NURL 1sts – 36
Liverpool John Moores – 14
With NURL only playing once over the last month, the team went in to this fixture low in fitness but high in confidence. After winning the corresponding away tie with a near identical line-up only tragedy could derail the Death Machine.
Dan Caparros-Midwood
A.K.A. – Julio Iglesias
Position – Prop
Activities outside Rugby – Sinners
Most like to meet – Sinners
Favourite food – Sinners
Vice – Ostrich Eggs
Rob Corner
A.K.A. – Handsome Rob??
Position – Loose
Activities outside Rugby – Facebook stalking, baking, waterparks
Most like to meet – Kimbo slice, John Cena
Favourite food – Fajitas
Vice – Pillaging
Gareth Herbert
A.K.A. – Bear Hug
Position – Prop
Activities outside Rugby –
Most like to meet –
Favourite food –
Vice –
Dave Knox
A.K.A. – Fort Knox, The King of Kings
Position – Back Row
Activities outside Rugby – The sea, straight arm drinking, not talking to birds
Most like to meet – Mae Young, Jim Carrey, Paul Flynn
Favourite food – Midget Gems
Vice – Bistro slop
Ian McPherson
A.K.A. – Massive Ian
Position – Prop
Activities outside Rugby – Football (mainly headers), gym, drinking
Most like to meet – Marlon King, Jeff Stelling
Favourite food – Steak and Chips, Roast dinner
Vice – Nik Naks
David Parker
A.K.A. – Parker
Position – Loose Forward
Activities outside Rugby – Attempting other sports
Most like to meet – Jason Robinson
Favourite food – Meat
Vice – Maths
Mikey Ward
A.K.A. – The Cumbrian Bad Boy, Wardrobe
Position – Centre, second row, loose forward.
Activities outside Rugby – Gym, drinking
Most like to meet – Stone Cold Steve Austin
Favourite food – Tuna straight from the can with raw sweet potatoe – Get massive
Vice – Inbread cumbrian women with minmal teeth.
NURL 1sts – 56
Bangor – 0
NURL faced international opposition on Wednesday when Last-season’s Welsh champions Bangor were welcomed to fortress Cochrane Park. After twice defeating Scotland’s finest in Napier in 08/09 the Newcastle Death Machine was highly confident going in to another home-nations encounter.
With Bangor travelling from the far west of the Britain after a 7 a.m. departure the odds were firmly in favour of the undefeated Newcastle cabal. Still NURL were keen to establish themselves at home after a frustrating draw with Leeds Met and in spite of the absences of Sam Boyd, Mike Bean and Ian McFearson.
