Gosh, a long time, must be 1980's sometime. I seem to be thinking Halifax (for some reason) and guessing 1986???

Surely Wakey or Cas would be a better option for the RU. A bit further to travel but their pitches aren't being used in the winter and will be replaced at the end of 2011 (Subject to being finished). Would be a lot cheaper than Elland Road I would have thought and Wakey has all the corporate boxes that they would require.

I've no idea since it became an out of season 'friendly' fixture (those I don't keep track of and never have.)



=#FF00001) If we can establish that there has been a 'festive challenge' match held on Boxing Day at Headingley each close season during the SL Era then we're back in business.









It was a bit of a trick question as there was a furore kicked up by opposition teams sick of Leeds bagging the bumper gate all for themselves year in year out. The situation having initially arisen because of Grandstand's requirement from the RFL of a guaranteed fixture for televising. The irony being that two years after agreeing to Headingley hosting the fixture on alternating years the professional game switched over to the summer season.



So subject to =#FF00001) above, the last time Leeds were away from Headingley on Boxing Day was:



Monday 26th December 1994 Hull, The Boulevard, Hull 20 Leeds 24

Ooof.

Wow

thats amazing. 1994

Pfft, what a subdued reaction.

I'm sure I read a prediction last week that Wigan would still be unbeaten by then.

Yeah but the match won't finish until about 2140

That was a very nice way tvoc to say that my guess was completely wrong!

Is that when they stopped clubs arranging their own fixtures over the holiday period and forced them to have one at home and one away?



I remember when Oldham were quite regular visitors at Headingley on New Years Day and there was always a mention in the program thanking them for agreeing to be the visitors on that date.

Another victroy for the Takes today. I think they might be safe. That's some achievement. Unless I have misunderstood the Yawnion league points scoring, I think one more point will guarantee it.

And they're due to play bottom-of-the-league Worcester next week, which given the RU league system, must be a thirteen pointer at least ?