Why did Saints come up short against Halifax at Wembley in 1987? I had good games in each position and bad. I wasn’t bothered if I wore 10 or 3, I just wanted to play. As I got bigger and stronger – and slower! – I gradually progressed to the front row. I also played a bit of centre in my first year. You mainly played in the second row for Saints, but also featured at prop and loose forward. We’d never heard of Phil, but he was very good as well. Obviously, I’d played against Mal in that tour match in 1982. We won the Lancashire Cup and the Premiership.
He and Phil Veivers were the two pieces of the jigsaw that were missing. Mal Meninga joined Saints for the 1984-85 season, which was something of a breakthrough season for you. I was devastated, but two weeks later they beat Great Britain 40-4, so we hadn’t done too bad! The Aussies picked their best team and beat us 32-0. Saints picked a weakened side because we had the Lancashire Cup Final coming up. My first start was against the great Kangaroo side that went unbeaten. My debut was against Leigh in August 1982. Saints had Harry Pinner, Neil Holding, Steve Peters, Chris Arkwright and Peter Gorley, so we were starting to get somewhere. I played 27 games in the 1982-83 season, which was way beyond what I expected. What were your early experiences of Saints?īilly Benyon was the coach. With Joe Lydon and Mike Gregory, we had a hell of a team, and a heap of us signed pro after one year. I played one year with Wigan St Pats under-19s.
A couple of the boys played for the YMCA on Sundays, so I went along, and played there up to under-17s. I played union at West Park Grammar School. The first team I played for was St Helens YMCA. I remember Cliff Watson and Tony Karalius. My dad and grandad were from St Helens, so I used to watch them. I’d left Saints the previous summer, and Alex Murphy really slagged me off, so it was a good feeling. Saints people will hate me even more, but I’ll go for the 27-0 Wembley win in 1989. If you could relive one day from your career, which would it be? He is the brother of Duncan, who played for Widnes, Oldham and Leigh.Īfter his career ended, he moved with his wife to Australia, where they still reside. He later enjoyed stints at Auckland Warriors, Widnes, Salford and Workington, where he was player-coach. He won numerous medals and was man of the match when the 1992 Lions hammered Australia in Melbourne. It’s not what you think.Andy Platt was one of the best British forwards of the 1980s and 1990s, representing St Helens, Wigan and Great Britain with distinction. Gavin wasn’t concerned about the facility at all. “We didn’t have to divide and conquer, we could just get him ready together,” Giselle said.
Gavin and Giselle Hull says that the idea is great for them because they wouldn’t need to separate to take care of their son after their pool outing. It is the first locker room of its kind in Calgary and is among only a few in operations in Canada. We were very specific in explaining the universal locker room concept and the acceptance then, on paper, was that it was well accepted.” “We did hold an open house with the city about a year ago and had about 200 people come through. He says that one of the biggest challenges was the anxiety attached with rolling out such an innovative idea. “We looked around Canada and in Europe we understand that universal change rooms are the thing that’s happening there.” Smith says the idea comes from research into saving on space at community centres. “As families come into the YMCA they can stay together as they go into locker rooms and go out and enjoy the rest of the amenities.” Kelly Smith, chief operation officer, YMCA Calgary said the reaction on opening day has been very pleasant. The design allows parents with children to keep them together in the common room and also allows for no impediment for people with disabilities who have a caregiver of the opposite sex. The washroom and showers are still segregated and it has private changing stalls, but everyone stores clothing in the same area. The new Remington YMCA in Quarry Park opened on Friday and has a unique locker room is designed to accommodate for all genders. Residents in southeast Calgary now have a new community centre to enjoy and the facility includes an unconventional element – a universal locker room.
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