Today: Previously - July 9th

Today: Previously  -  July 9th

Rugby League

Again there have been just the two previous Fev matches that took place on July 9th and just like last week the matches were in 2000 and 2006

In 2000, Fev were at home to Widnes Vikings in a Northern Ford Premiership Top 8 play-off tie and they won that match 43-24.

The Fev team that day was:

Michael Rhodes; Jamie Stokes, Martin Law, Jamie Coventry, Matt Bramald; Andy Bastow, Jamie Rooney; Stuart Dickens, Richard Chapman, Craig Booth, Danny Evans, Neil Lowe, Steve Dooler.  Subs: Paddy Handley, Matt Lambert, Andy Heptinstall, Ricky Helliwell

Jamie Stokes and Steve Dooler both scored two tries and there was one each for Matt Bramald, Stu Dickens and Neil Lowe. Jamie Rooney kicked seven goals and a drop-goal.

A week later Fev went out of the play-offs after losing 25-8 at Dewsbury. The Dewsbury coach at the time was Neil Kelly!

In 2006 Fev were at home to London Skolars in a National League 2 fixture and were comfortable winners 54-14. Again Stu Dickens was a try scorer and he also kicked six goals. In that match Jermaine Coleman was at stand-off for the Skolars. We mention that because 11 years later he is their coach and last weekend was playing for them again.

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In Super League in 2005, on July 9th, London Broncos beat Leeds Rhinos 32-24. The match was played at Brentford FC’s ground, Griffin Park, which was the home for the Broncos that year. A year later our 2017 opponents, Oldham, played a match they decidedly wouldn’t want to remember. They were playing Widnes in National League One and lost 72-18.

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On the international scene matches on July 9th include New Zealand beating Australia 19-12 in Brisbane in 1983, Australia winning an Ashes tie against Great Britain in Sydney in 1984 by 25-12 but Great Britain beating Australia in a World Cup match, also in Sydney in 1988.

On July 9th 1994, Fiji played their first officially designated test match. It was against France in Suva and they won that first test match 20-12.

2011 brought two interesting international games. In Oslo, Norway defeated Germany 32-28 in a European Shield match and in Cairns the Great Britain Students beat the Australian Students 24-10 to win a 3 match series 2-0 with one match drawn.

World Events

In 1401, Tamburlaine destroys Baghdad

In 1553, Lady Jane Grey proclaimed queen (rules for 9 days!)

In 1776, United States Declaration of Independence

In 1816, Argentina declares independence from Spain

In 1877, First ever Wimbledon tennis championship begins

In 1991, South Africa re-admitted to the Olympics

Birthdays

Damien Couturier

1578 Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia and German Emperor

1802 Thomas Davenport, inventor of the first commercial electric motor

1901 Barbara Cartland, English romantic novelist

1916 Edward Heath, British prime minister

1956 Tom Hanks, American actor

1981 Damien Couturier, French international rugby league player (Toulouse, Hull KR and Leigh)