Cup final on water, I was 15 at the time, And this final is the one that has stayed in my memory ever since, All other finals just come & go, Dramatic game.
Legendary commentary from Eddie 'Up and Under' Waring, God rest his soul. Don Fox was a great player but unfortunately will always be remembered for this moment. Now I don't know whether this is an urban myth or not but apparently a couple of days later Eddie took Don to Dewsbury and Don converted 12 kicks in a row from the touchline in his slippers!!
On this day, May 11th 1068 my eldest son was born so for me, it was a double celebration. Plus the fact that Barry Seaborne and I went to the same school in Hunslet
The Rugby League Cup final has lost its Glory since those great days . Its the same with the FA cup final in football except the football will always sell out the final because of its higher profile and national footprint. Another thing that's killed the RL Challenge Cup final is the demise of Northern working men's clubs . Just in my little area I've seen 5 close and they all used to run 1 or 2 coaches to the final regardless of who was playing. They were great days out . Into the Club at 7am . Two or three pints then onto the coach the crates of beer on the back seats. At Wembley there were literally hundreds of coaches all lined up from both sides of the Pennines. The biggest problem was the number of 'toilet stops ' as no coaches had toilets in those days .
@@frankhyland6333 Yes the Grand Final probably dilutes the importance and standing of the Challenge Cup so now both of them don't sell out despite the GF being just down the road from everyone. You can throw the 'Magic Weekend' into that mix too. Footballs not immune from this effect as the importance to the big premier league clubs of the Champions League has really devalued the FA cup final and that's shown not by the attendance at Wembley which will always sell out but by the domestic viewing figures on TV which has plummeted . But ... and it's a big but the huge difference is the world wide viewing figures for the FA cup final has gone up exponentially which highlights the problem with RL which is the breakaway over a hundred years ago consigned it to being a small regional affair which was a fatal flaw . Rugby Union with its national and global appeal will continue to flourish even though its an inferior product to watch .
@@simapark We all know the reasons for the battles with Rugby union over the years, and why League was held back.These days even Rugby Union is now suffering, with Clubs in dept or on the brink.I'm sure that if there was no Super League final then the challenge cup would be better supported, and vice versa.
Ohh-ohh you should have seen their faces, Going down to Trinity to see Neil Fox's aces! All the girls and all the boys with smiles upon their faces - Going down to Trinity... To see Neil Fox's aces! (Neil was Don's brother - well obviously) Eddie Waring - bless him - 'poor lad, poor lad!' I was there on that fateful day - Trinity were still our heroes. Bloody hell it were wet though!
lets face it Don Fox would have put that kick over 99 times out of 100 - unfortunate that the kick that he missed was in the last minute of a wembley final - a bit like the kick gavin hastings missed against england in 1991 - just shows it happens to the best of them
THe Challenge Cup is not what it was....like soccer's FA Cup its centrality in the season lost to history. Before Super league came this competition was the be all and end all. Do well in Wembley and you became a mill town legend. Great days.
It’s not as bad a miss as people will have you believe. Look at the try that preceeded it. The pitch was in an appalling state. I bet his boots were sodden, very difficult to stand the ball up, knackered at the end of a game in such dreadful conditions. It wasn’t an open goal. And of course insane pressure. Would still have expected to make the kick.
Today's commentators and cameras would not be on Fox, it would be on the Leeds players as they won. They would not emphasize with Fox because a 'loser'. He's a 'poor lad' as Waring put it. I think even in the heat of the moment Waring knew Fox had something he was going to carry around with him forever. I was 12 when I watched this final and that has stuck with me since.
I couldn't agree with you more,directors are encouraged I suspect not to show the negatives.They like to paint a picture as the saying goes that 'everything is rosy in the garden'
can you imagine a commentator today, in the heat of the ending of the game, having any sympathy for the losers. It's all 'power and the glory' stuff now. That is what sport has become - first is first and second is nowhere. 'He's a poor, poor lad' , you're having a laugh! By the way, I don't watch much sport now.
Wow, bitter. I bet you think the ref was in the kickers ear trying to put him off from 7:55 onwards too. Christ it was 45 years ago and you probably weren't even alive when it took place.....get over it!
did see that bit ware the ball was going along the line they messed up wakey player goes streaming through kicks it on no Leeds players a round certain try was about to be scored why did he pull us up exactly? ? he then gives head n feed to trinity its hard to beat a team let alone ref to, he gave us no chance he was a dick
its lovely finding this video of my grand dad number 13 wakefield xx
Cup final on water, I was 15 at the time, And this final is the one that has stayed in my memory ever since, All other finals just come & go, Dramatic game.
Don Fox was a solid goal kicker and a fine player in his own right, just a shame he's mainly remembered for that moment alone
Legendary commentary from Eddie 'Up and Under' Waring, God rest his soul. Don Fox was a great player but unfortunately will always be remembered for this moment. Now I don't know whether this is an urban myth or not but apparently a couple of days later Eddie took Don to Dewsbury and Don converted 12 kicks in a row from the touchline in his slippers!!
