is the clip of harry gration rowing with fulton online anywhere?

I'd like to hear that too.
Was stood right next to them when they were "Talking".

it was a classic belle vue moment, rivalling the scrumdown "i like it hard" by jonny Thompson

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/974697.stm has a bit of the transcript

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/974697.stm has a bit of the transcript

it's so cut down that it loses the anger and emotion. would love to hear it again, but would settle for a full transcript!

for those that don't remember, we played australia and put a good physical show up; we refused to be bullied physically. the aussies took exception and it got violent, very violent with neither set backing down. it got into a bit of a tough guy contest, which suited us as we could scrap but not live with the world's best side if they played football. think it was 18-36 which was the closest club game of the tour. seem to remember we got mentioned favourably in rothmans that year.

harry gration interviewed fulton after the game and asked him why they had played like that, fulton said that he'd told his players not to take a backwards step (which was fair enough), but by implication he expected trinity to back off which we didn't. it got under his skin a bit, as did harry who far from being a trinity fan just said what he'd witnessed.

good times.

Andy Mason scored a great try. Didn't they have three sent off and us one ( Johnny T). The Aussies expected us to roll over and have our tummies tickled and when we didn't they didn't like it and one or two of them lost their heads. (and one or two had their heads taken off

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I hate Aussies

Nick Du Toit had a stormer

The man was an animal, and as it was a tough guy contest he shone more than most.

I think JT was the one sent off along with the Aussie hooker whose name escapes me , after an almighty fracas at the changing room end of the east stand

Benny Elias was the hooker can't remember who else walked though, probably my all time fave game.

I went to this game and still have the programme. What a shame club sides dont play touring sides anymore.

Even the mid-week second strings. It was a big occassion and a great night.

has a dvd/ video copy ever existed of the game?

I remember it think I have the programme. Remember a high ball "Skippy" let it bounce and an Aussie pounced on it. Seem to remember it was pouring down.

Yup - there's a VHS knocking about somewhere - and I'll convert it to DVD if someone will lend it me!

I have it on DVD, and strangely I'm sure it was you who gave it me (in a rare moment of generosity).

I'll do you a copy over Xmas.

Didn't said hi ball bounce about no more than a foot from the dead ball line and bounced straight up?

Are you sure Elias was sent off as I still have the tape he wore around his wrist that night! I was clearing out some of my things from my mums last year and came across this from running in the pitch after the game, so I don't think Elias would have been on, unless he re-emerged from the dressing rooms.

It is also my favourite ever game and I remember Mal Meninga telling me off for shoving my autograph book right in his face. He didn't even play that night but he eventually signed it anyway!

I thought it was Billy Conway who was sent off. I'll ask him next time I see him in the Comrades

Elias was sent off after the game had finished for fighting on the way off if I remember correctly?

I remember the JT v Elias scrap, it was smack bang in front of me and no holds barred. I remember them both walking but maybe just for 10 mins.

It was also my first experience of what is now a Catalans match at our ground i.e. when the opposition score there is a deafly silence.

If anyone has a copy of the match and can put it on DVD that would be much appreciated. All costs would be reimbursed and I'll collect at a home game next season. Please

Was Toppo coach then?

Yes.

Funny thing about that was that by the 2nd & 3rd Tests much of that midweek team was 1st choice.