Post subject: Best Rugby League Games You Seen So Far This Decade
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 3:47 pm
Damo-Leeds
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Have Your Pick -
Challenge Cup:
Super League:
International:
Other Notable Games (grassroots or friendly’s):
Mine Are:
Challenge Cup: Leeds v St Helens 2003 If I wasn’t a one club fan I would of gone for Warrington V Hull KR when Hull KR where in the division below. This is the only game where I’ve ever lost my voice. You can check the game legally on this BBC archive: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 982355.stm
Super League: Leeds v St Helens 2007 Grand Final Leeds Rhinos played some of the finest if not the finest rugby league that Old Trafford has ever seen. It was a shame that Sean Longs injury decided this game really.
International: Great Britain v Australia 2006 At last I saw England defeat the Australians in their back yard in my life time. I held my head up high after that match for the rest of the year. We really did look a good squad back then!
Other Notable Games (grassroots, friendly’s or WCC): Leeds v Melbourne Storm 2008 WCC One of the most closest WCC ever and my beloved Rhinos came out on top!
Have Your Pick -
Challenge Cup:
Super League:
International:
Other Notable Games (grassroots or friendly’s):
Mine Are:
Challenge Cup: Leeds v St Helens 2003 If I wasn’t a one club fan I would of gone for Warrington V Hull KR when Hull KR where in the division below. This is the only game where I’ve ever lost my voice. You can check the game legally on this BBC archive: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 982355.stm
Super League: Leeds v St Helens 2007 Grand Final Leeds Rhinos played some of the finest if not the finest rugby league that Old Trafford has ever seen. It was a shame that Sean Longs injury decided this game really.
International: Great Britain v Australia 2006 At last I saw England defeat the Australians in their back yard in my life time. I held my head up high after that match for the rest of the year. We really did look a good squad back then!
Other Notable Games (grassroots, friendly’s or WCC): Leeds v Melbourne Storm 2008 WCC One of the most closest WCC ever and my beloved Rhinos came out on top!
Challenge Cup - Agreed on the 2003 semi, possibly the greatest game I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing. Honorable mention for the 2002 Bradford v Leeds tie, don't think any Rhinos fan thought that we had a cat in hell's chance.
Super League - Have to say the 2004 Grand Final, no matter how many times Leeds win the title in my lifetime I don't think it will be any sweeter than that one, or that season in general for that matter.
International - Difficult to say, as I've never really fully got engulfed by it. I suppose the win in Australia was a good moment for our game. The win at the then McAlpine in 2001 (I think) was a pretty good game as well.
Honourable mentions - Again Damo's choice of the Melbourne v Leeds game last year is up there. The Canterbury one also I suppose, although it wasn't really as good a game as the 2008 one. As close to a proper good old fashioned tussle as I've seen this decade, and was p*ss wet through before the teams came out to warm up...
The Saints Leeds semi final as mentioned above. Unbelievable. On a personal note - the defeat of a SL Cas team when we were relegated to NL1 was a great achievement for the Vikings.
Super League
The Leeds Wigan semi-final when Carney scored two great tries.
International
GB Australia at the JJB when Senior scored the intercept. Great atmosphere.
superleague
cant remember year, again, hull fc v leeds first half 0-0
international
new zealand v australia for me, elland road tri nations final 2005
nrl
only seen a couple live, so brisbane broncos v manly, the game where gordon tallis career ended with a back injury, sat so high up in the QE2 stand, still felt visably sick even though was far away from pitch
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Challenge Cup:
2003 Cup Semi final vs St Helens.
Super League:
2007 Grand Final vs St Helens. I didn't expect us to have any chance, let alone destroy them. It was an awesome night.
International:
GB winning in Sydney in 2006. It was ever sweeter winning in the aussies back yard.
Others:
Whitehaven v Leigh NL1 GF 2004. Such a dramatic game, and for a few glorious minutes my home town club were in Super League, but it was cruely snatched away in extra time.
Wemberlee, Wemberlee, We're the famous Carlisle United and we won at Wemberlee
Besides our comeback game against Bradford, one game that really stays with me was Hull v Leeds in 2006 (I think). It was non-stop furious rugby. Absolutely fantastic game for a neutral to watch.
The 30-31 comeback was something special.
Wigan 23-22 Leeds was a cracking game last season as well.
Leeds 23-16 Wigan was a great game of rugby league, even though we lost it was still thoroughly enjoyable
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