H if it was when Leigh was in SL i was there also stood on the corner where that knackered old diesal generator was churning out all kinds of smog!!

Yeah, I was in that corner too. Bloody awful place with its own climate





Saying that, the coldest game I remember going to properly was Leeds Tykes vs Fiji (god knows why they were playing) on our Birthday quite a few years back. It was -2 when I we got out of the car and I remember getting a burger at HT and being able to feel it. I dont care about ridicule tonight... Im wearing gloves godamnit!

At least your in the middle of the SS H, me and the Mrs are in the Disabled pen at the front of the Carnegie. If anyone see's anyone resembling Nanook of the north its me.

There was a cup tie at Halifax in the late 80's where 1/4 of the pitch was frozen like glass - the players just avoided it. We had a snowball fight at half time with the Fax fans - that was pretty baltic. Coldest I've ever been though was one night at Post Office Road, my brain thought my body had dropped off.

Its certainly is cold in the northstand where I used to sit.I started to bring a rug for these Early season games

...the wall?

Sorry about that I hadn't been up long ,senior moment.I once did sit in front of the Southstand on a cold saturday in feb it was against Wigan 1st round of challenge cup 1957 there was a crowd of almost 39k they let us little kids sit in front

I was at that game. We had to break the gates down to get in. Billy Boston scored two seventy five yarders (non of this metric stuff). Leeds won 13 - 11, Dave Bolton (it may have been Don Platt) broke his leg (no subs then) and Eric Ashton missed a kick to draw the game.

Yes B at first we were stood near the dressing room ramp then they moved us to the front of the wall southstand.However they got 38000+into that ground I dont know.i remember talking to a little kid from Wigan sitting at side of me after Boston scored one of his tries

Indeed it was. The best bit was (weather aside and the fact the game should not have taken place that Sunday afternoon) it was a fantastic win and a little against the form book. Halifax were a decent side in the mid eighties.



When Leeds had a good win V Halifax I'd usually take a trip up just beyond Odsal top to the first newsagent that stocked the Evening Courier and this was their headline the following day:







Peter Fox also and quite rightly IMO, spoke out in the YEP over the decision to play in those conditions:







The match formed an integral part of the epic 7 game Challenge Cup run of 85/86 that ended with a semi-final replay defeat at Elland Road V last night's opponents. There should be a book written about that campaign and the author should be Jeff Grayshon.

It's snowing

Bring back summer rugby!! I was frozen