com/RUGBY/guinness_19911992.htm
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Re: Quins v Gloucester - Late 80s/Early 90s
DIR By: Donuts
Date: December 11, 2020, 4:20 am
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like when you catch a fish it gets bigger and bigger every time
you retell the story
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Re: Quins v Gloucester - Late 80s/Early 90s
DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
Date: December 11, 2020, 4:29 am
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Or when you are deadly from 5 yards out becoming sprints from
the halfway line :)
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