Did that actually happen? Wow
I was also 9 year old , i am not a Rugby league fan at all , but i will never forget watching this with my dad
The most famous moment in RL history, and how Don Fox must wish something bigger came along.
On this day, May 11th 1068 my eldest son was born so for me, it was a double celebration. Plus the fact that Barry Seaborne and I went to the same school in Hunslet
The Rugby League Cup final has lost its Glory since those great days . Its the same with the FA cup final in football except the football will always sell out the final because of its higher profile and national footprint. Another thing that's killed the RL Challenge Cup final is the demise of Northern working men's clubs . Just in my little area I've seen 5 close and they all used to run 1 or 2 coaches to the final regardless of who was playing.
They were great days out . Into the Club at 7am . Two or three pints then onto the coach the crates of beer on the back seats. At Wembley there were literally hundreds of coaches all lined up from both sides of the Pennines. The biggest problem was the number of 'toilet stops ' as no coaches had toilets in those days .
There was no Superleague Grand Final then.
@@frankhyland6333
Yes the Grand Final probably dilutes the importance and standing of the Challenge Cup so now both of them don't sell out despite the GF being just down the road from everyone. You can throw the 'Magic Weekend' into that mix too.
Footballs not immune from this effect as the importance to the big premier league clubs of the Champions League has really devalued the FA cup final and that's shown not by the attendance at Wembley which will always sell out but by the domestic viewing figures on TV which has plummeted .
But ... and it's a big but the huge difference is the world wide viewing figures for the FA cup final has gone up exponentially which highlights the problem with RL which is the breakaway over a hundred years ago consigned it to being a small regional affair which was a fatal flaw .
Rugby Union with its national and global appeal will continue to flourish even though its an inferior product to watch .
@@simapark We all know the reasons for the battles with Rugby union over the years, and why League was held back.These days even Rugby Union is now suffering, with Clubs in dept or on the brink.I'm sure that if there was no Super League final then the challenge cup would be better supported, and vice versa.
Ohh-ohh you should have seen their faces,
Going down to Trinity to see Neil Fox's aces!
All the girls and all the boys with smiles upon their faces -
Going down to Trinity...
To see Neil Fox's aces!
(Neil was Don's brother - well obviously)
Eddie Waring - bless him - 'poor lad, poor lad!'
I was there on that fateful day - Trinity were still our heroes. Bloody hell it were wet though!
Wow I am a Warrington fan but I am made up to find this game first Wembley final I watched as a lad cheers
"He's going to score a TRRRRYYYYY!" .....great stuff!
lets face it Don Fox would have put that kick over 99 times out of 100 - unfortunate that the kick that he missed was in the last minute of a wembley final - a bit like the kick gavin hastings missed against england in 1991 - just shows it happens to the best of them
THe Challenge Cup is not what it was....like soccer's FA Cup its centrality in the season lost to history. Before Super league came this competition was the be all and end all. Do well in Wembley and you became a mill town legend. Great days.
still feel for this fella. even tho i wasnt even there...
His brother Neil Fox said until the day he died he never got over that missed kick
It’s not as bad a miss as people will have you believe. Look at the try that preceeded it. The pitch was in an appalling state. I bet his boots were sodden, very difficult to stand the ball up, knackered at the end of a game in such dreadful conditions. It wasn’t an open goal. And of course insane pressure. Would still have expected to make the kick.
......."...hes a poor poor boy..."....good old Eddie.....
How on earth did the referee award a penalty try?? But what an incredible finish!!!
Today's commentators and cameras would not be on Fox, it would be on the Leeds players as they won. They would not emphasize with Fox because a 'loser'. He's a 'poor lad' as Waring put it. I think even in the heat of the moment Waring knew Fox had something he was going to carry around with him forever. I was 12 when I watched this final and that has stuck with me since.
I couldn't agree with you more,directors are encouraged I suspect not to show the negatives.They like to paint a picture as the saying goes that 'everything is rosy in the garden'
Weird decision to award a penalty try and I'm a Leeds fan.
Don Fox was only kicking because his brother Neil was injured. He got the man of the match a minute later because he'd had such a good game.
Don Fox suffered from that kick all his life. A shame as he was such a good player and a decent man.
They don't make matches like that anymore.
WOOP WOOP ANTHONY CROSBY!! Grandady!
before the start eddie waring said keep your eye on don foxes kicking LOL
Must have been the water in his eyes. My mam was there and she still don't believe it. leeds still winge now if things dont go their way.
can you imagine a commentator today, in the heat of the ending of the game, having any sympathy for the losers. It's all 'power and the glory' stuff now. That is what sport has become - first is first and second is nowhere. 'He's a poor, poor lad' , you're having a laugh! By the way, I don't watch much sport now.
Wow, bitter. I bet you think the ref was in the kickers ear trying to put him off from 7:55 onwards too. Christ it was 45 years ago and you probably weren't even alive when it took place.....get over it!
did see that bit ware the ball was going along the line they messed up wakey player goes streaming through kicks it on no Leeds players a round certain try was about to be scored why did he pull us up exactly? ? he then gives head n feed to trinity its hard to beat a team let alone ref to, he gave us no chance he was a dick