Castleford U19s 1970/71

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Re: Castleford U19s 1970/71

Post by old cas lass » 27 Jan 2019, 13:20

Mick shepherd and Paul briers was in the year above me at school.
Mick was a right speed merchant, fastest lad in the school.
Both were good rugby players.

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Post by Fumper27 » 20 Feb 2019, 22:07

old cas lass wrote:Mick shepherd and Paul briers was in the year above me at school.
Mick was a right speed merchant, fastest lad in the school.
Both were good rugby players.
Heard that Mick Shepard passed away this week after an accident at home. Can anyone confirm???

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Post by old cas lass » 20 Feb 2019, 22:11

Fumper27 wrote:
old cas lass wrote:Mick shepherd and Paul briers was in the year above me at school.
Mick was a right speed merchant, fastest lad in the school.
Both were good rugby players.
Heard that Mick Shepard passed away this week after an accident at home. Can anyone confirm???

Yes heard same a few days ago.
I’ll find out more when I go back to work on Monday.

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Post by 43s flyer » 20 Feb 2019, 23:24

I hope this is not true, mick was extremely fit and a great lad.

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Post by Fumper27 » 21 Feb 2019, 09:03

43s flyer wrote:I hope this is not true, mick was extremely fit and a great lad.
Agree mate. He coached me when I was between ages 9-11 still sad him in the gym twice a week at 6am training hard.

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