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If you were to look at the Wigan RLFC heritage site you will see at number 85 one Jack Anderton. He was my grandfather. I post this because, yesterday, my great grandson Nathaniel Twiss was offered and accepted a scholarship at Wigan Warriors. Thus over 120 years after grandad wore the famous Cherry & White one of his offspring will finally follow in his footsteps. As a lifelong supporter of the club I can't tell you how proud I feel at the news. I must add that my dad William Anderton played for the Wigan A team with whom he won a medal but unable to break into the first team he went to Salford (Heritage No.274. Also my grandson Philip Anderton played 1 game of Super League but it was for Saints so I don't like to talk about it. I hope, one day, that Nathaniel makes the grade and has a great career at Wigan but if I live long enough to see it will probably mean I'll be a centurian.
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| Quote Singing Warrior="Singing Warrior"If you were to look at the Wigan RLFC heritage site you will see at number 85 one Jack Anderton. He was my grandfather. I post this because, yesterday, my great grandson Nathaniel Twiss was offered and accepted a scholarship at Wigan Warriors. Thus over 120 years after grandad wore the famous Cherry & White one of his offspring will finally follow in his footsteps. As a lifelong supporter of the club I can't tell you how proud I feel at the news. I must add that my dad William Anderton played for the Wigan A team with whom he won a medal but unable to break into the first team he went to Salford (Heritage No.274. Also my grandson Philip Anderton played 1 game of Super League but it was for Saints so I don't like to talk about it. I hope, one day, that Nathaniel makes the grade and has a great career at Wigan but if I live long enough to see it will probably mean I'll be a centurian.'"
Great news, hope your grandson goes all the way  |
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| Quote Singing Warrior="Singing Warrior"If you were to look at the Wigan RLFC heritage site you will see at number 85 one Jack Anderton. He was my grandfather. I post this because, yesterday, my great grandson Nathaniel Twiss was offered and accepted a scholarship at Wigan Warriors. Thus over 120 years after grandad wore the famous Cherry & White one of his offspring will finally follow in his footsteps. As a lifelong supporter of the club I can't tell you how proud I feel at the news. I must add that my dad William Anderton played for the Wigan A team with whom he won a medal but unable to break into the first team he went to Salford (Heritage No.274. Also my grandson Philip Anderton played 1 game of Super League but it was for Saints so I don't like to talk about it. I hope, one day, that Nathaniel makes the grade and has a great career at Wigan but if I live long enough to see it will probably mean I'll be a centurian.'"
Wonderful.
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| Quote Singing Warrior="Singing Warrior"If you were to look at the Wigan RLFC heritage site you will see at number 85 one Jack Anderton. He was my grandfather. I post this because, yesterday, my great grandson Nathaniel Twiss was offered and accepted a scholarship at Wigan Warriors. Thus over 120 years after grandad wore the famous Cherry & White one of his offspring will finally follow in his footsteps. As a lifelong supporter of the club I can't tell you how proud I feel at the news. I must add that my dad William Anderton played for the Wigan A team with whom he won a medal but unable to break into the first team he went to Salford (Heritage No.274. Also my grandson Philip Anderton played 1 game of Super League but it was for Saints so I don't like to talk about it. I hope, one day, that Nathaniel makes the grade and has a great career at Wigan but if I live long enough to see it will probably mean I'll be a centurian.'"
Great story.
As much as we all sometimes lambast the game, or even our own club, stories like this show why RL plays such a pivotal role in the town. What other town could tell tell a story like this? A family that has had multiple generations playing for the club at different levels. |
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Slightly off topic in September there will be an exhibition of Rugby League in the Museum of life bottom of Library St,lots of memorabilia.
Will be Wigan and Leigh related.
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| That's superb. Thanks for posting.  |
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Lovely story and well done to your great grandson. Hope he makes the grade and you get to see him in the famous cherry and white!
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Always makes me smile stories like that. Wish your Grandson nothing but the best of luck.
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Lovely story. My granddad used to try to tell me stories about watching Wigan in the early years of the last century. He saw Lance Todd play for us! Unfortunately I was too young to pay much attention. Long gone now...
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| That's a wonderful story, thanks for posting. Every good wish for your great grandson.  |
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