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Chris Irwin????
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:03 pm
by morley pie eater
On page 5 of this week's League Weekly there's a full page on 37 year-old "former Wigan full-back" Chris Irwin. Apparently he also played for Leigh, Oldham, Rochdale and Swinton.
I can't remember him at all. Neither can I find him on the list of Heritage Numbers.
It seems strange given the following paragraph:
"Chris's favourite playing memories include being put over for a try by his hero Denis Betts during a Boxing Day game against St Helens, and a Challenge Cup semi-final at a packed Hilton Park."
Can anybody enlighten me? I hardly missed a Boxing Day game from 1964 to when summer rugby started, but I just can't remember his name or recognise his picture. As he's 37, it must have been in the last 20 years?
Re: Chris Irwin????
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:25 pm
by wall_of_voodoo
http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/playe ... mmary.html
Might have been an academy player but the stats disprove the rest
Re: Chris Irwin????
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:52 am
by MiThor
Rugbyleagueproject
2002 Leigh 2 appearances
2003 Oldham 1 app
2005 Swinton 1 app
can't find any other infomation
Re: Chris Irwin????
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:14 am
by morley pie eater
Thanks to you both for replies.
Reading what he said in the interview, it sounded Walter Mitty type of stuff - a bit of sales spiel this bloke uses to promote himself and his business.
Then again, I thought, a respected journalist like Steve Mascord, and League Weekly, wouldn't just repeat this stuff without checking facts, surely? Maybe after the bit about Betts putting him over for a try versus Saints on Boxing Day, they forgot to add the bit about him waking up?
Re: Chris Irwin????
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:32 am
by Fujiman
Fake news
Re: Chris Irwin????
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:48 am
by morley pie eater
Re: Chris Irwin????
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:50 am
by morley pie eater
I just sent this to League Weekly - it'll be interesting to see if they publish it:
Your "Mascord Meets" article in last week's LW about Chris Irwin, ex player for "Wigan, Leigh, Oldham and Rochdale", said his favourite memories include "being put over for a try by his hero Denis Betts during a Boxing day game against St Helens.."
As a Wigan fan who hardly missed a Boxing Day game in 30-odd years, I was puzzled that I didn't remember his name (or the try!).
I looked up Wigan Heritage Numbers, and Chris Irwin doesn't have one, suggesting he never played for the 1st team at Wigan. And
http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/playe ... mmary.html reveals that he played just 2 games for Leigh, and 1 each for Oldham and Swinton.
Does LW check these claims? Or maybe you'd like to publish my memories of scoring the winning try at Wembley from a pass by Billy Boston?
Thanks, Wall of Voodoo and MiThor for the link/research.
Re: Chris Irwin????
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:28 pm
by steavis
Here's a link to the Challenge Cup game match report with Chris' name in the team list.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/ ... anwarriors
Re: Chris Irwin????
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:38 pm
by SJ
It's that well known fantasist WW I guess??
Re: Chris Irwin????
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:05 pm
by Wandering Warrior
You've got Whelley Warrior deep in the heart of you SJ!
Back in your coffin and in your coma!!
