Post by Gav Slater on Jun 3, 2007 21:51:52 GMT
I was pretty sure we'd beaten Leicester before on their own midden, and a bit of digging on the old interweb threw up this gem:
match report
By Phil Caplan
Date: 9/5/2001
LEICESTER PHOENIX 30 NOTTINGHAM 32 The East Midlands rivals served up a magnificent contest to open the season which was in doubt until the final whistle. The lead changed hands at regular intervals as the contest ebbed from end to end, Leicester's indiscipline finally scuppering their chances.
For the Outlaws, stand-off Martyn Hilton was at the heart of the action, calming and directing his players around the field and his ten points ultimately proved to be vital.
The visitors held the early initiative after a ferocious opening ten minutes, scrum-half Owen Crick claiming the first touchdown from close in.
Winger John Feasey swept in at the corner to make it 0-10 following concerted Nottingham pressure but Leicester re-grouped with impressive effect.
Two tries in eight minutes from outstanding prop Steve Millar, both goaled by Paul Walmsley, gave the hosts a narrow 12-10 interval lead.
Within a minute of the resumption, scrum-half Ian Walmsley had darted over to give Leicester an eight point lead but Nottingham refused to bow, tries to Paul Clarke and winger Steve Redhead chasing a brilliant chip over giving them the lead.
The match turned on the 57th minute sin-binning of influential Leicester stand-off Paul Walmsley for an indiscretion in the tackle, Hilton immediately making Phoenix pay with a well-worked try and goal.
By the time Walmsley returned, prop Tom Wild had barged over to make it 18-32 but Leicester staged a superb, desperate rally hooker Gary Rogerson sneaking over before debutant Millar completed his hat-trick with five minutes to go to set up a frantic finale.
LEICESTER PHOENIX 30 NOTTINGHAM OUTLAWS 32
LEICESTER: T -I Walmsley, Rogerson, Millar 3; G - P Walmsley 4, Rogerson
NOTTINGHAM: T -Redhead, Feasey, Hilton, Crick, Wild, Clarke; G - Hilton 3,
Thompson
Half-time 12-10
Some things never change, look who got sin-binned ;D ;D
match report
By Phil Caplan
Date: 9/5/2001
LEICESTER PHOENIX 30 NOTTINGHAM 32 The East Midlands rivals served up a magnificent contest to open the season which was in doubt until the final whistle. The lead changed hands at regular intervals as the contest ebbed from end to end, Leicester's indiscipline finally scuppering their chances.
For the Outlaws, stand-off Martyn Hilton was at the heart of the action, calming and directing his players around the field and his ten points ultimately proved to be vital.
The visitors held the early initiative after a ferocious opening ten minutes, scrum-half Owen Crick claiming the first touchdown from close in.
Winger John Feasey swept in at the corner to make it 0-10 following concerted Nottingham pressure but Leicester re-grouped with impressive effect.
Two tries in eight minutes from outstanding prop Steve Millar, both goaled by Paul Walmsley, gave the hosts a narrow 12-10 interval lead.
Within a minute of the resumption, scrum-half Ian Walmsley had darted over to give Leicester an eight point lead but Nottingham refused to bow, tries to Paul Clarke and winger Steve Redhead chasing a brilliant chip over giving them the lead.
The match turned on the 57th minute sin-binning of influential Leicester stand-off Paul Walmsley for an indiscretion in the tackle, Hilton immediately making Phoenix pay with a well-worked try and goal.
By the time Walmsley returned, prop Tom Wild had barged over to make it 18-32 but Leicester staged a superb, desperate rally hooker Gary Rogerson sneaking over before debutant Millar completed his hat-trick with five minutes to go to set up a frantic finale.
LEICESTER PHOENIX 30 NOTTINGHAM OUTLAWS 32
LEICESTER: T -I Walmsley, Rogerson, Millar 3; G - P Walmsley 4, Rogerson
NOTTINGHAM: T -Redhead, Feasey, Hilton, Crick, Wild, Clarke; G - Hilton 3,
Thompson
Half-time 12-10
Some things never change, look who got sin-binned ;D ;D