Rhinos legend Barrie McDermott will pull on the boots once again this Sunday in aid of former international team mate Steve Prescott.
Rhinos legend Barrie McDermott will pull on the boots once again this Sunday in aid of former international team mate Steve Prescott. The St Helens double winning side of 1996 have been re-united and will play a Legends XIII including former Leeds favourites Darren Fleary, Anthony Farrell, Garry Schofield, Lee Jackson, Lee Crooks, Esene Faimalo, David Hulme and Gary Connolly. Prescott is fighting the biggest battle of his life against pseudomyxoma peritonei, a rare form of stomach cancer. Commenting on the game McDermott said, "Sunday's game will be a fantastic way for the game of Rugby League to unite and show it's support for one of the sports true heroes. "Precky gave his all for whichever team he played for and I hope as many fans as possible who will be at the Leeds v Saints game on Saturday evening will also make the trip across to Knowsley Road on Sunday afternoon. "It will be great occasion and a chance for fans to see stars from recent decades in action again and play the new crowd participation game, guess who's put the most weight on!" joked McDermott. Tickets are £10 & £5 Concessions and you obtain your ticket at the turnstile. Originally the game was due to have a limited capacity however that has been lifted to its maximum. Timetable of events 1200 Inflatable Arena on the Training Pitch Open 1230 Gates Open 1245 Newton Storm Under 9s v Thatto Heath Crusaders Under 9s. This game will be refereed by Karl Kirkpatrick and commentated on by the Legendary Ron Hoofe. The game will be 15 Minutes Each Way. 1300 St Bernard will enter the Stadium. Free Sweets to Children. 1320 Neil Holding/ Chris Milow 1330 The Cineworld Angels perform their first set. 1345 Stuart Fielden, Lee Radford, Eddie Hemmings and Mike Stephenson are introduced to the crowd. 1350 League Legends Side introduced individually to the crowd. 1355 Saints Legends Side led by the 1996 side will be introduced to the crowd. 1400 Kick Off Karl Kirkpatrick Referee 1420 Stan Wall will Referee 1430 Mystery Player/Guest will Referee 1440 Half Time 1442 Cineworld Angels will perform their Second set. 1450 Lee Radford v Stuart Fielden will contest a Inflatable Sumo Basho. 1500 Second Half Karl Kirkpatrick will referee. 1520 Stan Wall will Referee 1530 Mystery Player/Guest will Referee 1540 Full Time 1540 End of Match Speech. The final team confirmations are as follows Saints Team Coached By Eric Hughes Steve Prescott Neil Prescott Chris Joynt Tommy Martyn Paul Newlove Bobby Goulding Danny Arnold Andy Northey Vila Matautia Apollo Perelini Neil Holding Paul Forber Paul Loughlin Bernard Dwyer Chris Smith Ian Pickavance Dean Busby Anthony Sullivan Phil Veivers Mark Lee Alan Hunte Sean Hoppe Darren Albert Dwayne West Scott Gibbs Jason Roach John McAtee Andy Leathem The Final League Legends side Coached by Shaun Edwards (Coach)
Barrie McDermott Terry O'Connor Steve Hampson
Gary Connolly Garry Schofield Denis Betts Jason Donohue Jason Critchley David Topliss Paul Hulme
David Hulme Gary Forber
Anthony Farrell Darren Fleary Lee Crooks Martin Offiah
Esene Faimalo Lee Jackson Martin Crompton
Graham Hallas Matt Crowther Kevin Ellis Allan Bateman John Devereux
Seamus McCallion Mick McTigue Tulson Tollett Maea David