For the programme!





Yep - one thread fits all - first set of note by this weekend (for the league match) - then another for the Murrayfield weekend (for the cup game).



This is an easy one in the respect that there are countless memorable games against Wigan, but the stand-out thought for me was that in 2006 we played them in the league and cup in quick succession. In the cup, we were winning, but blew the game after Colum was sin-binned (ridiculously

), but we won the league game - and I think we'd all have taken that out of choice. But this year - well, TBH, although I would obviously like to be greedy and win both - if I had to choose one, it would be the cup game for sure. How things change eh?





So, it's over to you guys and gals to see what your outstanding memories are of games with Wigan - and remember, these can be personal memories as well as factual, as it's YOUR memories that we want to reflect.



Thanks all!

For me its got to be the 1988 game our 2nd game back in the old first division a great match against a star studded Wigan team and a 25 20 win

Trinity had the likes of Mark Graham Steve Ella John Glancy in the team and a young fullback called Julian Russell who scored a great try

At one point Trinity led 17 0 Wigan came back to 17 16 but we never lost the lead.

In the stand we had Michael Parkinson and Adam Faith

Didn't realise they came that close - I remember they fought back though!



Great game - beyond all our wildest dreams after just coming back into the top flight.

yep it went to 21 16 21 20 25 20

I have the highlights video from that season (poor quality..) and the team at the end of the season is totally different from the one that started the year. Its like two seasons in one! also Julian Russell used to be my team leader at work..remember it like it was yesterday..

or in 1993/94 when we played them away at Central Park on the Sunday with an under strength team and lost, we went back in the middle of the following week and against the odds Henry Paul mugged them along the late Dave Woods and Matt Fuller after which Wigan promptly signed Henry Paul for the following year.

Well the one that springs to mind is the 2005 game at the JJB towards the end of the season. We were going the right way for safety with victory the previous weekend (against Widnes?) and seemed like we'd probably be safe, but victory against Wigan would have made it almost definite. And win we did, with one of the best pieces of play from Sol in his time with us - his "hand of god" try with 5 or 6 defenders on him. It was far from his usual flashy moves but certainly effective and one I'm glad I witnessed. All the defenders dragging him down but he was just too strong, and out of nowhere pops his hand to put the ball over the line. Even better that there was controversy that went our way for once!



No memories earlier than that though sorry, it was my first season watching the Trin!

I'd love it to watch the TV coverage of our first game on satelite TV BSB wasnt? nobody had one of their dishes did they, so in reality they were virtually broadcasting to no-one. Anyway the orginal cheater Ellery Hanley got over the line in the corner and toddled off towards the posts thinking he was safe as houses that was untill Jason Timmins ran and dislodged the ball from him. The ref, Robin Whitfield?? was surrounded by wigan players and eventually gave the try!!!! dispite the fact Ellery never even put the ball down. There was no video ref in those days..

Lads queing up in the play offs to get in, when they did get in they where (was it?) 16-0 up. They where made to sit with the Wigan fans and didn't get to see us score a point!

Beating them 25 - 10 at Wembley in 1963. They were red hot favourites, nobody gave us a cat in hells chance of winning





I remember Wigan were 'all over us' for the first 20 minutes and then we completely outplayed them. Try scorers were Gert 'Oupa' Coetzer 2, Ian Brooke, Malcolm Sampson, and Harold 'fishcake' Poynton with a lengthy interception try. Neil Fox kicked 5 goals.



I have a photo of me sitting on the roof of the car in the car park afterwards wearing my bobble hat, scarf and rosette .... aahhhh those were the days!



And before you ask TRB, no you can't have the photo to put in the programme!!

One of the best tries i ever saw came at Craven Park by a certain Andy Wilson.. An absolute cracker and i do believe we won and Henry Paul was awesome!! Now i might be getting confused and putting 2 games into 1 as i was young but Willo's try was a full lengther weaving through all the team. What a player and charachter he was and i saw him on the Brennan Rooney walk with Barry Mcdermott and Steve Prescott at Hunslet. He still only looked 30! Good face cream...

I know Jason very well and to this day we still can't believe that try was given. Hanley dropped the ball, it bounced straight back up in to his hands and down he went for the ref to give the try, the ref was perfectly placed to see the incident too, it was daylight robbery. Had that try been disallowed I'm positive we'd have gone on towin the game. Thought it was the last 16 of the cup not a bskyb league game but I may be wrong. That season ason got a letter through for the GB train on squad but he was injured at the time, crying shame cos he had pace and great vision.