Today: Previously - September 17th

Today: Previously  -  September 17th

 

Rugby League

In 1921, September 17th brought Fev’s second victory in the Northern Rugby League when they beat Keighley 24-5 at home.

 

1995 brought a memorable result when Fev played at home to Wigan and won the match 13-6.

 

The Fev team were:

Jack Fennell; Mick Clamp, Don Metcalfe, Mick Hirst, Norman Mitchell; Joe Mullaney, Tommy Smales; Ken Welburn, Willis Fawley, Fred Hulme, Ron Bradley, Cliff Lambert, Peter Fox.

 

Ron Bradley scored Rovers only try but Peter Fox kicked 5 goals.

 

Keighley came to Post Office Road for a first round Yorkshire Cup match in 1989. Fev won 86-18 which was a new Rovers record for points in a match. Mark Knapper also set a new record of 13 goals kicked and Chris Bibb equalled the club’s try scoring record with six. For Keighley, winger Own Simpson scored two tries. Although he was in a side that was well and truly thrashed his performance stood out and Rovers signed him the following year.

 

The last time that Fev played on September 17th was in 2006 when they were against Gateshead Thunder in an NL2 play-off tie. Rovers won 46-18 but then surprisingly were beaten 27-14 by Swinton at home to thwart hopes of an immediate return to NL1.

 

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Looking at the results on September 17th 2004 brings another reminder of the current plight of Bradford Bulls because on that day they beat Saint Helens 64-24 at Odsal. On the same day Leeds beet London Broncos 42-14 at Headingley and Wigan beat Warrington 21-16 at, what was then called, the JJB stadium.

 

In 2011, in a Super League play-off match Catalans beat Hull Kingston Rovers 56-6 in Perpignan.

 

In 2016 there was a big shock in the League One Promotion Final when Rochdale Hornets travelled to Toulouse and sprung a surprising 24-22 victory. Toulouse, nevertheless, gained promotion through the play-offs.

 

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In 1949 there was a two test series between Australia and New Zealand. On September 17th New Zealand won the first test in Wellington by 26-21. Australia levelled the series by winning 31-10 in Auckland.

In 1980, Cumbria beat Yorkshire by 17-16 at Craven Park, Hull.

In 2011, long before any dreams of a Toronto Wolfpack team, Canada beat the USA 18-16 in a Colonial Cup match played in Markham, Ontario.

 

World Events

In 1543, Dutch sailors discover island of Mauritius

In 1787, US constitution adopted by Philadelphia convention
In 1835, Charles Darwin lands in the Galapagos Islands
In 1900, Commonwealth of Australia proclaimed
In 1934, First LP released (Beethoven 5th symphony)
In 1954, Lord of the Flies by William Golding published
In 1978, Israel and Egypt sign Camp David peace accord

 

 

Birthdays

 

1271 Wenceslas II, King of Bohemia

1687 Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian
1854 David Dunbar Buick, American automobile pioneer
1904 Frederick Ashton, British choreographer
1942 Desmond Lynam, British sports broadcaster
1964 Deryck Fox, Fev scrum half