The Anonymous Widower

It was the Crowd What Won It

At Liverpool University, in I think, 1968, the University Rugby team, got to the final of the British Universities Rugby Cup. Usually, this final would have involved two of the more sporting universities. But somehow, we got there and would have been long odds to win against Loughborough.

However, some old fart, decided to have the final at Birkenhead Park just across the Mersey one Wednesday afternoon.

So the whole University marched down the hill to the ferries and virtually filled the ground.

To say we were raucous would be an understatement, but Loughborough fell apart under the battering from the crowd and Liverpool won the trophy for their only time.

In the Telegraph next day, we were described as a mini-Kop that nearly rioted.

It was certainly an afternoon to remember.

January 28, 2012 - Posted by AnonW | Sport, World | Liverpool University, Rugby