WARRINGTON boss Sam Burgess owes Wigan revenge for a defeat 34 years ago.
In 1990, his dad Mark played for Dewsbury in the Challenge Cup second round against the fearsome Cherry and Whites.
The burly front-row made more than 200 appearances with the likes of lower division Hunslet, Rochdale and Nottingham.
That game, then, would have been one of the biggest of his career.
But double-winning Wigan romped to a routine 30-6 win, with legends Ellery Hanley, Shaun Edwards and Andy Gregory all featuring, and they retained the trophy by beating Warrington at Wembley.
Burgess tragically died from motor neurone disease in 2007 when his teenage son Sam was just starting out in rugby league with Bradford, and the poignancy of the Wembley tributes tomorrow for MND campaigner Rob Burrow will doubtless resonate.
This story is from the June 07, 2024 edition of Daily Star.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the June 07, 2024 edition of Daily Star.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
ETIHAD TO GO
City departure helped set Shea on his way
IRON MIKE DROP
Ageing Tyson heads for defeat
High Street hits back at web giants
TECHNOLOGY which shows local shop stock levels in real time \"could save the high street\".
UR BIG FAKE!
OMG! Texters using initials branded false
OUTBREAK LINK TO MCDONALD'S
E.COLI linked to McDonald's has struck down more than 100 people across 14 American states.
Rock 'n' hole
ROD: ROADS ARE SO POOR I'LL SELL CARS
Online scam left me up the Creek
FRAUDSTERS TARGET STAR AGAIN & AGAIN
LINEKER'S £5M TAX OF THE DAY
HMRC and Gary's court fixture
IT'S GEN ZMAS
Young are making carols a hit again
ALAN: I MISS STREET
Tyrone star says role 'huge part' of his life
