GB Lions History
Netherlands 5-24 Great Britain
European Nations Championship qualifier 2nd leg at Hilversum, Netherlands –
November 16th 1986
There were no mistakes this time from a more confident squad as they ground
out victory in the second leg of the qualifier right after another rocky start.
Mick Terrington again had a hand in the victory with two interceptions, one of
which he ran back for a touchdown.
The
GB defense never let up and kept the pressure on a plucky Dutch team which led
5-3 going into the fourth quarter. In the final period a Terrington interception
put Britain into excellent field position and Gladstone McKenzie (Milton Keynes)
rushed in from two yards. Terrington then scored himself and finally Trevor
Carthy grabbed a 23 yard pass from the Bulls Dave Stanton to put GB
clear.
Full squad of GB vs. Netherlands
QB. Dave Hughes (Manchester Allstars), M Eden (Milton Keynes Bucks), Mark
Spong (Portsmouth Warriors)
RB. Dave Munn (Luton Flyers), B McDerra
(Manchester Spartans), P Hagen (Tyneside), Mark Williams, Trevor Carthy, Colin
Nash (all Birmingham Bulls), Gladstone McKenzie (Milton Keynes Bucks)
WR.
Maverick Logan (Birmingham Bulls), Allan Brown (Milton Keynes Bucks), Sammy
Pryce (Leeds Cougars)
TE. John Haughey (Glasgow Lions), Bernie Hackshaw
(Luton Flyers), George Newton (Portsmouth Warriors), Steve Christian (Birmingham
Bulls)
OL. Cliff Tomlinson, Vince Summers, Troy Newton (all Leicester
Panthers), Paul Boothroyd, Darryl Mendoza (both Portsmouth Warriors), Graham
Smith, Peter O'Flannagan (both Manchester Spartans), M Hardaker (Leeds Cougars),
Peter Duncan (Edinburgh Eagles), Jim Archell (Luton Flyers)
DL. C Lambert
(Manchester Allstars), D Collins (Milton Keynes Bucks), R Davies, Bart Earnshaw
(both Portsmouth Warriors), N Bryant (Leicester Panthers), D Cawthorne, G
Skerritt (both Nottingham Hoods), I Hollinshead (Crewe Railroaders), Steve
Collins (Glasgow Lions), Andy Webb, R Lewis, A Taylor, Steve Trow (all
Birmingham Bulls)
LB. Mick Terrington (Nottingham Hoods), Gary James
(Birmingham Bulls), John Parker (Milton Keynes Bucks), D Green (Portsmouth
Warriors), Paul Boomer (Manchester Allstars)
DB. Paul Roberts, Keith
Rawlings, Paddy Laird (all Birmingham Bulls), Steve Raven (Nottingham
Hoods)
K. Richard Meanwell (Birmingham Bulls)
Great Britain 9-6 Netherlands
European Nations Championship qualifier 1st leg at Alexander Stadium,
Birmingham – November 2 1986
The first qualifying game for the third European Nations Championship took
place in November 1986 and was again a patchy performance from the obviously
superior Brits. New Head Coach Warren Tate of the Birmingham Bulls had the
talent, but his team lacked the sparkle to impress.
The Dutch had suffered a rough 9 hour Channel crossing by boat and were not
in the best condition to play, yet they stifled GB with their normal extra
enthusiasm. Ricky Ramashai of the Amsterdam Crusaders (who was to be a star at
Eurobowl 88) was the game’s MVP and scored the Dutch TD. Nottingham’s Mick
Terrington had forced a safety earlier on and Holland were holding on to an
improbable 6-2 lead until fatigue finally caught up with them and Trevor Carthy
of the hometown Bulls eventually roared in for a touchdown. Fellow Bull Richard
Meanwell kicked the PAT and the second leg was set up as a
cliffhanger.
Read the GridironUK review of the game by clicking
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