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Spring view rugby
Spring view rugby
Photo: Stan wallace
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Item #: 29769
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Spring view school boys 1960/61

Comment by: Albert. on 8th October 2017 at 19:31

Stan. Are you any relation to Sydney Wallace. We went to Spring View School, at the same time, 1945/49.

Comment by: broady on 8th October 2017 at 22:57

Stan, Is Harry Farry on there?? I have seen photos when he was younger but can never recognize him.

Comment by: AH on 9th October 2017 at 10:45

stan frank jameson is the teacher standing at the back he played at orrell r u. roy Cunningham is 3rd left back row.i started work for NCB with roy :brian ramsdale in the center holding the ball ; I played wigan schools rl with him.brian signed for wigan rl.

Comment by: gibo on 9th October 2017 at 18:34

Harry Farimond was not in that team. There is a photo in the sports section under the heading Wigan Schools A.R.L. springview school junior team 1962 Harry is on the front row 3rd from the left.

Comment by: Broady on 10th October 2017 at 15:30

Thanks for that.

Comment by: Stan on 10th October 2017 at 17:32

Yes, he was my uncle, he went to Canada in the early 60's

Comment by: Owd viewer on 10th October 2017 at 23:12

Stan, are you still playing D/D for the Rock Ferry.

Comment by: Albert. on 12th October 2017 at 08:49

Stan. Your Uncle Sydney had a younger brother, Edgar. He went to this school about the same time.

Comment by: Geoff Webster on 30th October 2018 at 19:53

I think bottom right is les Fishwick who went on to play at Leigh in the early seventies

Comment by: Cliff mason on 26th November 2018 at 19:27

It is les that good player he played for Wigan boys

Comment by: Tom Taylor on 10th January 2019 at 12:33

Saw Les in early seventies at Warrington. V Leigh scored first try was outstanding won man of the match and he was up against the great Alex Murphy

Comment by: Steve Trent on 27th January 2019 at 15:06

Good player Les pity he got injured at Leeds is knee was swollen and played on ruined his knee had to stop playing to soon Foolish Lad.

Comment by: Clive Boyd on 18th February 2020 at 20:16

Read through these comments les was one of the best young players was foolish playing on at Leeds I was there

Comment by: Jack green on 11th December 2020 at 18:50

Les was one of the best stand offs playing at that time foolish short career should never have played at Leeds

Comment by: Colin stamp on 1st January 2021 at 22:22

One of the best young players around was Les stupid playing on at Leeds I was there it did ruin is playing ability he was not half as fast as he was when I saw him at Widnes

Comment by: Jack Caddy on 24th April 2022 at 13:54

Back from Australia been reading these comments Les was a really good player saw him at Wigan scored a try and got man of the match was very foolish at Leeds

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