Former Star sports writer Denis Whittle is pictured here with his wife Margaret with the Challenge Cup in the Saints boardroom, the day after the 1996 Wembley triumph. Denis says the final, which saw Saints come back from 26-12 down to beat Bradford 40-32
FORMER Star sports writer Denis Whittle is pictured here with his wife Margaret with the Challenge Cup in the Saints boardroom, the day after the 1996 Wembley triumph.
Denis says the final, which saw Saints come back from 26-12 down to beat Bradford 40-32 at Wembley, with help from Bobbie Goulding’s famous high bombs.
Margaret passed away 15 years ago and Denis says it is a day he remembers fondly, identifying the match as the best of the cup finals he covered.
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