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Hardisty

Posted: 16 Dec 2021, 18:44
by Tamworth Tiger
Great interview between him and Richard de la Rivière in this week’s League Express

Re: Hardisty

Posted: 18 Dec 2021, 20:59
by lurcher
very good read.

Re: Hardisty

Posted: 18 Dec 2021, 23:56
by gateman
Chuck a legend remember the day when the advert was E for breakfast turned into E for B and Hardisty

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Posted: 19 Dec 2021, 11:51
by cogito ergo sum
gateman wrote: 18 Dec 2021, 23:56 Chuck a legend remember the day when the advert was E for breakfast turned into E for B and Hardisty
One of the few bonuses of being 70+ is being able to say that we saw his whole career….

Re: Hardisty

Posted: 19 Dec 2021, 12:08
by old cas lass
cogito ergo sum wrote: 19 Dec 2021, 11:51
gateman wrote: 18 Dec 2021, 23:56 Chuck a legend remember the day when the advert was E for breakfast turned into E for B and Hardisty
One of the few bonuses of being 70+ is being able to say that we saw his whole career….
Same here.
Plus the added bonus of him being a good friend of me dads, Chuck used to pop up to see him now and again.
Will always be my favourite cas player.

Re: Hardisty

Posted: 19 Dec 2021, 14:55
by gateman
Chuck and Heppy the Cas H bombs

Re: Hardisty

Posted: 20 Dec 2021, 11:51
by tigerfeat
We had two players from the middle of the sixties who even the Aussies rated two of the best in the world Mal Reily and Chuck Hardisty
The two of them combining in the 68 -69 final Mal throwing a opponent over his shoulder passing to Chuck to go under sticks is my favourite Cas try

Re: Hardisty

Posted: 20 Dec 2021, 12:46
by Fumper27
tigerfeat wrote: 20 Dec 2021, 11:51 We had two players from the middle of the sixties who even the Aussies rated two of the best in the world Mal Reily and Chuck Hardisty
The two of them combining in the 68 -69 final Mal throwing a opponent over his shoulder passing to Chuck to go under sticks is my favourite Cas try
Enjoy this mate

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lRsbrlDAWZQ

Re: Hardisty

Posted: 20 Dec 2021, 12:53
by gateman
tigerfeat wrote: 20 Dec 2021, 11:51 We had two players from the middle of the sixties who even the Aussies rated two of the best in the world Mal Reily and Chuck Hardisty
The two of them combining in the 68 -69 final Mal throwing a opponent over his shoulder passing to Chuck to go under sticks is my favourite Cas try
rank outsiders that day Salford with big name signings Dixon ex Halifax was one of their enforcers kept out of the way of Reily that day relived the try a number of times

Re: Hardisty

Posted: 20 Dec 2021, 13:01
by tigerfeat
Fumper27 wrote: 20 Dec 2021, 12:46
tigerfeat wrote: 20 Dec 2021, 11:51 We had two players from the middle of the sixties who even the Aussies rated two of the best in the world Mal Reily and Chuck Hardisty
The two of them combining in the 68 -69 final Mal throwing a opponent over his shoulder passing to Chuck to go under sticks is my favourite Cas try
Enjoy this mate

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lRsbrlDAWZQ
Thanks I tried to find that this morning ha ...

Re: Hardisty

Posted: 20 Dec 2021, 13:04
by tigerfeat
gateman wrote: 20 Dec 2021, 12:53
tigerfeat wrote: 20 Dec 2021, 11:51 We had two players from the middle of the sixties who even the Aussies rated two of the best in the world Mal Reily and Chuck Hardisty
The two of them combining in the 68 -69 final Mal throwing a opponent over his shoulder passing to Chuck to go under sticks is my favourite Cas try
rank outsiders that day Salford with big name signings Dixon ex Halifax was one of their enforcers kept out of the way of Reily that day relived the try a number of times
There were a few (enforcers ) in that cup winning side some very tough men really

Re: Hardisty

Posted: 20 Dec 2021, 13:50
by lurcher
Fumper27 wrote: 20 Dec 2021, 12:46
tigerfeat wrote: 20 Dec 2021, 11:51 We had two players from the middle of the sixties who even the Aussies rated two of the best in the world Mal Reily and Chuck Hardisty
The two of them combining in the 68 -69 final Mal throwing a opponent over his shoulder passing to Chuck to go under sticks is my favourite Cas try
Enjoy this mate

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lRsbrlDAWZQ
at the start of the "grandstand" programme chucks try used to feature on the opening montage. i bet brennan dreaded saturdays coming around.

Re: Hardisty

Posted: 20 Dec 2021, 14:28
by tigerfeat
I don't remember much about the match I remember like it was yesterday the things around the match the shops in the town done up in black and amber favours... going down on the coach with me mam and dad singing songs ...after the match all the Cas people around London and I think it was that match bringing the Cup back and the players all on the roof of the old boys modern with the cup and the fans covering the playing fields

Re: Hardisty

Posted: 20 Dec 2021, 18:26
by fast hands
Great bloke, I was a Billy no mates playing golf on my own . Two blokes waiting on the next tee, and I am thinking get on with it, I am catching you up . When I got there it was chuck and his mate Bob. Chuck said don't be playing on your own, join in with us. Best golf game I have ever had, playing with a bloke I revered, and could he hit that golf ball. Great bloke.

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Posted: 20 Dec 2021, 20:30
by cogito ergo sum
tigerfeat wrote: 20 Dec 2021, 14:28 I don't remember much about the match I remember like it was yesterday the things around the match the shops in the town done up in black and amber favours... going down on the coach with me mam and dad singing songs ...after the match all the Cas people around London and I think it was that match bringing the Cup back and the players all on the roof of the old boys modern with the cup and the fans covering the playing fields
I still have two scrapbooks of that cup run, signed by the players, newspaper cuttings and photos.
One of the best photos is Carlton Street with the market clock showing 3pm on the Final Saturday, with nobody there!

Re: Hardisty

Posted: 20 Dec 2021, 21:31
by tigerfeat
Funny you should say that last time I was at my mum's she showed me some things she had found at the bottom of a draw one of them was a picture of Carlton St on the day of the match with no one on it
She also had a sheet of paper with a song on it made up for the final for people to sing on the bus Roll along Castleford forwards was the first line of the song ha
Yeah great memorys to look back on them days for me