I remember
sitting in the stand at Widnes and watching a big lanky bloke
named Bob Blackwood crash John O’Neill out of the tour ....
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Colin Pheysey - Widnes
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As a dedicated Widnes fan, I would
like to direct you to page 132 of Artie Beetson’s autobiography,
“Big Artie,” when he recalls watching the touring
Australian side face Widens at Naughton Park.
“Nothing was easy on that tour. The club games against
teams such as Featherstone, Castleford, St Helens and Widnes
were only a peg or two down on the Tests in intensity.
I remember
sitting in the stand at Widnes and watching a big lanky bloke
named Bob Blackwood crash John O’Neill out of the tour
in the blink of an eye.
Lurch came in hard over the top of
Blackwood in a tackle, and Blackwood came up quickly from
the ground to play the ball.
Lurch marked him in the play
the ball and my eyes stayed focussed on the pair, so I saw
what happened as clear as day.
Blackwood pulled Lurch towards
him and hit him with the best head-butt you’ve ever seen.
Lurch knew straight away he was gone, his cheekbone fractured.”
Artie’s book is full of such memories.
You could almost
reprint it on your site word for word.
Regards.
Colin Pheysey
Widnes Vikings
Appears in the following pages ....P47_John O'NEILL
Date of posting ... 15-Feb-2003
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