Blasts from the past

Photo: Darren Robinson

FORMER Oldham manager Frank Myler (left), Bob Henthorn (Oldham Players’ Association), Oldham stalwart Stuart Raper, ex-Great Britain skipper and coach Brian Noble, Ian Taylor (chairman of Rugby Oldham) and Kevin Fitzpatrick (MC).

RUGBY: SOME familiar faces appeared at Rugby Oldham’s ‘Roughyeds v Kangaroos’ dinner at Oldham St Anne’s.

Oldham RL’s class of 1986 congregated to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the club’s unforgettable clash with the touring Australians.

A thrilling battle at Watersheddings on November 4, 1986, saw Oldham fight all the way back before eventually losing 22-16 in front of 5,678 supporters.