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by **Stephen Berkle** » Mon, 15 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Can anybody help please.

Whilst discussing the Challenge Cup with a friend we unsure of a couple of
things from previous years - both involving Widnes.

The first is - Which year did Widnes last play in the final?

Secondly - What year and who were the opponents when in the semi final
Adams of Widnes tried a kick through and it bounced off the crossbar back
into his hands for him to score a try? I feel it was the early 80's and it
was against one of the Hull teams.

If anybody can answer these points for me could you either post or e-mail.

Thanks for your help.

Stephen Berkley

London

by **mark low** » Mon, 15 Mar 1999 04:00:00

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>Can anybody help please.

>Whilst discussing the Challenge Cup with a friend we unsure of a couple of
>things from previous years - both involving Widnes.

>The first is - Which year did Widnes last play in the final?

1993, lost to Wigan in a tight game 20-14

Quote:

>Secondly - What year and who were the opponents when in the semi final
>Adams of Widnes tried a kick through and it bounced off the crossbar back
>into his hands for him to score a try? I feel it was the early 80's and it
>was against one of the Hull teams.

Think it was against Hull, but I'm not sure.

Quote:

>If anybody can answer these points for me could you either post or e-mail.

>Thanks for your help.

>Stephen Berkley

>London

by **Lloyd Barkha** » Mon, 15 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Quote:

>Can anybody help please.

>Whilst discussing the Challenge Cup with a friend we unsure of a couple of
>things from previous years - both involving Widnes.

>The first is - Which year did Widnes last play in the final?

>Secondly - What year and who were the opponents when in the semi final
>Adams of Widnes tried a kick through and it bounced off the crossbar back
>into his hands for him to score a try? I feel it was the early 80's and it
>was against one of the Hull teams.

It was against Leeds. Another piece of bad luck going against Leeds.

Quote:

>If anybody can answer these points for me could you either post or e-mail.

Lloyd

by **jon_ma..** » Tue, 16 Mar 1999 04:00:00

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> >Secondly - What year and who were the opponents when in the semi final
> >Adams of Widnes tried a kick through and it bounced off the crossbar back
> >into his hands for him to score a try? I feel it was the early 80's and it
> >was against one of the Hull teams.

> It was against Leeds. Another piece of bad luck going against Leeds.

Luck ? Mick Adams always reckons this was a pre-planned move that he used
to practise :-) Wasn't it a drop goal attempt, rather than a kick through.

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by **Leighton Pritchar** » Tue, 16 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Quote:

[Widnes questions]

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> >Secondly - What year and who were the opponents when in the semi final
> >Adams of Widnes tried a kick through and it bounced off the crossbar back
> >into his hands for him to score a try? I feel it was the early 80's and it
> >was against one of the Hull teams.

> It was against Leeds. Another piece of bad luck going against Leeds.

Pity they didn't have a video ref back then, it might have been
disallowed :)

(Sorry Lloyd, I couldn't resist that one)

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by **Matt Collin** » Sat, 20 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Quote:

> Secondly - What year and who were the opponents when in the semi final
> Adams of Widnes tried a kick through and it bounced off the crossbar back
> into his hands for him to score a try? I feel it was the early 80's and it
> was against one of the Hull teams.

1982 against Leeds at, would you believe, Station Road. Rothmans describes it thus....'Mick Adams
skied a speculative up-and-under in a last second attack, the ball bouncing off the crossbar for
the oncoming Kieron O'Loughlin to score under the posts'.

Widnes lost to Hull in a replay after a 14-14 draw - who remembers Stuart Wright's try that day?

Cheers

Matt

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