Tag: Keith Hitchiner

Hunslet veterans to celebrate 93rd birthdays

The Garden Gate, on Wednesday 6 January 2016, 12 noon, is the venue for birthday celebrations for two Hunslet Rugby League Legends on reaching 93 year old. [slideshow_deploy id=’42882′] Frank ‘Shank’ Watson and Jimmy Brogden who both played around the time of the second world war. Both are still going

Hunslet Legends train for Sunday showdown

Hunslet Legends prepared for Sunday’s game against Rugby AM Legends with a final training session yesterday morning (28 December 2015) at the Hunslet Warriors ground. [slideshow_deploy id=’42832′] All photos by Paul Johnson Despite the presence of recent League 1 coach of the month, Keighley’s Paul March, and Hunslet assistant coach,

Hunslet legend Peter Jarvis celebrates his 70th

Recently appointed Hunslet Hawks Heritage Director, Peter Jarvis celebrated his birthday in one of the Garden Gate’s Heritage rooms, which he helped to create. [slideshow_deploy id=’42758′] Family, friends, supporters and former team mates joined him for a quiet drink, which saw Peter Dunn, who had travelled from Romania, pass on

Hunslet celebrates community rugby stars

At the Hunslet Club on Saturday night honours were even between the three Hunslet community rugby clubs, with each picking up one trophy apiece. Chev Walker was there to present the awards with Hunslet Warriors Under 16s Dyson Nicholson winning the Grabsie Wilson Memorial Award. Other awards went to Andrew