Australia 78

[gpo1971]

I went, when we beat em. But, I was 7 and can't remember anything about it, who can? Go for it.

[Pop Cider]

Stuart Wright scored our try, they got 2, we won with a Mick Burke penalty late on.

WIDNES>>>>LAST CLUB SIDE TO BEAT THE AUSSIES

[chris]

25th Oct 1978 (Season: 1978-79)

Won 11-10

Tries: Wright
Goals: Burke 4

1.Eckersley
2.Wright
3.Aspey
4.George
5.Burke
6.Hughes
7.Bowden
8.Mills
9.Elwell
10.G.Shaw
11.Adams
12.Hull
13.Laughton
14.Myler

[deb]

does anyone have a copy of this game be good to watch again

[luckylady]

does anyone have a copy of this game be good to watch again

If it was televised and I'm pretty sure it wasn't, I could ask Bren Unsworth for you as he seems to have every RL game ever.

I would imagine it was one of those that Harry Greenwood recorded and was shown in the club. It could still be there just waiting to be found, wouldn't that be wonderful?

Heres hoping 

[Rickp]

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=widnes+v+australia+1978+scoreboard&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1024&bih=705&tbm=isch&tbnid=RgamEi19N1r7MM:&imgrefurl=http://www.eraofthebiff.com/yp26.html&docid=TyS-Xfun4sLpHM&w=400&h=300&ei=hURWTv6aJdGzhAeD7e2PDA&zoom=1

There you go hope this helps. I was in the Cowshed BTW. Aged 15. Great night it's up there with the WCC & beating Wire at Wembley in 1975. Not forgetting stuffing the Pies to win the Championship too. Oh so many to choose from. God we were good.

[luckylady]

Just had a word with Bren, he hasn't got a copy but was told Eric Hughes and Keith Elwell had copies but couldn't confirm it.

[deb]

Just had a word with Bren, he hasn't got a copy but was told Eric Hughes and Keith Elwell had copies but couldn't confirm it.

thanks

[Glynn]

i went the game to, but cant really remember anything about it, i would of been about 9 years old 

[luckylady]

I just remember it was bloody cold 

[geoffw]

I rememberit well I was 28. I believe the Aussies were so upset Fulton and colleagues left right away snubbing the reception dinner Widnes had laid on for the tourists, typical Aussie behaviour. I think we were the only club side to beat them on that tour. Wigan did it a few times on previous tours.

[Orfordviking]

wire beat them too on the 78 tour . but that was before us so we are still the last to do it

[Rafe Wrench]

If it was televised and I'm pretty sure it wasn't, I could ask Bren Unsworth for you as he seems to have every RL game ever.

I would imagine it was one of those that Harry Greenwood recorded and was shown in the club. It could still be there just waiting to be found, wouldn't that be wonderful?

Heres hoping 

It wasn't, and as it was throwing it down that night I decided to stay in and watch M.A.S.H on BBC2. So I missed the last ever club victory over the Aussies. But back then nobody knew we'd still be the last team 33 years later, and anyway we were always in finals or winning leagues. Like the Beatles, some things just get bigger and bigger the further away they get.

[Wirralviking]

It was a wonderful night which looked as though it wasn't quite going our way after a pretty decent performance, until they rushed out as we were playing the ball in their 20 (we did have them under a bit of pressure to be fair to us). They no doubt argue until this day that they were just too quick for the ref, but the result is in the record books!  Pandemonium broke out when Burke kicked the goal.

It was a shame they boycotted the after match function. I had brought two mates over from Wirral one of whom had to drive us back as I celebrated rather too enthusiastically in the Albion!

[luckylady]

Does anyone know the Aussie team from that night please. I know I have the programme  but it's in a box with a million others and might have spidey wideys in it.