#sporting-memories

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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Holding Fever: when club side Rishton signed the fastest bowler in the world

"Nevertheless, if they hadn't seen the recent Barbados bombardment, they will have had vivid memories of Andy Roberts' and especially Mikey's Old Trafford brutalism from five years earlier."
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fromIndependent
1 month ago

Andrew Porter: 'My mum was my biggest fan. After she passed away, Dad stepped into that role. Even if there's a crowd of 50,000, I can pick him out'

The game that stands out for me, as a fan, was Leinster versus Munster at Croke Park in 2009. It was probably my first big memory of Leinster.
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fromIndependent
2 months ago

Pat Shortt's sporting memories: 'I came out like a whirlwind and went at him. Didn't I knock him to the ground with one of my first punches!'

In 2001, I traveled in a camper van with friends to watch Munster in the Heineken Cup semi-final against Stade Francais. There were wild theories that the match was moved to Lille to avoid a video referee, which added to the event’s mystique.
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