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Until those
final moments it had been a very orderly affair ... by
Tippit standards! Rovers went into a one-nil lead through
some slick hands from "Bosser" their worker. A
gentleman not to be trifled with.
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Rovers |
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| But with
Les Smith promising that the best of three game could go
on until dawn, as he wasn't at work the next day, West
fought back. The controversy began in the second game when West raced to "worker to worker." |
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West |
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Bosser pulled a clever move touching one of Ron Greig's hands but at the same time calling "piece" from the other. Referee Chris McLoughlin was bamboozled into letting Rovers have the piece. Chris, rugby union's offcial "unsung hero" could be excused ... he's never ever played Tippit. |
| Ron Greig thinks he's won! Rovers have other ideas! | Which beggars the question how did he every become the "unsung hero?" |
| This
clever bit of skullduggery quickly became forgotten when
Rovers took the third and deciding game to worker to
worker. Ron Greig touched Bosser's left hand and, as the
piece was in his right, claimed it. But Rover argued that
as it was worker to worker the normal "touch and its
off" rule was not valid. After some discussion it was agreed to disagree. And we all went home. |
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Tippit Ends In Uproar
By Dave Picken - August 30 2002
We still don't know who will host the Boxing Day derby. The Tippit match to decide who will be at home this year ended in uproar and controversy in the third and deciding game. So it will now take place again next Thursday at Athletic!